The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-08-14 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
The lateness of the harves is steadying the grain tras
and causing prices to barlen. Tlie sales of home-
grown wheat in the leading markets of England and Wales
during the 49 weeks of the season were 2,794,b30 qrs.,
against 2,727,408 qrs. last season, the average prices
bi-in.g 80s 9d against 33s 2d per qr. Barley 2,22,140 qrs,
against 2,854,017 qrs average of 27s ltd against 30s 10d ;
and oats 366,059 against 400,315 qrs., at an average of
19s 5d against 20s 91 per qr. English wheat was in fair
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request. and was held for more money. Foreign wheat was
steady in value and demand. Flour was firm, on former
terms. There was more inquiry for barley, and all qualities
were fully as dear. Swedish oats were rather firmer; other'
kinds were unaltered, Maize was steady; American rose
61; round samples firm. Beans and peas 6d dearer;
Egyptian beans, 29s to 31s per 4i.011) ; white Cana,lian
peas, 27s to 27s 6d per 5041 b. Linseed cakes firm. The
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exports of grain, &c., from London last week were: Wheat,
2291; barley, 59; malt, 1531; peas, 514 ; maize, 56; linseed,
706; rape- eed, 13; c-anary,eed, 175; hempseed, 30
sundry, 151 qrs; and flour, 1614 cwt.
M &TR OP OLITA N CATTLE IN A:MET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 14,656 head. In the corresponding period lasD
year we received 21,037 ; in 1884, 18,243 ; in 18S3, 1.1,735;
and in 10.82, 22,960; in 1881, 10,912; in 1880, 12,539' in
1879, 25,934; in 1878, ; and in 1877, 17,0,8 head.
At Liverpool were received 203 beasts and 275 sheep from
Baltimore, 974 beasts from Bes on; and 193 beasts from
New York; at Southampton, 13 beasts and 7 calves from.
Jersey and Guernsey' and at Hull 20 beasts from Lisbon..
The cattle trade has been rather wanting in animation,,
and the tendency has not been altogether good. Supplies
of beasts from our own grazing districts were about
the average. Business was far from bri-k. the tone being
rather dull than otherwise, and prices ruled in favour of
buyers. The best Sects and crosses realised 4s 8d to.
4s 10d per 81b. There was a moderate number of foreign
beast offering, in addition to about 2100 at Deptford. The
trade was dull and weak throughout, prices showing a
drooping tendency.. The sheep pens were well filled. The
demand was inactive and vahrs were depressed.. The best
Downs and half-breds occasionally ma, e 6s per 8 113., but
that was exceptional, the general top figure being about
5s 100 per 81b. Calves and pigs sold on former terms. Coarse
and inferior beasts, 3s 2d to 48 40 ; second quality ditto,
4s Od to 4s 60; prime large oxen, 43 60 to 4s 8d; ditto
Scots, &c., 4s Sd to 4s 10d: coarse and inferior sheep, 33 60.
to 4s 60 ; second quality ditto, 4s 60 to 515 Od ; prime coarse-
woolled ditto, 5s 6d to 5s 80; prime Southdown.
ditto, 5s 8d to 6s ; lambs, 5s 6d to 6s 4d; large.
coarse calves, 38 2d to 4s Od; prime small ditto, 4s 2el
to 5s Od; large hogs, 2s 80 to Ss 60 ; neat small porkers..
Bs 8d to 4s 4d, pea 81b to sink the offal. Total
supply: Beasts, 29i0; sheep and lambs, 13,670; calves,
I 270; pigs, 0; milch cows 40 Foreign: Beasts, 660; sheep-
and lambs, 5670; calves, .
0. From the Midland, Home,
and Western Counties we received 2,110 beasts; from
Norfolk. Suffolk, and Essex, 150; from Ireland, 90; from
Scotland, 40; and from Canada, 500 beasts.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
The supply was only moderate, but the trade was very
bad, the demand being exceedingly small, The prices
realised were as follows: Inferior beef, 2s 40 to 2s 8d;
middling ditto, 28 8d to 38 4d ; prime ditto, 3s 8d to 4s Od ;
Scotch ditto, 3s 80 to 4s Od; American (Liverpool killed),
35 44 to 38 8d ; ditto hindquarters, 35 6d to 38 104 ; ditto
forequarters, is ad to 28 Od ; veal, English, 38 3d to•
4s Od ; ditto, Dutch, 2s ed to be 8d ; inferior mutton.
28 44 to 36 Od ; middling ditto, 3s 40 to 4s 00' prime
ditto, 4s 44 to 58 Od; Scotch ditto, 6s Od to 55 40; New
Zealand ditto, Ss Od to Is 21; lamb, 50 Od to 5s 44;
large pork, 28 8d to So 40; small ditto, 3s 60 to 48 Od
per 131 b. by the oaroase.