The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-03-08 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-L A NE. -MONDAY.

At Mark-lane business has been quiet. A moderate at-
tendance of buyers did not lead to any activity in dealings.
The supply of English wheat was short. Fine samples were.
still fairly firm, but other descriptions met a dragging sale,
and were irregular in value. The show of foreign wheat was
moderate. Sales progressed quietly, at about late rates.
The barley trade was tolerably steady, both for malting and
grinding produce, and prices remained about the same.
Malt changed hands at previous currencies. Oats were
scarce and were disposed of quietly at previous prices.
Maize was dull and weak. Beans and peas changed hands
slowly, and inferior sorts were lower to sell. The flour
market was dull and inactive.
ME TROPOLITIN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY.

The cattle trade was again very dull in tone. Supplies were
moderate. From our own grazing districts the receipts of
beasts were about the average, both In respect to number
and quality. As with the dead meat trade, business was
excessively slow, and quotations were more or less irregular
throughout. Although in some very few cases is. 4d. was
obtained, this was of so exceptional a character, that it
could not be accepted as the general top figure, which did
not exceed is. 2d, whilst a large proportion of the best
Scots went for is. per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex,
and Cambridgeshire we received about 1,700; from other
parts of England about 300; from Scotland 170; and from
Ireland 30 head. On the foreign side of the market were
about 800 Canadian, besides a fair supply of Danish. Trade
was very (flail, and quotations ruled weak. The sheep
pens were moderately well filled. A general indisposition to
purchase at all freely was observed, the market being very dull,
at drooping prices. The best Downs and half-breds sold at
6s. 4d. to Bs. 6d . per 81b. Calves and pigs were dull and weak.
Inferior beasts, 4s. to 4s. 6(1.; second quality, 45. 6d. to
4.5. 10d. ; prime large oxen, 45. 10d. to is. ; prime Scots, 55. to
is. 4d.; luferior sheep, ss. to is. 6(1.; second quality, ss. 64..
to Os. ; prime coarse-wooled, 65. to 65. 4d. ; prime Southdowne,
6s. 4d. to 6s. 6(1.; large coarse calves, is. 6d. to Os.; prime
small ditto, 6s. to 6s. 4(1.; large hogs, is. Bd. to 45.; small
porkers, 4s. to 4s. 6d. per 81b. to sink the offaL
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKEL-MONDAY.

There was a moderato supply of meat. The demand was
slow, at the following prices :-Inferior beef, 2s. Bd. to Si.;
middling ditto, Ss. 4d. to 3s. Bd. ' • prime large ditto, 4s. 2d.
to 4s 6d. ; prime small ditto, 4s. 4d. to 4s. Bd.; veal, 61. to
6s. 4d. ; inferior mutton. as. to is. 4d.; middling ditto,
Is. 4d. to 45, 4i. prime prime ditto, 4s. Sd. to Si. 6d. ; large pork,
Is. to is. 6d.; small ditto, as. Bd. to 4s. ; lamb, is. Bd. to
Bs. per Sib. by the carcass.
GAME AND POULTRY.
American quails, 81. to is. id. ; ditto prairie hol,ns, Is. 6d
to 2i.; ptarmigan, 10d. to is. 4d.; pigeons, 6d. t,o is.; .Nor-
wegian capercailzie, 4s. to 65.; hares, 4s. sd.„ to 55. ; Hun-
garian ditto, 2s. to as. : white ditto, is. 9d. to 2s. 9d. ; tame
rabbits, Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. ; wild ditto, is. to is. 9d ; goslings,
Si. to 10s. 6d.; and ducklings, 3.5. 6d. to 7s. Gd. each.

Pickled cod, £2 to £3; pickled herrings, 305. to 375. 6&
roused ditto, 255. to 32e.; fresh ditto, 260. to 30..; red
ditto, 12s. 6.f. to 255. 6d.; smoked haddock, 255. to 454. per
barrel; crimped salmon, as. 3d. to 4s. per lb.; trawl had-
dock, 15s. to 50s. ; ditto plaice, 183. to 255. ; ditto whiting,
12s. to 20.5.; ditto soles, £3 to £6; ditto cod,
18s. 6d. to 304
per basket