The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-12-10 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-MONDAY.

At Mark-lane a dull tone has prevailed. A firmer ten-
dency is reported from New York,ibut that has been counter-
acted here by the'continued mild, open weather. Supplies
of English araiu have been short, and those of foreign mode-
rate. In gtiglish wheat business was very quiet, at barely
late rates. Foreign wheat was dull of sale, at about Monday's
quotations. Not much was done in flour, the value of
which was unaltered. The barley trade was in a depressed
state, with very little doing in either malting or grinding.
No change occurred in values. New oats were dull, and 3d
to 6d lower, but fine sorts were firm. /ilaize met with more
attention, and was 6d dearer on the week. Beans and peas
were quiet, at late rates.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY,

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the best breeds could not maintain late rates, whilst
secondary and inferior were decidedly weak. The best
The receipts from the midland and home counties were
Ireland 1,400, and from Scotland Scots and crosses realised 53 84 to Os 10d
2,000 ; from Per 81b.
tland 146. The
iforeigu side of the market was thinly supplied with beasts,
thietly Danish, which sold slowly, on lower terms. As re-
gards sheep, the pens were sparingly filled. Not Much was
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Calves and pigs sold at about late rates. At Deptford there
were about 140 beasts and 5,000 sheep. Coarse and inferior
beasts, 38 8(1 to 48 4d; second quality, 43 6cl to 58; Milne
large oxen, Os tid to 68 8(1; prime Soots, Os 8d to 5s 10(1;
coarse and inferior sheep, Os to 5s 6d ,• second quality, 5s 6d
to 68; prime coarse woolled, 68 8d to 7s; prime Southdown,
Is to Is 4d ; large coarse calves, Os 6d to 58 10d; prime
small ditto, 68 10d to 6s 2d; large hogs, 4s 4d to 4s 8d ; neat
small porkers, 43 8d to 5s per Sib to sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.—MoNper.
There was a large supply of meat offered, which sold very
slowly, as follows :—lnferior beef, 3s to 3s 8d; middling
ditto, as Bcl to 411 6d ; prime large ditto, 45 4d to 43 10d;
prime small ditto, 4s 8d to Os; veal, 5s to 5s 8d; inferior
mutton, 31 4(1 to 48 ; middling ditto, 45 4d to Os; prime ditto.
Os 4d to 6s ; large pork, 33 8d to 4s 6d; small pork, 43 CI to
4s 10c1 per 81b, by the carcase.
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POTATO.
With a moderate supply on offer, the trade ruled slow, as
follows :—Essex chassapiossai 60s-to 7064 dittchategests, 8046
to 90s ; Kent ditto, 100 s to 110 s ; ditto Victoria., 100 s to
120 s; ditto champions, 70a to 80s per ton: German reds,
3s 6d to 4s 6d per bag.
FISH.

Native oysters, ISs to 21s; Duteh ditto, 12s 6d to 18s 6d :
Spanish ditto, 2s 9d to 3s ; Ostend ditto, 6s 8d to 10s; Portu-
guese ditto, 3s to as 3d; American ditto, Os to 7s; Sootch
natives, Os 9d to 12s; commons, Os to is ; fresh herrings,
3s to 4s roused ditto, Os to Os 3d; pickle ditto, Eis to 10s ;
kipper ditto, 10s. to 13s. per hundred,