The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-07 00:00:00

THE MARKETS,

MARK-L ANE.—MoNDAY.
At Mark-lane to-day the wheat trade was very dull, Iss
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prices in some instances were rather easier. Flour with
slow sale showed 6d to is per sack decline from the raw
current a fortnight back. Barley tended in favour of buYell;
Beans and peas ruled Is lower on the fortnight. Maize dW!
at 28s for flat and 313 to 333 ex ship for round corn.
quiet and unchanged. The floating cargo trade is flat, I'm
prices of wheat, barley, and maize are weaker.
ME FROPOLI TAN CAT ILE MARKEL —MONDAY.
The cattle trade is quiet in tone. Supplies are 50161!
for requirements, and the dead meat market being bad, 11
tendency at Islington is weak. Supplies of English bean'
are moderate, but the Scotch and Irish arrivals short
be.)
The demand was steady at drooping prices. The 0
Scots and croons realised 53 8,1 to Sc 10d per Blbs.
Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex we received 600, from the
land end Home Counties 500, from Scotland 50, and
Ireland 100 head. Tile foreign side of the market
fairly supplied with Danish beasts, which changed handlos
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drooping prices. As regards sheep, supplies were 11b,.`,1;0
Tile business doing was limited, and prices gave way. 'lO
be,t Downs and half-breds made 7s 2d to 7s 4d per 811 A, gi
the wool, and 68 2‘.1 to 63 4d clipped. Lambs were dull
to 8s 6d per Sibs. Calves were quiet at late rates. r 6
sold slowly at previous prices. The following are the .
sent quotations :—Cuarse and inferior beasts, 45 441 to 4
second quality ditto, Sc to Sc 6d; prime large oxen, b.g..ior
to Sc 8i1; ditto Scots, etc., Sc Sd to is 10d : coarse and inlen
sheep, 6s to Sc 6d; second quality, Os 6d to 7s; prime cosl;i,
woolled, 7,3 tots 2d ; prime Southdown, 7s 2d to 7s 4d; IA
Sc to 88 6d ; large coarse calves, 53 6d to 6s: Prime titers,
6s 6d to 6s 3d; large hlgs, 4s 4d to ts 8d; neat small Po-
-4s 8d to Sc per 81b, to sii,k the offal.
METROPOLITAN II EA.T MARKET.—MOI
3s 9d:
A large supply, and bad trade. Inferior beef 3s to 65;
middling ditto, 4s to 41 60; prime large ditto. 45 ad,,,,L4rfor
prime small ditto, 4s 80 to Sc 2_i; veal, 5s to 55 8d ; 1":„.1304
mutton, Sc 6.1 to 4s; middling ditto, 4$ 4d to 53 17; fl
ditto, 5s to Os; large pore, 8s 80 to 4s; small dittOr •
to 4s 8d ; lamb, 7s 4d to 83 per 81b by the carcase.
POTATO. vie
There was a moderate supply of potatoes ...uras,
trifle was good at the annexed rates :—Magnurn offere_d
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1408 to 160 s; regents, 120 s to 140 s; ebarnisleD'.
flukes, 120 s to 1403; Victories, 120 s to 1301 per SOD ;
reds, 54 6d to Cs ad ; ditto blues, 6s 61 to 6.9 ed ,5n
rocks, 43. lid. per bag. 1805 1;e:

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GAME AND POULTRY.
lui, ,1511.1
Norwegian ptarmigan, is to is 3d; ditto caPerca_,,--„ejs v-
-63 (id ; ditto black game, ts to 2s 3d; Virginia iltl.r,"dtielOs
to 2s 31 ; ditto prairie hens, 2s 6(1 to Sc 5d ; ditto C• o• to 0
23 to Sc ; 'tali's') (00113, is 34 to is ed ; fat ortolan's, roots,;
I.vortt4, 2e 64 to 4s 60 ; co:lie*, is to ls 2d ; tame.", 0 ES
ls Od to 23 64 ; dutll 63 kg 3, 3s to 64; goslings, bs"
chickens, is 01 to 4s each.

FISH. to 161 °
Smoked haddock, 203 to 403 per barrel ; trawl dlt 41,01 of
18e per box; ditto plaice, 193 to 253 per pad; 880' . gig
6d to 6s 6,1 per dozen; muliets, Ss to 125 6d per sc?r!... iii /
ditto, 10d to is 2,1 each; salmon and trout, 18 B°,rosper
per lb ; lobsters, 155 to 455 per dozen; oysters, 0d
w 0 pet
hundred turbot, Ss to 155 each; God, 1.4 78 e
score; crimped ditto 101 to Ns ascii. • 4-