The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-05 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MAR EC-LANYI.
At Mark-lane business was quiet, but the tone Fite- dy.
Deliveries of home-grown produce were moderate. There
were fair arrivals of foreign o tts, and moderate of other
ar' Hes. The sales of home-grown wheat in the leading
markets of England and Wales during the first nine weeks
of the season were 611,593 qrs. against 451,507 qrs last year,
at an av rage of I's 2d, again,t 108 10d ; barley, 539,513,
against 41:4,550 qr 4, average 28s 4d, against 27s 4d ; and
oats, 60,018 q.s, against 79,751 qrs, average 15s id, against
17s Ild per quarter. Fn4ish wheat was purchased to a
moderate extent, and was held for 6d per quarter advance,
for,ign wheat ti ere wa a quiet demand at previous
prices, to an occasional advance ef 6d per quarter. Flour
was stea,y on former terms. In barley about an average
business was done in2l'ing produce was firm. Grinding
w a about 3d to Ed de ir r on the week. Oats were in
demand, and were anout Ed h gher than on Monday last.
Maize was firm, with psi es still rising Round corn is
worth about i3i 64. Beans and reas 64 dearer. Egyptitu
b ens, 29s to 31s; Smyrna and Morocco, 29s to 29s 6d per
4iolb Canadian white peas, 28s to 235; Calentta green,
2 a 6d to 22s 61 per 504'b. Egyptian lentils, 27s to 28a;
Calcutta, 21s to 22s per Collb.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
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characteristic of the c ittle trade. Moderate supplies were
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coarse-woolled ditto, 48 8d to 4s 10(1; prime Southdown
ditto, -4s ICd to Ss Od ; large coarse calves, 38 2cl to
48 Od; prime small ditto, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; large hogs,
28 4d to is 4(1; and neat small porkers, 3s 6d to 43 4d
per 81b to sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT.
On Saturday the trade finished up very bad, and the sup-
ply being large, and buyers scarce, there has since lean no
Improvement. Quotations were quite nominal, top prices
being realised rarely, while much lower rates were freely
accepted even for prime quality. Middling and inferior
descriptions were lately saleable. The following wei e
the quotations : Inferior beef, is Bcl to 2s 4d ; mid-
dling ditto, 2s 41 to 28 8d ; prime ditto, 38 Od to
is Gd ; Scotch ditto, Is 6,1 to Se 10d; American, Liver-
pool killed, 35 Cel to 3s 4(1; ditto killed, hind-quarters,
3s Od to 3s 4d ; ditto, ditto, forequarters, is 8d to
28 Od; English veal, 38 8.1 to 484 d; Dutch ditto, 2s 8d to
38 4d ; inferior mutton. 2s Od to 2s 4d; middling ditto, 2e 8,1
to is 4(1; prime ditto, 3s 6d to 48 0(1- Scotch ditto, 48 Od
to 4s 4(1; New Zealand ditto, 2s fid th 2s 8d; la-ge pork,
2s 8d to 33 4(1; small ditto, is 8d to 48 Od per 81b by the
carcase.

FISH.
Short supply ; fair demand. Prices, wholesale: Dutch
salmon, 3s 6d per lb; brill, lOs per stone; turbot, 12s per
stone; soles, a 6 per box; cod, lOs to 20s per box ; plaice,
16e per box ; mackerel, 18s per box; fresh haddocks, 6s per
box; whiting, is per box; live eels 20s per draft; dead e
14s per draft ; sprats, 15s per barrel; red mullets, 103 per
dozen; Jchn Doreys, 2e to 4s each; smelts, 2s per basket;
lobsters, 25s per score; crabs, 15s per basket; bloaters, 4
per box; kippers, 6s per round; oysters, 3s to 121 per 100 :
shrimps, Is to 28 per gallon. Retail : Dutch sal mop, 4s per
lb ; soles, Is 6,1 per lb; turbot, Is 2d per lb ; brill, 10d per
lb; fresh haddocks, 3d per lb ; live eels, Is 2d per lb; dead
eels, lCd p r lb ; sprits, 2d per lb ; cod, 3s to 10e each;
pkice, On to is each; red millets, Is each; whiting. Id
each; J., ha 'Powys, 'ls to is rall ; mackerel, 4d to 6d each ;
lobsters, is +o Is each; crabs, Is to 2s 6d each; smelts, 6d
per dozcn ; bloaters, Pd to is per dozen; kippers, is per
dozen; cy,ters, 4d to 2s 61 per dozen.