The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-09-03 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
Quietness has prevailed at Aloft-line. There were fair
supplies available of home-grown produce, and lib rat fin:
portations of oats, with fair arrivals of bread and Hour. [he
sales of home-grown wheat in the leading markets of Eng-
land and Wales during the cerea year ended caturday last
were 2,217,769 qrs against 2,933,159 qrs, at an average of
83s id, against 80s 10d per qr; barley, 2,425,520 qrs
against 2,794,419 qrs, at an average of 248 4a to
27s Pd; and oats, 155,932 qrs against 373,384 qrs, -at
an average of 17s Od, against 19s 68 per qr. 'Wheat at
New York has been dull during the week, being 2 cents.
lower. English wheat has sold slowly at 6d per qr less
money than on Monday. Foreign what demand was.
stunted, and prices wsre ed easier Flour was a dull market
at 3d less n.oney than on Monday last Not much was
done in barley. Spot parcels were flat, but for arrival the
tone was f irly good. Oats were firm, notwithstanding the
large arrivals, infe ior corn exhitAting came recO4retry.
Prices may be wri'ten 3d dearer. Maize was stesdy, nl-
- dearer on the week. Beans sold 6d per qr decline. PeAs
were 6d dearer.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE. •
The cattle trade has been without any particular feature
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tolerablyrealised were about the same as last week. The hcat Downs
and Salt-bred! made 48 10d to 58 per 81b. Calve'S an i p'gs
sold at the sates previously current. The following a o
the quotations : Coarse and inferior beasts' Is Od to
3s 6d; second quality ditto, 3s Od to Is Ed; prime
large oxen, Is 8d to Is 10d; ditto ticots, &c.,. 3e 10d
to 4s Od ; coarse and inferior sheep, 38 Od to 88 61;
second quality ditto, Is 6d to 4s Cd ; prime coarse-
woolled ditto, 4s 4d to 48 8d •, prime Southdown ditto,
48 Sd to F 8 Cd; lambs, 58 Od to 5s Cd •, large coarse
calves, 8s Od to 18 6d; prime small ditto, 3s Fd to 48'd;
large hogs, 29 4d to 8s 2d; neat small porkers, 3s 8d to
4s 2d per 81b to sink the offal.
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METROPOLITAN MEAT.
The supply was only moderate, and very little of it came
to market in good COE dition, some quantity lat lug quite un-
saleable. The trade vvaa very bad, the demaul being very
small, and cie ot Along almost nominal. Inferior beef, 28 I'd
to 2s 6d; middling ditto, 2s 41 to 38 Ott; prime ditto,
Is Od to Is 6d ; Scotch ditto, 38 Od to Sc 6d ; American,
Liverpool killed, 2s 8d to Cs ; ditto killed, hindquartAirs,
38 Od to 38 4d ; ditto killed. fore quarters, is Ed to Is cd;•
English veal, Is 41 to 4s Od; Dutch ditto, 20 4,1 to Ispl ;
inferior muttm. 2s 01 to2s Ed ; middling ditto, Is Od to 3s ;
prime ditto, 4s Od to 4s 6' ; Scotch ditto, 4s Od to 4s. 6d...;
New Zealaetl, ditto. 2s 6d to 28 8d; large pork, 35." Od to
88 4d ; small ditto, 3s 8d to 48 4d per 81b by tae carcase. '

FISH.
Short supply; good demand. Prices, wholesale Nor.
wegian salmon, 10d per lb; Scotch salmovi, is Id per lb
grilse, is per lb ; trout, is 6d per, lb; tdrbot, lei per 1 .1
soles, 12 s per box; cod, is each; plaice 20e per Pox;
mackerel, 6s per score; re I mullets, 12s per , oz it; fresh
haddocks, 8s per box; live eels, 22s per draft; Wearers,
30s per score; crabs, 25s per pad; fresh herrings, -851 ee
barrel; bloaters, 2s to 35 per box; kippers, is per iont.d ;
prawns, Os per lb ; shrimps, is to 2s per gallon ;
bait, Is 3d per -quart. Retail: Norwegian salmon, la• per
lb; Scotch salmon, Is 3d per lb ; grilse, is 2d per Ih;
trout, is 9d per lb; turbot, Is 21 per lo; soles, Is 9d per ;
live eels, is 4d per lb; cod, 4s each; plaice, is to 2s each ;
mackerel, 8d each ' • red mullets, is 3d each; fresh had-
docks, 6cl to is each; lobsters, Is tc Ss each' crabs. 64
to 2s each; fresh herrings, 6d per dozen; bloaters, 6d per
- doz. ; kippers, 6d to Is per dozen; dried haddocks, 4d
to lk' each; .'oysters, 6d to Is'per , 'prawns, is eel
, per dozen; shrimps, 3d per pint; whitebait, is 9d p.r
quart.

POTATO,
There was a fair supply of potatoes on sale. Tbe
trade was dull, at the annexed rates: Essex ragents, loos
to 14s; ditto kdoeys, luCs to 104 s ; carly roses, 1004 tO
/0243; and Hebron!, 110 s to 150 s per tone

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