The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-08-14 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.—MoNDAY. -
The grain trade at Mark-lane to-day has been very quit,
but a fair amount of steadiness was apparent. There has I
bean a thin attendance. English wheat was in short supply. •
The business doing was limited, but the tone was firm, and
prices have ruled is. and 2s. per qr. dearer on the week.
Foreign wheat of which a fair average supply has been on
offer, was purchased quietly, the prices realised ruling is. to
2s. per qr. higher on the week. A moderate supply of barley -'
on offer. The trade has been dull at about late rates. Malt .1
has sold slowly at previous quotations. English oats have I
been scarce, but foreign have been plentiful. A moderate
business has been transacted at about Friday's prices or the
rates current in the previous week. Maize is quiet, and .
without alteration in value. Beans and peas have been in
slow request at former prices. The flour market has been ;
steady, but not active. Prices fully as high. *f
MARK-LANE.—WEDNBSDAY. ,09

The position of the grain trade at Mark-lane remains much
the same. The attendance to-day has been limited, and the
business doing only moderate. English wheat has been in
short supply, but there has been a fair show of foreign.
Transactions were not extensive, but Monday's rates wer
maintained. A moderate supply of barley on the stands.
The trade has been dull, at previous quotations. Malt was
In slow request, and without alteration in value. Maize
quiet, on former terms. Beans and peas were purchased to
a moderate extent, at previous quotations. The flour market
was without feature. Arrivals of Grain: English and Scotch
-Wheat, 120; malt, 1,090. Foreign : Wheat, 46,600 barley,
16,600; oats, 32,600; maize, 0,660; peas, 5,150 qrs. ; flour,
5,600 sacks; 1,410 barrels.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY.
The cattle trade to-day has been dull in tone, The supply
of stock has been large, foreign importations being more
liberal, whilst the demand generally has been quiet, hence
quotations have been weak. As regards beasts, the receipts
from our own grazing districts have been tolerably good,
as regards numbers, but the condition has been, as usual,
various. The trade has ruled inactive. Choice breeds have
been tolerably steady in value, realising 6s. 2d. to es. 4d. per
81b., but inferior qualities have been dull and drooping. On
the foreign side of the market there has been a large supply
of beasts, principally from Terming, from whence 1,800
head have been received. There have also beeis some 200
.Spanish, 300 Dutch, and 150 Danish. The market for them :al
has ruled heavy at drooping prices. The sheep pens have na,
been liberally supplied. For" stock has been very plentiful
Throughout the trade has been dull. English breeds must ,
be quoted 2d. per 81b. lower, the extreme price being 6a. 10d.
and the more general 63.8 d. per 81b., whilst foreign have fallen
quite 4d. per 81b. Lambs have sold quietly at from es. to 7s. 6d.
per 81b. Calves have been deli and drooping. Pigs have sold
at late rates. At Deptford *ere have been 300 German and 4
240 Dutch beasts:- Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s. to Sc.;
second quality ss. to ss. ed. ; prime large oxen, Gs. to
Os. 2d.; prime Scots, ctc., 65. 2d. to 65. 4d. ; coarse and In..
ferior sheep, 4s. 6d. to to. ; second quality ditto, ss. to 6s.
prime coarse woolled 6s. 6d. to CL Sd. ; prime Southdowns,
6s. Bd. to 6s. 10d. ; large coarse calves, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; prime .44e
small ditto, se. to 58. 101 large hogs, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; small
,;„1,
porkers, ss. to Si. 6d. ; and lamb, 6s. to 7s. 6d. per 81b to
sink the offal
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAT.
The meat on offer to-day was much affected by the heat of ..4t,
the weather,' and trade, in conscquence, was dull. The fol. .
lowing were the prices realised :-inferior beef, 3s. 4d. to id
4s. ; middling ditto, 4s. to 4s. Bd. ; prime large ditto, 4s. 10d.
to 58 4d. ; prime small, ss. to ss. 6d. ; inferior mutton, 35. to
35 ed. ; middling ditto, 4s. to 4s. Bd.; prime ditto, ss, to
bs. Bd. •, large pork, 3s. 6d. to 38. 10d. ; small ditto, 4s. 10d.
to ss. 4d. ; veal, 43. to 4s. Bd. ; lambs, 4s. Bd. to 611. id. per
81b. by the carcase.

