The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-02-05 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

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MARK-LANE.
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A quiet business has been doing, and prices have lAco
rather weak. The sales of home-grown wheat in the
leading markets of England and Wales daring (lie
past 22 weeks of the season were 1,093,578, against
1,341,845 qrs. last year, at an average of 32s sd, againstBo3 Sd
pet quarter. The sales of barley were 1,878,007 qrs., against
2,194199 ars., average 27s id, against 305 ; and oats,
213,738 qrs., against 215,1/79 qrs.' at an average of 17s 6d,
against 18s 9d per quarter. English wheat was dull of sa'e.
Fine samples were is, and damp 2s lower on the week.
Foreign wheat was inactive, and Is lower. There was not
much doing in flour, the market for which was weak, prices
reaching about fd easier. Barley without being active was
steady, both malting and grinding samples realising full
prices. Oats met a quiet sale, at late rates. Maize was
steady on former terms. Beans were firm, but peas and
lentils were rather cheaper. The exports of grain, dre.,
from London last week were—Wheat 1645, barley 187, malt
516, oats 151, beaus 12, peas 8, linseed 2253, rapes ed 2# 93,
oilseed 161, canary seed 198, hempseed 17, mustard seed,
112, sundry 126 qrs; flour 360 cwt.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE DIAREET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 10,422 head. In the corresp3nding period last
year we received 7127 ; in 1885, 6925; in 1884, 21,923. in
1883, 10,924 ; in 1882, 6277; in 1881, 4&8; and in 18S0, 6673
head. At Liverpool were received 19 beasts from Baltimore,
and 456 beasts from Boston. The cattle trade has been very
dull. Supplies were not large, but very ample. The 'ea
meat market is considerably over supplied, and the depres-
sion has been more marked at Smithfield than for a very
considerable time past. The heaviness has bee,: reflect() 1 at
Islington, The sale of home-fed 1 easts has been very s ow.
The choicest qualities did not make more than 4s 2d te 4s 48
per lib., whilst may good animals went at a lower figir
still Forei in
.m beasts were in o ierate supply and sluggish,
at drooping cun'ene:es. The sheep nobs were tolerably well
filled. There was a dull market, with a distinct tende icy in
buyers' favour. The best Downs and half-breds- sold at
55 6d to 5s 8d per 81b. Calves and pigs were dull and
drooping. Ihe following were the prices: Coarse and
inferior beasts, 3s Od to .3s 6d ; second quality
ditto, 88 6d to 4880.°,d45; 2dprtoini4es 49:7; ecoaOrlseenlnd4sinftedrirr
Frond . quality ditto, 4s 6d
48 2d; ditto Scots,
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levels,
arse-woo ed ditto, 5s I d to 5s 6 1 ;
°3d4BB;uB°tdpdhdown4cosdi6ttdo, 58 63 to 58 88; large coarse
ritOre4s 6d; prime small ditto, 4s Gd to 5s 44;
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large hogs. 2s 44 to 3s 68; neat small porkers. 3568 to
48 6d per Elb to s'nk the offal. Total supply: English at d
Scotch—Beasts, 3080; sheep and lambs, 9880 calves, 70;
pigs, 10; mulch cows, 60. From the midland, home, and
western counties we received 1580 beasts; from N orfolk,
Suffolk, and Essex, 600; from Ireland, 300; and from
Scotland, 90 beasts.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
The quotations for beef were extremely low, possibly the
lowest for a long pa: iod, the supply being largely in excess
of the drmand, in a market already much over.tocked with
beer left from baturday. There was a moderate supply of
other descriptions, for which the quotatiors were almost
nominal, excepting, perhaps, mutton of top qual ty.
The trade generally was xceptionally bad, at. the
following prices: Inferior beef, is 8d to 2s 0,1 ;
Middling ditto, 2s 6cl to 3s Od ' • prime ditto, 33 43
to 38 6d ; Scotch ditto, 3s 4.1 to is 6d ; American
(Liverpool killed), 36 Cd to 3s 3d; American killed,
L 2s Ed to 3s 2d; American (Liverpool kilicd)
forequarters, 2s Os to 2s 4d; English veal, 4s Od to 44 8 t:
Dutch ditto, 3s 44 to 413 Cd ; inferior mutton, 28 Oci _
to 28 8d; middling ditto, as Pd to 3a Bcl ; prime
ditto, 48 Od to 48 8d ; Scotch ditto, 4s Pd to 5s Od ;
New Zealand ditto, 2s 8d to 3s 4d; large pork, 2 81'
to 3s 44; small ditto. 3s 8d to 4s 44 per 1114 by -the •:'
carcase.
FISH.
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common 6d, Re6aelhOs t .
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Cis per 120; bloaters, is to 4s per box; kippers, 5s to 66 d -
common ditto', 48 6.1 to Cs 6d per 100; fresh herrings, sto
4 9 ssopyesrtersse,or2es ; 3 deritom
per pad; mackerel, 4s to 5s per score; large turbot., 9. io
13s each; black soles, Is 6d to 2s 3d per pair; ditto slips,
8,1 to 10d per lb; whiting; 2s Ed to 65 per dozen; ditto
&sinners, Is 6d to 2s 4d per score ; Emelts 2s to-2A 3d • .
per basket • brill, 2s 6d to 4s each ; lobsters, to 40s per
dozen;
aud large crabs, 2s to 2s 9d each. .
POTATO. •
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There was a good supply of potatoes' on sale. -The
wp,s (lull, at the annexed rates :—Magnnm b0nt04C04;4004-
to I Os; reg•ents EOB to 120 s ; Victoria% 70e to 9080PlbrWi... 1111,
beti to 100 e : cliamnions, 70a to 80s per ton*.'

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