The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-01-10 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARIEET.-MONDAY.

The cattle trade has ruled quiet in tone, but the colder
weather has strengthened the value of tome descriptions.
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Supplies were rather short, foreign receipts being very
limited. The aggregate offering was, however, about equal .
to the demand. As regards beasts, the Lincolnshire reason
Is now drawing to a close, consequently receipts from Midland
and home coun, ies have fallen off. The Norfolk season has -
opened strongly as regards number. The condition and
quality leave plenty of room for improvement There was
again a fair show of Scotch stock, and liberal arrivals from
Ireland. The trade had rather more life in it. The best
breeds were firmer, and made 6s. per lb., and the tone of the
market generally was better. From Norfolk, Suffolk, and
E lex we received about I,COO, from the midland and home
counties about 200, from Scotland 203, and from Ireland
about 500 head. The foreign aide of the market was spar-
ingly supplied, chiefly with Danish beasts, which sold quietly,
at about late rater. In the sheep pens there was
a fair supply. A. dull inquiry prevailed, and the prices
real'z?.d were slightly below those current last week. The
best Downs and halt. bred 3 changed hands at 6s. 6d. to 6s, Bd.
per Bib. Calves and pigs were quiet and tolerably steady. At
Deptford there were about 200 beasts and about 6,000 sheep.
Inferior beats, 4s to ss. ; second quality, 55 to Sc. Cd ; prime
large oxen, Sc. Bd. to Sc. 10d. ; prime Scots, Sc. 10s. to 6s. ; in-
ferior sheep, 55. to 55. 6d. ; second quality, 51. 6d. toes.;
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prime coarse-woolled, 65. 4d to 61. 6d.: prime Southdowns,
6a, 6d, to 6s. Bd.: large coarse calves, Sc. to Ss. 6d ; prime
small ditto, Us. 6d. to 65.: large hogs, Sr. Bd, to la. ; small
porkers, 4s. 2d. to 45. 6d, per Bth. to sink the offal.

mErßorourAN MEAT MARICET.—MoNDAY.

There was a better trade for meat this morning, with a
prospect of a clearance being effected. Prices were u
follows :—lnferior beef, 2s. 6d. to 3.; middling ditto, 3s. 4d.
to 42. 4d.; prime large ditto, 43. 8d to 4s. 10d. ; prime Scotch
ditto, 4s: 81 to Si.; veal, be to be. 4d. ; inferior mutton,
2s. 6d. to 32. 8d : middling ditto, 4s. to 4s. 4d.; prime ditto,
4s. 61. to be. 44. ; large pork, 33. 41. to 48 ; small pork,
45. Id. to 42. 84. per B'b by the carcase.
GAME AND POULTRY.

American prairie hens, 18. 81. to 2i.; ditto quails, ls.
to Is. 9(1. ; Norwegian ptarmtan, ls. to Is. 31 ; ditto black
game, 2s. 6(1. to 34. 9d. ; ditto capercaUzie, Si. 6d. to 7s. 6d. ;
Hungarian partridges, is. to is. 91. ; ditto bares, 2s. 6d. to
46. 6d.; haza grouse, Is 6d. to 25.; conies, 91 to Is. Bd.;
pigeons, 6(1. to I.od. Bordeaux ditto, le. 6d. to 2..; wood-
cock, ls. 9d. to as ; wild ducks, 18. 31. to 2a.; snipe, 6d. to
10th; pheasants, 2s. to 4s. each; geese and turkeys, sd. to
91d. per lb.
FISH.
'bawl haddock, 108. 6d. to 158. 61.; ditto plaice, 128. 61. to
205.; ditto whiting, 78. 61. to 10s. 61.; ditto soles, £3 52. to
£4 106. ; smelts, 41. 6d. to 78. 6(1. ; bloaters, Bs. to lie.; kipper
herrings, 71. 61. to 128. 6d. per basket; fresh herrings, 18s. to
275.; roused ditto, 163. 60. to 20s. ; pickle ditto, 325. to
365. 6d. ; red ditto, 164. to 25,,; pickled cod, £2 to a 58. per
barrel; fresh ditto, RI to £lO per score; crimped ditto. 7s. tkl.
to 17s. 6d. each; oysters, 3d. to 33, per dozen.
HOP,

Really choice hops, which are in few hands, move off
steadily at full prices, and the market altogether presents
a good appearance, business, as it were, not having decreased
from the holidays. Inferior and ordinary hops may, perhaps,
be purchased on rather easier tem% Prices aro as follows
—Sent, 1879, La 1011. to £11; Sussex, £4 10s. to £lO 101. ;
Farnham and country, at to £ll lb& ; American, £8 to All ;
Belgian, f.A to £5; and yearlings, ag £43 per cwt.