The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-27 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.

At Mark-lane the attendance was small, and the trade as -
du'l as ever English wheat was not in large supply, but
sales were impracticable except at 6d to la. less than on
this day week. A•rivals of foreign have been liberal, and.
the supply is much in excePs of demand. Malting bar ey is
meeting rather more attention, although the high tempera-
ture this season seems likely to delay active operations in
malting until somewhat later than usual. Supplies of
bar7ey are coming on offer more freely, and in some of the
country exchanges prices have declined 6d to is, whilst
hare in London medium grades of malting and all kinds of
grinding barley are 6d lower. Beans and peas move off in
retail quantities at unaltered rates. Maize continues ex-
tremely dull of sale. There bas been no further change in
the value of oats Demand has been qniet, but the im-
provement noted list market day is maintained, and on the
week prices are the turn against the buyer.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The cattle trade is without any fresh feature. A quiet
business is doing, but the tone is tolerably good. Fair sup.
Flies of stock were offering. As regards beasts, the supplies
rom our own grazing districts were about the average.
There was a better inquiry, and prices were hardening..
The best Scots and crosses made 5s 8d to 5s 10d per Mb.
There was a moderate supply of foreign stock. The trale
was quiet but steady at late rates. The sheep Tens were
fairly wall filled. The market was steady but not animat d.
The test Downs and hal-breds realised from 63 to 6s 2d
per 81b. Calves and pigs changed hands on former terms.
Quotations : Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s to 4s Gd ; second
quality ditto, 42 tid to ss• prime large oxen, f,s 2d to 53 Scl ;-
ditto Scots, Ste., 5s 8d to 5s 10d; coarse and inferior sheep
59 to 5s 6d ; second quail), ditto, 5s 6d to 6s; prime coarse-
woolled ditto, 6s to 6s 2d; prime Bouthdown ditto, es 2d to
6s 4d ; large coarse calves, 5s to 5s 4d; prime small ditto,
55 4d to 598 d ; large hogs 3s 4d to 4s; neat small porkers,
4s to 4s 6d per 81b, to sink' the offal. Total supply—Beasts,
2590 ; sheep and lambs, 6470; calves, 250.. Forelgn beasts,
land and Home Counties we rece 960
.ved 17 0, and from Ireland
€OO ; shPep and lambs, 1190 ; calves, 1 From the Mid-
-200 bcasts.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
A short supply was on offer. Prices are rather better,
but the trade is still very dull at the following prices :
Infer:or beef, 3s to 35 8d ; middling ditto, Is 8d to 4s 4d
prime large ditto, 4s 6il to ss; prime small ditto, 4s 10d to.
Is 2d ; veal, 55 to 5s 4d; inferior mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 4d
middling ditto, 4s 8d to 58 441; prime ditto, 5s 4s to es :-
largo pork, Is 4d to 3s 841; and small ditto, 4s to 48 4411,-
81b. by the carcase.

FISH.
Fresh herrings, 3s to 4s 6d; red ditto, Ss 6d to 3
pickled ditto, 6s to 8s ; kippered ditto, 4s 6d to 611 ;
roused ditto, 2s 6d to as ; bloaters, 5s to is ; native oyster-.
22s to 258 •, Dutch ditto, lOs to 12s; Ostend ditto, 6s to 8, ;
French ditto, 5s 6d to Ils ; Welsh ditto, lOs to I2R ; Scot, it
ditto, 6s to 8s; Irish ditto, 9s to Us; North Sea ditto, 7s t.)
8s; and common ditto, 5s 6d to 7s per hundred.

GAME AND POULTRY.
Partridges, is 2d to ls lld • grouse, 2s 3d to 4s ; black gam'.
2s 94 to 38 ; hares, 4s to64s ; white Scotch ditto, 2s t
; plovers, is to is 6d; wild ducks, 2s to 2s 44; geese. 5s
to Es ; ducklings, is 9d to 3s; chichns, is 64 to 2s 6d ;:
large fowls, 3s to ss; small ditto is 6d to 2s 64; Pigeon% •
84 to Is ;aud widgeon. Is 6d to is 84 each

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