The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-06-20 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK LA7113.
A very quiet tone has characterised the grain trsfil:so
Mark-lane. The satisfactory accounts respectiLigsols
growing crops check business. Fresh supplies of
produce were short, and of foreign moderate. The ue7,oet
for home-grown wheat was inactive, and prices were a isid
IA lower. For ign wheat was in very slow denianssdi stet,
could only be saleable at some reduction, say 63 Per ilwilstri
but there was nothing doing. Flour was dull, and
and f r 3ign sorts were all easier to sell. The barlef ;so.
was inactive. Grinding produce ruled in buyers' ,fas
Oats were a dull sale, and were weaki n value. '3filiser•
more or less depressed, but can hardly be (1114°4 I°eelc
Beans and peas were about 6d to Is lower on the Socel
lentils unaltered. Linseed steady from scarcity.
unaltered.
sfETROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
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The total imports of foreign stock into London 1 ssi ls
amounted to 15,629 head. In the oorrespondiug Perls"s-,003,,5,1
year we received 24,007; in 1883, 20,520 ; in 102. r
. cl
in 18i1, 16,733 ; in 1880, 21,879 ; in 1879, 21,381 i _sive,
21,424; in .877, 12,922. At Liverpool there wore rt,s-ss.
315 bests from Baldmore, 514 beasts from
he
658 beasts from Montreal; and at Southampton -90 osaa
from Jers y and Guernsey, 336 be ists from Montraarsas
60 deists from Oporto. The catt'o tr has rp_so-seeo
quiet, with so particular feature. The tendency' DP': see°
rather Et,:o ger, but not much animation
observed. As regards beasts, the receipts from our
districts were small. Business provressed
prices tended against the buyer Tae b3st Ssosfs so.
crosses made 5s to Is 2cl per Ms. Foreign beasts weLjocll;
in large supply, and with a quiet deniaud pri ies werect
'With reference to sheep a fair number was Penigi pcoqj
trade was quiet, at about late rates. the best srer.s.„, sSS,
and Is If.breds made 5s 10d to 6s, and 12st -hsep 5s s,
per 81b. Lambs were quotsd at es to 7,.,,55..c
Calves and pigs sold at late prices.
inferior beasts, 4s to 48 6sl; second qualitS
4s 6d to 4s 8d ; prime large oxen, 4s 103 to 58 Od ; 5s Saf
&c., 5s to 5s 2d; coarse and inferior sheep, 4s I°da
seconds, 5s 43 to 5s lid. prime coarse-wool ed
to 5s 103; prime Southdown ditto, 5s led to 65; prlo
6s Od to is; large coarse calves, 4s Od to 4.0
small ditto, 4s 6d to So; large hogs, ss 6d to 40 :sbe olsoss
small porkers, 4s to 4s 6cl per 81b to gill' ''d 1010.
Total supply.—English : Beasts, 270; sheeP, pee_sa
10,880; calves, 260 ; milch cows, 40. Foreign :017116
1270; sheep and lambs, 20; calves, 30. From th,?, sierf°o
and Home Counties we received 7,0 beasts • fr°- beaa
Suffolk, and Essex, 600 b asts ; from Scotland, iss
and from Canada. 10 0 beasts.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET. a vell
vtas bee
A moderate supply was on. offer. There feria .06
limited demand, the trade being very slow. luss •PI 0
28 83 to Is 43 ; middling
_ditto, 3s 43 to 4s _
large ditto, 48 Od to 44 4d; prime am 11 ditt2l
4s 6d ; veal, 3s 83 to 4s 4d; inferior mutton. S ss 101;
middling ditto, 4s to 5s • prime ditto, 50 „°d' to SS
large pork, 23 8d to Is 4d; small ditto, 35 suirtoloso4i:
lamb, fla to Gs 8d per 81b by the carcase.
FISH. .
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Prices: 'Black soles, is 3d to 2s per pair. didi_
to lid per lb ; cod, £3 to £l.O per score; nrimr- ess°l"
to 12s each; lobsters. Os 6d to 3ss per dozers;_. sg,
to 36s p r score; mackerel, Is tO is sa p dor.' if
1S to 4•1 per lb ; turbots, 6a to lOs !,aess' ls
(hooked), 12s to 20s per score; skinners, Da ;to log-
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dozen • plaice, lOs 12s per pad; Sr'sess vet Ift•
lb ; s 6d to Is - is pet
each;
oysters, 6d to Is 9d per dozen; and trout, 9d to
POTATO. . bat 6°601;50.
_Buz& was a moderate supply of potaitiees'
OnieWiin sale. The trade was steady, m f°`,.'°S Ss;
kidnes s, 12, to 14s • Cherbourg round, 78
disso, 7s to So; and 'Malta ditto, 7s to ss Per