The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-15 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MAREKT.-MONDAT.

The cattle trade to-dag he. been decidedly steadier. The
supplies have been much below the average, but the con-
dition of some of the English stock has been very good. Ai
regards beads the show of foreign him been very small, only
a few Dutch being offered, for which full prices have been
obtained. We understand, however, that the arrival of
about 611 Dutch, 800 Spanish, and 106 Mullah has been de-
!eyed. The receipts from our own gracing districts have
shown a material falling off in number ' • but the condition
has been tclerably good. The trade has been healthy, and
prices must be quoted 24. per Blb. higher. The beet Soots
and crosses have sold at 66 to Ifie 24. per 81b. From Norfolk,
Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,000,
from the midland and home counties about 300, from other
parts of England about 200, from Scotland 108, and from Ire.
land about SO head. English sheep have again been short,
and the show of foreign has been rather less than on Mon-
day last. Trade continues very linn. The best small Downs.
I. some instances, make 81., aid the general top quotation
must be given at Is. 101. per Inb. Pigs have been unaltered.
Per Sib, to sink the offal.

d. 0. .
Coarse & Int beasts 4 4 10 Pr. eoarsotroolled 7 7
Second (platy ditto 5 5 4 Pr. lionthdotnts.. 7 7 1
Prime large oxen .. 6 5 10 Largecosase calves 6 6
Prime Scots. dtc... 6 6 2 Prime mean Mao S 7
Caine & Int. sheep 5 6 4 3
Second quality .... 6 810 =pheTrs it
te....:.. 4 4

METROPOLITAN HEAT MAIM.—MoWDAY.
The supplies of most were moderate, and the trade raled
firm, with a tolerably good demand for all prime qualities of
both beet and matton. The quotations are annexed :

Per 816, by the camas.
•d. IL d. a. d. la d.
Inferior boat .... 8 0 4 0 inferior mutton 4 0 6 0
Middling ditto .. 4 0 4 4 Middling ditto 5 4 6 10
Prime large ditto 4 10 6 2 Prime ditto.— 610 6 4
Prime small ditto 5 0 5 4 Large pork
Veal
SD.

LONDON. Monday, Feb. —The tow samples of English
red Cloverseed which were offering were held at high prices
for floe qualities, and few sales were effected. Red, Berman.
and French samples were quite as dear, hut the state of the
weather checks business, and few transactions took place in
these sorts. Trefoil was without any variation, and not much
Inquired for. White Mustard-seed was in limited request,
with no quotable change in price. Brown samples were
offered on former terms, but few buyers appeared. Canary.
seed realised previous values for the. best samples. Large
liempseed brought full rates steadily. Italian Ryagnas
commanded 2.. per cwt., with a moderate sale.

PROVISIONS.
Limbos, Monday, Feb 10 —The arrivals Last week from
Ireland were 447 firkin. Butter and 6,045 balm Bacon, and
from foreign porta 10,776 packages Butter, and 27 ,bales and
1,079 boxes Bacon. . .

The severe weather has caused more doing in the Butter
market, sod for sume descriptions an advance, of 34. to 4s.
per cwt. wag obtained.
The Bacon market ruled firm at a further advance of 24.
per cwt., best Waterford sizeable 724. free on Ward.
PRICES.

Butter, per eel a. -47 (7,7l,;eese, per cwt. a. a.
Jorset ... 156 to 190 1 Cbhlro

...... --
Friesland

Rbie..olollC., DOW 61

Jersey . . 120 14
Eng Fresh, pr ,h•z. 16 10
Mile PH, per ...wt..
Wiltshire, green 65 74
f.o.b t 4 74

Cheddar
Avnerleak .... 1 74
laws: York
Cont,erlaud 9O 110
111811 . Ed 108

POTATO.

English potatoes are by no means plentiful, and fully =s-
tain their late improvement; able there are not so many
foreign potatoes offering. anl the better dmoripttoos realise
generally rather higher prices. Kent Regents, 1805. te 2454.;
ESNS,' and other Regents, 1201, to 2005.; and rocks, 120.. to
140 s.

There ls very little business in progress, and (potations
show on material variation, holders being indiaposed to
press sales, as the stocks remaining are extremely limited.
Continental markets present rather a dull aspect; but at
Now York the deman 1 for most descriptions continues good
At fully reco.nt prices :--1111 and East Kent £5 Ss. to El 7s. ;
Weald of Kent, £.5 be to £6 10. ; Sown, ,C 5 es. to £6 Os. ;
and Farnham and coantry, 45125, to £7 per cwt.