The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-04-01 00:00:00

POTATOES.

The snpplies of foreign potatoes are somewhat heavy.
There are only moderate arrivals from our own districts, and
for several descriptions a steady demand prevails at fully
late rater. Kent Recents, 120 s. to 150 s. ; Essex Regents,
1003. to 1305.; rocks, 85s. to 1103. ; kidneys, 100 s. to 1451. ;
flukes, 130 s. to 170 s ; Victorias, 130 s. to 160 s.

HOP&
There is no material change to notice in the hop market
Fine English hops remain scarce, and command full prices,
but medium and inferior qualities sell slowly at late rates.
The better kinds of foreign are also in fair request, at abclut
1876 ' '
previous quotations. Prices :—East Kent gJldings, 1876
£5 12s to XI 7s. ; Mid Kent!, 1875,
4.34316055.. tt;B£6av6Lari:l43l:7s4_
of Kents, 1875, £2 ss. to £5 153. ; &loser, 1876, La to A. 5156 .
Worcesters, 1875, £4 15s. to £6 ; Faimhams, 1876, £4 jOs.
£7 78. ; ditto country, £4 4s to £6 108 ; yearlings 1874.
English. 1873, £3 to
£4 to Z 5 ; Belgian
£,34
3104.s.totort6e:s ;
yeariinv..,
, Z 2 12s.
to £3 103. ; Alsace, 1875, £3 10s. to £5 • American, '
£4 to £5; ditto yearlings, LB 1513. to £4 43.. mencal; 1875'
FISH

Crimped salmon, 4s. to 4s. 6d. per lb.: Blet, is. 3d. to
4r. 3d. per pair; turbot, 7e. to 17e. ed. each; mackerel, 38.
to 4.. per dozen; cad, £3 17s. 64. to £8 per score; crimped
ditto, es. 6d. to 15s. 6d. each; trout, 2s. to 2s. ed. per lb. ;
whiting, 13s. to 15s. ?er basket; bloaters, 5. ed. to 6s. 6d.
per hundred; kippers, 38. 9d. te 48. 44. per box: lobsters,
13e 6d. to Ws. per dozen; native oysters, £l2 to £l2 128.;
pearl ditto, £3 to £3 3s. per bushel; Dutch ditto, Ts. ed. to
Bs. 6d. •, American ditto, es. ed. to 8s ; common ditto, es. 64.
to Os. ed. per hundred.
•
RAY.

WITITECHAPEL, Saturday, March 25.—There was a rather
large supply of hay and straw at the market to-day. With a
fair trade, prices were rather easier, as follows : Prime
Clover, 100 s. to las. ; inferior, Sss. to 955. Prime meadow
hay, gee. to 1341. ; inferior, as. to 753. ; and straw, Bbo. to
tz.s per load.

TALLOW.

8 d. L d.
Town Tallow, per cwt. 43 6 Rough Stuff, per cwt. 14 II
Rough Fat, per albs... 111 Greaves 1 16 0
Melted Stuff, per cwt. 29 0 Good Dregs ',
6 0
Yellow Russian, new .... 48s. Oct. per 'cwt.
ueettfon Tallow,
443111.. Oci.
Si.
Ditto Ditto old .... 00s. Oct.AuDstirt
Australian
MB
PROVISION.
Lor.thoN, Monday, March 27.—The arrivals last week from
Ireland were 18 &Mils Butter, and 4,152 bales Bacon: and
from foreign ports, 24,965 packages Butter, and 3,285 bales
Bacon. The supplies of Bolter being barely equal to the
demand, there was little alteration to notice in prices last
week, excepting best Dutch, which declined to 1465. to 150 s. ;
the dealers purchase sparingly, expecting a general decline
ere long. The Bacon market ruled very firm. A good d.
mend, and at the close of the week Irish advanced 28. per
cwt, ; no change in Hamburg.
Butter, per cwt.: s s Cheese, per cwt. : L s.
Dorset. .. • • .... 150 to 160 Cheshire 4O tA 7i
Friesland •• •••• Dble Gloucester 70 7€
Jersey .... . ..... 120 140 Che &ha • .
Fresh, per doz. —l4 18 American._ .... 40 &11
: i Hams!: York
Bacon, per civt —
Wiltshire ...... 80 84 Cumberland. . — _
Dish,green, Lob. Si 56 Irish
GAME AND POULTRY.

Surrey fowls, 6. to 10s. ; Sussex ditto, 4s. to 68. 6d ;Boston
ditto, S. to 51. Co.; Essex ditto, 25. 6d. to 56. ; Irish ditto,
2s. Co.. to 4c ; ditto geese, 5.. to Bs. ; goslings, Bs. to
prairie grouse, 4s to, bs.; hszel ditto, 2s. to 2e. 6d. ; snipe
Is. Bd. to 2s. Sd.; Other, ls to Is. 3d. ; golden ditto, Is. 8c1:
ta is. 104. ;'widgeon, 2s. to 26. 64. ; tea, Is. to ii.ed. *soh.

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