The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-12-02 00:00:00

POTATO Es.

G tI4IE AND POULTRY.
Capercultzle, 4s. to 7s. 6&; pheasants. 2k. 6d. to 4L; part.
ridges, is. 61 to 33. ; wipe, SA to Is 2d. ; jack snipe, dd. to
6d.; black plover, 7d. to 101 ; golden ditto, 11d. to Is. 2d.;
wild rabbits, 91. to is. 6d. ; tame ditto, Is. Bd. to 2s. 6d. •
capons, 6s. 6d. to 9j.; large fowls, di. to Si. 6d. small ditto,
2s. to 31. ; chickens, 2s. 3d. to is.; wild ducks, 2s. to 2s. 6d. •
black game, 2s. ed. to AL ; and turkeys, Si. Cl) 12s. each.

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All kinds of English potatoes, for which there was a steady
dern9.rd, real'zA higher prices, bnt the trade for foreign
potatoes wag 9,0, _Kent repents, 110 s to 140 s. ; EFIVIX ditto,
60s. to 1801. ; rocks', 656.-to 90s, ; flakes, 130 s. to 1905.; Vic•
togas, 160 s. to 170 s. -

Hops.
Rather a large amount of business has been transacted In
hops during the last few days. Mid and East Kent descrlp-
iios being °hitt iln requed Former prices hare been well
tupported On the Continent choice hops are reported to be
cerium East Kent goldit•gs, 1876, £6 to £lO 15. Sussex, £6
to £8; Farnhams, £8 to ZtO 10s. ; ditto country, £8 to £10;
Worcesters, ato £11; Belgian, £6 to £6 6e. English, 1875,
ZS to £0; foreign, £3 15s. to £6; old hop., all kinds, 18s. to
£3los

HAY.
WHITECHAPEL, Saturday, Nay. 25.—There was a rather
large supply of hay and straw at m irket to-day. Trade was
datilmeedosttoateaffesetatngadlsets.lll
100 s. to 1355. ; inferior, .
ornemacceoculnotmort, wet. Ekes must be re.
85t to 951. Prime meadow hay, 90s. to 130/. ; Inferior, 551.
to 755. Straw, 40s. to 60s. per load.
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FISH.
Cod, £6 les. 6,1. to £lO 17s. 61. per score • pickled ditto, ‘-
351. to 455. per barrel; crimped ditto, 121'. to 20s. each;
soles, is. to 3s. 61. per pair; eels, 81. to 11d, per lb ;
lobsters, 153. to 403. par dozen; crabs. 60s. to 655. per kit;
whiting, 12,. to 15s pr baikept
e;rturhunbodtr,e7ds.;
6kdtp. petorsl,73%.6tdc;
seas.chp;erbl
boaomter:s,sitno6nl.,
2tos. 80:40..
to
31.
per lb.; native
°ye/ rs, £l2 to £l3 per bushel; common ditto, 61. to 12s. per
hwidred. • ,
SEED.
uNDols, liondsy, Noy. 27.---Thre wal ruttier more Eng-
lish Cloverseed offering, the greuthgi. portion bfing of inferior
quality. FMB ratuplts brochht very high prices; the •trade
for foreign descriptiOns was firm as the enhanced va`nes of
last weer. White parcels cAnmaudeci the high rates
recently obtained. Trefoil realised last weeks pr;,es, with
a niOcier:ste sale for line quishtles Canaryseed Aoki at
Irregular rates, In favonr of buyers generally. White
Mtustardseed brought previous values for tho best shrt ; '
;brown samples Dutch as well as Eaglish were held too high
tor the viewitof the large fiuyers. Winter Tares sold in small s
lets for second sowing at former prices. Grass-seeds of all ,
. aorta re..llced the advanced rates of last week with a good
English Rapeseed realised very full quotations. Dutch
, ilempseed commanded fully as much money with a good
, salt •
TALLOW.

.B.dt L a.
Town Talincr, per cwt. 41 3 I R.ongh SLIM, ;er cwt. 16 6
Rough Fat, peg 5142. 1 11 I Grooves 14 0
Melted oft-, per cwt: SO 6 I Good Dregs „ 6 0
Yellow Russian. new 465. 64. per cwt.
j Australian Mutton Tallow 435. 64. „
Ditto Beef -- Ditto. 4lts. 0.1.
PROVLI3ION.
LONDON, Monday. Nov. 27 —Die arrivals last week from
Ireland were 724 firkins Buster and 4,304 halos bacon, and from
torsion p•rts 45,250 packages Batter and 1918 bales Bacon.
The fureigu Butter market was firmerlast week, Influenced
b) the change in tue weather, and the finest qualities of
NOrmandys, at the close of the •vreek, advanced 4s. per ca t ;
best Mitch was rather low—say 136.. to 1405.—Tne ilacm
market ruled quiet ; there was no choice made In the charao
for, weekly orders, but some anima Ire.° made at reduced
prices.