The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-10-24 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LASE.—Medina Y.
There was only a small supply of English wheat on sale at
Mark-lane to-day, lart the quality of the samples was flue.
Farmers being engaged in sowing their whiter wheats very
little thrashing has been completed, and the fresh arrivals to
market are consequently limited. The trade, however, ruled
very dull fOr all descriptions, and last Monday's prices were
with difficulty supported, but no quotable change took nines.
There was a good show of foreign wheat on the stand, but
trade was of quite a retail character, at nominally unaltered
quotations. Barley was steady in value and demand, for
both malting and pheling qualities. The malt trade was
very dull at unaltered quotations. The top price of best ware
malt is 760. per qr. Old oats were fully 6.1. to la per or dearer
than OD Monday last, arid all new corn tended upwards in value.
Beans were scarce, and were held for extreme rates. Peas
changed hands steadily on former terms. Maize was in good
request at the recent improvement. Linseed was a slow 1,1,11i0
at late rates. In rapeseed no change took place. Cakes
were steady in value. The flour trade was very inanimate.
Towmmade qualities were unaltered in price, but foreign
and country marks were the turn easier.

MARK-LANE...WIIDNIISDAY.

There wan a moderate supply of Dullish wheat on sale
here to-day, in good condition. For all qualitie• the de-
mand ruled very inactive, hot no further change took place
in prices. in foreign wheat a few retail sales were reported
on former terms. Burley was steady in value and demand
for both malting and grin.iing descriptions. The malt trade
was inanimate, at unaltered currencies. There was a good
supply of oats en offer, hut the demand ruled steady, and th.•
recent advance was well supported. Beans and peas w, re
firm in value, with a nualemte demand. Maize was settle,

at the late improvement. The flour trade was very quiet,
and the quotationa for inferior foreign and country mark.
were the turn lower.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET—MONDAY.
The numbers of foreign beasts and calves on sale here to-
day were seasonably good, and in tolerably fair condi-
tion. The demand was inactive, and prices ruled the turn
iii favour of buyers. There were almut 3,00 u foreign sheep
,:t the water side. Ir.. II grazing dirtriets the !men
arriva's of beasts were a hill average, hut most of them
were in very middling condition. The prinmst stock moved
off steadily, at full prices, but inferior breeds were very elall,
anal rather cheaper. The top quotation woo ss. 4sl. per bib
From Lincoln,hire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire,
we received about 2,300 short horns; from other parts of
England, 230 various breeds. from Scotland, 35 Scots and
croft., and front Ireland, 340 oxen, &e. The show of sheep
seas only moderate, and most breeds were in very middling
condition Prime Downs and halthreds were is fair request,
'at int' prices--viz , ss. 2.1. to On. 4.1. per Oil,. Otherwise the
trade was heavy, and the quotations had • drooping ten-
dency. Calves—the supply of w Lich was very moderate—
moved off slowly, anti prices Were barely supported The
sale for pigs was steady, at extsente rates. The supply was
by 1111 Somalia extensive.
HOPS.

On the whole the market for hops has continued quiet.
Fine parcelo have met a fair rule, at full prices; but for
inferior pnoluce the dem..l has horn inactive. The import
int. Loudon labt week consi..ted of 1.101 bales froni AntwetT.
1,4..74 from 110(turoam, 216 from Buenos Ayres, 10 11.431.1
iolaio, 21 fnui Dunkirk, 15 trot. Redo 0, 404 frotil
ilainhunth, ai 13 twill (amid. Slid and &tat Ken's,
~/. li. L. 7,. ; Weald to hi. ; Sussex,
2/. L.-1L L. 41 04,; Fornltm.,, 41. 101 s, L. 61. Ira.;
coventry, 4/. 40. to Pc. La.; hay..liaus, li. 60. to 61. 6a. :
Itelgians, al. M. to W. 1:0.; Yearlings, U. 10s. to a. 10s,
per cwt.