The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-07-11 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK LANE.

A quiet tone has been the characteristic of the grain
trade at liinrk-lane. The fine weather and excellent crop
prospects check activity and keep business within very
narrow limits. The deliveries of home grown produce
were short, but there PM a good show of foreign wheat.
English wheat was purchased quietly at late rates. In
foreign wheat very little was done, and prices rather
favoured buyers. The flour trade was quiet, on former
terms. The barley trade was inactive and weak. Maize
was du3l, but not quotably lower. Oats, with a slow sale,
declined about 31 per qr. Beans, peas, and lentils were
without alteration In value, the demand being very quiet.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign Stock into London last week
amounted to 18,959 head. In the corresponding period last
year we received 14,011; in 1888, 25,266 ; in 1882, 19,250'
in 1831, 18,6(6; in 1880, 16,984; 1879 26.209; in 1878.
24,169; ad in 1877, 19,976 head. At Liverpool were re-
ceived 640 beasts from Boston, and 772 beasts from
Montreal; and at Southampton 64 beasts from Jersey
and Guernsey. The cattle trade h very quiet. Buyers
have been operating sparingly, and the tone has been far
from strong. The supplies were about the average, and
were fully equal to the demand. Beasts were a very dull
market, and even the best breeds were weak in value. The
choicest Scots and crosses sold at 5s 2d to 5s 441 per 81b.
Secondary and inferior animals were difficult to move,
except at a decided decline. lc( reign beasts were not
plentiful, and they sold slowly at about late rates. The
sheep pens have been fairly well filled. There has been a
weak trade, and prices have ruled in favour of buyers, but
have hardly quotably varied. The best Downs and half-
breds made 5s 84 to 58 10d per 81b. Lambs were fiat, at 6s
to 68 841 Fer qb. Calves and pigs sold slowly. Coarse and
inferior beastQ, 4s to 45641; second quality ditto, 48 641 to ;
Prime large oxen, 58 to 5s 241; ditto Scots, &c, 56 2d to
63 441; coarse and inferior sheep, 4s 841 to ss; second
quality, quality, 58 Od to 5s 241; prime coarse-woollod ditto. , 5 441
to 58 (id ; prime Southelown ditto, 56 83 to 534510 d „; bs,
65 Od to 6s 841; large coarse calves, 45 Ed to
d6d prime
small ditto, 4s ed to ss; and neat
Sthe;
Blb to sink the offaL
Bnuill porkers, gs sd to 48 per
12,230 ; calves, 330 ;
Total supply.—English Beasts. 2540; sheep and lambs,
large hogs, 3s. 6d_toro3ms
m Norfolk,
mulch cows, 40. Foreign: Beasts.
cal 60
received 1360 beasts ; from N
Suffolk, and Essex, 450
6anlod;
Home
Canondnlamtiesbsw,ea;
beasts;
an _
a from Seotlzuid, 120
beasts
METROPOLITAN 14:EAT MAILIK/ET.
A moderate supply only wa.4 offered, Int the trade was
very heavy. Prices were lower all round, with a tendency
to dezline still further. Quotations: Inferior beef, 38
to as 641 •
, middling ditto, 38 Bel to 48 Od • prime
largo ditto, 45 Od to 48 4d; Prime small ditto, '4a 4d to
48 8d ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s Od ; inierior muttou, 3s Od to 3s 8d ;
middling ditto, 38 841 to 4s 4cl • prime-ditto, 45441 to 543 4d ;
large pork, 3a Od to as 4.a SnLii ditto, 6d to 43 Od ;
lamb, 5s 441 to Gs 041 per ij by the carcase.

PISEL
Prices ; Black solcs, Is Od to 2504 per pair ; white lemon
ditto, 21 to 44 per 11,
2s Ed to 4a € d per wore
-...1 turbot, Sa to 9s 6d each; mackerel,
; English 4s to 6s per dozen;
per hauer ;
crimped salmon, Is 84 to 2s Od per lb; plaice, -12 s to 168
per Lax; lobsters, lets to s nor dozen; crabs, 15s t 9 26*
smelfs;
to 2s 6l
each; grilse and trout, 9d to lid per lb ; and
whitings, Ss Od to 10s 04 per box; brill, ls 94
mullets, 10a to 20s per score.