The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01 00:00:00

PflIE MARKETS.

MARK LANE.

Quietness is the characteristic of the grain trade at
Mark-lane. Buyers throughout are operating very
cautious*, and the actual amount of business done is
limited in the extreme. Fresh supplies of Engish produce
are short, and of foreign moderate. English wheat is
selling slowly at Is per quarter decline. The demand for
foreign wheat was inactive, and spot parcels may be written
18 per quarter lower. Flour was a dull market, and prices
were weak. Barleg met with rather more attention, and
was steadier In value. Oats were a firm market at Sd to
6d per quarter more money. Maize was steady, and Sd to
6d per quarter dearer. Beans and peas were quiet and un-
altered. The exports of grain, &c., from London last week
were: Wheat, 4969 ; malt, 802, oats, 33; linseed, 32 • rape..
seed, 421 ; oilseed, 2267; canaryseed, 34; hempseed, 18;
sundry, 137 qrs ; flour, 526 cwt.
I METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. •
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
funounted to 2,9i0 head. In the corresponding period last
year we received 15,058; in 1883, 16,366. in 1882. 14,078
head. At Liverpool were received 1277 beasts from Boston,
1336 beasts, 1246 sheep, and 6 calves from Montreal, 5(16
beasts frbm New York, and 60 beasts from Oporto;
the
at
Southampton, 11 beasts from Jersey and Guernsey. The
cattle trade has bce a dull and weak. The great heat has
told against the demand, and scarcely anything was d_osat,,
whilst prices were in favour of buyers. The 12rst airiruljted
of beasts were not large, but they quite satisfied e inquiry, which throughout progiessed heavily.
Quotations
5s to 6s 2d
were weak, the best Scots and crosses selling at
per 81b. Foreign beasts were not plentiful, andtheywere
in limited request at drooping currencies. There ere fair
, supplies of sheep in the pens.us n
, l
2 The best Downs and hal-
sellers had to make concessions.
Sib. lambs were dull breeds realised 6s 2d to 5s 4,1 Per
pigs sold slowly.
Business was very bad, and
at 5s Ed to 6s 4d per Sib; calves and4sPto
40 _ _
6d ;
second
Quotations: Coarse and inferior beasts,
quality ditto, 4s ed to
na to' is 2,1; coarse and inferior
ss; ditto Scots, ike-, 5s --- quality ditto, 4s 6d. to 5s -
prime large oxen, 48 10d to
sheep, 48 to 48 ed ;. 1 second° is;
to 5s 2d; prime Southdown
Prune coarse-woolled ditto,
lambs, 58 Sd to 6s 4d' large coarse
ditto, 5s 2d to is 44;
ean.sdinTotal supply of cattle on sales
34%; mulch .
all ditto, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ,• large
neat small porkers, 3s 8d to ts
hogs,ealyee. ,
34: to4d4ths 4,-13 V,o,;ifirt
per 81b, to sFink_orsethillinep.
Beasts,
lambs, 11,030; calves,
ts, 40; sheep and lambs, 1060 ;
Beasts, 2880 ,
cows, 30.
From—t.he midland and home counties we re-
beasts, from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex 80, from
m Canada..64o beasts. .
Scotland 30, and from
1/ISTROPOLITIN MEAT MARICHT.
comeilvveeds,l7ssoo.
The supply on offer was moderate. A very slow trade
prevailed, at the annexed rates : Inferior beef, 2s to
os 4d ; middling ditto, is to 33 46.; prime large ditto, Ss 84
to 4s; prime small ditto, 4s 26. to 4ff 41', veal, 3s 46. to
4s' inferior mutton, 2s to 28 Ed • middling -ditto, 28 Scl
to 38 4d •, prime ditto, 44; large pork, 2s 8
is • small ditto, 38 41 to 3s „ ;
Oa. lambs, 5s to 5s Sd per Sibs -
by 'the carcase. 4s 4d to 5s '3 to

A moderate suppl y. Prices; Soles. 10d to is 2d; slipslig.
FLSR.
6d to 8d ; lemon s,des, 4d to 6d• '
, skate, 3d to 4d • dried ling.
44; hake' 41 ; cod.. 2,1 to 3d; salmon,
9d to is 24 ; grilse,
Qd ; live eels, Is to is ^it ; tarbot, 6to Sd; halibut, 7d to
Od ; gurnets, 3•1 to 41 ; plaice, 21 to 44; conger eel, 3d to 4d
Per )1.?. ; oys:ters, 3.1 to 2s; wbiting, is to Bs; and bloaters.
9d to
oech per dozen; crabs, 33 to 2s; lobsters, 9d to 2$ 6d
. .U ,
ditto regents.
1,
POTATO. . .
~.There was a moderate supply of potatoes on- video' The,
'Made was quiet, as follows: Kent kidneys, 140 s to 150 s ;
Jersey kidneys, 120 s to 140 s ; Cherbourg round, 100 s to 120 e
110 s to 1205 ; Eqsea Shaws, 100 s to 110 s ;
ner ton.

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