The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-29 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK•LANE.-MONDAY=sa ,
Owing to the fine weather the grain trade at Mark-lane 7
has been in an extremely quiet state. English wheat has ,•1
been sparingly offered, nevertheless the demand ruled heavy, if •
and the tendency of prices was in favour of buyers. A. fair ..,
show of foreign wheat was on the stands. Dulness prevailed .1
throughout, and quotations have been weak, notably for
secondary samples. Barley in short supply. in malting pro-
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duce nothing doing at nominal currencies. Grinding samples. •
6d. per qr. dearer. Malt dull and drooping. Foreign
oats in very abundant supply, but English remained Jai
scarce. The trade was dull, at a decline of fully is
is. per quarter on the week. Maize has been purchased ;
slowly, at 6d. to is. per quarter reduction. Beans and .',
peas were dull, and 6d. to is. per quarter easier. In the as'
flour market there has been an absence of animation, at
drooping prices. ~.)
MARK-LANE.-WEDNESDAY. •fi
The grain trade has been very quiet at Mark-lane to-day. 08
English wheat has been in short supply, but the demand
has ruled heavy at about late rates. Foreign wheat, of
which a full average supply has been on sale, has been itt A
slow request, and prices have been weak There has been ain t a •
moderate supply of barley on offer. Business has been
limited, at nominally Previous ...
quotations. Malt dull, on •.`
former terms. Foreign oats have again been plentifal, but 3'
English have been scarce. The inquiry has ruled heavy. at ,1
the late decline. Malt inactive, at Monday's prices. t.
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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY. ;A
The cattle trade has been fairly active to-day, and the sup- 1
plies offering have been tolerably liberal, whilst the general si
quality has been satisfactory. The receipts of beasts from our .ss
own grazing districts have been about the average, and the con- ~..
dition on the whole has been good. There has been an active 'I
Inquiry at steady prices. The best Scots and crosses have sold at .if
Os to 6s. 2d. per alb. From Norfolk, Suffolk, E,sex, and Cam- .14
bridgeshire we have received about 1,850, from other pasta of
England about 250, and from Scotland 120 head. On the foreign •IV
side of the market the supply of beasts was moderate, induct- - :I
big about 100 Spanish, 400 Dutch, and about 4f.,0 Danish. Is,
With a fair demand, prices have ruled steady.ln the sheep
pens a good supply has been exhibited. A healthy enquiry ta
has prevailed, at steady currencies For the choicest Downs
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and half-breds is. to 7s. 2d. per 81b. has been realised. •
Foreign breeds have realised remunerative prices. Lambs 'BB
have been in moderate request and firm in value. For calves' sl
there has been a strong demand, at fully late rates. Pig's have
been steady. At Deptford there has been 250 German beasts.
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Coarse and inferior beasts, 35. 6d. to 3s 108. : second 'T.
quality ditto, as. '2d. to 4s. 6d. ; prime large oxen, is. M. to at
is. 6d • prime Scots, &c., ss. Bd. to 6s. 28. ; coarse and in- a •
ferior s'heep, 4s. 6d. to is. 2d. ; second quality, ditto, 55. 6d. '
to 6s. 2d. ; prime coarse woolled, 6s. 48. to 6s. ad. ; prime 0
Southdowns, 6s. 10d. to is. 2d. ; large coarse calves, 4s. 68. to
is. 48. ; prime small ditto 65. Od. to 6s. 4d. ; large hogs 4s. 6d.
to is. 2a.; small porkers as. 4d. to ss. 108. ; lambs, 6s. Od. to
Bs. 6d.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKEL-MONDAY.
The supplies of meat here to-day were short, but the trade
was nevertheless slow, and prices in some instances were
rather lower Per 81b by the carcass :-Inferior beef, 3s. 48..
to 3s. Bd. ; middling ditto, 4s. to 45. Bd. •, prime large ditto,
ss. to ss. 4d. ; prime small ditto, 55. to is. 6d.; veal, 45. Bd.
to ss. 6d. ; inferior mutton, 3s. 6d. to 45. 48. ; middling
ditto, is. to 55. Sd. ; prime ditto, 6s. to 6s. Bd. ; large pork,
Is. 108.. to 4s. 4d. ; small ditto, is. 4d. to 63. ; and lamb, 7s. 48...
to Bs.
SEED.
