The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-01 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
At Mark-lane hnglish wheat unsaleable in quantity except
at ebeaper rates. Country flour wheat sold showed prices
In buyers' favour, and the top price of town flour was
reduced 2s, or to 35s per sack. In the country markets
barley is quoted occasionally cheaper, wir h a dull sale, and
here grinding descriptions are fairly steady. Beans are
unchanged in value, but new peas now arriving are offered
at low rates, and the raw ket is quoted Is down. Maize
continues scarce and firm. Oats, with light arrivals and
very moderate shipments, are held for steady value, but the
trade is slow, and country business is extremely dull.
Wheat cheaper to sell. Maize and barley without alteration
in value. Arrivals of grain, Zre., into London lest week :
English—Wheat, 4824; barley, 9673; malt, 12,116; oats,
950; beans, 1030 ; peas, 1085 qrs; flour, 25,467 sacks. Scotch
—Barley, I 5; malt, 180 ; oats, 100 qrs. Irish—Malt, 107 ;
oats, 1278 qrs. Foreign—Wheat. 27,487; barley, 15,863;
oats, 31,235; beans, 1133; peas, 7785 qrs ; flour, 24,733 sacks
13 barrels.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MAEZET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 21,631) head. In the corresponding period
last year we received 13,185; in 1882, 20,219; in 1831, 14,695;
in 1880, 11,375; in 1879, 17,663; in 1878, 18,123; and in 1877,
12,727 head. At Liverpool were received 591 beasts from
Boston, and 793 beasts and 1478 sheep from Montreal; and
at !southampton 20 beasts from Guernsey and Jersey, and
I'3l beasts from Montreal. The cattle trade, thoush quiet,
has shown rather more firmness, being influenced by the
co:d weather. Fresh supplies of beasts were not large.
Those from our own grazing districts were limited. There
was a Weady inquiry, and prices were fbm for choice
qualities. IChe best Scots and crosses made is 6d. to 5s 8d
per Sib. Foreign beasts were rather scarce, and they
changed hands slowly at late currencies. In the sheep pens
about an average supply was shown. The market was
rather firmer, and prices were steady. The best Downs
and half-breeds made 644dt0 65 6d per 81b. Calves and
pigs were quiet, at . previous rates. Quotations: Coarse
and inferior beasts, 4s to 4s 6d ; second quality ditto, 4s 6d
to ss; prime large rises, bs to 55 6d; ditto Soots, kc., 5s ed
to 5s Sd ; coarse and inferior sheep, is to 5s ed; secol.d
qual ty ditto, 5s 6cl to 6s ; prime coarse woolled ditto, 6s Id
to 6s 6d; prime Southdown ditto, 6s 4d, to es 6d; 14rso
coarse calves. 4s 8d to is 4d; prime small ditto, 5s 6cl to
59 10d; large hogs, be to 4s; neat small porkers, 4s to 4s 6d.
per Sib. to sink the offal. Total supply Beasts, 2300;
sheep stud lamb., 8280; calves, 100. F,reign Beasts 810;
shcep and lambs, 1930; calves, 30. From the midland and
home counties we received 1685 beasts, from Ireland 300,
and from Scotland 5 beasts,

METROPOLITAX MEAT MARKET.
A moderate supply on sale. Very slow trade, eap.cially
for plain qualities: Inferior beef, 2s 8d to 3s ; middling
ditth, 3s 4d to 49 ; prima larg,a ditto, 4s 2d to do ed rme
small ditto, 4s ad to ss; yea., t oss 41; interior mu' 1;
3s to 3s 6d ; middling ditto, 3s 8d to 49 4d ; prime ditto,
48 63 to is 8d; large pork, 3s to 38 Sd; sinull ditto, 4s to
4s 8d per Sib, by the carcase,