The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARE-LANE.
At Mark-lane the business doing has been only moderate,
but at the same time a steadier feeling has been observed,
the revival of war rumours not being without effect. Home
deliveries of gra;n were short, but there was a full
average supply of foreign. English wheat was in moderate
supply, and mostly excellent condition. Without being
active, the trade was stead 7, at late prices. Foreign
wheat moved off quietly, without change. Flour was
dull, on former terms. Barley was quiet without change
In the value of either malting or grinding. Oats were
firm. A great deal of the foreign produce offering is of
inferior quality. All fine samples were fully as dear.
Maize sold at previous currencies, with a moderate
demand. Peas were rather easier, but beans and lentils
unaltered. Caes were in demand, and were desrer.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
Amounted to 9113 head. In the corresponding period last
year we received 7371; in 1883, 19,04 i; in 1882, 13,416;
m 1811, 1,1,032; in 1880, 3874; in 1879, 13,421; and 1878,
10,376 bead. At Liverpool were received 923 toasts from
Boston, and 109 beasts from Baltimore ; and at Southamp-
ton 15 beasts from Jersey and Guernsey, and 66 beasts
from Oporto. The cattle trade is quiet and featureless.
Supplies without being large are sufficient for the demand.
The dead meat market is reported very flat, and that has
influenced busine,s to some extent. The arrival of beasts
were moderate from our own grazing districts. There
was a slow inquiry throughout, and prices -were not well
'maintained. The best Scots and crosses made 5s to 5s 2d
per 81b. Foreign beasts were not
_plentiful, and they sold
slowly at weak quotations. The sheep pens were
moderately well filled. Transactions were on a restricted
scale, and prices were not strong. The best Downs and
half-breds made Ss 6d to 58 8d per blb. A few lambs
were offered, and commanded full prices. Calves were steady.
Pies quiet. Tlie following were the prices :—Coarse and '
inferior beasts, 45 to 4s 6d; second quality ditto,
40 6d to 4s Ed ; prime large
oxen, 10d to ss; ditto,
Scots, &c,, Cs to 58 2d; coarse and inferior sheep,
4s Ed to ss; second quality ditto, Es to bs 4,1 Prime
48
coarse-woolled ditto, 58 4d to 5s 6d; prime Southdown
ditto, Ss 6d to 5s 8d ; large coarse calves, Es ld to
15s 8d ; prime small ditto, 5s 8d to Cs; large hogs, Is 6d
to 4s; neat small porkers, 4s to 4s 6d per 81b. to sink
the offal. Total supply—English: Beasts,
2450; sheep and
lambs, 11,640 • calves, 110; pigs, 10 ; milch cows. 404
Foreign: Besets, 570 ; calves. 41 From the Tilidlap
dra..
other Counties we received 830 beasts; Soot
land, from o folk,
Suffolk. and Essex, 900; from Ireland, b 0;
land, 100.

' METIIOPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
prevailed at the subjoined prie,eB: .
L.
large pork,
A. moderate supply was on offer.
Inferior beef,
besloewt
2dsernsaanthd
35 4d ; middling dito, 3s 4d to 48 ; prime large ditto,
413 2d to 48 6d; prime small ditto, 48 4d to 4s 6d • veal, 5s
to 5s 4d ; inferior mutton., Lie to 38 Ed; middling ditto,
33ss Bd2d toth
3s
ss
6d4d;;Bmpranimeditdltott.o,6, 45t04C14a to ss; large
cs
B,a
to
s 4d per 81b. by the carcase.
FISH.
nasisivo oysters, 138; tocrimlBlsedpedrithtoundErsedl
ditto slips, 10d to
3dtotoss2ps
eCrds,pgrrepair ;
b:113p1lf::k. ikleabpsprhecer!d liaddOCkS. dlooszen ; salmon and trout,
icsomimodontodi2tstoid6dretronl.s.6d
21:!steerwrs, 13s to a3s per dozen;
large turbots, Es 6d to 'lss each; bloaters, 4s to 58 per
to lid per lb. per barrel; eels, 10d

FRUIT AND VEGETABLE., • • ,
...•
;
Plentiful supply of all kinds, with fair demand at;
following rates ; —nunch greens, 2s to 3s per dozen; ditto
turnips, Is 6d to 2s 6,1 per dozen
ditto rhubarb, 3s to 5:3
per dozen ; ditto celery, 8s to 128 Per dozen; sprouting
broccoli, ls to 2s per sack; turniPtoPs. Is to Is 6d per -
ton! sack; apples, Ss to Gs per bushel; onions, 4s to 6s per
_
cwt. Potatoes. Cambridgeshire Regents, 60s to 638 per
magnum bonums, 35. to 500 per ton; champions, 408 _ • , • ..•
to 4.58 Per ton ; Kent and Surrey Regents, 55s to 65s per
ton; nugaura bonums, 4is tc 60s per ton; champions, 40s
to COs per ton ,• York and Lincoln magnums, 40s to 60s pet
ton; Regent. 65, to 658 per ton; Vietorias, 508 to 558 per
ton; champions, 408 to 45s per ton. White turnips, 10s to
28e per ton; swede ditto, 208 to 25s per ton. Carrots, 358'
to 75s per tan. Alangolds,_l6B tO 188 per ton.