The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-12-10 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE-11075MT.
There has been a short supply of wheat on sale fro n hack
and Kent. Ike attendance of millers has been god, and the
trade has been firm for all qualities. Factors have demanded
Is to li. per qr. more money, but this advance hait been
only c0.:4)4.111y realised, the bulk of the transactions
tY2ctel befog etch. full rates of Monday last With foreign
wheat the market has been fairly supplied. Thera has been
a treacly Bustin', and the quotationo. have had an upward
tex.dency. The supply of barley has been moderate. Poe
both grinding and diaellEng qualltlea there has been a fair
itquiry, and paces have ruled firm. Malting qualities have
been steady In value. Malt has bee elute% but firm in valise.
There has been a good show of oats on e ffer. Sales have
progressed steadily, at quite le. per platter more money
than on Monday last. Beans have c onmanded very full
prices, wit% a healthy Inquiry. Peas have been In great
request, at late rates. Flour has been steady, and Italy as
dear.

ItiItK•LANE.—WELNEbDAY.

A consieerahle amount of at Imatl m was noticeahle
through, t the grain trade at Mack-tare to-day, and the
enhanced rates re alteed on Monday last were fully main-
tained. Toere was a small show of English wheat on ,tier.
Both E ass d Kent produce was purchaaed with activity,
at the advance Iqu Astions of Motelay les,. There was a
moderate simply of foreign wheat exhibited, which was also
diaposed of quickly, at a Omit ar Improvement. With barley
thc m arket wee fairly supplied. Malt ruled quiet. There
were good antral' of oats on sale.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAT:

A quiet feeling ins pervaded the cattle trade to-day, sod
but for prevalent coldness of the weather Imparting a harden.
big tendency to prices, lower currencies would have had to
have been submitted to. As regards haste the arrivals have
leen more numerous, and the q 11.41,3, generally has been Im-
proved. There his been a want el animation tu the inquiry.
but the best Sc es and crosses have sold at 6s. ad. to 61. 1041.
per Sius. From Lincolnshire, Leicesterfhire, and Northamp-
tonshire we received Aleut /800 shorthorns, &o; from other
parts of Eogland about 2:.0 various breeds; from Scotland.
243 Scots and cirollts awl from Ireland, about 200 oxen. The
ina,l4.t has here only modern' ely supplied with sheep. In all
breeds sales have progressed slowly, but prices have been
maintatned, the best D orns and hell-broils selling at fo. 10d..
toes per Mo. rur galves there has been very little inquiry,
at about Into rat ts. Pigs have been dull, on former terms.
The CiatleLMall market Is appointed to be held on Monday
Dent,

Per 810. to sink the offal
s. d. s. d. 4. a. d.
Infer. coarse beasts 3 4 4 2 Prime Sonthdown 6 10 6 0
Qt. 003 I quality .... 4 4 4 8 Large coarse calves 3 6 4 0
Prime large oxen.. 6 2 6 8 Prime small ...... 6 0 5 10
Prime Scots, kc... 6 8 5 10 Lsrge hogs ........ 4 4 5 2
Infer. emir. sheep 3 4 3 8 Neat small porker. 5 6 0 2
Second quality.... 3 10 4 6 Suckling calves.... 0 0 0 0
Jr. come woollad 410 6 6 Qr. oldst. plge,each 22 026 0
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKEL—MONDAY.
There ha. been a modem's supply of meat n ss'e 11 dher
more antmatiou has bten notic,cl In the inquiry at our q luta-
Eons. _