The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-13 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARR-LANE.-110NDAY,

Rather more firmness was apparent in the provincial
markets held on Saturday. The supplies of wheat were
moderate. The trade was steadir r, arid prices had a harden-
ing tendency. Spring corn was tinsltered. The Import into
London last week consisted of 24 142 qrs. of wheat. 22,221
barley, 14,573 oats, 2,717 rye, Rte.,/ beans, 4,926 maize, 44'7'2
tares, 18,514 linseed. 17.532 rapeseed, 7.1 sundry, and 1.664
seeks of flour. At Mark-lane, to-day, the supply of Nag-
bah wheat has been short. There has Penn a thin
attendance of millers, and the demand for both red and
white predate has been very moderate, transactions being
confined to the supplying of actual wants. In prices no
change has taken place. Fair average supplies of foreign
wheat have been on offer. Not much business has been doing
either in A iuerican or Russian descripthms. at the rates pre-
vionsly current. Vs ilk barley the market has been moder-
ately supplied. Malting produce has sold slowly, and grind-
ing parcels have been hr bruited request For malt the inquiry
has been limited at previous quotations. Fair supplies of
oats have been on offer. The deniand has been inactive at
about late rates, Maize lies not experienced much inquiry,
notwithstanding the falling off in the imports. Deans have
been purchased quietly. Them has not liemi much demand
for peas. Flour has been neglected, at last week's prices.

MARK -LA N —W ituN EsDAY.
The grain trade to-day was quiet. The supplies of English
wheat were short, but those from abroad were rather
larger. Sales in all descriptions were effected slowly at
about the rates previously current. There was stair supply
of barley, the inquiry for which was inactive, at prices ruling
slightly in buyer.' favour. Malt was dull, but unaltered in
value. Oats, the show of which was good, changed hands
quietly on former terms. Maize was quiet and in acme in-
stances rather cheaper.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MAEKET.—MoNDAY.
. . _ . .

The totals imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 15,774 bead. In the enetrespending week
in IS7I we received 12,730, In 1070 0421, and in leo9 10 469
head. There has been a want of animation in the cattVi
trade to-day. The suppliea of stock have been more
extensive, and the quality generally has been good. The
show of beasts from our min grazing districts has been
tolerably good, but from Scotland the arrivals have sot been
heavy. The condition, however, has been satisfactory. The
tra,' e has boo quiet et about late rah The best Scots east
crosses have made ss. to Es. Id. per Sib. Flom Norfolk, Suf-
folk, Es,ex, and C,unbridgeallire we received about 1,750
Scots and crosses; from other parts of England, 250, various
kinds ; from Scotland, 155 Scots and costars ; and from
Ireland, shout 1,0 oxen. Sire liberal !supplies of sheep
have been on sale. In all breed. sales have progressed
slowly, And there has been a dealed tendency to ma,c
rates. The best DOW,n and halt-breeds in the wool have
sold nl7l. to 7a. 2d., and ditto shorn, sa. 10d, to to. per Sib.
Lambs have been dismaed of at from Bs. to Os. per 81b.
Calves have met a slow sale on former terms. Pigs have been
dull at last week's prices.
_ _ .

ad.a. d. s. .s. d
la. coarse beasts.. 210 3 6 Prime Southdown 7 7 2
Second quality.... 3 8 4 2 latrge coarse cal‘e. 4 5 2
prime large oseu.. 4 44 10 Prime !mall ...... 5 8 0
Prime Scots, dze... 5 0 5 2 Large 5... ..8 4 4
let. c9arae sheep.. 4 6 5 2 Neat small porkers 4 5 0
Second quality .... 5 6 6 2 Isunhe ............8 9 0
Pr. coarse woolled 6 66 10 Qr. old at. pigs each 0 0 0

METROPOLITAN MEAT MAR,iET.-MONLAT,

A moderate supply of meat has boon on sale. The trade
has been quieter, at our quotations. The import into
London last week consisted of 7 packages from Harlingen,
00 qrs. .d 744 packages from liamburgh, and 1 basket horn
Rottereleun.
s. d. a. d. a. it a. rt.
infancy beef ......S 4Et 8 Inferior mutton.. 4 0 4 4
Middling ditto 3 104 2 Middling ditto .. 4 6 5 0
Prime large ditto .. 4 2 4 4 Prime ditto ......5 4 6 10
Prime [mall dltto.. 4 6 4 10 Large pork • A •A
Veal ..... ......... 6 0 5 8 Small Dora .. 4 2 4 10
81. to 84.

WOOL.
Quietness is still the feature of t' ,01 market. Trans-
actions in all quarters have bee: confined within very mode-
rate limits, the dim:qui confined to the t.PPIY of
actual requirtmenta. in the other hand, holders are not
eager to press sales The imports into London last week
consisted of 4,81' ~ales from New Zealand, 0,416 from Ade-
laide, 6,552 hal, from Geelong, 15,04 hales from tlelliounie,
18.439 bales tom Sydney, 6,821 hales from Port Philip, and
1,719 hales foes the Cape. Current prises of English wool :
Fieeces--S/uthdown hoggetts, Is. Did. to 2s. hall-bred
ditto, Is. id. to 25. Id. Kent fleeces, Is. RI. to 25. Id.:
Southdown ewes and wethern, is. 10d. to Is. 11d. Sorts—
Clothing. It. Id. to Is. ; Leicester, Is. 6d. to 2a. fal.