The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-26 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MOEDA'.

The fine weather and the improved harvest prospects have
Imparted a quiet tone to the grain trade. EnglisY wheat has
bee n sparinsas t.ffdred, tnt there has been no approach to
activity in the demand. Nevertheless prices have been steady.
With foreign wheat the market has again been welt atippliod.
The husinese doing has been limited at about late rates.
A very eh rt supply of barley h A been on the stands.
For bib g•lnding and mailing samples the demand has been
firm, end full prices have been maintained. Malt has been
disposed of at former terms. The market has bun abun-
dantly supplied with oat.. Sale. have provressed
and ihferiqr foreign has been lower to sell. Mese has bean
dolt and draping. Beans have been quiet, at late climactic
F r peas the meket has been quiet, at previona quotations.
Flout has been disposed of at previous currencies.

MAAR-L kNE -WEDNESDAY.

Business at blest-lane to-slay has been much restricted.
The supply of E Wish wheat has again been limited, nem.
thelesa sslra have progressed slowly, at shout late rata.
Vorgign wheat hes been in fate supply. The demand has
been inactive, at M ,nday's currency. Earley has been
,pssingly offered. Although quiet, the trade has been Mu
at full prices. Malt has changed hands as late prices. Main
has been dull.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MORDAT.
The mktgn trade has been much depreeeed today, the
larva supplies offerb g and the hot weather adversely In-
fluencing Yalu.- a. With beasts the market has been well
supplied. The Continent hes, as usnal, contributed lbws%
there is-ing about 1440 forming, 120 batch, 384 Spanish,
Gothenboreh, and .1 Christiarda. Isles have programa
oeavliy, at'44. per Blb less mouey. From our own grazing
d tat, tots a fair supple has COLLO to hand, and the general el
prlr.CB of the beasts has been Fatlefact my The market
has been very dull. Prime breeds must be quoted 2i. to 44.,
and secondary qualifies full 44. per 131 b. lower. The
beet Scots and ehorthorni have sod at Bs to (le 24. per Bib.
From Linoolushir.., Leicestershire, and Northamptoordre es
received about 1500; from Norfolk and Suffolk ab .01600; trove
other parts of England about 250 ; and from Ireland abOul
50 head. A fair supply of sheen has been In the peon IS IS
breeds tales progreased with difficulty, and whilst the bed
hr. eli have been 24. to 41. per alb. lower, the decline in the
vain., of inferior breeds has been still more apparent. The
best Downs it'd hall breeds have made I* to f.. Pd. per Sib.
Lambe have been dull, and have fallen to 7s to Bs. psi 810.
Calves have be, n In limited request, at depressed prime. ries
have be.n nominal in value. At Deptford to buisk have
been offered.

s.d. d. a .14.
Costae and Int beasts 4 65 0 Pr. Sonthdorrns.. 6 6
Second quality 41140 5 2 5 6 Lrgecoarsecalves 4 4 1
Prime lento oxen 6 8 8 0 Prime small Mt* 5 510
Prime score, &c 6 0 6 2 Large hows ...... 4 4 4
C wee and If. dreep 4 85 0 Small porkers ..4 5 0
second quality ditto 6 4 5 8 I. turbo 7 8 0
Prime cOarse soothd 5 86 0

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET —molest

The supplies of meat off ling were short, but under the
&thence of warmer wf.ath.r the trade ruled heavy, end
prices generally recede, slightly.
Per 8 8. fly the carcase.
e. d . ri. I. . id.
Inferior beef .... 3 0 0 inferior mutton 4 4
Mbinling ditto .. 4 0 10 filddliug ditto 4 6
Prime I.rge ditto 5 0 8 Prime 6 6 0
Prime small ditto 0 6 10 Luke perk 4 4
Veni ............5 0 8 Smell ditto
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