The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK LANE. •
At Itark-lane very little business has been doing. There
was no feature. and activity will, no doubt, prtvail until the •
New Year. The sales of home-grown wheat disposed of
during the first sixteen weeks of the season weie 1,00%918
qrs. against 1,094,847 qrs. last year, the avenge being • •
d,, a.gainai 325. id.; barley, 1,C52,401 nst
1,779,515 qrs. ; average, 30s. 5d., against 314. 9d. ; pd oats,
15%742 qrs., against 1i7.726 qr., average, 18s. 10d., a,..crainst,
19s. 3d. per qr. Fresh sof English giain'were shOrt,
and of foreign roolera`e Xnglish wheat was dull salat ei '
barey llte rates. Foreign wheat was inactive, and lower • ,
to tell. hen:, wa, not much-doing in tbariey. Dfartinir,
produce was fairly atcady. Griin4f g was doll pud.?
'fat changed bands qn:etly, atladrely late 3ries,3lalzo .
favoured buyer', but wi lout any quotaLle change -,l3fis; b - '-
peas, and lentils were in fair demand, and,were steady in .• !
.value.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. • •
T 1 .e total imports of foreign stock into London last woek •
aracunted to 111,514 head. In the corresponding period last •
yea- we received •81e8 ;in 1813, ; a!il.in 182, 8479 '
head. At Liverpool were received 145 beasts from 13alti-
bi . er:, 310 hats from. Boston, and 40)• beasts Trod', /cow.
York; and at Southampton 7 beasts from Jersey and. • , •
tiuernsey. The cattle trade is without feature. As usual..
on the Monday following the annual market, fresh arrivals *
were not large. There was a tolerably good supply of • ,
beasts, consisting partly of 'the unsold stock from last
market. Not much life was in the trade,: nd a tha best -
Scots and crosses did not ir aka more than ss. to 5s 24
.per
Elb. Foreign beasts were in short supply and slowtequest,'
at about prices previously cnrrent. The sheep pens were - . •
not well filled. Business was quiet but steady for 8 stones •
to 10 stone she( p, whic', reached 55,8d.t0 15 .10(1 per Sib; 12 '• • '
stone sheep were worth about Es 64
,per 811 x . Calves:
and pigs were dull. The following we the quota-. • .
tions Coarse and, inferior beats, „Si - 6d,; to.- 48% •st ; -
second quality ditto, 4s to 4s ; prime Jorge ()Fen, • i.„;
40 Ed to ss; ditto . Scots, &c.; Es to 5s 2d; coarse and ' •
Inferior sheep, 4s 44 to 5s Pd; second quality ditto, Ss Ad to •
Es 4d ; prime coarse-woolled ditto, is 4cl to is ; prime. -
Southdown ditto, is €d to is 8d; -large • coafse calVesi•
38 8d to 4s 4d; prime small ditto, 4s Ed to 5s •Od ;mlarge,..
hogs, 2s 4cl to 3s Cd ; neat small porkers, 3s 2cl to 33 8d:
per 81b. fo sink the offal. . Total supply: Beasts, 1150 j! •
sheep and lambs, 3630; calves, 130; pigs, 20 ;•milch cows, .
50. Foreign: Beasts, 50; From the midlaiid, borne, and:
western counties we received 58'1 beasts; from 'Norfolk,- - • -•:.
Suffolk, and Essex, ; from Ireland, 400; and trout loot
land, 20 beasts,
METROPOLITAN- MEAT MARKET, • • •
A large supply was on sale. 7.1 q, trade was
„, ;,. • -.•
middling and inferior qualities thee ii no demand, but for prime prices are firm at top quotations.: Inferior beet- 20 :to2s 44 ; middling ditto, 28 Ed to 3s 4cl ; prime large ditto. ,s •44 4;.•
3s 8d to 4s 44: prime small ditto, 4s 2d to 4s Gcl • veal, 48.0 d '-
to 4s 4d; inferior mutton, 25 Sd to 3s 4(1. middling ditto,' • •-• '' •
3541 to 4s Pd; prime ditto, 48 tots 8d
,• •larKe pork, 2544 • r •
to 2s Ed; small ditto, 3s 'Od to Zs 4.01 per Blb. by the
carcase.•
FISH. • .
Black soles, Is 3d to 3s-per pair; ditto slips, Ed to 9cl per
lb. ; white lemon soles, 2d. to 34 pe'• lb.; emits, Es to. 93 -
per barrel; bloaters, 43 6d to 61per box; kippers, 53 to is . .
per pad ; turbots Es 6:1 to 138 ed each; lobsters, 159-to 455-
per doz. ; cal &, 228 to 30s per kit; cod, se.. ta Alg •-Pest• .
score ; crimped ditto, Vs to 205 each; mttclerel, 454 6d*
to es 6d per score ; mullets, 15s to 20s per dozen; plaice,
18s to is per red; whitings, is to is per box; native
oysters, 16s to 17s per 10); common ditto, 9(1 to Is 6d per
dozen.
POTATO.
There was a good supply of potatoes on offer. A fair
demand prevailed, as fol ows :—Magnum bonums, 60s to •
POs; regents, Eos to ICO3 ; champions, GO, to 70a; Victorias.
60s to 8)s per ton.