The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE,
At Mark lane on Monday Riglish wheat was in moderate'
supply and dull of sale. Runs of white ranged up to 435,
and red to 335; selected samples,..46s and 40s respectively.
Foreign wheats, though a very slack ale, upheld last
Monday's value. Australian, 41u to 41s 6d ex ship Dantzio
and Konigsburg; white, 41s to 445; red,.3ss to 38s • Saxonka,
37s to 38s; Petersburg, 35s to 37s ; Bubauka, '3:313 6d to
34s 6d; Taganrog, 315 to 365; Calcutta, No. 2 club, new, 35s-
to 365; old, 30s to 31s; Bombay, No. 1,38 s • and No. 2, 375.
Floating, arg,oes of wheat are dull, and with 18 fresh arrivals
of which samples have hardly 3et teen distributed. Prices
are for the moment undecided. Grinding barley on the spot
is very auiet, without change in value, at 21s to 24a accord-
ing to quality. Floating, the mark et is unaltered. Beanst
and peas remain quoted as on this day week. Maize shows
a decline of 3d to 6), and is quiet both on the spot and
floating. The large receipts of oats last week depressed:
values 6d on the common qualities, from which there was a,
recovery of 3d on lighter arrivals and smaller shipments'
from Eursia. For common grades 17s ad is now the lowest
price. Fine stout qualities are very arm, and range up to.
23s for Russian and Swedish, which are scarce.

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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. . ;
A very good collection of both English-fed and irepori ed.-
-cattle were on °IL r. Among the former, grass-fed beastss
were more numerous, and extremely prime. The latter
consisted principally of Canadian of good nseful character.
These sold at 5s to Is 2d. A few Danish ranged from 4s 4d-
to is Ad, and Swedish from 45 6d to 4s 81. Of sheep and -
small qualites which maintained their value; secondary
lambs the supply comprised but a limited number of choice.
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grades were not so well supported. These remarks apply .-
to both sheep and lambs. Calv,s sold at about late value.
The larger number were Swedish, which realised 5s 4d to, 'ss Id for the best. Our extreme quotation is for prime '
English. Best Norfolks, Is 6d to Is 8d ; prime shorthorns
5s Cid ; second quality beasts, 5s to Is 4d; inferior, 4s tc; 4s 8d; best Downs and haltbreds, Is Rd to 6s Od; best long 1
wools, Is 6d. to Is 8(1 ; second qualities and ewes, 4s 10d. to 5s 42; lambs, Is 8d to 7s 4d; calves, 4s 8d to 65.4 d
per 81b, sinking the offal, Total supplies-2690 beasts,
including 620 foreign; 9490 sheep and lambs; 220 calves.
including 50 foreign; 10 pigs.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
Not much demand, but supply being light, beef was well
sustained, though not currently dearer; rather stiffer rates
were in some cases realised for town killed and best Scotch.
.No improvement in the value of mutton. Beef, prime, 4s Ed
to 58 2d; middling, 4s Od to 4s 4d; inferior, 38 4d to 3s Bd.
Mutton, prime, 5, Ed to Is 4d ; middling, 4s 8d to Is Od ;
inferior, Es 8,1 to 4s Od. Lamb, Is 8d to 7s Id; foreign.
Is 8d to Is. Veal, prime, Is 4cl to is 8d i *middling, 48 8d
to Is Od ; inferior, 45 Od to 4s 41. Pork, prime, 48 6d to
48 82; middling, 4s 22 to 4s 42; inferior, is 8d to 4s per 81b.
FISH.
Good supplies generally and trade steady at firm rates.
Soles, I ding more plentiful, weld cheaper, whilst salmon '
was shorter and rather dearer. Turbot, 2s 6d to 10s Od ;
brill, 2s to 4s 6d ; cod, is 6d to 3s Od ; gurnet, is 6d to 2s;
red mullet, 2s Cd each; salmon, Scotch, is Ed; Irish,
is 4:id ; grilse, lid to Is; trout, ls ; sturgeon, 6d ; soles,
lid per 'b ; eel, 16s per draft; mackerel, 15s per three
score; herrings, us per 120; plaice, 27s Gd ; haddocks, Es;
whiting, 8s per box; lobsters, CA to 8d; crabs, is to 2s 6d
each.
POTATOES.
There was a good supply of potatoes on sale. Ths
demand was steady for new sorts, but there is very little
doing in old. Old: Magnum bonnms, 65s to 90s; chain.
pions, 35s to 40s per ton New: Jersey, 8s to 9s ; Cherbourg.
" ed to 83 ; Malta, Os to 7s. ; Lisbon, Is 6d to 6s 6d per cwt.