The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24 00:00:00

THE MARKETS,

MAHH-LAICK—MOPDAY.
The finer weather and more favour..hle accounts reaper:S-
ing harvest have caused the gratr trade to be hardly so
firm. However, at the provinehd markets held on Satur-
day the value of wheat .as unaltered Spring corn
was quiet. On the Contineht there is a tendency to
ease, without any important change being noticed.
In America wheat and flour command full prices.
The line weather and the improved harvest prospeets have
caused less firmness to he noticed en the grain train at Mark-
lane to-day. The supply of English wheat is only moderate.
The trade opened heavily, and sales were only concluded on
lower terms. Samples of the new crop are more plentlfuL
Moderate supplies of foreign wheat am on sale. The demand
is heavy, and prices are drooping. Barley is in limited re-
quest, and prices favour purchasers Malt is inactive, at
about late rates. There is a fair supply of oats, for which
the demand ia inactive, at drooping prices. Maize is quiet.
at previous quotations. Beans and peas are less sought after.
Flour ill quiet, and values favour purchasers.

MARK•LANE.-WEDNESDAY.

The weather having continued favourable for harvest opera
tion4, the depression in the grain trade has been more
marked. English wheat of the new growth bas been more
plentiful, alai has met a glow sale at 565. to 625. per qr. for
white, and 545. to 50s, for red. Old samples, both English
and foreign, are held at Monday's prices, with no business
doing. The supply of barley hai been moderate, and amply
sufficient for requirements. Prices are unaltered. Stall ins
limited request

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY.
In the cattle trade to day there has been an absence of any
prominent feature. The eupply of beasts has teen only
moderate. Amongst the foreign has been 300 Dutch, 200
Spanish, and 45 Gothenburg, the hest of which made 55. agt.
Cobs. Bd. per Sib. From our own grazing districts the receipts
have been only moderate. The demand, although quiet,
has been tolerably firm, the best Scots making ss. 104.
to 6s. per Sib. From Lincolnshire, Leleesterahlre, and
Northamptonshire, we received 1,250 shorthorn., titc.
from other parts of England about 500 various breeds.
The show of sheep has been only moderate. The trade bag
been firm, but not active. For the best Downs and half-
bred, Os. 84. to 7s. per Sib. has been paid. Lambe mostly
realised mutton prices; some cholee animals have occa•
atonally fetched 7s. 44. per Sib. Calves have been quiet, at
late rates. Pigs have been disposed of at about late rates.

Per Bib. to sink. the olfal.—
s. d. I. d. a. a. d.
Coarse & inf. beasts 3 63 1 Prime Soutbdown 6 7
Second quality do. 40 4 Large coarse calr4 6 6
Prime oxen ........ 56 6 Prime small do, 5 6
Prime Scots, &c... 5 106 Large hogs.. 4
Coarse & Int sheep 40 4 small porkers 4 5
Second quality .... 60 5 Lambs . ,
Prime coarse would 6 0 6
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METROPOLITAN MEAT MAIIKET,—MofesY.
Moderate supplies of lineal have been on sale, The trade haa
been slow, at our quotations :

ter Sib, by the carcase.
a d. s. d.
Inferior Beet.— 3 2 3 6 1 Inferior mutton .. S 2 5 6
Middling ditto 3 10 4 4 Middling ditto .... 5 65 8
Prime large ditto 4 10 4 2 Prime dato .... ~ 5 506 2
Prime small ditto S 2 6 4 I Large P0rk........ 3 8 4 4
Veal
'Arabs, 61. to 6s. 6d.