The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-05-17 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAT.

The cattle market has to-day been fairly supplied with
stock, but the condition haa been hardly so good. The sup-
ply of tondos beasts has bee' moderate, consisting of 296
Gothenburg, 226 Denial; 180 Spa oh, and two Dutch. The
trade has been lino, but not active, on former term.. Of
home breeds the show has been aatirfactory as regards num-
ber, but the actual weight exhibited ha. been leas than nsual.
With a quiet but steady demand prices have been main-
tained; the best Scote end crosier selling at 2.. to be 2d. per
Sib From Norfolk, Suffolk, &sex, end Cambridgeshire we re-
ceived about 1,800; from other parte of Ongland, 250; from
Scotland, 20; and from Ireland about 160. Foreign sheep
have beeu les; freely offered than on Monday bat, and have
commanded steady prices. Engllali breeds, on the other
hand, have been In fair supply. The trade for them has been
firm, and the beet Downs and half.breda have sold ate,. to
Os. 24. and occasionally Sc. 4d. per Sib. Lambe have been
steady, at from ss. to Ds. per Mb. Calveirhave changed hands
at shout late rates. Pigs have sold on former hernia. At
Deptford there have Neu 421 German beasts.
Fer 81s. to rink the offal.

. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse at int. beagle 0 5 4 I Prime Southdowns 60 6 4
Second quality do. 45 0 Large wane calves 4 215 2
Prime large oxen 10 0 Prime small ditto.. 58 8 0
Prime Soots, Jte.. 0 6 2 large hogs .......8 8 4 o
Coarse & inf. sheep 105 6 Small porker. .... 4 614 10
Second quality do. 6 5 8 Lambs... ...... 8 0 9 0
Pr. coarse woolled 10 6 2

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAT

The quantity of meat on sale here to-day was rather small.
Transactloon were moderately numerous, aud,notwlttistaud-
lug the warm atmosphere the quotations ruled Arm :

Per 818., by the carcase.

d.s. s. d. d•
Interior beet .3 8 4 4 Ink rior mutton 4 0 4
Middling ditto .... 4 6 410 Middling ditto .. 6 0 6
Prime large ditto. 6 2 6 8 Primo ditto .... 5 8 0
Prime small ditto.. 5 0 510 Large pork ...... 4 0
Veal ..... ....... 4 8 6 4 Small ditto.... „ 5 5 6 8

Lamb 71. td. to 88.04.
71811.

Tickled herrings, 361. to 404 ; ditto red, 12a. to fit Ski. per
barrel kipper ditto, 3s. tot, ; bloater ditto, 2. to its. Id per
box ; smoked haaiock, IC.. to 325. per barrel; trawl
ditto, 13s. to 191.; whiting, 161. to 124 64. per casket , soles,
1.1, to ta. per prdr turbot, 7s. 61. to 13. ; bull, 2.5. to 01.
each; mackerel, 24. to Si. 3,1 • lobsters, 12s. to 26. per
dote.: native oysters. EIO to £lO 101.; pearl ditto. £3 to
£3 3L; common ditto, 12s. to 281. per bombe/
SEED.

Logy ~v, Monday, May 12.—Very little business le now
pining a any description of eloverseed, and pries are
n .minal for all samples of red. There are a few buyers for
tine qualites of white to hold over, and for these full rates
are bald. Triloil was unaltered in price, with some inquiry
for the best parcels. Fine white Mustardseed sold in small
lots, at fully as much money, tut there was ilttle passing in
brown, for want of quality. Emdish Caresysecd realised
much money Weedily, , but I reign samples were dull, aro
difficult of disposal Foreign Tares brought as much money
as previously with • steady demand. Me English Repined
Wu scsroe, and fully as dear.

•
LoND-N, Monday, May 12 —The arrivals hut week front
Ireland were 183 firkins Butter and 3,45 e bales Bacon ; anti
from foreign porta 28,809 packsges Butter and 1,304 balsa
910 boxer Berne. The supplies of foreign Butter having In.
creased, a further decline of Si. to to. per cwt. has been
subniitted to ; best Dutch leak 11011. Theprices tot eland
are still too high for any demand I. r this market lime Bacon
market he. ruled arm tor beet Waterho'd, without change in
price; but Cork, Limerick, &c., has declined fully Is. per
cwt.