The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-05 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK LANE.
At Mark-lane a quiet tone prevailed. Millers are
very reticent in their dealings, and values remain about the
same. English wheat is in slow request, but with a rather
steadier tone. New red, 31s to 33s ; white, 33s to 36s per .
qr. ; old is about the same in value as last week. Foreign'
wheat met a limited sale at late prices. Flour was drai2i
weak. The inquiry for barley was also moderate, at about pre-
vious prices. The produce is coming forward more freely. As a
rule the top price is 34s to 35s per qr. Oats were in quiet
request; fine samples were tolerably steady, but inferior
nOrvsl°,litglltehan Maizev/IfilS. dll ear e_ olOnitspepllyd,
and less money had to be taken to effect sales.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET,
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 17,052 head. In the corresponding period last
year we received 10,850; in 1883, 23,570; in 1882, 21,7774
in 1881, 20,047 •, in ISSO, 19,817; in 1879, 24,266 ; in 1878,
15,201 ; and in 1877, £2,121 head. At Liverpool were received
520 beasts from Baltimore, 898 beasts la•oril Boston 653
beasts and 1607 sheep from Montreal ; and 678 beasts and 50
sheep from New York; and at Southampton, 22 beasts and
5 calves from Jersey and Guernsey. The cattle trade is
very quiet, and there is no fresh feature. A limited
business has been done, prices remaining about
the same, but not with a strong tendency. Fresh
arrivals of English beasts were moderate, and some good
stock was noticed. The demand was much about the same
as last market day, and the best heads made Os 2cl to bs 4d
per Kb. With reference to foreign beasts, fresh receipts
were about the average, and the Inquiry Ti was limited,
former terms. With reference to sheep pens were
e
fairly well filled. A quiet business was -do g, prices r
uaining about the same The best Downs and nalf -breds
made 58 4d to 5s 6d per Sib. Lambs were dull, at 5s 6d to
Os per 81b. Calves and pigs met a slow sale. Coarse and
inferior beasts, 38 10d to 45 4rl;
second
quality ditto, 4s 6cl
ols2d ; ditto Scots, ~
to 4s 10c1 ; prime large oxen,
s t
be 2d to Is 4d • coarse and Inferior sheep, 4s 2d to 4s 8c1;
second quality
ditto, 5s 2d to s'cis drim
i4t-t7,,p4slea to Is 2d ; prime coarse-woolled
Southdown ditto, 5s 4d to 68 6d; •
large coarse calves, 4s 2d to 48 8d •
lambs, 53 6d to 6s Od ; rge
Es ; large hogs, 3s 4d to .
Prime small ditto, 4s 8d to
48 to 41 4d per 81b, to sink the
Offal. Total suPPIY
and neat small Po!kers. _ Beasts, 3030; sheep and lambs,
8950 ; calves, 390; mdch cows, 30. Foreign. :—Beasts,
end lambs, 1530; calves, 60. From the -mid-
-940; sheep
land' home, and western counties we received 1970'
from Ireland,
100; from Scotland, 20; and from Canada, 800
beasts.
METEOPOLITAN MAT MARKET.
A moderate supply was on sale. There was a very slow -
tride at the annexed rates: Inferior beef, 2s 8d to 3s 4d;
iniddiing ditto, 38 4d to 4s ; prime large ditto, 4s 2d to
4. 6d ; prime small ditto, 4,8 A A
to 4s ; veal, 4s Ocl to
4s 4d; inferior mutton, 3s to 3s 8d ; middling ditto,
Is 8(1w 4s 4d ; prime ditto, 4.3 4cl to 5s ,•- large pork, 88-tO. •
3s 8d ; small ditto, 4s Od .18 6d ; limb, 6d to se Od per '
81b. by the carcase.

PISIL
Black soles, is 4d to 2s per mar' ditto slips, 61 tc. "a -
per lb ; cod, £s7s 6d to £8 per score • crimped ditto, 100 to ,
12s each; native oysters, 38 to 38' gd per dozen ; and. ,
14.1 to 18s per
common ditto, 5s 6d to 8s per 100 ;
pad; bloaters, 3s 9d. to 58 per box ; mackerel, 6s to Ss per
large turbots, 9s to _
score; mullets, 3s 9d to 12s per dozen ; .
15s to 22s
. _ 12s each ; lobsters, 10s to 30s per dozen ; crabs,
I,er hit; and salmon, 10d tots id per lb.

POTATO. stit'ff
There was a good supnly of potatoell The
demand was del at the annexed rates Mamma
bonums, 80s to Ws ; Kent retzents, 80s to 90s, Esser.
Shims, 70s to SOs ; early roses, 70s to SOs ; Jersey inclaers.
100 s to 110 s per ton.

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