The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-18 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

Fresh up to Mark-lane thin morning, the receipts of
English wheat were on a moderate scale The attendance of
millers was limited, and no disposition was evinced to ope-
rate freely. In both red and white parcels the transactions
were much restricted, end the tendency of prices was in
favour of buyers. The show of foreign wheat was toter ably
good, and more than suMc cot to satisfy the restricted
Inquiry. business was confined to the supplying of current
requirements and the quotations hail a drooping tendency.
A fair quantity of new burley was brought 1 orwar 1, Oil
top price of which was 42e tier wiener. The show of el
produce was moderate, aol was almost entirely composed of
foreign samples. The trade was firm, on former term ..
The demand for malt was inactive, at about late rates.
Moderate supplies of oats were on ante. The trade was not
active, but prices ruled firm. For peas the inquiry was
limited at late quotations. Deans sold quietly, at last weeks
prices. In the flour market a want of animation was appa-
rent, at about the rates current on Monday. Maze changed
hands to a moderate extent, at full prices. Linseed was
quiet, but raceme% was ftrm. Most agricultural weds were
steady in value. Cakes were in limited request.
MARK-LANE —WEDNESDAY.
There Was • moderate supply iif Eliglish wheat oc sale.
The attendance was I mite 1, and the demand was inactive, at
about late rates. V. oh oreigo wheat the market was fairly
supplied. The transactions were restricted, oil former terra.
Fair average supplies of barley were on the sten is. The in-
quiry was ouly ton moderate extent, tut full quotatiotie e ere
realised. Malt was dull at late currencies. Ihe show of eiate
was tolerably good. The demand was inactive at the rates
current on Monday. Beans were in limiied request, and
there wan only • moderate demand for peas.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MoNDAY.
From our own gratin districts the recei ids of beasts were
on • more liberal scale . but although a erudite' improvement
s taking place In the appeeretioe of in at Weeds, really
choice stock was scarce, there was only • moderate attend-
ance of biitcbers, and the trade lacked activity on rather
easitr terms; say, at • decline of El. per 810. ; the
best Scots and crosses fetche t 4s. led. to ss. pet Me
From Lincoln hire, Leicester, hire, and Northamptinehire we
received 1.850 shorthorns, the.; front other parte of Eagland
251 various breeds. and from Ireland 80 head. The market
was fatly supplied with sheep, for which the trade wae very
heavy. The extreme quotation for the best Downs and half-
brede was Is. 4d. to ss. Cl,, bat long woolled descriptions
were not making more than 51. per Blh For cal,' the
demand was inactive, at about tate rates Priuse small
pigs met • fair sell, at full prices otherwise the inquiry was
'Lotted.
POTATOEA
' -

These marketa are well supplied with potatoes. Busiress
Is reetricted, at late rates. The Import lot, Lonam lust
week consisted of 03 packages 733 bags from AntirrrP, Co
sacks from Boulogne, 433 sacks from Dunkirk, 5 bags from
Hamburg, and 6 bags Irons Rotterdam, English chews, 70. to
00s. ditto regents, 755. to loot; and ',rends 6,4. to 705.
per ton.
WOOL.

No further change bu taken place in the value of colonial
wool. The public sales are progressing steadily, and biddings
for all descriptions are animated, at an average advance com-
pared with lest series of ld. per lb. English wool hes been
arm, on former terms. The import into London last week
consisted of 2,976 bales from New Zealand 6,877 from Cape of
Good Hope, 1,679 from Sydney, and 733 from Adelaide. Cur-
rent prices of English wool: —Fleeces: Southdowu hoggets
Is. ld. to la 24.; ball-bred ditto. lc 4ed. to IS. Pd.; Kent
fleeces, Is, fid. to le. 30.; Bouthdown owes find wethers,
ls. Id. to Is. Id.; 'Amster ditto, Is. 544. to Is. 544. sorts :
Clothing. la to la 544. ; combing, 11d, to la. 54. per lb.