The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01 00:00:00

THE MARKETS,

MARK-LINE. -MONDAY.
The grain trade at Mark-lane has been in a very quiet
state. English wheat has been sparingly offered; neverthe-
less, owing to the brilliant weather and the favourable agri-
cultural prospects, the demand throughout has been very
dull, and the tendency of prices has been in favour of buyers.
There was a fair show of foreign wheat on offer. Buisinw
has progressed with quietness, and weak quotations. Barley
in moderate supply. Malting produce dull, but grinding
tolerably steady. Malt sold quietly, at late rates. English
oats scarce, but foreign plentiful; there has been a healthy
trade, at an advance of 3d. to 6d per qr. on the week. Maize
has been purchased to a fair extent, at about late rates.
Beans quiet but firm. Peas changed hands to a limited ex-
tent, at previous quotations. The flour market has been
inactive, the prices realised being about the same as last week.
MA.RK-LANK-WEDNESDAY.
The grain trade at Mark-lane has been quiet. English
wheat has been sparingly offered, still the demand has ruled
heavy, at about the rates current on Monday. Foreign wheat,
of which a fair supply has been on offer, has been in slow
request at drooping prices. A moderate supply of barley
was on offer. Business limited, at about late rates. Malt
sold slowly, at previous currencies. Foreign oats have again
been in large supply, but English were scarce. A fair business
doing, at steady prices.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MIEKEr.-11011DAY„
More steadiness has prevailed in the cattle trade to-day.
Fair supplies of stock have been on-offer, and the demand
has been rather more animated. From our own grazing dis-
tricts the receipts of beasts have been moderate, but the con-
dition has been rather variable. The demand has been fairly .
active especially for choice breeds, the best Scots and crosses
selling at 6s. 4d,. to ss. Gd. per Sib. Secondary and inferior
qualities have changed bands'at about late rates. From Nor-
folk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we have received
about 1,690, from other parts of England about 500, and
from Scotland about GS bead. The foreign side of the market
has been fairly supplied with beasts. There have been about
400 Spanish, about 200 Danish, and about an equal number of
Dutch. With a moderate demand, prices have ruled about
the same as those previously current. The sheep pens have
been fairly supplied. The trade has been steady, and prices
have risen 24. per Sib. The best Downs and half breds have
sold at ss. 10d. to 6s. per Sib. Lambs in fair demand at from 6s.
to Bs. 4d. per Kb. Calves in moderate request at previous
quotations. Pigs ruled quiet. 'At Deptford there have been
340 German and 280 Gothenburg beasts. Coarse and in-
ferior beasts, 3s. Gd. to 39. 10d. ; second quality ditto, 4e. to
4s. 641. ; prime large oxen, 4s. 10d. to 55. ; prime Scots, ctc.,
55. 4d. to ss. 6d.; coarse and inferior sheep, 4s. 4d- to
4s. Bd. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 10d. to ss. 2d ; prime
coarse woolled, ss. Gd. to Cs. 6d. ; prime Seuthdowhs, ss. Bd.
to Gs. ; large coarse calves, 4s. Bd. to 45. 100. ; prime small
ditto, ss. to bs. Gd. ; large hogs, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; small
porkers, 4e. 10d. to ss. 4d. per 81b. to sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.
Trade here to-day was rather active, and prices also, in-
fluencedby the cool weather, Were firm. The supply on sale
was moderate. Quotations :-Inferior beef, 3s. Od. to 35. 4d. ;
middling ditto, 3s. Bd. to 45. 4d. ; prime large ditto, 4s. Bd.
to 5s Od. ; prime small ditto, is. 2d. to 55. 6d. ; veal. 4s. 4d. a
to ss. Od. ; inferior mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. Od. ; middling .1
ditto, 4s. 4d. to ss. 4d. ; prime ditto ss. 6d. to Gs. 4d. ItYge
pork, 4s. Od. to 4s. Bd. ; small pork, ss. 4d. to Ga. Od.; and
lamb, 7s. to 8s per 81b. by the carcase.
POTATOES. ""
Sound potatoes command a ready sale and rather higher
prices, but inferior sorts, of which the supply principally
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bags,
3,350 sacks, and 471 tons from Dunkirk; 561 bags, 636 sacks,
Boulogne ; 535 bags, Harlingen; 120 tons, Ghent; 117 boxes,
Lisbon ; 331 sacks, Malta; and 10 casks from Madeira.
Regents, £4 15s. to £6 10s. ; Victorias, £5 to £7 10s. ; flukes, •
£5 105. to £7 10s. ; and rocks, £3 58. to £4 per ton.

SEED.
LONDON, Monday, April 26.—There was a very limited
quantity of English Cloverseed, and the stocks of French and
American are very much reduced. Small orders are coming
in, and these keep up the prices. Trefoil sold on former
terms to a fair extent. White Mustardseed was taken off in
small lots at quite as high rates, but little passing in brown
for want of a better quality. Hempseed sold steadily at
rather more money; there is a very little supply of this
article from Scotland, the samples offering are mostly German.
Large Tares are still saleable, but few are offering. Fine
black English Rapeseed commands full prices, with a steady
sale.
PROVISION.
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LONDON, Monday, April 23.—The arrivals last week from
Ireland were 35 firkins butter and 2,828 bales bacon, and
from foreign ports 27,728 packages butter, and 3,416 bales ,
bacon. The butter market ruled very slow, and prices of all ,
descriptions of foreign were lower, holders pressing sales '
best Dutch declined to 1123. For new Cork butter there is •
little or no inquiry ; thirds offer at 935., and fourths at 805.
landed to arrive. The bacon market was slow; best Irish
maintained late quotations, but other descriptions of Irish .
could be baught on lower terms.
PRICES= .trt
Butter, per cwt: e. s. Cheese, per cwt. s.
Dorset..
Friesland Dble. Glouc. new 74 82
Jersey . 90 114 Cheddar ...... 73 90
Eng. Fresh, per dr. 15 18 American .. • • • • 5° 72
Bacon, per cwt. Hams: York .• 108 112
Wiltshire
Irish green, f o.b B4 81,634 h • . . • • .... 100 ro4
TA
LONDON, Monday, April 26.—The tallcw market is rather
firmer, Y.C. on the spot making 413. 9d. per cwt ,and Town
Tallow 41s. per cwt. net cash. •
g- d.
Town Tallow, per cwt. 43 6 Rough Stuff, per cwt. 14 9
Rough Fat, per Sibs— 1 Ilf Grogreg 13 0
Melted Stuff, per cwt, 29 0 Good Dregs
6 0
Yellow Russian, new....,438 6d. per cwt.
Ditto Ditto 01d..• .00s. od.
Australian Mutton Tallow. 41s. dd.
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Ditto Beef Ditto .. 395. Od.
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