The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-21 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.—MoNnAv. •
The supply of English wheat was small and`
firmly held, the extreme of last Monday's rates
being paid in the business transaoted. Imports.
of foreign wheat into London continue very
light. Demand quiet, but prices steady. Flour is stilt
dull of sale, without change in value. Malting barley
meets only a limited inquiry, and is without alteration.'
Grinding barley, on the spot, rather against buyers.
Beans and peas meet a quiet demand, at previous rates.
Oats continue to advance very slowly, and Russian are
firm at 3d to 6d advance on the week. Heavy Swedish
are, however, rather easier. Maize continues very firm
at 3d to 6d above the rates of this day sennight. Float-
ing cargoes of Californian and Australian wheat meet
more inquiry, and Russian tend against buyers. Maize
fully 3d better, and barley firm.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—Mormer.
The favourable weather and rather more cheerful
accounts of dead meat trade caused a firmer tone at
„opening here, but without resulting in any quotable
change in either cattle or sheep. Of the former the
assortment comprised 60 Scotch, 120 Irish, 1740 Eng-
lish, and 760 foreign. Danish sold at 4s fid to 5s 4+3,
anti Swedish 48 to 4s 10d. The sheep supplies included
a large proportion of clipped, which appeared to be pre-
, ferred, and realised 5s 8d to Gs, but even these did not
sell at all briskly. Calves and pigs brought about lats,
value. Best Scots, Norfolk home-breds and Devons,
58 10d ; best shorthorns, 5s Cd to 58 8d; second quality
beasts, 5s to 58 4d; inferior, 4s to 4s 3d; best Downs
slid half -breds, 6s 8d to 6s 10d; best long-wools, 65 4d
to 68 6d ; second qualities and owes, 5s to 5s 6d; calves,
5s to 7s; Rigs, 4s to 4s 6d per 81b sinking the offal.
-INIETROPOLITA Is 7 MEAT MARKET.—MONDAY.
Rather shorter supply of Scotch meat, and mutton,
rather dearer; beef about steady; English and foreign
mutton about as before. Forequarters of Amerioan
killed beef dearer, at 3s 8d to 4s ; hindquarters unaltered,
at 4s 6d to 4s lad. Veal and pork steady. Beef, prime,
4s 8d to ss; middling, 4s to 4s 4d• inferior, Ss 4d to
3s Bd. Mutton. prune, 58 6€l to Cs' middling, 4s 8d to.
ss; inferior, 3s to 48 44, Veal, prime, 5s ed to Od
middling, 49 Sd to ss; inferior, 38 to 36 Sd. Pork, Ftnae,
4s 4d to 4s 8d; middling, 3s 8d to Bs 10d; inferior, 3s
to 38 4d per 81b.

POULTRY.
Capercailzie, 6s to 8s •, prairie hens 2s 9d to 33 3d;
canvas back ducks, 2s 6d to 3s; woOdcocks 3s to ss;.
guinea fowl, 3s to 4s; pea fowl, 8s to • hazel
grouse, is 9tl to 2s; quails, Is 6d to is 8d; ptarmigan,
9tl to is ; blackcock, 38 to 3s 3d; leverets, 2s t3d to
3s 6d ; hares, 4s to ss; rabbits, Is to 2s; and duck-
lings, 2s 9cl to 5s each.
FISH.
The market was well supplied to-day, and trade goon
with very steady prices. Turbot, 4s to 128; brill, 2s to
ss; skate, 2s 6d to ss; cod, 3s to 7s; red mullet, is 3d;
dory, is to 2s; mackerel, ad each ; smelts, 35 to 5s per
basket; salmon, Scotch and Irish, ls 8c1; Dutch, is 6d ;
trout, 2s 3d ; soles, is 2d per lb. • eels, Ins per draft ;
plaice, 20s; haddocks, 8s; whiting, 6s per box;
herrings, 5s to lOs per 120; salt fish, 50s to 70s per
barrel; whitebait, is per quart; lobsters, 2s t 04.56;
crabs, 2s to 35 each.

POTATO. •
Good supplies were on offer, but trade ruled slack.
Magnum bonums, 70s to 80s; Regents, 70§ to 80s;
Champions, 50s to 60s; Victarias, 70s to SOB ROOkEI
40s to 50s per ton.