The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE. -I
The mild weather nontinnes to 'act prejudicially on th'
trade, which for all kinds of .: rain is very slow. Theattend-
ancehasverybeleimin ratetleritnhein
These latter
and go dry samplcc more especially so.
suppliesand th
of
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grain every
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mente email.
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wheat is if anything more dull of sale than En
of
their vsualpnlysttehasdnifrlyo,
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easier prices are only prevented by the modseLaite
d ;pretty nearly
nominal. Maize from scarcity is very firm an via Beans
,
err' •
arrivals.
Flour is still more dull of sale than either .
is higher on the week for spot and early
d en the week new
tend against buyers. Oats are drill
,nweiothmpas
wreesfuklltyeneddelsoowy7.
A_Thaenflo.aaati3gwheacargot arnixavdeds
-guy?. and maize inactive-.
ißsucfnslial
has sold at Ms Continent. --adsu last week: En glish
Arrivals of grain imported into Lore, .
a , malt, 20,137-gra ; oats,
31,191050
717 qrs; peas, 1038 Ors;
q7rssa;ckluas, 24,ze,balre60 leck.rß;
t Mgrs. Foreign—Wheat, 10,587
—Wheat,
ealet;3B4734sacqkrss.; Srlebyealla, 24675,
oats, 84 qrs. Irish-31932_, 2528 qrs: peas, 6734.qr5; beans,
qrs • barley, 11,260 gra l °9`
cotch—Bar ey, 421 qprs ; malt, 920 qrs ;
' maize, 1429 qrs : flour. '
2743 qrs;
FISH.
Large supply of fish, demand. however, rather dull.
Quota , . soles, ls to ls 3d per lb ; slips, 84 to 104 per
w. _jaa .
lb; lemon soles, 44 to 54 per lb ; turbot, 8d to 104 per lb t
_was, 4d per lb; cod; 44 to 04per•lb ; eels, 104 to is 2d per
rt.: conger eel. 4d per lb.; fresh haddocks, 3d to 44 per lb ;
skate,
44 to dd per lb; brill, 8d pr lb; whiting, 2s to 4s per
dozen; herrings, 94 to Ils per dozen •, Anglo-Portuguese
oysters, led to is per dozen; Dutch ditto, 28 per dozen ;
native ditto, is to 2s 64 per dozen: lobsters, 94 to 2s 64 each;
crabs, ed to 2B each; dried haddocks„ 24 to is each;
shrimps, 24 to 3d per pint ; winkles,- 24 per pint ; whelks.
id per pint; mussels, 8d to is per galloa ; Digby chicks, 0
to Gd per bundle.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 4774 head, in the correspondkg. period of
last year we received 6185; in issa 6011; in 1681. 6374; in
1831, 4963; in 1879 3367 ; in 'NV, 7319; in 1877, 9773; and in
1876, 5057 head. At Liverpool were received 201 beasts
from Bohbon, and 491 beasts and 1480 sheep from Montreal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET
A moderate supply was on offer. There was a quiet
demand at the annexed rates: Inferior beef, 2s Bcl to 3s;
middling ditto, 3s 6d to Is 8d ; prime large-ditto, 4s to 4s 4d
prime small ditto, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 4583 to Es; inferior
mutton, 3s to 3s Sd ; middling ditto, 33 10d to 4s 2d ; priMa
ditto, 4s 6d to 5s 4d ; la.rgo pork, 38 4d to Ss 84 ;umall ditto,
45 to 45 2d par 81b by the carcase.
GAME AND POULTRY.
Hares, Is 3d to 4s; white ditto, 2s Sd to 2s 10,1 ; rabbits,
ls 6d to 2s ; conies, 10d to is 4d; pheasants, 2s 9d to 4s;
partridges, is 6d to 2s 9d; woodcocks, 2s to as 3d; widgeon.
Is 6d to 2s ; wild ducks, 2s to 2s 83' teal, Is Od to 2s
plovers, 13d to 103' wood pigeons, 4d to 73; Bordeaux ditto,
is 23 to is 43; and turkeys, Si 63 to 15s each.

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