The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-05-07 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE. .
The grain trade at Mark-lane has been firm but not
attire. The sales of home-grown wheat in the 'lending .
markets of England and Wales during the first. 35 weeks •
or the season were 1,662,242 qrs against 2,170,955 qrs last • • •
season, at an average of 32s 7d, against 30s 5d per qr • -
barley, 2,397,833 cgs against 2,772,332 ors, at an average .
of 26s 2d, awainst 29s 6d per qr; . and oats, 315,094 qrs
against 313,177 qrs, at an average of Hs lld against lie 11.1
per qr. English wheat was firm at about the prices of ' ••'
k'i klay. Forei;n wheat was in demard. and was steak •141
value. The flour mar et was firm at fall prices. About an.. •• '-
average business was dons in barley; malting pro in e was • u•'
firm;
grit ding sal at late currencies, but was fi 't strong.
Oats were stead) at late rates. Maize was in fait relp.itsut at
.
full prices. Bean and peas were tkl cheaper.
METRO POL I TAN CATTLE.
The eatt'e trade has rerna'ned quiet and featurel es.
Fair aye' a a supplies ot stock were offering. There was. 1,•
want f anima•ion in he market fir Feasts,, sales thy 'ugh-. ••
out progress ng very slowly Prices bad a weak thud uncy, •
IA the . est breeds Lir)), maintained 1 ute prices. Ike .
choicest Si, ofs and er >saes realised 4s to 4s 2(1 p
Fo eign stock, of which a fair supply was on•offer,- 6, in
limi cd de and and were weak in value Taal e . was a gOOd."-
show of sheep in the pens. Ile market was quiet at abOut-
peo rates. 'the best Downs and half-brels realised .oa ,s 1 : • •
to 4s 8,1 per 81b. Lambs were quiet, the Net quali les • - -
maUing 73 6d per 81b. Calves and pigs sold fq .tbotit.
late Ja•cs. Th.• IV-lowing are the prices—:Coar'se
ferior beasts, Is Od to 3s 6d ; second quality 'ditto; 3s e
to 3s 1d; p ime 1 .rge oxen, Is 10d to 4s Od .; ditto; 7 kr., •4sOdto 4s 211; c 'arse and inferior sheer. :-61 to '" • Ilsr/d ; sec •nd quality ditto, 4s Ocl to 411 4d; prime co tr5."..5... wooll d dit'o, 4s 4d to 4s 6.1 ; prime Southdown ditto, 4;0 • •••••
to 44 8d ; limits, 6s 6(1 to 7s td ; large coarse calves; "Sul .
to 4s •d ; p'ione small ditto, 4s 10d to 5s 64; la. g
2s 4d to 33 4<l; and mat small porkers, as 4d to 4a 44 ,r43r • -
81b to sink the offal.
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METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKIDT; ' •
The supply was only mo lerate, and theie wag very
Improvement in trade generally, although prices', ic'erb •
firmer for lamb, small beep, and small pigs, -
b lei, 2s 04 to 28 ; middling ditto, 2s 6,1 to 3s ; primp '
ditto, 3s 24 to 386 I ; Scotch ditto, 3s Id to 3s 8d ; A Mei icau,..
Liverpool killed, 3s 2.1 to 3s 4d; ditto, kilietl,-liind quarters,..,.
38 tid t 3s ICd : ditto, kil'ed, fore quarters, 28 26 tO 284 I ; .
English real, 4s Od to 48 ; Dutch ditto, 3 to 4eit4 ;•"'.
inferior mutton, 2s 4d to 3s Cd ; middling ditto, As ti 4 ,
to 3s 84; prime digo, 4s Od to 4s 4d; Sootch.dit o, 484 I .to
Is 84' New Zealand ditto, 2s 84 to 2s 104; Limb, ts..gq.
to 78 4d; largo pork,•3s Od• to 3s 8d; small ditto, Is Od tá
Is 106 per Bth by the carcase.

Fair supply. T(ade quiet. Quotations as follow; ;
Is 2d per lb; Scotch s dmon (whole fish), 18 5d ; rip ,
ditto, Is 8d ; tu bot, Pd; bri I, ; (1; atu'gcon 9l; 1 [pox,
&ohs, 6d ; d(•res, 6d ; shad. 4.1; skate, 5(1 cod., 4d :
; fresh haddocks. 3d; live eels, Is 31; dOxi e..,1(4, I
mackerel. 3d to 4d each; lobsters, 9d to 3s 6d ";cribs l(IjO1
Is ; t fed haddo, ks, to 6d ; wlrtebaic.
smelts, 2s per b. sket ; whiting, 2 to 3a p-r &lien ; blow e s,
is to 2 ; kipper, 2s to 38; Digby chicks, fid per bu. d e ;
oysters, 6d to 2s per dozen; escallop, 6d; shrimps, 3d per
pint; winkles, 2d per pint.
POTATO.
There was 'a fair supply of potatoes on ele. The trade
was dul , at to. suke.ed rates: Magnum houums, 70s to
120 s regents. 70s to 1245; Victorias, SOs t0..11.0,; cham-
pions. 60s to 80s per ton,