The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12 00:00:00

THE MARKETS,

BIARK-LANE.-MONDAY.
The grain trade at Mark-lane to-day has been extremely
quiet. There has been a very thin attendance, and next to
nothing has been doing. English wheat has been in very
short supply; nevertheless, the demand has ruled inactive,
and prices, without being quotably lower, have been droop-
ing. The show of foreign wheat was moderate. The trade
ruled quiet, and without fresh feature, quotations ruling
barely so firm as on 31onday last. The supply of barley was
limited. In malting produce business has been suspended,
and grinding dull and drooping. Malt in slow request at
late prices. The show of oats has been tolerably good, but
chiefly composed of foreign produce. The inquiry was less
active, and the prices realised were rather below those of
Monday last. Maize met a dragging sale at if anything
rather less money. Beans and peas quiet at about late rates.
The flour market is dull, and prices have been weak.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY.
The cattle trade has been quiet in tone to-day. The sup-
plies of stock have been tolerably good, and the condition on
the whole it been satisfactory. From our own grazing
districts abotit an average supply of beasts has arrived, and
the quality for the most part has been good. There has
been an absence of animation, the trade generally ruling
quiet, at about late rates. The best Seots and crosses have
sold at Is. led. to 6s. 2d. per 81b. From Norfolk, Suffolk,
Essex, and Cambridgeshire we have received about 1,850 ; from
other parts of England about 350, and from Scotland, 76 head.
The foreign side of the market has been somewhat more
freely supplied with beasts, including about 330 Spanish, an
equal number Danish, and 440 Dutch. The trade has been
quiet on former terms. The sheep pens have again be en heavily
supplied. The market has been do, and to effect sales 2d. per
81b. less money has had to be taken. The best Downs and
half-breds have occasionally made 6s. 6d. but Os. Bd. per 81b.
has been the general top quotation. Lambs hem had a
dragging sale at from 4s. 6d. to 78. Bd. tier 81b. Calves and
pigs quiet, at about late rates. At Deptford there have been
about 350 German beasts. Coarse and inferior beasts, 35. 6d.
to 4s. ; second quality' ditto, 4s. to Is. ; prime large oxen, Is.
10d. to Cs; prime Scots, &c., 55. 11d. to Is. 2d. ; coarse and
inferior sheep, 4s. 6d. to Is. ; second quality ditto, Is. to 6s. :
prime coarse woolled, 6s. 4d. to 65. 6d.; prime Southdowns,
6s. 6d. to 65. Bd. ; large coarse calves, 45. 4d. to Is. ; prime
small ditto, 6s. to .d. ; large hogs, 45. 6d. to Is. ; small
porkers, Is. to ss. 6d.; lambs, 45, 6d. to 75. Bd. per 81b. to sink
the offaL
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARSET.-MONDAY.
Trade to-day was a little better, ?wing to the cooler
weather, and rates were somewhat higher. The supply on
offer was moderate. Inferior beef, Is. 4d. to 35 Bd. ; mid-
dling ditto, 4s. to 4s. Bd. ; prime large ditto, 55. to Is. 4d. ;
prime small ditto, 6s. 2d. to 55. Bd. ; veal, 4s. 6d. to 55. 4d. ;
inferior mutton, Bs. 4d. to 4s. ; middling ditto, 4s. 4d. to
Is. 4d. ; prime ditto, Is. Sd. to 6s. 6d. ; large pork, Is. 6d. to
4s- ; small ditto, es. to 55. 6d. per 81b. I,y the carcase.
HOPS.
The market is firm, but there is little doing, and any ad-
vance asked is not generally given. The young bine is
climbing very rapidly, and is looking well and clean, except
in a few places, where fly has shown itself. Foreign markets
are quiet, without change in prices. Last week's imports
into Loudon consisted of 15 bales from Antwerp and 24
bales from Rotterdam.
FISLL
Pickle herrings, 305. to 365. ; ditto red, 125. to 18s.; ditto
roused, 255. to 28s. ; ditto fresh, 20s. to 265. per barrel; ditto
kipper, 28. 9d. to 4s. 6d. ; ditto bloaters, 2s. 6d. to 45. 3d.
per basket ; smoked haddocks, 203. to 305. per barrel; trawl
ditto, 155. to 205. ; plaice, 185. 6d. to 225. ; whiting, 135. to
15s. per basket; soles, is. 9d. to Is. 6d: per pair; turbot, es.
to 15s. ; brill, is. to is. 3d. ; crimped cod, Is. to 85. 6cl. each;
ditto salmon, is. 10d. to 25.; trout is. sd. to is. 6d. ; eels,
9d to is. ld. per lb. ; lobsters, 105. 6d. to 275. ; crabs, Bs. 6d.
to 255. per dozen; native oyster, £l2 per busheL
SEED.
LONDON, Monday, June 7.-There are no transactions in
any descriptions of Cloverseed ; as the stocks left over are
small, prices of all sorts are too high for investment New
white Mustardseed continues to be taken off in small lots at
very full rates. Nothing passing in brown, for want of supply
and quality. Useful Trefoil can be obtained at low figures,
but there are no buyers. Canaryseed remains high in price,
and is taken in very small quantities. Fine English Rape-
seed commands good prices. White Milietseed is held for
more money. Tares are still inquired for, but the stock is
exhausted, and none of fine quality on the market.

