The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-03-14 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MAIik.LANE. —MOB thy.
At 'dark lane to day the business doing has been only
moderate, tat a rather firmer tone has prevailed. E gum
wheat has bees in short supply. Sales have progressed
slowly, bit prices have been well .upported. A. regards
foreign wheat the receipts bare been on a moderate .cale.
Iln.re has been rather mare demand, but transactions have
not been arterioles. Price. have ruled Hem. The market
bas been moderately supplied with barley. Malting Pro-
duce ham been steady in %Mae, with a fair Inquiry. o.her
aorta have been dull. Malt has sold quietly, at about
late curreccles. Oats have been in fair eupply. A rather
firmer trade has prevailed, but bushies. has not been brisk.
Price I have been tending upward.. For maize there has
been an Improved demand at hardening currencies. Beans
have been quittly dealt In, at Mat week's redu,ttan. Fees
have been quiet and unaltered. The Hour market has been
quiet, and prices have been unaltered.

11 A EK - LANK.—WEDN ESDAY.
Owing to the wintry weather, there has been more firm-
ness in the grain trade at Mark-lane to-lay, but transactions
have not been extensive. English wheat has been In short
supply, and has realised foll price. with a moderate demand.
For foreign, of which a moderate supply has been on offer,
there has Men a fa!r ILquiry at about late rates. Malting
barley has been In r, juvfl, and has been quite as dear.
Other sorts have been quiet. filet Las sold on former
terms. Oats have been firm in value with a moderate hi.
quiry.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET—MoNPAY.

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The total Import' of foreign stock Into Luidon last week
consisted 07 7797 head. In tne corresponding week last year
we received 9,747 ; In 1872, 12,193; In 1871, 9,664 • to 1670,
8,451' ; a•Jd in 1869, 12,8,9 head. The rattle trade 'has been
la A depressed state and the tendency of price. he.
be,. In favour of buyer.. A moderate supply
heute has been receive I from our own grazing dlr.
Wets. Throughout the dernaud has been inactive, and
the tendency of pekes ha. been in favour of buyers.
The best Scots and crosses have made 61. Sd.
to be. Ind., and occasionally fr. per 81b. From Norfolk,
S. /folk, Totes, and Cambridgeshire we have received about
1,200, from Lincoln 60, from other parte of England abcut
250, and Irt m Scotland f 2 heel. 0 i the foreign side of the
market tin re have been 421 store-fed Tonitlng hada, besides
altcut 4.1 CJrunna, 173 (I thenburg, and 117 Dutch. The
market has been quiet, at about late currencies. A fair
supply of sheep has been on offer, including about 8 600
foreb.n. There ban been a dull trade, and prices have
&elated 24. per Blb Choice sniall Downs have m4.te 6a. 104.,
but the best heavy steep have only swanned about
64. fd. to 6, 82. per bib. Clippea sheep have sold at about
S. 6.1. per bib. Lambs have been • slow. dear trade, at about
be. per 818. Calves have changed hands quietly, on
former terms. Figs doll. At Deptford there have been ISO
hamburg beast.. Comae and kdertor beasts, 4s. 6.1. to fti .
sec,nd quality ditto, U. to 6s. 42. ; prime large °sea, Os
to 6s. Bd. ; prime Scots, Arc , bs. 84, to 6s. ; coarse and In-
ferior sheep, Is. to U. 62. ; second quality ditto, 65. 6,1. to
to 5. 184. ; prime coarse woolled, 61. 44. to 6. di.; prime
Southriowne, 6s. 82. to 6s. 104. ; large • ouse calve., ss. bd.
to be. lad. prime small ditto, Oa. 44, to 6s. bd. ; large hogs,
Ss. 6{l. to 3s. 104,; aid small porkers, 41 41. iota. tit

METROPOLITAN MEAT-MARKET.—MoRDAT.

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The market nut moderately impeded with meat of all de-
scription., but purchatm were Made very slowly, and the
quotation. had rather a down wend t,tndency. inferior beet,
3.. 41. to 3.. Bd.; middling ditto, 4.. to 4.. ed prime large
ditto, Is. hi. to be. i. ; prime efutli ditto, 5.. 2.4. to ha 61.;
veal, 4.. 81 to be. 41.; Inferior mutton, 3, 84. to 41 dl.;
middling ditto, 41. to. tot, prime ditto, in. 20. to 6.. 61.
large pork, 36. 101. to 4.. 84.; .mall ditto, U. hi, to 5 44.
per SID. by OM Carom*.

110P8.
The hop market Le very far from active, but therein ratter
more Inquiry I r a,eral descripti, ns, and prices In noun-
queue- are some, hat steauler. On the Continent moistness Le
Without Improvement, and the quotations remain weak.
The tow° is ,nto London mast week consisted of 129 bales
from An,werp, 83 from Hamburg. 44 from Rotterdam, and
26 from [Stem.. Kast Kent golilleigr, £4 to £l3 10s ; Mid
Kent, ,e 4 ISt to Lti : Weald of Ken., £4 10.. to 8.6 ion.;
Sussex, ,C 4 4s. to 5 10f. ; Worcester, lb i ,ke Ws. , Farnham,
and country. 1.5 12, to £7 yriall, ge 4lg 3 10.. to ZS ;Bavarian,
new, .16 to £7 156. ;end Lieboan. 4:3 to 44 41.

SE ID.
LOPrron, Monday, March 9.—Tbe imply of line re
ltegish thoverseed conticeps to be very limited, and very
high prices were paid fr the few samples offering, whilst
Mitrior, being abundant, couhi be boucht at low rates. The
beat Foreign, as well as red and white, reenter' quite as hlgh
rata, with an Improved demand. Trefoil met • fair sale at
last week, quotations for all sorts. Canarcued sold On
former terms steadily. liempeee I, both large and small,
realised prt Motu values, White Mustard-reed was taken ell
In small lots at former valne• 7 here was cothing passing
In brcwn, for want of • supply if good quality. Small
parcels of Tare, were well placed at rather more mocey,
Particulmly for good-slue: eamples. Scotch 6.res are held
rely high,