The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-04-04 00:00:00

METROPOLI TAN CATTLIC MARKET.
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The total imports of foreign stock into London last week .
amounted to 3_61 head. Iu the corresponding period last
year we receivAd 9727; in 1883, 14,83,5; in 1882, 6613;
in 1831, 11,353; in 1880. 17.015; in 1879, 14,80; and 1878,
15,639 head. At Liverpool were received 523 beasts from
Baltimore, and 523 beasts from Boston, 4SI from New 1 ork;
and 567 teasts from Sc tland ; and at Southampton 92
beasts and two calves from Jersey and Guernsey, and 70
beasts from O. orto. the cattle trade was quiet and.
featureless. Supplies of stock were about the average.
The show of home beasts was about the same as usual, and
a fair proportion of well conditioned stock was included in
the supply. There was not much life in the trade, the
heaviness in th- dead mcat market being a bar to activity.-
Prices remained about the same ; the best Scots and crosses
realised 5s to Is 2d per 81b. Poreig,n beasts are in short
supply, and they sell slowly at late currencies. As regards
sheep • the pens were well filled. A rather better inquiry
prevailed, and tht tone was steadier. Prime small eight
stone sheep wer, in dem-And, and sold at 5s Bcl. to 5s 10d
per bib, and heavy sheep were qu ted at Is 6cl per 81b.
Lambs were st ady at 8s to Rs 6d per 81b. Calves were
steady. quit. Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s to .
4s 6d; second quality ditto, 4a 6d to 4s Sd ; prime
large oxen, 4s 8d to 4, led; ditto, Scots, Src,, 5s to cis 2d
coarse and inferior sheep. 4s led to 5s 2d; second quality
ditto, 5s 2d to 5s 6d; prime coarse-woolled ditto, 5s Vd
to 5s 8d ; prime •outhdown ditt be Bd. to 5s led. ; lambs,
8s to 8s 6d ; large coarse calves. 5s 4d to 5s 83; prime
small ditto, 5s 8d to (Is; large hogs, Is 6d to 4;; neat
small porkers, 4s to 4s 6d per 81b. to sink the offal.
Total supply—English : Beasa, 2380; sheep and lambs,
12,569 6 calves, 160; pigs, 10 ; much cows, 20. Eo rcr
Beasts, 500; calves, 39. From the Midland and f{
Counties we r• ccived 830 beasts; from Norfolk. Suffolk,
and Essex, 950; from Ireland, 20; and from Scotland, 90
beasts.

on offer. The weather being
the
METROPOLITAN MNAT MARKET.
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was very heavy generally, but
especially for beet and large inutton, h a tendency to
lower quotations fo
3bBot:l4ld. toln4fser;ioprrimbeeefiar2ese Fddittr
3s 4e .
rather miwaldsear, largtraedosuPPlY
1 ; middling
4s ed to 48 4d; prime em, ultto, 45 21 to 4s 6d ; veal, 58
a.tor
t, 5,4 d; inferior mutton, as to 3s (Id; middling ditto,
38 dd to 48 od ; Prime ditto, 48 21 to 58; large pork,
ss to ss 4d ; small ditho, as 8d to 4ds 4d ; lamb, 6s 8d to.
7s 4d per 81b, by the oa.rcaae.
FISH.
Pickled :cod, £2 10s to £3 las ; pickled herring, £1 85 to
£2; fresh ditto, £1 ss to £1 s; roused ditto, £1 7s to
£1 us; red ditto, 1:1 ts to £1 9s • smosed. haddocks, £1 68
to £2 3s per barrel • salmon and' tr ut, is 6d to Is 9d per
lb ; cod, £.5 to £9 per score; crimped ditto, 68 6d to lls
each; black so.es, 2s to 48 per pair ; ditto slips , 10d tO Is
per lb ; lobsters, 1:s to his per dozen Dutch smelt, is 94 •
to 2s per has et; native co sters, 12s 6d to 158 per hundred
common ditto, 9d to Is per dozen.
PO PATOES.
A moderate supply of potatofS on sale. The demand
was quiet, at the annexed rates :—Scotch . regents* ,
85s to gas; Kent ditto, 7ps to 905 ; Victorias, 705 to
90s; lan-gultm bonums, 60s to SOs ; champions, 405 to 5011 .
per ton.

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