The supplies of POTATOES.
potatoes last week were very moderate,
only 10 tons 100 casks best received from St. ()vast, and 67
sazks from Dunkirk, and the demand improved towards the
close. Regents, 80s. to 1208; shaws, 40s. to 90s. ; kidneys,
80s. to 140 s. per ton.

SOPS.
There is little or no change in the position of the hop
market. Picking will soon be commenced in the early dis-
tricts, and until a fair proportion of the supply is brought
forward business is likely to remain quiet. The imports
of foreign hops into London last week consisted merely of Ati
bales from Antwerp.

FISH.
Pickle herrings, 30s. to 355. 6d.; red, 12s. to 225.; roused,
258. to 375. 6d. ; fresh, 205. to 258. per barrel kippers, 2s. 6d.
to 6s. ; bloaters, 3s. to is. per box; smoked haddock, 205. to
30s. per barrel; trawl haddock, 14s. to 18s.: plaice, 155. to
19s. ; whiting, 108. to 12s. per basket ; salmon, Is. to is. id.
grilse, Did. to is 2d.; trout, 10d. to Is. i 4.. per lb. ; ecls,
9d. to is. id. per lb. ; mackerel, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; mullet, 2s. 91
to Bs. 3d. ; lobsters, 7s. 6d. to 305. ; crabs, ss. to 275. 6d. per
dozen; common oysters, Bs. to 10s. per hundred.

SEED.
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held at high prices. Good Trefoil was held rather higher,
with more buyers. New Trifolium commanded last week's
prices, with a steady demand. New English Rapeseed was
In fats supply. Prime black samples, in good condition,
were disposed of at 645. per qr. New winter Tares appeared
from Kent of very small berry, but held too high for views
of the buyers. Canaryseed sold slowly, at irregular rates,
buyers waiting for samples of ne Yi English. White Mustard-
seed sold in small lets for sowing, at very full rates. Dutch
klempseed made as much money as previously.

PROVISION.
LONDON, Monday, Aug.9th.—The arrivals last week from
Ireland were 987 &kiwi butter, and 3,238 bales bacon, and
from foreign ports 24,310 packages butter, and 4,063 bales
~,,,
bacon The only alteration to notice in the foreign butter
morket is an advance of 45. on best Dutch; other desert/1- 0
tions meet a slow sale. But little passing in Irish. The ~..,s
bacon market ruled firm. and atchtehsehiCrelos.e..::h e
7woeetko an 0 •f.
advance was established of is. per cwt. on Waterford sizeable,
and 2s. on other descriptions. Best Hamburg advanced 4s.
per cwt.
Butter, per cvet. : S. s. Cheese, per cwt. :S. a.
Dorset ..........130 to
Friesland ........116 124 Dble. Glonc., new 58 72
Jersey .......... 98 104 Cheddar 74 80
Ei7g. Fresh, per doz. 14 16 American.new 59 69
Bacon, per cwt: : York lO4
Wiltshire .. 80 84 Cumberland ....104
Irish green, f.o b. 74 86 Irish ... . .... 90 100
- • TALLOW.
LONDON, Monday, Aug. 9. —The market is firm at enhanced
rates, Y.C. on the spot being quoted at 445. 61. old to 455. 6d.
new per cwt., and Town Tallow 415. 9d. net cash. Rough
fatis. lad. per Sibs.

Hams

d•s.d.
Town Tallow, per cwt. 44 3 I Rough Stuff, per cwt. 15 6
Ronzh Fat, per 81b8.. 1 lti Greaves 18 0
31elted Stuff, per cwt. 30 6 I Good Dregs 6 0 iititxk,
Yellow Russian, new .... 455. 01 per cwt.
Ditto Ditto old .... 00s. Od.
Australian Mutton Tallow. 435. 3d. „
Ditto Beef Ditto. 41a. Od. „
Y.
WHITECIIAPEL, Saturday, Aug. 7.--There was a rathes
large supply of hay and straw on sale; the trade was dull
for inferior sorts, and straw ruled rather dearer. Prime
clover luos to 160 a ; interim 85s. to 955. ; Prime meadow
hay, 90s. to 1755. ; inferlot, 655. to 755. ; and straw, Zia to
48s. per load.