The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-07 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARS-L 9.NE.—MONDAY.
At Mark-lane business is still quiet. Supplies of Eng-
lish produce were ahort. There were fair receipts of wheat
and oats from abroad, but poor of other articles. English
wheat met a quiet sale and prices had a drooping tendency.
For foreign wheat there was not much inquiry at Friday's
prices. The barley trade was without fresh feature. Malt-
ting produce was steady, but grinding weak. Malt waa
quiet and without change. For oats the demand was
quieter, at 6d. less money than on Monday last. Maize was
steady in value, with a limited inquiry. Beans and peas
were quiet and without change. The flour market WAX in-
active, at previous rates.

ME TRO POL ITA N CATTLE 35. A. RK ET. -MoripAY.
The cattle trade was dull in tone. Business was In a
measure hindered by the heavy fog which enveloped the
market. Supplies were about the same as usual as regards
numbers, without anything special in quality or oonditiosn.
Receipts of beasts front our own grazlng districts were on a
rgoderate scale. Those • from Norfolk were rather more
liberal, whilst from the Midland and home counties they fell
off. A fair supply came from Scotland, but Irish supplies were
less. The demand throughout was quiet, at about the rates
previously current. The best Scots and crosses changed hands
at 53. 84. to Sc. 10d. par Sib. From Norfolk and Suffolk we re-
ceived 1,700, from other parts of England about 800, from Scot-
land 220. and from Ireland about 100 head. On the foreign
side of the market stock was more plentiful, the Spanish and
Danish receipts being rather liberal. There were also a
few Swedish. The trade was quiet, at the rates previously
current. In the sheep pens there was a fair **apply.
Although not active, the4market was fairly steady, at full
prices. The best Thaw; and halthreds realised 6s. 6d. to
6s. Bd. per B'h. Calves and pigs were quiet, at about late
rates. At Deptford were about 60 beasts sand about 4,000
sheep Inferior beasts, 4s. to 4s. 61.. ; second quality, 41. 66..
to 5s ; prime large oxen, ss. 61 to 61. Bd. ; prime Scots,
61. 8d to 51. 101 ; inferior sheep, 41. 81. to Ss.; second
quality, 53. to Cs. ; prime coarse woolled, 65. 41. to Ss. &;6
prime Southdowns, 6s. 61 to 61. Sd. ; large coarse calves,
6s. to ss. 61. ; prime small ditto, 51. Bd. to 6s. 2d. ; large
hogs, 33. 81. to 43.; small porkers, 4s. to is. 61 per 81b.
sinking the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.

Owing to the fog trade was very dull, and prices ruled in
buyers' favour :—lnftrior beef, 3s. to 31, Bd. •, middling ditto
35. Bd. to 45. 4d ; prime ditto, 4s. 61. to 4s. 101 ; prime
Scotch ditto, 4s. Bd. to ss. ; veal, ss. 41 to ss• Bd. ; inferior
mutton, 31. 41 to 3s. Bd. ' • middling ditto, 45. to 41. Sd. •
' prime ditto 4s. Bd. to ss. 11.; large pork, 35.841. to ti.; amaU
ditto, 4s. 21. to 4). 81 per 81b. by the carcase;

GAME AND FOULTRY.
Guinea fowls, 2s 01. to 3s. 3d. ; prairie hens, 2s. to 31.
pigeous, 6d. to Did. wood wood ditto, Bd. to 91. ; Bordeaux
ditto, Is. 61. to Is. 101. ; pheasants, 2s. 6d. to 4s. 31. ; put-
riOges ls. 61. to 2*. 3d. ; hazel grouse, Is. 91. to 2s. 31.;
wild ducks, 21. to 3s. ; hares, 3s. ed. to 48. 9d.; white ditto,
2s. to 2s. 61 ; rabbits, Is. 31. to 21. 3d. ; capercallzie, Si. W.
to Si. 61.; ptarnita.u, ii. to is. 41.; geese, Is. 01. to Si. 6d.
each.