The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-12-11 00:00:00

THE FOREIGN IRON TRADE.

There is a better outlook in the Belgian iron
market, and prices of both iron and steel are firm.
Tenders for steel rails wanted by the Societe nation •
ale des Chemins de fer vicinaux have been received
at the uniform price of 115 fr. per ton.—The French
iron market continues steady, and there are no
changes in quotations —The improvement in the
German iron market previously reported continues.
Both on the Rhine and in Silesia prices of pig iron
are very firm, mil slight advances have been made,
whilst finished iron is also in a rising tendency.
The German production of pig-iron during the first
ten months of this year was 2,780,379 tons, against
3,128,990 tons in thelcorresponding period of 188 5,
which shows a decrease for 1886 of 348,611 tons.—
The Americanliron market is very buoyant Scotch
pig-iron is firm at former prices, an i sellinr, n
order only. American pig-iron is firm also Rails
are firm, and a prosperous year is in prospect, olier
800,00 G tons having already been c ntiaatei for
The price is 36d01s at the mill. Bar iroo is firmer'
owing to the better demand
Iron,

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our own Correspondent.)

WATERLOO CUP.

With the concluding day at Leicester, on Friday,
cross-country sport will now have a rest for a fort-
night, when the ball will be set rrd ing at Four
Oaks and Kempton Parks on Boxing-day, whilst
Shrewsbury, Gosforth Park, and Manchater will
bring the fee ive week to a close on January Ist.
In the interim sportsmen and followers of the lea,h
will give their attention to the popular Dog Derby,
the Waterloo Cup, for which Mr. Ilornby'd nomina-
tion has already been rna,le a strong favourit,3 at
100 to 8. Messrs. Dent, Pilkington, Gladstone, and
Carruthers nominations have also cropped up in ail
betting, and the Altcar event bids fair to tur.i out a
strong winter medium for speculation. However,
at this early stage, if Mr. Gladstone can find a better
in hi, kennel than
GREATER SCOTT
for the Dog Derby of 1887, he will have a great
chance of wiping out the defeat of Greenlick in
1884. I also learn that Delvin will have an oppor-
tunity given at Altcar.
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