The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-10-19 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

d- t MARK-LANE.-MONDAY.
At Mark-lane there was a moderate attendance. English
wheat was in fair supply, and still in indifferent condition.
Fine samples were tolerably steady, but all other descriptions
were irregular. Beat white worth about 445., and red 405.
per sack. 'there was a tolerably good show of foreign wheat.
Not much was done, but fine sor,s were better held. Fine
malting barley was steady in value, but grinding was lower
to selL Malt sold at previous currencies. Oats have been
dull of sale. English sorts realised about late rates, but
Swedish were Is. lower on the week. Maize was A dull
market, at about late rates. Beans and peas were quiet and
without much change. The flour market was dull. Country
and foreign sorts were drooping. The top price of town-
made flour was reduced 35., or to 40s. per 2201 b.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE 1!..1 ARKET.-I.IONDAY.
The cattle trade was not appreciably altered. Supplies
were not extensive, but about sufficient for the demand. A
fair average number of beasts came to hand from our own
grazing districts in tolerably good condition. The trade was
not active: occasionally an extra choice Scot made Os. per
81b., but this was quite exceptional. The general top quota-
tion may be given as ss. Bd. to 51..10d. Many good beasts,
including some Americans, did not reach more than 51. to
sa. 4d. per 81b. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire we received about 1,750, from other parts
of England about 150, from Scotland 22, and from Ireland
about 1,000 head. The foreign side of the market was
tolerably well filled with beasts. There were about 1,000
American, and a few Danish and Spanish. The trade was
quiet, at about late rates. The total number of sheep
n the pens was not over large, notwithstanding a con-
signment of about 1,000 from America. It is anticipated
that the weekly receipts from the other side of the Atlantic
will, as they have long been in the case of the beasts, be-
come a feature in the market. An average top price for the
Americans to-day was about fls. per 810. In its general
aspect the trade is much about the same as last week, there
being a moderate demand, and the best Downs and half-
breds realised 6s. 10d. to 7s. per 81b. Calves and pigs
changed hands at about late rates. At Deptford there were
about 1,300 beasts and 8,000 sheep. Present quotations :-
Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s. 64. to Si. ; second quality, ss.
to fis. 2d.; prime large oxen, ss. 4d. to Si. 64.; prime Scots,
ss. Bd. to 65.; inferior sheep, ss. ed. to Si. 10d. •, second
quality, Sc. 10d. to Os. 24.; prime coarse weolled, 6s. 44.. to
6s. 6d.; prime Southdowns, Os. Bd. to 7a.; large coarse
calves, 6s. 6d. to 65. Bd.; prime small ditto, Si. 104.. to 61.
2d. ' • large hogs, 4s. to 4s. 64. ; small porkers, 4s. 64. to ss.
per Sib. to sink the offaL
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONVAY.
The trade for meat this morning was steady, the better
qualities commanding a pretty ready sill°. The supply was
moderate. Inferior beef, 2s. 4d. to 3s. 4d.; middling ditto,
3s. Bd. to 4s. 4d. ; prime large ditto, 4s. 6d. to 6s. ; prime
small ditto, Si. to 6s. 4d.; veal, 55. to Si. lid.: inferior
mutton, 3s. to 35. Bd. ' • middling ditto, 4s. to Si. ; prime
ditto, ss. 4d to 6s. 21; large pork, 41. to 41. 64.; small
itto, 4s. Bd. be. 4d. per 81b. by the carcass.
GAME AND POULTRY.

Pintail, is. Bd. to 25.; black game, 2s. 91. to 4s. Gd. ; wood-
cock, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d.; wild ducks, Is. Gd. to 25. 64.;
widgeon, is. 3d to Is. 6d. ; pheasants, 3s. 9d. to 6s. 3d.' •
grouse, 3s. to 4s. 4d.; partridges, is. 4d. to 2s. 3d.; hares
3s. to 4s. 6d.; leverets, 21. to 33. ; wild rabbits, is. to Is. G&
tame ditto, Is. 6d. to 2a. 6d. ; young turkeys, 6s. to 154. ;
geese, Gs. to 10s. ; chickens, is. 3d. to 3s. each.