The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-05-18 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

11 AAR-LANE -MONDAY.

A dull tone characterised the senin trade at Mark-lane to-
day. The more pacific aspect of the political question has
tended to prodace heavintws.. English wheat was in short
supply but good conditA)n. Very few transactions took
place, and quotations were quoted is. per qr. lower than on
Monday last. Foreisn wheat was in fair supply. Sales pa-
gressed quiejlyof about is. per qr. less money than
week. Maltrng parley was tolerably steady, but other sorts
were inactive. Malt was sold at late rates. Oats, of which
a fair supply was on offer, met a limited demand at drooping
prices. Fine maize: The market was heavy, at a fall of Gd.
per qr. Beans and peas were quiet and unaltered. The
flour market was dull end we.k.

MARK-LANE.—WEDNESDAY.
Quietness is Still cue characteristic of the grain trade at
Mark-lane. Thcre was a thin attendance, and business pro-
gressed slo.ly. English wheat was in short supply, and the
show ,r foreign was moderate. Transactions were on a
limited scale, at the reduced prices of Monday. All kinds
of barley met a quiet sale, and were without alteration in
value. Malt sold at previous currencies. Oats and maize
met a limited demand at about late rates. Beans and peas
were unaltered in price, and were purchased slowly. The
foreign market was dull, and prices were unchanged.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.— MONDAY.

The cattle trale has been free from any special feature.
Supplies of stock were about the average, and sufficient for
the demand. From our own grazing districts the receipts of
beasts were not large. The quality and condition were,
however, on the whole, satisfactory, especially the Scotch
stock. Nothing of interest occurred in the trade. The in-
quiry generally was slow, but for the beat qualities full cur-
rencies were required. The choicest Scots and crosses
realised 6s. to 61. 2d. per 81b. From Nor! elk, Suffolk, Essex,
and Cambridgeshire we received about 1,350, from other
parts of England about 250, and from Scotland about 74 head.
On the foreign side of the market there was a fair supply
of beasts. Over 300 American were offered besides a good.
sprinkling of Danish, Spanish, and Swedish. There was a
slow demand, at about the rates previously current. As re-
gards sheep, the supply was rather more liberal. Prime
small breeds were in request, and commanded extreme
quotations, namely, Os. 4d. to 6s. 6d. per Sib. Many good,
useful animals were, however, offered at 6s. per Sib. Lambs
were steady, and made Bs. to Os. per Sib. Calves quiet, and
without change. Pigs sold on former terms. At Deptford
there were about 100 beasts, and about 12,000 sheep and
lambs. Coarse and inferior beasts 49. 6d. to ss. ; second
quality ditto, ss. to ss. 6d. ; prime beasts,
oxen, ss. 10d. to Ga.;
prime Scots, 6.5. to es. 2d. ; coarse and inferior sheep, ss. to
Os. 6d,; second quality ditto, bs. 6d. to 6. ; prime coarse
woolled sheep, 6s. to Os. 4d.; prime Southdowns, Os. 4d. to
63. ed. • large coarse calves, Os. 6d. to Cs.; prime small ditto.
6s. to 6. 10d. ; large hogs, 4s. to 4s. 6(1. ; small porkers.
4s. 6d. to bs. ; and lambs, Es. to Os. per 81b. to sink the
offaL

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.

There was a very poor (remand for meat this morning, but
prices remained pretty firm. The supply was moderate,
while the weather was somewhat cooler. Inferior beef,
2.5. Bd. to Ss. Bd. ; middling ditto, 4s. to 48. 84.; prime large
ditto, fig, to bs. 4d.; prime small, bs. 4d. to 5.1.8 d. ; veal, bs.
to bs. Bd. ' • inferior mutton' Is. 04. to 48.; middling daft),
4s. 44. to be. 4d. ; prime ditto, bs. 84. to 63. 44. ; large
pork, 38. Od. to 4s. Od. ; small ditto, 4s. 6d. to be. 4d. ;
lamb, 04. to Is. Bd. per 81b. by the carcass.