The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-09 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

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• MAREI-LANE. 2 --° d Dee-
Owing to the announcement that the armistice ha vote
signed, the grain trade at Mark-lane has been dull.
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was a thin attendance. The supply of English villnd °it!
not large. Throughout business progressed quietly, ,Des
tendency of prices was in favour of buyers. Foreign, oy,
of which a fair supply was on the stands, sold ley IP;
quotations barely up to those of Monday last. 13.9.1,1,01,1124
In moderate supply. There was a slow trade toA:regs';;
currencies. Malt changed hands at late rates.
oats a moderate supply was on offer. The trado,°,l"t
at previous prices. Maize was a dull market St te
quotations. Beans and peas were quiet at about In,-
The flour market was dull, and quotations were we. ,f
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MARK-LANE.-W.---_,„
At Mark-lane business in wheat has been ve"te 80-
Wheat was in short supply, and there was's modern 041, ,
of foreign. Very little was done at about Iteds,
Barley of which a moderate supply was on the 4,1,000_6'
slowly at previous quotations. Malt was quiet
change, For oats and maize the demand was onlY 01,4 sine
at late currencies. Beans and peas were c/1; Beni
unaltered. The flour market was dull and about
as on Monday.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MA.RIKET.-1-f°llDAiviee' %
The total imports of foreign stoc.k into Londeleletof lit •
consisted of 12,075 head. In the corresponding;
year we received 8,533; in 1876, 11,206 ; in 187v,4
1874, 3,642; and ii 1873, 8,200. At Liverpool,
and 595 sheep were received from the Americall_,lno /jar
dian ports. The cattle trade has been rather
uffic
Supplies of stock have not been large, but still
the demand. The receipts of home-fed beasts vi:ere
the average, and the quality and condition 7i.essed
the same as on Monday last. Business ProeThtstl°-er
a very quiet manner at barely previous
The best Scots and crosses sold at 65. to 85'1,,,r0ri455.;
81b., the latter price being exceptionaL FNEA et I,Cer
Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 04;ra oto,-'0
from the Midland and Home Counties about 250 ; god 000
parts of England about 250; from Scotland 150 ; toyet,me
Ireland about 90 head. The foreign side of the °tog P-sta
rather thinly supplied with beasts, the receipte,toellled-
Denmark and Spain. There was a dull trade, I°,oll ll4etl
rates. The sheep pens were only moderatelY coarleii
The market was dull. The bulk of the suPPlifla eetl, All
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heavy animals, and for such the demandw„oe scli •
money having occasionally to be taken. t'
breeds, on the other hand, were t.)lerabliOlp,4.
The best and smallest Downs and,. 5014„,14D0d
realised 7s. to 7s. 2d., but heavier animals vq.'",d
10d. to 75. per 81b. Calves and pigs were quiet, st, Aot,
feature. At Deptford there were about 300 bettss; . to
sheep :-Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s. ed.. te .s's. 8 fold
quality ditto, ss. to ss. Oct. ; prime large oiten,coo,oo64.
Os. 10d. ; prime Scots, &c., ss. 10d. to 6s. 2,d•
inferior sheep, ss. 6d. to 6s. ; second qualitY,. to 6a.to
Gs. Oct. ; prime coarse woolled sheep, es: lroes,o,
prime Soutlidowns, 7s. to 7s. 2d. ; large coarn,e
Gs. : prime small ditto, gs. to 6s. 6d. ; large "elic,
4s. • neat small porkers, 4s. to 4s. Bd. per 81b.
offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT „4,10%.er0
The weather being damp, the trsde for meat OFplieso.
prices were not very well supported. The gel, P'
moderate. Per 81b. ny the carcass :-Inferior /aro 5 4,1,
3s. 4d. ; middling ditto, 3s. Cd. to 4s 4d. ; ,c)
4s. 6d. to ss. ; prime small ditto, ss. to ss. 4d. ; ditto, l;
to Gs. ; inferior mutton, 3s. to Is. 6d.; middling„. to 38'
4s. 4d.; prime ditto, Sc. 4d. to Ga.; large Pork
small ditto, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Oct.
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HAY. Tb tilide cIT
moderately supplied with hayWHITECHAPEL, Saturday, February
"and straw:
sale, and prices were unchanged. Prince t.f.,"
1345. ; inferior, 85s. to 955. ; prime meadow baJ'esd•
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inferior 70s. to 85s. and straw, 41s. to FM p tlO
POTATOES. and slistilhal
The supplies of potatoes are not so large, rice ops•
same steady demand reported for weeks Pe i',500. todos
rather a tendency to improve. Kent regenta' ".• -" ' -
Essex ditto, 140 s. to 180 s. ; rocks, loos. to
180 s. to 210 s. ; and Victories, 1508. to 1903. '
GAME AND rouvritY.
, Sa.
Capercailzie, Os. to Bs. ; ptarmigan, .'.. - f.S. ; • if...-
woodcocks, 3s. Od. to 4s. 6d. ; pheasants, lis, tO ,
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9d. to is. 2d. • golden ditto, Is. 4d. to ls. Bd. ;P161,41. toto fa'
is. 4d.; wood ditto, 9d. to is.; teal. la• hey di OA
widgeon, is. 3d. to Is. Pd.: turkeys 88. to 20eio
to 105. ; hares, 4s. to ss. ; white ditto, 21.6'11 agid
FISH. to r
Oct ieltiP;
20, •p- -.1,
Fresh herrings, 20s. to 265. 6d.; red ditto, 10 s5O , tor,to
roused ditto, 15s. to 30s ; pickled ditto 28s• od. per . clitta
cod, 40s. to 465.; kipper haddock, 258. to 428
Q a 10, pe
trawl ditto, 18s. to 205. ; ditto plaice, 1,-,5*
whiting, 20s. to 255. ; ditto soles, 408. to 30i
s. to Ots• '
75.: kipper herrings, Os. to 95.; bloaters, jos. to
basket; lobsters, 12s. 6d. to 275. Otl• ; crabs'
dozen.

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SEED.
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LONDON, Monday, Feb. 4.—Very little En_for, boYcooti_. 0,
yet comes forward; the quality being infers'creneDhigtle.;ipi
little notice of it, whilst the best parcels 0:00t111" stilZil:l
to meet a steady demand, and prices rrer? iunite'veinoi;
this day's market. American seed was ad' states 00'01
shipments being very few from the iTtlitentes agad, flerreigl
3,fusy.,_, sory cip-di
Fine old qualities were held for higher I.l.ardsee ~ FO 4.
much offering. White and Brown
limited supply, but few sales effected of erip% te
es.t a otel4
Tares were in fair request at highen'seed Vi
seed was dull and cheaper to sell. Ilerar
sale at fully former =reredos.

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