The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-26 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARE-LANZ,
Firmness was the characteristic at Mark-lane on MondaY.
The sales of home-grown wheat in the leading markets
Of • England and , Walea. were 790.324 qrs, against 599,873
qrs last year, at an, average of 290 54, against 30s 10d;
barley, 969,746 qrs, against 81,2,111 'cgs,. average 28s 7d,
against 27s 5d • and oats,: 79,264 Os, against' 105,987 qrs,
average 15s 2d, against 17s 84 per qr. English wheat
lair demand, at is per eft, ItaVence. 'lre foreign wheat a
moderate buidnes's was done, and'lts per qr more money was
-requiied: Flour was firm, and ad dea:er on toe ~week.
There was a fair inquiry for find malting barle?, tor ,which
' full - prices <were paid ; grinding was steady, and about 63
dearer. 'Liberal supplies of oats available, but-there was
no, desire to press gale*, and the Prices realised Were 64
higher than on Monday kat: Maize was firm, and 64 to is
per qr dearer. Egyptian beans rose ed to ,29s 64 to 30s 64
per 4101 b; other sorts unaltered. White peas, 6d dearer,
-.at 28a 64 to 295; green Calcutta rose la t0,22s to 238 6,1 per
50411-s. Egyptian lentils, is dearer, at 284 to 29s per
5041b5. . , .
IitIftROFOUTA.N CdTTLE.
The Cattle trade has been drill end weak.' Supplies have
. haeirlarger than usual; and they have rather told against
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with the buyer. silo top. price was 4s 84 to 4s lid per 81b.
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are the
qUetatronti given : ‘-•estiarte and -inferior' beasts, 2s 4d to
S s '4d; 'Second quality •ditto, ts ad to 48 Ocir, prime large
oxen; 48 ad to' -4a-8d ; -"ditto Scots, dte. 48 :104-to 5a 04;
ditto, 40 Od to edi larinle,Coarsie yroolled ' clitt;o, 4s 8d
to' 52 Od • Prime Sduthdoini ditto"; Si Gd to '*EC7dl large
slanula°litiyn
4s 2cl
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to 5a Ott large loge, 2544 'tali Act ). tired •;tteitt amail
porkers, 30 -cid to -44 44 Per-811i toAnk the„corw,-..
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:a fully:irpwl:lnte rib47l, 111
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'lnidaling ditto; le :fld te:44 24; prime &Lid, 3s 64 to
35 104 • Scotch ditto, 38 8d to 4s ; .American''. Liver-
pool killed, ag ad to as 94„. .ditto,killed, hindquarters,
Is ad to 3s 104 ; ditto,. forequarters. .28 21 to
29, 64; Vnglish veal; 38 8d to 4s 4d; Dutch' ditto, 2s 44 to
'Ss4d • inferior. maton, bel'to 2ir 8d ; middling gitto, 2s 84
to Sa 4:44 Pilme ditto, 3s Bcl to-4s Od ; Scotch -43100, 4s 44
'tci'4l3-Fd ; New Zealand 'ditto, 2a- adi to 2a 814, large pork.
is Od to 38 ; small 4itto, as 10c1 to 4104, per,
_,Sib by the
carcase... . : t,. _
• . Good supply; fair demilid. -Tricee; wholesale : -Brill as
Per stone rturliot, 10a per stone:- 801.33 135 per box-; plaice,
18s per lox; cod, 10s per box ; whiting, is per box
fresh haddocks. 10s per box; live eels 16s per draft; den
eels, I. per drafti madkerei, SaTer:sCiarec; lopestera, 249
per scv 0.; crabs, 20a per pail;, smelts, Is to 28 per
basket ; s'Prats, 'ea` ifflr'horl'-bleaters, 4s per lx; kippere.
is per round; oysters, 48 to 108 per 100 rshrimps, is to
2s per gallon. Retail : Cod, 44 perilb ; -soles, is 44 per
lb; brill, .1040per.111441irho10d ,-per ; Aix° eels, is Od
per lb; dead eels. 94 per 11,1; sprats, fld Jr lb'; fresh had-
docks, 3,1" per -111-.; -plaice;- ad to Is each: mackerel, Rd
• each ; whiting, .44 fetch.. leigittera. Is to 2e °sell.; crabs, is to
28 Od eaeh ; smelts, 64 to 9d per dozen.; Astatierj, 9d per
&Wen lapperB,ll4Ng fiCat.34- -0y84414,44 te5.2644 per dozen;
perjalut. .
" POtelle6l-4
lb :e was a mcde ate supply of potatoes on sale. The
trade was. st •ady at the annexed prices : Magnum bonums,
Cs to 903; —coaits, 608 to 110 s ; 'llebrons. 90s to, 110 s;
champions, 60s to 80s per ton. German reds, Is to 4s Deg
bag.