The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-02-18 00:00:00

THE MARKETS,

MARK-LAN E.-11 ornaf.
The absence of French buyers has materially knelled tile
Inquiry for all descriptions of grain. Preah up to Muglet
to-day the receipts of wheat from Esser And Kent have bee
small, and the quality generally has been inferior. Thai
• has been a thin attendance of millers, and sales have Pr-
, grosted slowly. Fine tiry maniples from their scardtylizoi
commandei late rates, otherwise there hail been • endow,
to 'ewer prices. Moderate supplies of foreign wheat bars
, been on the stands Transactione have been on a lined
scale, and the value of foreign produce has been barely roall.
tithed. The market has been moderately supplied ati
, barley. The businee. doing has been uuimportant, sada-
• ferior parcela have been lower to sell. Malt has been quel,
at about late rates. There haa beet a fair supply of caeca
' the stands. Trausactions have been restricted, and Pitss
have had a drooping tendency. Beane have been inlet"
about late currencies. Peas have been disposed of, at abet
previous quotations. For maize the demand has ben
in
active, at barely het week's prices. Flour hu been del
and, in consequence of the falling off ln the export itnoo3.
prices have tended In favour of buyers*
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDII
Notwithstanding the shortness of the supplies, the elle
rude to-day has feea chariectereel by quietness neural.
lon prices Lave been without change. Al regards biet
,the arrivals have been only moderate, and have been sloe&
entirely c • lathed to receipts from our own gazing district*
only a few Spanish Waste being on sale In all breeds aslas
have progressed ,lowly, at about the rates previously cat
root. The best Scots And crosses have sold at be ad- W
10d. per 816. Prom Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambride
shire we received about 1 500 Scota and creme ; from ale
parts of England about 250 various breeds : from 620,150!
146 Scotism-I cruses ; and from Ireland about 100 oza.
With sheep the market has beets sparingly supplied, rush'
has been by no means beak, but prices have been withal
change. The best downs and hall.breds have been disposal
of at be. 103. to 6s. per Bth. About 300 lambs have beet
sale, for which 81. per sdi, has beeu asked. Calves have bee
in short supply and limited retinae, at previous quutatlce
Pigs have sold slowly, on former terms.
Per alb, to sink the offal
d. a. d.
Infer. ooarse beasts 54 4 Prime Southdown billl
Second quality..., 444 Large coarse calveS 8
Prime largeolen., 62 6 Prime small
Prime Scot., .. 68 6 1 Large hoge Sll
Infer. coarse sheep 84 S Neat small porkers 46 6 -
Second quality.... 41 4 Suckling calves._ 011
Pr. curie woolled 60 5 Qr. oldst idge,each 22 ORS
hi El ROPOLITAN MEAT Maill/ KT.—Menai.
The market has been Moderately supplied. Thant he
been a fair demand at our quotations. ,•
Per 81b. by the carcase.
s. a. el. •d&
Inferior Reef 3 43 8 Inferior mutton 431
Middling ditto 84 0 Middling ditto 4lt
Prime large ditto— 4 10 6 0 Prime ditto 4 t•,
Prime small ditto— 6 05 '2 Large pork ..... . 3 • • "
Veal...-.... ......6 08 4 Small ditto —4 8

WOOL.
There has been a contioluume of animation in the derasail
for wool at the public sales. German buyers have oProSid
with an unusual amount of freedom, especially in PAP.
scoured qualities, which have risen lid. for lb.;
descriptions are id. to Id per lb. dearer. English wool
has been steady to. value, with a fair inquiry. Current pdcw,_w
Engltsh wool i—Fleeces Southdown hop,
15. lid,' half-bred ditto, Is 3d. to ; reedit
la. 2d. to is, Ai ; Bouthdawn ewes and swathes.
la. Oid. ; Leicester ditto, is. Id. 101 l lid. Sorts ; OAP*
la. to la Md.; combing, 11,1 to is. ed. per lb.
FlBl.l.
Herrings, pickled, 301. to 365. ; woo, red, 10s. to It
DOT barrel; bloaters, Od. to Us. 81. ; tipper,' tt 6.• •
per box ; turbots, gs. 6d. to lba ; 3s. 6d. to la twoS;
trawl haddocks, 10$. to 18s. per basket ; soles, la 6.1. to
125.
_lv:
per pair; cod, ,e 3 105. to LS per sore ; live cOd, ba to
each; whitings, Ss. to 105. per basket: eelsi 1010r.dwiti,
mackerel, Ss. 6d.10 be. per 40505' rum
barrel ;
large, Sm to 405. ; ditto, mail, Ws. to Mr. Per _0
lI 121. to 205. ; crabs, 105 to las. per dotes;
MOWN, £10; commons, les. to tia pot baabid-
HOPS.
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TALLOW
Th. market has been quiet. Y.C. 11,0 14
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