PROVISION.
LONDON, Monday, June 7.—The arrivals last week, from
Ireland were 414 firkins butter and 2,743 bales bacon, and
from foreign ports 25,660 packages butter, and 4,007 bales
bacon. The supply of Dutch butter being rather short for
the demand, prices advanced to 114 s. to 1165. ; for other de-
scriptions of foreign the sale was slow, the dealers pur-
chasing sparingly at the present high rates. The bacon
market ruled firm, without any particular change in the
prices of either Irish or Hamburg.
Butter, per cwt. : s. s. Cheese, per cwt. : s. s.
Dorset ....
Frie51and........112 116 Dble. alone., new 70 84
Jersey
Eng. Fresh, per Iz. 12 15 American
Bacon, per cwt.; Hams: York .... —ll2
Wiltshire Cumberland ......102 108
Irish green, f.o b. ..
8844 -- Irish ... •••• • 93 104
TALLOW.
LONDON, Monday, June 7.—The market is firm, and prices
show some advance, •I'.. C. on the spot making 435. 6th per
cwt., and Town 41s. net cash. Rough fat is qu,opteerdcawttl.sl.4llo.
per Bibs. a d. s. el.
Town Tallow, per cwt. 43 6 Rough stuff
`. Fat, - ' Bibs.. 1 111 Greaves
- lB

Rough - per
Melted Stuff, per cwt. 29 0 , Good Dregs „ 6
Yellow RUPSian, new ..
Ditto Ditto old
Australian 3.lutton Tallow .. • . 425. 6d.
Ditto Beef Ditto .... 40s. Od.
potatPeOesrAtollOdr.
ywere large, and much in
exTcehses soufpgieeedeemf and, so that prices were flat. Last week
the imports of potatoes into London consisted of 2,962 bags
from Antwerp, 4,673 sacks and 731 tons from Dunkirk, 1,227
boxes from Lisbon, 99 boxes from Valencia, 67 casks and 98
packets from Malta, 50 bags and 40 packages from Hamburg,
and 10 boxes from New York. Quotations :--Regents, 80s.
to 115 s. ; rocks, 60s. to 70s. ; Victories, 80s. to 1255. ; and
flukes, 120 s. to 150 s. per ton.
HAT.
WHITHOILLPEL, Saturaay, June 6.—A fair supply of hay
%aid straw has been on offer. With a fair demand, Oleg
have ruled as follows: Prime clover, 100 s. to 1265. ; infetter,
85s. to 95a.; Prime meadow hay, Pea. to life. ; inferior, OA.
t 0.755. ; ad Wow, 85s. to Mit per load.