LoNDoN, Monday, May 24.-Nothing passing in Clover
seeds, stocks of all sorts being much reduced, and prices too
high for buyers to hold over. White alustardseed sold in
small lots for sowing, at quite as much money ; but there was
nothing passing in brown samples to alter the value of these
descriptions. Canaryseed remains very high in price, but
very limited quantities are disposed of. Fine Trefoil was
held on former terms, but few buyers of this article. Fino
English Rapeseed commauded fully as much money as pre-
viously, with a fair sale. lleumseed has met a fair demand,
at fully late prices for the best German samples:
PROVISION.
LONDON, Monday, May 24.-The arrivals last week from
Ireland were 527 firkins Butter, and 2,276 bales Bacon; and
was
quiet anpadckParaiglies"lll,94:
from foreign ports 24,870 packages Butter, and 3,684 bales
Bacon. The Butter market ruled firm, there was more inquiry *
for foreign, and prices generally aavanced about 4s. per cwt.
Best Dutch 118 s. to 120$. In the Bacon market a good
business was transacted, at a decline of 25. on best Irish cure,
whilst ilambro' advanced as. per cwt.
riticEs.
Butter, per cwt. : s. s. Cheese, per cwt. s. a.
Dorset l3O so - Cheshire ..... ... 74 to 80
Friesland ..... ll2 116 Dble. Glouc., new 70 84
Jersey . .
Eng. Fresh, per doz l2 15 American new , , _64 68 ~...•
Bacon, per cwt.: ,
tY:00ir3k585.5.. .
;, , a
0. 11e2k s ,
66-. ii :
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Wiltshire. .. . 84 - Cumberland .. -102 108. ,I,ST
Irish, green, f.o.b. 84 - Irish ....... ..... 93 104 lei
TALLOW.
LONDON, Monday, May 24.-The market is quiet at 435.
3d. per cwt. for Y.C. on the spot, and .395. 64. net cash for
hvi
Town. Rough fat is quoted at Is. Wad. per albs.
a d. s. d. - lir
Town Tallow, per cwt. 42 0 Rough Stuff, per cwt. 14 9
Rough Fat, per 81b5... 1 10a Greaves ~ 18 0
Melted Stuff, per cwt. 29 0 Good Dreas tt 6 0 a-se
Yellow Russian, new .... 435. 6d. per cwt. ~ssi.sisias4
Ditto Ditto old ... • 008. 0(1' '' • :,..t no
Australian Mutton Tallow 405. Oil. ~
Ditto Beef Ditto. S9s. Cid.
• POTATOES.
The demand for potatoes to-day
Regents, 80s. t
confined to the better descriptions, the arrivals of which
were proportionately small. The impic:rr:isgeoef,p6ootabtagoessßointtro ,
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elOsraP.:
London last week consisted of 1,315 tons 10,527 sacks and 361
bags, from Dunkirk,
boxes Lisbon, 577 sacks Boulogne, 653 bags Brussels, 292 caska
tßouen, , 1.405 d tooones
hllaagr
fromli li ge nia
ois7aiG bags
ea.
10,612 bags
01205 .. .
Victorias, 1.155. to 1403. ; flukes,
to 758. per ton.
FISH. , ~.:_,l,
Pickle herrings, 305. to 355.; red ditto, aos, to 2
ditto, 235. to 30s. ; fresh ditto, 20$. to 255. per barrel;os.;
reasti
ditto, Is. to 4s. 98. ; bloater ditto, Ets. to 6 kipper ..s'
smoked haddock, 208. to 30s. per barrel- tra s.
per basket; ••
235. : ditto, plaice, 195. 6d. to 255. • ditto wl ditto, 19s. to .
10s. per basket; soles, la 6d. to 4's. 6a. ' whiting, 16s. to '
2s. 7d. to is. 108. per lb.; mackerel, is. per pair; trout,
dozen; lobsters, is. to is. each; and oysters, 9d. to 3s. per
, l2s. to £l2 per
bushel.
• • 'EOM .
~..; 'Last year's hops are firm, with an upward tendency .L.ssiss, ~..,„,a
business in them is less active than it
, uu t
was, and not much at-
tention is now directed to olds. The
rapidly and well. Foreign markets are reported quiet but
young tone is growing
steady. The import' of foreign h in
to London last w
eons , and 2 bales tsted of 9 bales 4 casks from Hamburg week
glatilt from

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