The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-12-15 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARL LANE.—MoNDAY.

In the grain trade at Mark-lane business has been quiet,
and the quotations have remained much about the sails.
Fair suppllee of grain were offered. The New York mszket
is dull. English wheat moved off slowly. line samples were
well held. In foreign wheat the business doing was limited,
but prices were maintained. Flour was in limited demand at
previous currencies. Barley changed hands quietly, at steady
prices. Oats were not much inquired after, and were
without change in value., The market was firm for main,
at full prices. Beans steady :—Smyrna, 32s to 82s 6d
Egyptian, 32s 6d to 34s per 4801 b. Peas were firm :—White
English, 40s to 411; Canadian, 38s to 39s per 6041 b.
Far ptian lentils, 29s to 30s per 5011 b.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MoIuDIY.

The cattle trade is without any particular feature. Sap-
plies are about the average. There was a goad show of Eng-
lish beasts. The receipts from the Midland and Home
Counties were on a full average scale. There was an in-
creased show of Scotch, with a few Devons and Nor-
folks, and the usual quantity of Irish. The trade
was firmer, and the best Scots and crosses realised
55 10d to 6s per 81b. The show of foreign beasts
was not large. About 100 American were offered
besides others. The market was quiet, but steady, at full
prices for choice animals. The sheep pens were raoderately
well filled. A slow business was transaoted, but prime
breeds were firm in value. The best Downs and half-breds
sold at 7s 2d to 75 4d par Sib. Calves and pigs were quiet at
late rates. Coarse and inferior beasta, 4$ to Is 64; second
quality ditto, 4a 64 to be; prime large oxen, 5. 64 to As tA
ditto Scots, fie., 5. 10d to 6.; coarse and inferior sheep,
15s 64 to Cs ; second quality ditto, 6. to 6s fid ;
prime coarse-woolled ditto, 64 10d to 7s 24; prime soutli.
down ditto, 7s td to 7s 4d large coarse calves, ssd to Og:
prime small ditto, 6.04 to Cs ad ; large hogs, 34 id to
neat small porkers, la to tis Ed per 81b, to sink the offal:
Total supply of beasts, 5,710: sheep and lambs, 7,180' •
calves, 70; pigs, 30. Foseign : Beasts, 50; sheep and lambs
30. From the midland and home counties we received
2,359 beasts, from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Rusk 120, from
Scotland 140, from Ireland 1,000, and from the western
counties 60 beasts.

IiZTE.OPOLITAN MELT 111.1i311T.DAY.
A moderate supply was offered. The trade wu genwalb
very slow, but prices remain firm for prime beef an.d
mutton :—lnferior beef, 3s to 3s 84 •, middling ditto, ets to
ti 64; prime larke ditto, 4s 81 to bs ; prime small ditto,
bs to bs 64 . • veal. bs 6d to 6s; inferior mutton, Zs lid to
4, 64 middling ditto, 4s 64 to 54 ; prime ditto, bs 24 to
6s 6d; large pork, 38 8d to 4s ;and small ditto, ti to 41 ad
per 81b. by the carcase.
GAME AND POULTRY.
Norwegian ptarmigan, is 24 to is Gd ; capercallzie, 48 to
6s 64 ; ditto black game, 2s to 2s 31 ; American prairie
zrouse, 2s to 2s td; ditto quails, is ed to la 9d ' • woodcocks,
24 64 to ts ; wild ducks 2s to Si ; pheasants, 2s gd to ss;
hares, 3s 64 to 4s ; white Scotch ditto, Is 3d to 3s;
rabbits, ls 63 to 2s 81 : conies, 84 to is 2d ; partridges, Is 9 d
to 24 63 : turkeys, 108 to 17s 64 ; hen ditto, Si to Si 6d; fowls,
is 3d to 3s each.