The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-10-15 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

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• MARILLANE.
• At tark-lane the grain Was quiet but steady. 'The sales of
home-grown wheat.in the leading markets of Eng'Lid and
Wales dining 'the first. six weeks. of the season were
418,067 qrs, against ,231,093 qrs last season, at an average of
28a 11d, againAt .31s 3d L -barley, 217,316 against 114,868,
averaging 27s Od, against 27s 6d ; and oats, 35,669 q s
against 47,635 qrs, _the average being 14s 10d, against
18s Id per quarter. English wheat changel hands to a
fair extent, and was 6d dearer on the week. There was a
fair demand for foreign wheat at 6d per qr advance. Barley
was or e, both maltieg•and grinding produce meeting with
aVention. Frier sw re about 33 to ad higher. Oath realised
6d adva..ce, with a fair inquiry.' Maize was kteady, and d
per qr higher in value. Beans were unaltered. Egyptian,
27s 6d to 31s " Smyrna, 275.6 d to 28s per 4301 b. Peas were
•6(.1 to is 4earer. Canadian, 27it0 28s per 5041 b. • ,
METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The cattle trade has been very dull. There were.fair sap.
plies offering, and they were ample for all demands. Ij-53 era
had the advantage thrlughout. Beasts from &sr own
grazing districts were in a moderate Supply. Only tile
choicest breeds met with attention, and the thp -price did
e4sxceedptpeart 8,1 be
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no t.exceed 4s bd to
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egailneasner't supply and limited request at droopii;g
price:. Fair supplies of sheep were available"; ' Basin ess
'throughout progressed slowly,' and price 3 had d'•droopm7
tendency. The best Downs -and half- bre43s sol 1
at •49 10d to Is per Bth. Calves and ••pigs •so d
elOwly, at late rates. Ths. following are the prices ;
Coarse and inferior beasts, Is Od to 38. 6d ; second
quality ditto, Sc 6d to 48 Od; prilne large oxen, 4s 2•1
to 48 6d ; ditto Scotch, stc., 40 4d to 4s rd ; coarse and
Inferior sheep Is Od to 48 Od ; second quality ditto,
48 Od to 48 lid; prime coarse woolled ditto, 48 6d to
40 8d ; prime Southdown ditto, 48 8d to Is Od ; largo
edam calves, Is 2d to 40 Od; prime small ditto, 4s od
to 4s 84 ; large hogs, 28 4d to 38 4d ; and neat Airmail
porkers, Ss Bcl to 48 2d per 81b to sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN NEAT. • **
There was a large supnly on offer. •'The trade' was
very bad, at the angexed rates: Inferior beef, :28 Od
to 2s 4d; middling ditto, 25 81 to 3s 4d.; prime
ditto, Is 6d to 38 8d ; Scotch ditto, 35 81 to Is to ;
American, Liverpool killed, Is 4d to 38 6d; ditto, klel
hindquarters, 38 to 38 6d ; ditto ditto forequarters', Is
to Is Od ; English veal, 38 81 to 48 Cell-Dutch' ditto, 28 44 to
38 id ; inferior mutton, 2s 4d to 28 8d; middling ditto,3 01
to 38 8d ; prime ditto, 48 Od to 48 4i; Boo_teb ditto; 4.9 41
to 4s 8(1; New Zealand ditto, 29 4d ..to 28 8d; la-ge r;orlc.
3s •Od to Is 8d %email ditto, 38 10d to 4s'4dperBLbb tll3
carcass.

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FURL •
Good supply and demand. Prices, wholesale: Cod, 4s
to 84 each; brill, 8s per stone; lurbotl2s per stone; soles,
1(0s per box; plaice, 14s per box; mackerel, 7s per h 0..;
whiting, a per 'box; fresh haddocks; 45 per box live
eels 20s per draft; smelts, Is 6d per basketflobatta,,
s per score; crabs, 158 per basket; .bloate,s, Cd
per box; kippers, 6s per round; dried haddocks., 2s to es
per dozen; oysters, 4s to its per 100; shrimps; Is to .2s 1 or
gallon; muasels, es to 10s per big. • Retail: Cbd,-8 rf,er ~;
brill, lid per lb; turbot, is Od perlb ; soles, is 3d per 11,;
fresh haddocks, 2d per lb ; live.aels,.ls 4d per lb;. amok •
erel, td and 4d each; plaice, cid- to is each; whiting'
each; lobsters, 9d to ls 3d each; crabs, Is to 2s each; drlel
haddocks, 3d to 8d each; smelts, 6d per dozen; bloaters, cd
to 9d per dozen; kippers, is por'dozen; mussels, 4d per
quart; shrimps, 3d and 4d perptnt.• •

POTATO.
There was a good empply a potatoes on sale. The
trade was dull, at the following prlces f—Disgnum tronuing.
Ws to 803 ; rogents, 500 to 00s ; ebtons, 80u W 110 a 1-uasly
roses, 60e t;o 80s pes ton. -
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