The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-16 00:00:00

THE MARKETS,

MARK-LINE -MONDAY.

At Mark-lane a tolerably firm tone prevailed. The
attendance was not large, nor was business brisk. English
wheat was in short supply. Fine samples were in demand
and were firm in price. Other sorts were irregular in value.
Of foreign wheat there was a fair show, and the market was
firm but quiet, at late rates. Fine malting barley was in
request, and was fully as dear. Grinding sold quietly.
Malt was disposed of at previous prices. Oats were in fair
request, and were 6d. per qr. dearer on the week For maize
a firm market prevailed, at an advaum of Is. per qr. on the
week. Beans and peas were dull and lower. The flour
rnArket was firm, but quiet.
MARK-LANE.--WEDNESDAY.

Business at Mark-lane has been quiet in tone. English
wheat was in short supply, but there was a fair show of
foreign. The trade was quiet at Monday's prices. Fine
malting barley was steady, and grinding changed bands
quietly. Malt sold at previous currencies. Oats and maize
were tolerably steady in valise, but business in them was not
active. Beans and peas were inactive, and without change.
The flour market wgs quiet. Arrivals of grain :—English
and Scotch: Wheat, 120; barley, 1,380; malt, 900; peas,
100. Foreign: Wheat, 33 220; barley, 5,890; oats, 25,660;
maize, 1,60; peas, 2,000; flonr, 5,500 sacks, and 2,920
barrels.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE M.A.REET.-110NDAY.

The cattle trade is much in the same position. Supplies
are not excessive, but are equal to the demand. From our
own grazing districts the deliveries of beasts were tolerably
good as regards numbers, but there was the same marked
preponderance of heavy breeds. The general appearance of
the market was not much altered. Prime small breeds con-
tinued to demand attention, and they realised full prices,
the best Scots and Welsh runts changing hands at bs. Bd. to
ss. 10d. per 81b., but many good heavy animals were not
saleable over ss. to 55 4d. per 81b. From Lincolnshire,
Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire we received about
1,850; from other parts of England about 200, from Scotland
40, and from Ireland about 1,200 head. On the foreign
side of the market the supply of beasts was less an
usual. About SOO American were offered, and there were
a few Danish. The trade was quiet, at late rates. The
sheep pens were rather sparingly filled. The market was
quiet, at barely late rates. The beet Downs and half•breds
did not make more than 6s. 10d. to 7s. per 81b., tbe latter
quotation being quite the extreme. Calves and pigs were
disposed of at previous currencies. At Deptford there was
about 1900, beasts and about 7,000 sheep. Inferior beasts,
4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; second quality, 4s. 10d. to Si. ; prime
large oxen, ss. to ss. 6d. ; prime Scots, ss. ed. to ss. 10d.--;
coarse and inferior sheep, ss. 6d. to Cs.; second quality, (is.
to 65. 6d.; prime coarse woolled, 6s. 6d. to 6s Bd. ; prime
Southdowns, 6s. Bd. to 7s. ; large coarse calves, Cs. 6d. to
Cs.; prime small ditto, Cs. to Gs. 6d. : large hogs, 4s. to
45. 6d.; small porkers, 4s. Gd. to 4s. 10d. per 81b. to sink the
offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARItET.-MONDAY.

There was a large supply of meat, and the trade was heavy.
The following were the prices :—lnferior beef, 3.5. to 33 4d.;
middling ditto, 3s Bd. to 4s. 4d.; prime large ditto, 4s. Gd.
to 6s. ; prime small ditto, 4s. 10d. to Sc. 2d. ; veal, Sc. to
Sc. 4d. ; inferior muttEn, 3s. to 3s. Bd. ; middling ditto, 4s.
to 4s. Bd. ; prime ditto, Sc. 4d. to Gs.; large pork, Sc. 4d. to
38.8 d. ; and email diao, 4s. to 4s. 4d. per 81b. by the
carcass.