The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-03 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MA BS LANE, MONDAY.
The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day win, eery
moderate. but the condition of the produce waa good.
owing to the absence of many Yorkshire buyers, and ae
large importation of wheat from the Baltic, the trade was
decidedly quieter that. on Monday last Sales were con-
cluded much law freely but the recent improvement in the
quotations was supported. The market was moderately
supplied with foreign wheat. There was a fair cemend 1. r
most qualities. Floating earn.. Of grain were lit story
request, at full curretcies. The supply of barley on rue
wu moderate. Fine parcels were very Lima in plums, but
meat= and inferior produce moved off slowly, at late ratei.
There was a moderate demand for malt, at late rates The
supply of oats on sale was moderately large. General!,
speaking the demand ruled quiet. but at ftv I prices for good
and prime samples of produce. Beans were hi fair demand,
at late rat. The market was but moderately supplied.
Peas changed hands to a fair extent, arid prices ruled firm.
The flour trade was firm, at fully late rates Linseed and
rapeseed were dull, and the quotations were eomewrut,
enter The demsnd for other seeds ruled quiet, at Inc
rates. The cake trade was firm, and prices had an Upward
tendenCy.
MARK LANE, WELYESDAT.

At Mark lane thie morning the attendance was small and
the inquiry lees active, priced In nearly all cases rematnicg
the tame aa on Monday. English wheat sold slowly at M. r
day's prices. Foreign wheat firmly held, hut purchased
sparingly. Flour In moderate request and steady In price
Malt firm with • moderate inquiry. Barley, mans, and peas
sold In retail lots at the rates of Mon,lay last. Matz, fir,
and quoted 341 per qr. for mined A New Yore telegram r,y
cable quote. the prices 312 Loh , equal to 874 laid d'art
here. oats • steady We at the prurient currency.

hiErROPULI/A:. CATI'LIf
There was • large supply of Foreign beasts on sale here to.
day. yet the demand ruled eteady, on higher terms. The show
of foreign sheep was moderate: of calves, limited. The
arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing alstrica
Mfrs moderately good, and in fair average condition Toe
supply from Ireland was very limited, but we were without
any receipt. from Scotland. All breeds of beasts commanded
• steady sale, at an adranre in the qt104“10113 compared
with Monday last of from 24 to Id per b b l'he top price
was 5s 4d per Sib. From Lincolnshire. Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire we received about Line shorthorns, to,
from other parts of England 401 i various breeds ; and fro-n
Ireland. 50 oxen and heifers The supply of sheep was
limited, and the quality of most breeds wav only mill no
All descriptions of sheep were In good ',quest. owing in toe
favourable change In the weather, sad the upward movement
In prices in the dead marten., at 24 to Id per inn. adva,ee
In the currencies. The best Downs and half-breds resin' I
In to Ess 44 per nib, There was • good demand for calve-,
the show of which was very moderate, on higher terms
viz., from 4,4 d to 5s 44 per 131 b. Figs commanded more
attention, at 24 per Ellb more money. Prime small porker.
5.2,1 per BID.
POTATOES.

Irma paroels of potatoes more off freely. Out in Inferior
produce very Wale beelines le pawing. The eupplies are
moderstely extensive. Lunt week's import was leo to,
from Pahoust, 60 bags from bantam 2 from Antwerp. err
Bremen, 6 begs and 20 testicle from Rotterdam, 347 rs
from Dunkirk, 17 from Ostend, end 2 casks from Ilsmtai-.,
Yorkshire Regents 704 to inn. Fluke. to. to 130., Kent 5,..1
Essex Regents 600 to 100., lt,cks 7Cle CO 106 e, and Sc ~...
Regents 70, to lode per Lon.