The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARIC-LANE.--MONDAY. •
The supply of English wheat was small and*
firmly held, the extreme of last Monday's rates,
being paid in the business transaoted. Imports.
of foreign wheat into London continue very
light. Demand quiet, but prices steady. Flour is still
dull of sale, without change in value. Malting barley'.
meets only a limited inquiry, and is without alteration.
Grinding barley, on the spot, rather again et buyers.
Beans and peas meet a quiet demand, at previous rates.
Oats continue to advance very slowly, and Russian are
firm at 3d to 6d advance on the week. Heavy Swedish
are, however, rather easier. Maize continues very firm
at 3d to 6d above the rates of this day sennight. Float-
ing cargoes of Californian and Australian wheat meet
more inquiry, and Russian tend against buyers. Maiza
fully 3d better, and barley firm.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY.
The favourable weather and rather more cheerful
accounts of dead meat trade caused a firmer tone at
opening here, but without resulting in any quotable
change in either cattle or sheep. Of the former the
assortment comprised CO Scotch, 120 Irish, 1740 Eng-
lish, and 760 foreign. Danish sold at 4s 6d to 5s 44,
and Swedish 4s to 4s 10d. The sheep supplies included
a large proportion of clipped, which appeared to be pre-
ferred, and realised 58 Bd. to 6s, but even these did not
sell at all briskly. Calves and pigs brought about late
value. Best Scots, Norfolk home-breds and Devons,
58 10d; best shorthorns, 58 6d to 56 84; second (quality
beasts, 58 to 53 44; inferior, 48 to 4s 3d; best Downs
mod half-breds, 6s 8d to Os 104; best long-wools, 6s 441
to 68 6,1 ; second qualities and ewes, 5s to 58 6d; calves,
5s to 7s; Rigs, 4s to 4s 6d per 81b sinking the offal.
-.METROPOLITAN' MEAT MARKET.—MoNnaY.
Rather shorter supply of Scotch meat, and mutton
rather dearer; beef about steady; English and foreign
mutton about as before. Forequarters of Amerioari
killed beef dearer, at 3s 8d to 4s ; hindquarters unaltered,
at 4s 6d to 4s 10d. Veal and pork steady. Beef, prime,
4s 8d to 58; middling, 4s to 48 44; inferior, 3s 44 to
3s Bd. Mutton. prime, 58 6d to Gs ; middling, 48 84 to
Sc; inferior, 3s to 4s 44. Veal, prime, 5s 8d to 6d ;
middling, 4s 84 to ss; inßrior, 3s to 3s Bd. Pork, /lame,
4s 4d to 48 8d; middling, 3s 8d to 3s 104; inferior, 3g
to 38 4d per Bth.

POULTRY.
Capercailzie, 6s to 8s ; prairie hens 2s 9d to 3s 3d;
canvas back ducks, 2s 6d to 3s; woodcocks, 3s to 58;
guinea fowl, 3s to 4s; pea fowl, 8s to 11s• hazel'
grouse, is 9d to 2s; quails, Is 6d to is 8d; ptagan,
9(1 to is;. blackcock, 3s to 3s 3d; leverets, 2s t3d t
3s 6d; hares,o
4s to ss; rabbits, is to 2s; and dusk-
hugs, 2s 9d to 5s each.
FISH.
Tho market was well supplied to-day, and trade good
with very steady prices. Turbot, 4s to 125; brill, 2s to
ss; skate, 2s (Id to ss; cod, 3s to 7s; red mullet, Is 3d;
dory, is to 2s; mackerel, 9(1 each ; smelts, 3s to 5s per
basket; salmon, Scotch and Irish, is 8d ; Dutch, ls ;
trout, 2s 3d; soles, is 2d per lb. • eels, 16s per draft ;
plaice, 20s; haddocks, 8s; whiting, 68 per boy;
herrings, 5s to 103 per 120• salt fish, 505 to 70s per
barrel; whitebait, Is per quart; lobsters, 2e toi.ss
crabs, 2s to 3s each.

POTATO.
Good supplies were on offer, but trade riled slack-
11Tagnurn bonums, 70s to 80s; Regents, 7015 to aoc,
Champions, 50s to 60s; Victorias, 70s to Ms; Ilockol
40s to 50s per ton.