The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-29 00:00:00

THP, MARKETS.

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MARK—LANE MONDAY.
The dulness In the grain trade remains unrelieved. Hal'
vest prospects are on the whole so satisfactory that there
was no inducement to ()aerate freely. Engl4sh wheat WO
very scarce, and was difficult to move Prices may be con-
sidered as all but nominal. As regards foreign wheat, there
was a fair supply on the stands. Little or nothing was doing
and the quotations realised were about is. per quarta
lower than on Monday last. Barley was in moderate suppll
With a quiet, s' eady trade prices wer unaltered. Mali wall
dull at previous currencies. Oats wrre in fair supply. The
demand was inactive at drooping prices. Maize was dna,
and ruling in favour of buyers Beans sod peas were
neglected. Flour was extcemtly dull, and only saleable on
low terms.

METROPOLITAN CATTL/S MARKET.-310NDAY.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
consisted ol 18,465 head; in the correeponding week of lad
year, we received 19880; in 1874. 10,875; in 1873, i 960; IS
1872, 2133 P; awl in 1871, 14 215 head. The feature of al°
cattle treete to-day has been the arrival of 102 Catiadisil
beasts. They have come to baud in excellent condition, and
have found ready buyers at full prices. They were delivered
at Thames Haven, end their freight across averaged about 41
per head. Amongat the foreign teceints was a large eupplf
from Tonning, oetwies Danish, Dutch, and Spanhh animal&
Tho demaud for them was slow, and quotations were bareli
so firm. From our ow,u grazing districts there were fair
supplies of beasts, and the quality and eonditieu were satis-
factory. The trade was slow throughout, and prices were
hardly so firm. The extreme quotations for the best Bcota and
crosses at s'., bat many good useful shorthorn breeds were
disposed of at 55. 6(1. to is. 10d per 81b. From Lincolnshire,
Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire we have received about;
1,800 ;from other parts of England about 250; and from Scot-
land 25 head, in the sheep pens there was a good show both IS
respect to number and condition. There was a quiet trade
for all breeds, and last Monday's prices were with difficult,
realised even in exceptional cases, as whilst 7s. per 810. vial
occasionally paid, 6s. 3d. and 6s. led. was the more general
top quetation. Lambs met a quiet sale, at previous prices'
'Calves and pigs quiet awl without change. Coerse and /EV
Isrior beasts, 4.1. bd. 5 ls; second quailty dii,to,
ss. 4d.; prime 'area exert. Its. fei to be 80. ; prime Scots, dm,
6P. 101. to es. ; coarsa and inferior sheep, 4s. rd. to 5. ed.
second quality ditto, 53, se. to 6s. ; paca, coarse.aojilads
63. ed. to 6s. 100. ; prime 6,,atkolOwns, 6e. 80. to le, ; large
coarse calvs, 4,. 0,1. to is.: prime email ditto, is. to is. Chi
large hoes, 4.. tel. to Sc.; small perkers, is. to Its. 60.; atite
lambs, 7s. to 83. per 81h. to sink the odal.
M ETRO PO LITaO,nNMRneI.TenMAO4
cooler
:eEar,
With a short supply d niui
firm, at somewhat enhanced rates. Inferior beef, 38. 40. SO
CerM, trade°N DA2 WAS
4.. ; middling ditto, 4e. to 4e. Si. ; prime large thtto, be. te
60. 60.; prime small ditto, 55. 41. to ss. 80.; inferior mutton
31. 4d. to 4s. 40. ; middling, 4s. Bd. to 6s. Bd. ; prime elide
es. to 7p. ; lamb, 7s. to Ss. ; veal, is. to Ss. 81. ; large pork
3s. 80. to 4s. Bd.; small uitto, is. to is. Cd. per 81b. by Ws
carcase.

HOPS.
The accounts from the plantations are of a more favour,
able character and there is scarcely any business passing 1°
the market. Mould is, however, reported in some districts,
and an abundent crop is by no means anticipated 10
some districts, indeed, it is :Awed that the yield will be
deficient. East Kent geldings, 1875, £6 to £8; Mid Kent's,
ditto, £1 tJ £7 74 ; Weald of Kent, ditto, £3 to £6 160 ;
Busse; ditto, £8 t 045 124 ; Worcester, ditto, £5 54 to 47:
Farnham, ditto, £5 124 to £7 15s. ; ditto country, ditto, '45
to £6 The. ; yearlings, 1874, £4 10y. 10 ; Bavarian, 1t75, a
los. to ; Belgian, ditto, £8 to £3 104. ; Alsace, ditto, 42
10!. to 4a ; American, ditto, £4_lo!. to £5 104

PRCIVISION.
LONDos, Monday, July 24.—Ibe arrivals butt week frota
Ireland were 638 packages Butter, and 3,26E1 bales vitcon,
Irons foreign ports 26,47 packages &tiger, and 2,pe baled%
Bacon. Finest foreign Batter continues In request:
Normandies of best quality Veing 1315. to 186 s. The receuv
very la,it weather ail.uti the quality of Dutch and Brittanfs
and paces are rather easier. In Irl4ll a little doing in bola
Clonmets at 1235. to 130& free on battra, and in fleet and second
Cot as at about 1365. anti 1265. The supplies of Bacvn sr!
barei„, equal to the demand, and, prices of both Irish ado
Rambn.g are well supported.

WEITZ:CHAPEL, Sattirdtty, 2.?„l—:Thes..re was a 00,4
PUppty of ii,yLti4d straw on offer,• VOlla tra.us•
prices were firm. Prime Clover, 100 a. to 15.; batorior,
to 955. Priroe rneelowitai, 90s. to L4Ol. : interior, 5,54. W 765.
Etraw, 365. to 411. ider loaL