The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-09-04 00:00:00

THE MARKETS:

liAltß-L A.NE.—MOIMAY.
The grain trade at Mark-lane has been very quiet. The
attendance has again been thin. English wheat has been In
only moderate supply. The demand has not been active
but there has been more steadiness in thel nquiry, and prices
have ruled firm. As regards foreign wheat, the supply has
been a fair one. Without being active, the trade has shown
more life, causing prices to display a disposition to harden.
There has been a moderate show of barley on the stands;
the demand has been quiet, at late rates. Malt has sold
slowly, at previous prices. English oats have been sparingly
offered; but foreign fairly plentiful; sales have progressed
slowly, the prices being about 6d. per qr. lower on the week.
Maize also was dull and drooping. For beans there was a
quiet demand at late rates. Peas have sold slowly on former
terms. The flour market has been quiet, and without tea.
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MARK-LA.NE. -WEDNESDAY.
The grain trade at Mark-lane to-day was quiet and with-
out feature of importance. There has been a thin attendance
and business has progressed slowly. English wheat in short
supply, and was quietly purchased, but prices were steady.
Foreign wheat, of which there was a rather large show, was
disposed of to a limited extent on former terms. Barley
without feature. The demand was inactive, and prices ruled
without change. Malt sold at late rates. Oats in fair supply.
The inquiry has been slow, at previous quotations. Maize
dull and drooping. For beans and peas the market has been
quiet, at previous currencies. The flour market has been
.quiet but steady.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY.
A dull tone has pervaded the cattle trade to-day. There
has been a larger supply of stock on offer, but the general
quality has been indifferent, prime breeds being scarce. The
receipts of beasts from our own grazing districts have been
above the average. A marked preponderance of second •
rate stock has, however, been noticed. The demand has t
been dulL Choice breeds have been 2d. per 81. b. lower, ,
the top price being es. to es. 2d, but in the value of ',-
other qualities the fall has been most severe. From • Asa t4ds
Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and, Northamptonshire we j•
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have received about 2,000, from other parts of Eagland about Jci
600, from Scotland 29, and from Ireland 67 head. On the
foreign aide aide of the market there has been a liberal supply
of beasts from Tonning ; the receipts have numbered about
2,loo.There have alsobeen about 800 Dutch, 140 Spanish, and -"„ t"'"; 14s
200 Danish, in addition to 37 Canadians. Trade has been dull, • 4-i4l mit s rigia
and prices ruled 2d. to 4d. per 81b. lower. The sheep pens ••
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have been well supplied, but choice breeds have been scarce.
With a dull trade the prices realised have been 2d. to
per 81b. lower than on Monday last. The best Downs and
than rtsa sku
half-breeds have not made more an 7e. Per 8111, and this s. 4.1 ia
quotation has been quite exceptional, less money being fre-
quently taken. Lambs have sold slowly at from Os. to 6s. Bd. ;• viaabau,
per 81b. For calves, the demand has been quiet, and quail, sistui id .4
Lions have favoured purchasers. Coarse and inferior beasts,
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. 4a. to 4s. 6d.; second quality ditto, 4s. 6d. to Os.; prime I.zofialf
large oxen, ss. 10d. to es. • prime Scots, &C., 6s. to Os. 2d. •
coarse and inferior sheep, es. to 6s. ; second quality ditto, Os: .1
to 68:6d. ; prime coarse woofed, t3d. to Os. Bd. ; prime ousel'
Southdowns, 6s. Bd. to 71. • large coarse calves, ss. to ss. IA 141 cm.
10d. ; prime small ditto, 6s. 'to 6s. 6d. ; large hogs, 4s. 6d. to 141 d/
55. ; small porkers, ss. to Is 6d. ; lambs, 6s. to Bs. per 81b. to •
sink the offal. .
METROPOLITAN MEA.T ISARKEr.-MONDAY.
A short supply of meat was on sale here to-day, and as - •
active inquiry was experienced, at following quotations :-
Inferior beef, 35. 4d. to 4s. ; middling ditto, 4s. to 4s. Bd.
prime large ditto, ss. to ss. ; P ;
rime small ditto, 53. 4d. to
Os. Bd. ; veal, ss. to ss. Bd. ,• inferior mutton, Ss. 4d. to
4s. 4d. ; middling ditto, ss. to 63. ; prime ditto, 13s. 4d. to
6s. Bd. ; large pork, 4s. to is. 6i.; small ditto, Os. 44. to Os.
per 81b by the carcase.
POTATOES.
