The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-23 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
A quiet business was parsing at Mark-lane. There was
no feature in the trade. Fresh supplies of English prcal tic°
were rather short, but of iore gn good. The sales of home-
grown wheat in the leading markets of England and
\Vales during the past seven weeks of the season were
342,440 qrs., against 459,6e5 qrs. last year, the averago
being 31s id against 31s Od per qr. The sales of barley
were 198,414 qre., against 367,618 qrs , at an average of
27s 4d against 31s 1 d per qr.; and of oats, 99,919 qrs.,
against 66,614 qrs., the average being 1s id against 19s 3d
per qr. English wheat was in quiet .request, but rather
steadier in value. 'there was not much doing in foreign
wheat, but prices were firm. Flour met a dull sale, and
was not over strong in value. Fine malting barley con-
tinued firm from the scarcity, but inferior sorts were irre-
gular; grinding sort e were at times weak. Oats were in-
quired for to a fair extent, and not being so freely offered
were tolerably steady in value, ruling about 3d. dearer
on the week. Maize was quiet, at late rates. Beans end
peas changed hands on forincr terms, the market being
firm. New peas now coming forward. The exports of grain,
&c., from London last week were: Wheat, 1241; molt, 896 ;
oa. s, i 67; peas, 123; maize, 241; linseed, 5603; rapeseed,
196; oilseed, 694; canary scel, 60; hemp seed, 17; sundry, •
51 qrs; flour, 63 cwt.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 17,257 head. In the corresponding period last
year we received 8129 ; in 1884, 16,250; in 1883, 12,922 ;
in 1,82, 16,331 ; in 1881, 12,471 ; in 1880, 18,525; in 1879,
21,656; in 1878, 16,129; and in 1877, 21,340 head. At Liver-
pool were received 345 beasts from Boston, and 482 beasts
and 622 sheep from M intreal and at a outhampton 14 beasts
from Jersey and Guernsey. The cattle trade has been du'l and
weak. Supplies of itock have been lsrger than usual, rr,d as
tie demand have lacked ani ation, prices have shown weak-
ne.s. Receipts of beasts from our own grazing di tr:cts
have been above the average. 'Thera has been a want of
animation throughout, and prices have favoured buyers to
the extent of quite 2d per Sib. The best al cots and crossea
sold at 4, 61 to 4a 81. per 8 b Foreign boasts were in fair
supply and sl .w reque-t at quotably less :coney than 1 st
week. The sheep pens vere well filled. The supplies were
too large to be dealt with wi h the demand as quiet as at
present. aria prices have given way Id to 4d per 81b. Ihe
choicest small Downs and half-breds went at Es 8d «)
5s 10d per 81b, but many good animals went as low as 5e 6/1.
per 81b. Calves s.ld slowly at late rates. Pigs os ere quiet
on former terms. The followin r are the quotations Conan
and inferior beasts, Is Od to 38 6d; second quality ditto,
Be 6d to 4s Od; prime large oxen, 4s 4d to 48 ad ;
ditto Scots, &ea 4s 6d to 4s Sd ; coarse and inferior
sheep, 3s 8d to 4s Od ; second quality ditto, 4s Od
to is ad; prime coarse-woolled ditto, 53 Sd to 5s 6d ;
prime Southdown ditto, 5s ad to 5s lad; large coarse
calves, Is Od to 3s 101; prime small ditto, 4s Od to 4s led;
large hogs, 2s Sd to 38 8d ; neat small porkers, 4s ad to
55 Od pee 81b to sink the offal. Total supply i—Beasts,
4420; sheep and lambs, 1110; calves, 90 milch caws.
50. Foreign Beasts, 710; sheep and lambs, 420.
From the Midland, Home, and Western Counties we
received 2550 beasts ' • from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex,
150: from Ireland, IOCO ; from Scotland, 10; and from
Canada, 630' beasts.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
There was only a modergte supply on °Ter.
The trade was slow at the annexed rates. Inferior
beef, 28 Od to is 4d; middling ditto, 28 Sd to 35 0,1 ;
prime ditto, 38 id to 48 Pd ; Scotch ditto, 4s 0.1
to 4s 2d American (Liverpool killed), 38 6d to Is 8,1 ; ditto
killed, hindquarters, 3s 6d to 3s 8d; ditto ditto fore-
quarters. 2s Pd; English veal, 4s Pd to 4s 4d;
Dutch ditto, 3s Pd to 3s sd ; inferior mutton, 2s Pd to
28 8d ; middling ditto, 28 8d to Is 4d; prime ditto, 48 rd
to 48 8d; Scotch ditto, 5s Od to 58 4d; New Zealand
ditto, 2s Pd ; large pork, is 4d to is 8d ; small ditto, 49 6d
to 49 4d per 81b, by the carcase.

FISH.
Cod, £8 15a to 11 per score; crimped ditto, Ins to
15s Od each ; codlinzs, 3i Cd to 5s Od per cotip,e it ttive
oysters, 2s 3d to 2s t d per dozen; common ditto, 4, ,y 1 to
7s 6d per 100 ; large turbots, 8s 6,1 to 1.5 s eac,, ; wit
2s On to Is Od per doze' ; ditto ski, ners, is 6d to Is td per
score; Yarmo tb bloaters, 3s 041 to 48 Oder tr.ix ; 6it 0
kippers, 5s d to Cs Od per pad; p'ckled salmo,), cd to t a
pet lb; lot-sters, les Od to 3-a per &zen ; brill. 2, 6,1 to
4s 6d each ; black soles, 2s Od tg Is Od per pair; ditto slips,
is Od to Is Cd per lb ; rimped skate, 2,t to 3d per lb ; dory,
]s 9d to 2i 9d each; and kippered haddocks, Is Od to 55 0.1
per dozen.