The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-07-11 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK LINE, MONDAY.
Only moderate supplies of home-grown wheat were on
sale in the leading country markets held on Saturday
Nevertheless, the demand ruled heavy, at a further decline
in the quotations of from Is. to 25. per qr. The transactions
in sprieg corn and flour were very moderate, at barely
stationary prices. Throughout the Continent wheat has
been depressed in value, other produce has mostly em
mended previaus rates. In America only a limited business
is passing in wheat and flour on English account. The
imports of produce into London last week amounted to
34,901 quarters of wheat, 12,912 barley, 110,912 of
oats, 5,510 of beans, 1.302 of peas, 325 of tares,
7,5,3 of linseed, 3,023 of rapeseed, 5,022 of 111;liZa.
1,650 of smithies, and 2,520 sacks and 2,060 barrels of flour.
Our market to-day was very scantily supplied with home-
grown wheat : but most id the samples came to hand in fair
average condition. The attendance of both town mid country
millers was Totted, and the demaud fir all kinds ruled
heavy. Indeed, so little liminess was transacted that the
quotations were almost nominal. To have forced sales Is. to
20. per qr. less money must have heen submitted to. In
foreign wheat—the supply of which was extensive—very little
was doing at barely last week's currency. Floating cargoes of
grain were vely inactive. There was no English barley en oder,
lost the show of foreign was good. Sales progressed
slowly, and late rates were barely supported. Malt
Was its fair average supply and sluggish request at last
week's quotations. heel sound oats supported late rates,
but inferior kinds, owing to large arrivals, were Gd. per
quarter cheaper. Beasts were a slow inquiry, at about
stationary prices. l'eas commanded very little attentiou, at
•MA week's quotations. The Our trade em very quiet, lest
no change took place in prices. Seeds were inactive,
but cakes were tolerably firm. Maize was held on fos-mer
terms.

MARK LANK.—WETNEsDAY.
There was a very small supply f English wheat Co sale
here to-day, but the samples were for the most pin t in good
condition. All qualities met a very dull inquiry, at the
recent reduction of Is. to 25 per quarter. The show of
foreign samples was extensive, and of fair average quality.
Millers operated very cautiously, and the few sales effected
were at Monday's decline of Is. to 20. per quarter. Low
qualities of barley were cheaper to sell, but superior ampules
commanded late rates. The floating grain cargo trade was
very quiet, hut holders refused to make any great concession
for wheat arrived, Spring corn afloat was generally un-
altered. Business in malt seemed altogether suspended, and
the quotations were quite nominal. Notwithstanding the
late heavy quotations there was a good demand for oats, and
prices ruled 'cry firm. Ikans met a SloW sale, On former
terms. lets were neglected, at barely late rates. Country
flour tended downwards in value. Toast marks were tin-
altered. Holders of foreign qualities wet's willing to submit
to some reduction.

lIETROFOLITAN CATTLE 3IARKET, MONDAY.
There was nearly an average supply of foreign stock on
sale in our market to-day. The demand generally ruled
heavy at depressed quotations. About 310 beasts were on
offer from Algeria, in very poor condition. Ihe prices
realised for them w, re very low Owing, in a great measure,
to the scarcity of food in all parts of the country, increased
supplies of beasts woe received fresh up from our own crazing
districts, and the condition of most breeds was only middling.
The demand was in a most inactive state, and prices—com-
pared with Mondaylastca it n 1 2d. per Slb. The 'sighed
figure for the best Ccots a ..I noses was Ss. 10d. per elbk
Fran Lincolnshire, Lticeidershire, and Northamptonshire we
received about 2,200 shorthorns, Ac.; from other parts of
nightie' 1,200 various breeds; and from Scotland. 13 Scots
and crosses. We were heavily supplied with nearly all
breeds of sheep. On the whole, the quality of the sick was
growl. hales progressed heavily, at a decline in the
nunta-
ti no of quite AS per alb. The hest Downs and lialf-hreds
wild at 45.10 d. per Olin. There was a large number of imolai
in the pens. The inquiry was heavy, on lower terms ; prices
ranged from 50. 4,1, to es. 2d. per alb. Calves, the supply of
which was tolerably good, moved off slowly, at 2d. io.r
less Jimmy ; the top figure .13 ss. per oils The transactions
in jags were 011 a lindted sale, and late rAteo were barely
./pperted. The highest prior wan 40. 2d. per Slit.