A moderate supply of home-grown potatoes was on sale
here to-day, and the demand was steady, at the following
prices :-Shaws, 70s. to 908. ; regents, 80s. to 100 s. ; and.
kidneys, 100 s. to 120 s. per ton. „There were no imports of im-
portance into Loudon last week.
HOPS.
The accounts from the plantations are satisfactory, although
mould is reported in some quarteris, and there are naturally
apprehensions of a spread of that disease. The work of pick-
ing is, therefore, hurried on. There is an impression that
choice hops will be scarce during the season, and hence for
such qualities the trade presents a firm appearance. Foreign
Hops. -The imports into London last week amounted to 27
bales from Rotterdam; 41 bales from hamburg; andl2 bes
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FISH.
Pickled herrings, 265. to 355. ; red ditto, 12s. to 205. ;
roused ditto, 18s. to 308. ; fresh ditto, 155. to 258. per
barrel; kipper ditto, 2s. 9d. to 45. per box; smoked haddock,
308 to 325. per barrel ; trawl ditto, 16s. to 198. ; ditto plaice,
17s. to 205. ; ditto whiting, 108. to 135. 6d. per basket; soles,
11. to 3s. 6d. per pair • turbot, 88. to 13s. 6d. ; brill, is.
to
2s. 3d.; cod, ss. to bs. ; gurnard, is. to 25. each ,•
mackerel, is. 9d. to 2s. 3d.; mullet is. 9d. to 2s. 3d. • lob-
sters, Bs. 6d. to 30s. ; crabs, 65. to Vs. per dozen; salmon,
is. 4d. to is. 7d. per lb.; common oysters, 7s. 6d. to 10s: per
hundred.
PROVISION.
LONDON, Monday, Aug. 30.-The arrivals last week from
Ireland were 457 firkins butter, and 3,789 bales bacon, and
from foreign ports 11,306 packages butter and 2,425 bales
bacon. In the butter market there was a good demand for _
the very finest qualities of foreign, and prices advanced 65.
to 10s. per cwt. • but Dutch, 1308. to 1328. Some business
done in finest irish.'Jlhe Bacon market ruled steady, with-
out change in prices, best Waterford clearing as it arrived.
Lard firm. • •
Butter. cwt : s. s. Cheese, per cw &
t. :
Dorset ..130 to 136 Cheshire.. ........ 66 to 74
Friesland .. 104 116 Dble. Glouc., new 56 74
Jersey .......... 90 100 Cheddar .......... 70 80
Eng. Fresh, per doz. 14 10 American new.... 42 .64 ;. ;•.--
Bavon, per cwt. : Hams : York • • -.108 - ,
Wiltshire ........ 84 - Cumberland. . 104 108 -
Irish, green, Lob. 78 84 Irish
TALLOW. ' 411041, OLE:
LONDON, Monday, August 30.-P.Y C. is steady at 465. 6el.
per cwt on the spot; Town Tallow is quoted at 425. 6.1. net'h.
cash. Rough fat is worth 25. per 811)5.
s d. s.d.- spia
Town Tallow, per cwt .. 45 0 I Rough Stuff, per cwt. 16 6 -!
Rough Fat, per 81bs. .... 20 I Greaves „ 18 0 awl
Melted Stuff, per cwt. .. 30 6 Good Dregs 6 0 -•
Yellow Russian, new ......465. 6d. per c'sk
old ......005. Od.
An's.tralian Vutton Tallow 445. 6d.
Beef „ 425• Cd•
RAY.
WurrECHAPEL, Saturday, Aug. 26.-The supply of hay and
straw cffering to-day has been short, owing to farmers having
their attention chiefly directed to harvest work. There has
been a steady trade, and prices have ruled very firm. Prime
clover, 100 s. to 1545. ; inferior, 853. to 955. ; prime meadow
hay, 900. to 1488.; inferior, 555. to 755. ; and straw, 355. to
50s. per load.
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LoNnoN, Monday, August 30.—Scarcely any samples of
English Cloverseed are yet showing, and the stocks of foreign
are very tow, and prices tending upwards ; fine white
samples are held very high Choice Trefoil was rather
dearer, with a fair demand. New winter Tares were in short
supply, and held for much higher prises. although of poor
quality. Cauaryseed was offered from Essex and Kent at
advanced rates : some from the latter county was sold at
£llos. per quality. Fine samples of English Rapeseed com-
manded fully as much money. White Mustardseed, of this
year's growth, appeared from Essex, of good quality and in
fair condition: prices not yet fixed. New Trifolium, of good
quality, sold at thr of last week. - winter
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