The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-09 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.,

MAR K-LAN E.

Businesn has been en a quiet scale Buyers are through—
out operatirg very cautiously, and prices remain about the
same, but. with a weak tendency. The sales of home-
grown produce in the leitoing markets of England and
Wales continue below the average. The agiregate sales of
wheat in the five weeks have been 216,6..2 Qrs., against
30-,331. qrs. last year, at en average of 31s 6.1 against
31s ld per qr.; barley, 51,963 qrs., against 115,024 cps,
average 27s 5d against 31s 7d per qr.; end oats, 31,156
qrs., against 41,657 qrs., the average being 1:,,s 5d against
19s 6d per qr. Fresh supplies of home-grown produce have
be3n only of a moderate character. There was a good show
of foreign wheat, and moderate of other articles. English
wheat moved off slowly, and was rather weak in value.
Foreign wheat was dull and drooping. Flour was inactive.
and 3d. lower on the week. Bar ey was quiet, but tine
samples of both malting and grinding were steacl7. Maize
realised late prices, with a fair demand. Oats, with shorter
supplies, recovered about 3.1. per qr. on the week. Beans
and peas were quiet without change.

METROPOLITAN C., oTLE MARKET.
The cattle ti ad e has been very dull. The warm weather
is against the tra,de. Supplies are sufficiently large fr a 1
recluiremeats, and any material increase in numbers would
undoubtedly have resulted in serious depression. Beasts
from our own grazing districts came to hand in fair
numbers, and were mostly in satisfactory condition. '1 he
trade w.is very bad. The very best Scots aud crosses were
lnoted at 4s 8d per 81b., but that was quite exceptional,
many choice animals going at a lower figure. Fore go
betsts in moderate supply mil slow request, at previous
currencies. In the sheep pens tnere was a fair supply
Business was very bad and prices were weak. The bst
Downs and half-breds changed hands at 5s 10d to 61E4 per
Slb. Calves were quiet, at late rates. Pigs sold slowly.
Colin e and inferior beas`s, Is to 3s 6d; second qualinv
ditto, 35 6d to 4s Od • prime large oxen, 4s 211
to 4s Ed ; ditto Scots,' &c., 4s 6d to 4s 8d ; coarse
end inferior sheep. Is 6d to 4s Od ; second quality
rto 4s Od to Is id; prime coarse-woolled ditto, Is 64 to
55 prime nouthdown ditto, 5s 8d to 6s Oil •, large
coarse calves, 3s 2d to 4s Od; prime small ditto, 4s 24
to 4s 8d; large hogs 28 8d to 3s 8d ; neat small porkers.
4s Oil to Is Od pet 81b to sink the offal. Total supply:
Iteasts. 3140; sheep and lambs, 9240 • calves, 120; p•es,
; milch cows, 50. Foreign: Beasts, 530; sheep and
ha:ll,s, 2740. From the Midland, Home, and Western
Counties we received 2)10 beasts: from Norfolk, Suffolk,
and Essex. 150 ; from Ireland, 410; from Scotland, 10;
and from Cana4a.l4 0 beasts.
METROPOLITAN ME AT MARKET.

The supply on oTer- was —large. Thera was n very
bad trade, and prices were quite nominal. Inferior
bud, 2s (Pd to 2s 8d ; middling ditto, 2s 8d to 3e 41;
Enme ditto, 3s 4d to 3s Ed •, Scotch ditto, 3g gd
to 4. ; American ( Liverpool killed), 3.03 to as 4d • dit, o
killed, hindquarters, 3.23 to as 6d ; English veal, as Edro 4s;
Dutch ditto, 2s 8d to 3s 4d; inferior mutton, 2s 8d to
is 4d; middling ditto, Ss 8d to 4s 4d; prime ditto, 4" 44
to 4. 8,1; Scotch ditto, 4s 6d to 58 Oil; New Zegland
ditto, 2g 4cl to 24 6d ; large pork. 2s 6d to Ss Oil; email
ditto, 3.43 to 4s mid per 81b. by the carcase.

FISH.
rod R 5 15s to £lO per score; crimped ditto, los to
1.2 s 6d rach ;ii tti,e oysters, 2s to 2s td per dozen; common
(I,lto, 4s to 7 6d per 100; bloreters, 2s 9(1 to 4s ter box ;
Flax, so rs, Is 6d to 3s per pail; ditto slips, 8d to 10(1 pir
; lo sters 10s to 30s per dozen; cra,s, 6d to 2s each :
e is, yd to is id per lb ; macker< 1, is ttel to 3s per sore;
laigs urbots, Os 6cl to IZs ett.ln ; whitings, Is 6d to 2s per
•,0 ; -melts (English), 50 to 7s 6PI per score; bri'l, ls 61.
.o 3s each ; kippered haddocks, 2s to 44 6d per dozen; and
1.7.7.1i15it, Is to Is 2d per lb.