The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.

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At Marklane the trade continues depressed, more espe-
cially for wheat and flour. English met a very slow sale at
a decline of 2s on the week. White wheat was quoted 36a
•to 40s. and red. 33s to 3Cs. Foreign wheats are unsaleable.
but virtually as much depressed. Nothing transpired to
fix quotations on the spot. For arrival 13axonka offered at
31s, but no buyers over 30s. Ain.rlcan red winter quot E- •
36s 6d sell,rs, 310 buyers *, Californian No. 1 iron ship,
35s 6d sellers, 31s Ed to 3.5 s Continent; ditto wood ship 3.55•
sellers, 34s buyers Cotitineut. For soft red Calcutta 29a 6d
accepted, and No. 2 Calcutta club offered at 31s 6d, with 6d •
less bid. Flour is difficult of sale at fully is per sack under --
last Monday. Maize on the spot is barely so firm, and for L
arrival is lidto 3d lower. •Thainbia,n sold on Saturday at • -
24s 6d. Hardly anythirg doing in barley on stands, and •'-
rates unchanged. For arrival cargoes are 3d lower. Beans
and peas unchanged. Oats very dull of sale au& not
quotably altered in value. .
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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. .
Supplies of Stock continue adequate to the demand, which -
Is restricted. Choice cat' le were not at all numerous, and • .
brought about late values, but second, which comprised . .
the bulk of the supply, showed iiimany ca,les lower prices.
From the Midland and Home Counties there were 1960
head, from Norfolk 40, and from Ire'and 60. • Fronr abroad - •
6;io were to band, consisting of middling Canad'an at. '
4s 10d to 5s 2d, and Danish at 4s 8d to 5s 2d. with some • ".
half-a-dozen • Swedish at 4s 6d. Supplies of sheep were
heavy, and on the bulk of the sale prices were 2d per 81b
1 worse than on this day week. From abroad 2900 were to •
hand, including Canadian at 48 Bd, and Danish at 4s 10d to
5s 4d. Very few English calves on sale, and prices nominal.
Swedish sold very much lower. Best Herefords and runts,
5s 8d to 55.10 d ; best shorthorns, 55 44 to 5s 6d; second —"t•
quality beasts, 4s 10d to 55. inferior, 45 to 4s 6d ; best
DOWII9 R
halikbreds, 5s led th 6s ; test Leicesters, ents," ...43e
4ltc. 5s 84 to 5s 10d; second qualities and ewes, 45104 to .• ,-
5s 6:1; lambs, 6s to 78 • calves, 4s 4d to is 6d per 81b,sinking 4,0 it
the offal. Total supplies—Beasts, 2060; sheep and lambs, -
7940; calves, 180.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
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Only light supplies at the market, but the demetal very . ,•••• •
restacted, especially for mutton, and prices without im- .
provement. Beef, first qualitk, 0 6d to 4s 8d; middling;
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SA Ed to 0 2d; infer.or, as Od to 3s 4d. Mutton, first
quality, Cs 44 to 50 8d ; middling, its Od to la :8d; .inferior,
25 4d to. Is 44. Lamb, 53 44 to 6e ; ditto foreignosss4d ' •
to 5s Bd. Veal, first qudity, 48 Bd, to 5s 2d ;-xuid,aiing, --
45 to 4s 44 ; inferior, 3s 4(1 to 3s Bd. Pork, first qttality, •
02d to, 4s 4d ; middling, 3s 10d to 4e Od ; i.nferior as 44 -
to 3s 8d- per 81b. . .
• ' GAME AND POULTRY. •, .
- Goslings, 5s to Cs; wild ducks, 2s to 25 6d ; large fowet ;
3s to 3s 6d ; small ditto, as to 2s 9d; grouse, 2s Od to 4s ir . • •
black game, as t) 4s ; pigeons, 10d to Is id; plovers is
ls 6d ; snipe, ls 8d to 2s ; widgeon Is 6d. to is 9d ; hares, ~
4s to-Zs 6d; white Scotch ditto, 28 6d to 3s 34 rabbits.; '
is 6dto 2s ; wild ditto, 9d-to is 3d each.
FISH.
Fair supplies, with very little change in prices. Turbot,
7s to 14s; brill, 2s to Cs; cod, 2s Is; red mullet, is; grey
ditto, is 6d ; mackerel, is 3d each; smelts, 6d per box;
salmon, Scotch and Irish, ls to Is ld; grilse, is 2d • trout,
Is id to is 2d; soles, is 6d ; sturgeon, 6d per lb; flounders,
2s 8d per quartern; dory, 8s ; haddocks, 8s ; whiting, 108;
Vales, 30s; Glasgow herr,ngs, 25s per box ; lobsters. is 6d,
to Is; crabs. Is to 23 641 each.