The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-05 00:00:00

HE ARKETS

r. MARK-LANE.-MONDAY.
. The grain trade at Mark-lane remains in a quiet 'tat,.
There was a thin attendance and business progressed slowlY•
English wheat again came to hand very sparingly, and WO
tiheld for late rates. There were a few samples of new pro"
I dne3 on sale, the quality and condition of which was
!excellent. The price asked was eis. per qr. Foreign wheat,
i of which a fair average supply was on the stands, met a dolt
sale, but prices were more steady. There was only 0
moderate supply of barley, the trade for whicli was quiet
;at about late rates. melt was dull on former term& OW
were in fair supply, sales progressed slowly at ad. to 6d.
t per qr. decline un the week. Maize was inactive and We-
Igniar 'revalue. Beans and peas sold slowly on former tames
;The fionr market was dull, aud quotations were weak. ..
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. - '.. MARK-LANE -WEDDIsDAY. '
Quietness isintill the feature of the grain trade at Mark."
i lane. Wheat, both English and foreign, is selling slowly ea
•nominally lets rates. Old English samples are scarce, but
there is a fair show of foreign. Barley was in moderate SUP'
ply. The trade was quiet at about late rates. Malt was dile
posed of at previous currencies. Oats, of which a gooil itnit
ply was on offer were in limited request, and drooping Ma
value. Maw) changed hands quietly, at previous carrenelee.
IBeans and peas sold slowly, on former terms. The lose
, market was depressed.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY.
1 . The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
consisted of 15,416 heal ; in the corresponding week of lasS
year we received 13,016: in 1574, 11,F86 : in 1878, 12,879; ki
11872, 13.1t9' and in 1871, 21.998 head. The cattle trade
ialthougu atill rather quiet, has assumed a steadier Sons
There was a good show of beasts in the aggregate. Frog eta
own grazing districts the arrivals were not exoessive, nor well
;the general condhion more satisfactory, oonsequently the
'actual weight of meat exhibited was not so large as at Met
sight appeared. With a steady inquiry, an advance of lid-
per 81br. has taken place in the value of the better deserlP-
lions, the choicest breeds realising 63. to 6s 21 per ellbs.
(Medium and second-rate qualities met an irregular sale.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire wo
!received about 1,800; from other parts of England about as',
land from Scotland 12 On the foreign side of the market there
was a good show of beasts, Tonning contributing 1,700, EA
there were also receipts from Dahmark, Holland, and Spill. ,
There was a fair demand, and the better qualities commanded
' more money. The sheep pens were well filled. More lit.)
was apparent in the demand, and quotations may be writt,a
24. per 81b. higher. The best Downs and half-breds sold 11
0.. led. to Is. per Bib. Lambs were firm, at Is. to is. per 81'.
For calves there was a quiet demand, at about late rates
Pigs sold slowly, but steadily. At Deptford there were luo
German beasts. Coarse and inferior beasts, 45, 64. to 6s. ;
second quality ditto, Os. to Cs. 61.; prime large oxen. is. 104
to 6s. ; prime Scuts, &0., es. to es. 21 ; coarse and Mori ;
sheep, 4e. 64. to is. 6d.; second quality ditto, ss. 61 to 6. :
prime coarse-woolled, 6s. 81 to 6s. 104. ; prime Sonthdowi a.
Os. 104 to 78 ; large coarse calves, 45. 44. to 45. 84. ; prii...
small ditto, 4s. 81 to Os. ; large hole, 4s. ed. to Si. ; area I
porkera, 5-. to 6. 104 ; and lambs, Is. to Bs. per 81b, to sh it
the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MearDAT.
u64lik..taotnoOdtoper._.d.le . me.sidhdaldinga ddoiwtton7arod
tote n4sel.eB,im.y.
The supply of meat on offer this morning wtus only moderr le
primebLu; tte rti ro
jar:beg ea ewdt ,asi
tltos d.,
Prime small ditto. 6s. 4d. to
es. Bd. ; veal es. to 65. 84. ; inferior mutton Is. 64. to 4,. :
middling, 45. 44. to Os. 4d.; prime ditto, 65. 84. to Os. 8d
lamb, es 44. to 7s. 44. • large pork, As to 4s. 4.1. ; small ditto
6,5, to Os. 64.. per 810. by the carcass.

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ere are moderate arrivals
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foreign 3.
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home supplies. continue short, and. for aTtoftetosoersiptionsti', '
steady trade ix doing. The following are the quotations for
English potatoes :-itegents, 1803. to 220;.: Shawn, 140 s. to
180 s.; kidneys. 160 s. to 1905.; Victories, 170 s. to 200 s. per
ton.
GAME AND rowank.
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Geese, 4s. to Si. ; goslings, 6s. to 7s. 80,; ducks, Is. 9d. t. .
Si. ,• ducklings. 2s. 64., to 4s. 6d.; capons, 6s. to 12s. ; fowls,
IL 91. to 4s. 61. ; chickens, is. 6d. to 51. : quails, Is, ed. to .
lita 41. ; leverets, 34. to 68. 6d. each ; Ayleibary butter, is. Bd.'
to Is. Bd. • ditto, second quality, is. 2d.tts la 4d. per lb. ; hen
eggs, Bs. io lls. 61 per 120.
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, . IItQVISION.,/ • th ;‘, r• r ,
• _ITONDON, Monday, Jali :31.2-The arrivals last week from
In'aland were 804 firkins Butter and 3,320 bales Bacon, and
;Dem foreign ports 21,809 packages Butter and 3,115 bah i
,Ilioou. Foreign Batter of all descriptions lithe turn dearer,
finest Normandie. 138 s. to 140 s. ; but the recent rains have
slackened the demand. In Irish but little doing. Bacon
active request, and both Irish and Hamburg have advanced,
per cwt.
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I tter. per cwt. ; a. s. C'heese, per cwt. : 11, 11.
; %Dorset 144 to 141 Cheshire ..
i lyriesland .. 126 128 Dole. Gloucester 62 84
r Jersey .. lO2 10D Cheddar .... 64 Ed
Fresh, per doz 17 18 Amerc sin ..
Bloon, per cwt. : lia,us : York ......112 -
Wiltshire -
Irish, green, f.0.b.82 86 Irish
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TALLOW.
it. d. e„ d
Town Tallow, per
PI cwt. al 3 rough Stuff, per cwt. 14 9
Rough Fat, per Sibs._ 1 9 Gre,tves 16 0
Melted Stuff, per curt.. .29 0 G ~00d Dregs
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Yellow Russian, new .... 46i. Od. per cwt,,
Ditto D Ito old .... 004. Od. .•
Australian Mutton Tallow 423. Od. „
Ditto Beef Ditto. 40s 01. „
FISH.
Trout, 91. to 101.; salmon, Ild. to is, 11. • grilse, pd. $O
10i1. ; eels, 101. to is. per 10. ; turbot, 7s 61 to 15$. : Mll,
ls. to 2s. ; dory, Is. 6d. to 2s. 9d.; large haddoelOs. to Ss 8411.1
large plaice, Is. to 2s. 3d. ; soles, la to 2s. each, inacjperal,
to ls. 94. ; mullet, le. 6d. to 2s. 61. ; lobsters, 811. WOK
crabs, 6s. to 254. 64. per dean;

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