The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-21 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE. '
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At Mark-lane the grain trade haft lost a porti° Doi
firmness, owing to the improved political prospect.
prices also are telegraphed flora New Yolk, where, opeV
cent advance has been almost entirely lost. Actaa'io 4
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tions here have been very moderate. Fresh 5t1PP100,,,,,
produce were rather short. Dudish wheat 'me :On,
sale, and Um advanced prices Of Friday were ne„,ite:4
tamed. For foreign weeat the inquay was fe,r4
Friday's occasional improvement of about 6d per -.41
lost. Flour was dull and weaker. In barley dealini;o94
restricted, but the market was fairly steady. Oate_ice,l'i,
firm market, and a fair business was done at 6d adr.7400j4
the week. Maize was firm in value, with a fair
Beans, peas, and lentils were quiet and unaltered-
ea
cakes were firmer. Calcutta seed cakes £3 10s
seed, £7 lie 9d per ton. •

METROPOLITAN cern& MARKET. ,001
last ToOt
The total imports of foreign stock into London 44;
amounted to 7006 head. In the corresponding Perjoa
year we received 14,008 ; in 1883,112,486 ; in 18e2,.„ 10,e
in 1881, 18,419; in 1880, 14,920; in 1879, 15,596; L-ere
17,600; and in 1877, 19,525 head. At Liverpool,"6
ceived 319 beasts from Baltimore, 1583 beasts
from Boston ; and 420 beasts from New York.
trade is shill and weak. Fresh supplies are not log; ,
are quite sufficient. The deliveries of beasts frceleiseSite
grazitg districts were only moderate; never 7, Woe,
dragging inquiry was experienced-and prices, ev,„p fee,
best qualities, tended in favour of buyers. The 7. 1e
for the best Scots and crosses did not exceed 58 to
81b. In the foreign market, supplies of beasts werffsta
The trade was dull, and somewhat weak With r„"esS•Tti
to sheep, there was a full average supply in the„;:k.
very dull market prevailed, and prices were Ivoi`—petot
best Downs and half-breds made 5s 6d to
Calves were steady at late rates. Pigs sold on for'''4ØØl'
Quotatation—Coarse and inferior beasts,
second quality ditto, 4s 6d to 4s 8d; prinae oss
4s 8d to ss; ditto, Scots, Ate., 5s to 5s 2d bla;
inferior sheep, 4s Ed to ss; second qualit3cdl64;
5s 4d; prime coarse-woolled ditto, 5s 4d to
Southdown ditto, 5s 04 to 5s 04; largo CO Pot
5s 4d to 5s 8d; prime small ditto, 5s 8d to 6s ;
3s 4d to 4g; neat small porkers, 4s to 48 sa per, -,beeP
the offal. Total supply—English: Beasts, 2'7o'; 00;
lambs, 12,390 ; calves, 170; pigs, 20 ;
Foreign: Beasts, 620; calves, 50. From the w....1..,"/,101],0/'
Home Counties we received 1040 beasts; fre, Troia
Suffolk, and Essex, 800; from Ireland, 200; am'
laud, 80. Aer
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARZEI'4
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A larger supply was on off er. There was 0e1; ,04P
at the subjoined prices: Inferior beef,
2s Bcl to
dling ditto, 3s Od to 3s 8d ; prime large ditto, ,4044 ;
prime smill ditto, 48 441 to 4s 6d; veal, 5s to 'sAA tO to r
mutton. 3s 4d to 3s 8d:; middling ditto, to
02d to V,
prime ditto, 4s 4dto 58 2d; large pork, 3s '-
small ditto, 4s to 4s Ed per 81b. by the carcase.
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FISH
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Scotch salmon, Is 10d to 2s 3d.; Ills tooo4
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is lld • Dutch ditto, Is 7d to is 10d ; mil. %A to
__00,31
3s to !Is ; crimped English ditto, 2,BZa APIOA#I,
kippered American ditto, B'd to 10d; 1,,,°10d tgotwo
ditto, 7d to ; trout, is 10d to 2s 3d' . Dsu"lo'
live ditto, Is Id to Is 4d; sturgeon, ;9d to 741
to is; turbot. Oil to is; brill, 8d to 10d; Pu"
and lobsters, 10d to is per lb.
POTATOES.
There was a mcderate supply of p.otasetooetel;osegato,‘%9
trade was quiet at the annexed rates . . 7 ovw
to 955; Kent ditto, 708 to 8001
magnum bonums, 60s to 70s; Champions,
ton. Victoria'lP ,