The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-11-21 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK LANE.

7lie outbreak of war in Bulgaria has bad but slight effect
on the corn trade. Bather a firmer tone hes been evidenced
in the wheat market, and buyers have shown a little more
disposition to operate at previous rates, but not at any
advance. Factors commenced by asking 6d to is per qr,
over the previous Monday's rates' but this was not cur-
rently obtainable, and tee result of the day's proceedings
F bowed transactions rather beyond the late meagre average,
but not at any perceptible improvement in prices. Flour
moves more slowly than wheat, but maintaiias steady value.
Wheat prices have risen in New York on the war news, as
they have also in the Continental mirkets ; but they have
not risen iNach, and all round purchases upon wlr influ-
ences appear to be greatly discouraged by late experience.
The agricultural reports read on the whole rather more
favouraVe. The weather has been decidedly better in
the northern districts of England, as well as in Scot-
land, and although the improvement has not been so
decided in the more southern localities, there is some
promise of its 1 °coming so. Malting barley remains with-
out quotible change, but grinding sorts are the turn.
dearer. Beans and peas move off a`tadily at unaltered
rates. Maize on the sppt continues in scanty supply, and.
prices nre 6d higher on the week. Oats have arrived in
moderate quantity only, amd are quite 6d above the rates
of Monday last. The ficating cargo trade remains quiet for
wheat, steady for maize, and dearer for barley, the last
being quoted 16s 9d to 17s for Danubian to arrive. Arrivals
of grain imported into Lcndon last week: English, Wheat,
8905; barley, 2660 ; malt, 14,175. oats, 926; peas, 674; beans,
784; maize, 700 qrs; flour, 18,031 sacks. Scotch, malt, 250
qrs. Irish, oats, 5E6 qrs. Foreign, wheat, 70,470; barley,
14,001 ; naslt, 112; oats, 42,213 ; peas, 262 ; beans, 2091; maize,
2083 qrs; flour, 12,215 sacks. Exported : Wheat, 3123; bar-
ley, 11 ; malt, 998; oats, 51 ; peas, 31 ; beans, 137 qrs; flour,
637)5 cwt.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
With lighter supplies generally in the beast market, and
a short selection of prime qualities, the latter realised stiffer
prices. We do not advance 'our extreme quotations, but it
was in Come exceptional cases possibly exceeded, audit was i
obtained for Ilunts and Herefords, on which t was not ob-
tainable last week. Hunts, Herefords, Devons and Scots
came into the value of 5s 2d to 5s 4d for best. No quotable
improvement in middling qualities. The entries were 2190
head including 90 Scots, some 30 Norfolk s, 30 Dublin, and
as many other Irish. From abroad 130 Canadian plain cattle,
worth about 9s per S lbs. The sheep trade rather more cheer-
ful all round, prices tending against. the buyer, but not
quotably highEr, except, perhaps, for ewes, which sold
dearer, at 4s 4d. • Down wethers hardly exceeded 5s 6cl ;
Irish wethers, 45 8d ; Danish sheep, s ltd. to 4s 10d per
Sibs. Not a sufficient number, of English calves to test
market. Irish of .sale. No change in pig trade.
Quotations—Beet, first quality, 5s to 5s 4d'; inferior, 3s 6d
to 4s 9d. Mutton. fitA quality, 5s 2d t 9 5s 6d; irlferior,
3s 10d to 4a 6d. Veal, first quality, 4-s 2d to 46.10 d,• inferior.
3s to Is 4d. Pork, first quality, 4s 4d to 4s 64; inferior, 4s
to 4s 2d per albs., sinking the offal.

SISTROPOLVAN IMAM ILUULIT.
Slow trade, with more meat than- wanted, and including
a good lot of 'stale. Quotations—Beef, 'tripe, 48 to 4s 4d;
or.ddling, Us 4d to 343 kid; inferior, 214,8 d to 38.
Mutton.
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prinib, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; middling, as 4d to 38 8d; inferior,
2's 6d to 38. Veal, prime, 4s to 43 44 ; 3s to
4s
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inferior, 2s Ed to Os-Pork prime, do to 4s 441 ; ig,
38 4d to 38 8d ;*imfferior, 8s to Stis 2a per Bibs.
VIM. • _ _
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ted mullet, 9d to 28 fd each •
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Fair supplies and moderate tmde, Quotations ; Turbot,
salmon, 4s ; Canadian ditto,
2s ea to 8s ; brill, 2s to 4s ; cod, 38 to cs ; skate, 3s to 4s ;
9d; soles, lid per lb. • eels, 1-€.i; per draft; haddocks, lOs ,
whiting, ss; dorin, 15s . plaice, les to 25ai herrings, 1G
t° Zs ; staelts„. Is to 3s ed ; sprats, 7s per basket.
flounders, 6s peihttndred ; lobsters, is to. 4s ; crabs, is 6d.
to 2s each.

POTATO. •
A fttir supply of potatoes were on offer. There was ,
a moderve demand at the ,annerecl rates:— Blagnura
bonums, 60s to 80s regents, 10s to 905,• early roses, 65a
to tss 4, ehaiapious, 60s tO 708; and Victories, 608 to 70a -
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