The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-06-26 00:00:00

THE TiIARKETS.

IUItK-LANE.-MONDAY.

At Mark-lane a dull tone prevails. The line weather suc-
ceeding the late refreshing rains has greatly improved the
already excellent appearance of the crops, and in conjunc-
tion with lower prices in America has tended to proauce
weakness. Supplies of English produce remain short. Foreign
oats were very plentiful, and there was a good show of wheat.
Maize also was in moderate supply; but other grain was
rather scarce. English wheat was in slow demand, and was
drooping in value. For foreign wheat the inquiry was
limited; red samples were fairly steady, but white were
easier. Barley did not meet with much attention.
Grinding produce was drooping in value. Malt was disposed
of on former terms. Oats, owing to the large foreign sup-
ply, ply, were a dull market, and about 6d. lower in value.
maize there was less steadiness, with a restricted &man .
Beans and peas were quiet and without change The flour
market was depressed, at barely late rates.
MtanOPOLITAN CATTLE MABJEET.—MoNDAL
The cattle trade was very dull in tone. Svpplies were not
large, but they were amply sufficient. The dead meat
market was in bad condition owing to the hot weather, and
the heaviness was reflected here. Limited receipts of
home-fed stock were reported. The arrivals from Scot-
land were less. The trade was in an extremely bad
condition, and was decidedly weak. The extreme quota-
tion for the best Scots and crosses was is. 10d. per 81b.
From Norfolk and Suffolk we received about 400, from the
Midland Home counties about 1,000, and from Scotland 50
head. On the foreign side of the market there was a
good supply of beasts. About 1,000 Americans were of-
fered, with a fair show of Danish, Spanish, and Swedish.
The trade was flat, at drooping currencies. The sheep
market was well supplied. Transactions were on a mo-
derate scale, and prices ruled in buyers favour. The
best Downs and half-breds realized 6s. 84. to es. 101 per
8 lb. Lambs sold slowly at is. to 98, per 8 lb. Calves and
pigs were dull and drooping. At Deptford there were 2,400
beasts, and 2,000 sheep. The following are the prices :
Inferior beef, 4s. 6d. to is.; second quality, is. to is. 6d.;
prime larve oxen, is. Os. to is. ; prime Scots, 58. 81 to
is. 101 ; inferior sheep, is. to is. 6d. ; second quality, is. to
Os.; prime coarse woolled, be. 6d. to es. Sd. ; prime South-
downs, Gs. SI to Gs. 101 ; large coarse calves, ss. 64. to es. ;
prime small ditto, 6s. to es. 44. ; large hogs, 4s. ed. to 55.;
small porkers, is. to ss. 6d.; lambs, is. to Sc. per 81b. sink-
ing the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.

Good supplies of meat were on sale here to-day, and the
weather being warm, the trade was dull, at the following
prices ;—lnferior beef, be Bd. to 3s. 4d.; middling ditto,
3s. 6d. to 4s. 2d. ; prime large ditto, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 10d. ; prime
small ditto, be to be 4d.; veal, ss. to 55. Bd. ; inferior
mutton, 3s. to 3s. 6d.; middling ditto, 4s. 6d. to ss. ad.::
prime ditto, ss. Sd. to Cs. ; large pork, 4s. to 45. 6d.; small
ditto, 4s. Bd. to be; lamsib, 6s. Sd. to is. Gd. per Slb, by the
carcase. _