The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-16 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The cattle trade has been quiet, but has not shown so
much weakness. The arrivals of bea.Cs from our own graz-
ing districts were less than usual, but the quality and con-
dition were fair.y good. The comparative shortness of sup-
plies steadied the trade to some extent, but failed to produce
animation. Prices were higher, the best Scots realising 4s 2,1
to 41 4d per 81b. Foreign beasts were in moderate MI ply
and quiet request at about late prices. The sheep pens
were not so well supplied. The market was quiet for all
qualities. The choicest small Downs did not make more
than 4s 8d per Slb, and heavy sheep were rather a drag.
lambs were quiet at 5s 6d to es per 81b. Calves and pig;
sold rt late rates. Coarse and inferior beasts, 350 d to 3s id;
scoot d quality ditto, Ss 6(1 to 38 10d; prime large oxen,
3s led to 48 2d; ditto Scots, dm, 48 2d to 4s ed ; coarse
and inferior sheep, 38 4d to 38 8(1; second quality ditto,
Fs 10d to 48 il;2 prime coarse-woolled ditto, 4e Od to
to 4:(1)d; ; lambs,
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small ditto, 4s 2d to 4s it'd; large hogs, 28 ed to as od
and neat small porkers, 38 2d to 4s Od per Blb to sink
the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.

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3s ea; ditto 'ailed, hind quarters, 35 4d to Is 3d; ditto,
ditto, fore (wafters, is 2d to la 8d; English veal, 3s 41 to
4s 0(1 ; Dutch ditto, 25 8d to f's 4d ; inferior mutton, 29 01
to 2s 8d; middling ditto, Is rd to Is 8d; prime ditto, 4s Od
to 43 8' •, Scotch ditto, 4s Sd to 5s Od New Zeala-,',
ditto, 2s Rd to 3s 4d. lamb, 5s Od to 53 ; large pork,
2s 44 to 2s Ed ; small ditto, 38 Od to 3s 8d per 81b by We
carcase.

POTATO.
There was a mod,rate supply of potatoes on sale. The
trade was steady, at the annexed rates: Old—Mignu.n
bouttras, Tes to l(Os ; regents, 70s to 90s per ton New
—.lereoy kidneys. 178 to 13a; Malta r-und, 7s to is;
Usbon round, is to 83; Ch-rbourg round, 8s to 9s per cwt.

Short supply, Good demand. Prices, wholesale :
Soles, £5 per h x; slips, £4 ne- box; plaice, 25s per blx ;
mackerel. 12s per 1 ox; hie. 2s earla ; grey mullets, Is
esoh ; whiting, 1(s per lox ; fresh haddocks, 8s per h x.;
dried haddoc s, 3s to 6s per dozen; whitebait, is 3d per
quart; live eels, 22s per draft; lobsters, 3os per score ;
crayfish. Is 6d per dozen; crirdish, Is 6d each; bloaters.
4s per bex ; kippers, 78 per round; prawns, 8s per 1
ehri,nps, is and 28 per gallon; Seol-ch salmr,n, is 2d per lb;
Norweuian eitto, led per lb; crilse, 9d per lb I salmon
trout, is 23 per 1h; turbot, Fa per stone. Retail Soles,
Is rd Ter lb ; slips, is per lb; plaice, 6d to Is each:
mackerel, 41 each; hake, 3s each; grey mullets, is fid
e oh; lalibut, Cd per lb: whitiniz, Ed each; fresh had-
docks, 4d per lb; deed haddocks, 6d to is each; whit& a!t,
Is 9d per cpisrt : live eels, is 4cl per lb; lobsters, Is fid to
3s each; may h, 2s per dozen; bloaters, is per dozen:
kippera, Is e.d per dozen: oysters. 6.1. to 2s per dozen;
prawns, `.'s Per dozen; shrimps, 4d and 6d p r quart;
wjr klcs, 4d p r quart; Scotch salmon, Is 4d per lb ; Nor-
weeian salrron, is per lb; grilse, is ld per lb; eilmuti
trout, is 6d per lb ; turbot, 9d per 113.