The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-05-30 00:00:00

T JABKETS.

MARK LANE, MONDAY.
Our market to-play was very semtily supplied with
English wheat, hot the quality if the samples was toter
ably good For all kinds the deliialld oiled heavy, and a
few foreol sales were made at a decline in the quotatlons,
compared with Monday last, of from Is. to 2w per quarter.
In foreign wheat, the show of which was rather extensive,
very IPttle st as 'Passing. and prices hail a slownsittrd
tendency. The stocks in warehouse continue to increase
Floating cargoes of grain were very dull :it last wg.lesdedine
in the quotations. The supply of English barley was small,
if fortieth moderate. Sales progressed slowly, and late
rates ins re with difficulty supported. Malt was held on
former term:, ted the Inquiry teas Ipv no means active.
The supply was [tolerably good, Oats supported the
Tale advance, lout the business passites NV:lq ,s 1 ly epode.
rate. The show of samples was rather limited. Beans
supported former terms. The inquiry for them. ti never
was far front active. Peas were a slow inquiry, hot not
cheaper. English flour supported former terms, owing to
the limited quantity brought forward lost foreign parcels
were offered tit reduced rates. The inquiry for seeds and
rakes was wholly confined to limited quantities, at barely
slat i•posary prices.

MARK LANE.—WFDNESDAV
At the country markets hell yeentay, the demand for
wheat ruled very dull, and prices gave way on the average
Is. to 2s. per. qr. Flour wan drill, and also lower, but spring
c .nt generally maintained Lite rates. At Mark-lane to-day.
the supply of English wheat was scanty, but in tolerable good
condition. All qualities met a very dull inquiry, at barely
the decline of Mon-lay la,t In Foreign wheat, the show on
which was extensive, millers operated with great cantina,
and only to simply immediate wants ; nevertheless, no
further reduction took place in primo. There was
a short sapply id barley, which changed hands slowly,
at full rates for both WI lading alld mantilla descriptions,
The lloating-grain-cargodrale ruled very dull, and wheat
afloat tended .how anis no value e mid inaize were dali;
bailey and on 5 unehanged ; linseed and rapeseed drooping.
The malt trade was very quiet, but previous currencies were
firmly upheld. Oats were steady in value and demand, good
tonal cora realisiag extreme rates. heillaS were a dull sale
on fornter terms. Peas were in little r. quest at late rates.
Maize was hell for last week's prices. The flour trade WM;
very inactive, but millers male no change in the top price-of
town-made quaint.. Foteign mill country marks were
offered on eash r terms.
aIIiTROFOLITAN CATTLE MAP.KET. MONDAY.
The total iniqmrts if fore,go stock into London last week
amounted to fOrAt head. Its the corresponding week last
year we received 12.491 ; in 1,6, 1.0,479 ; in r;, 10,4 ;3 ;
51.052; iii 10,3, 6,342; iu 10.2, 2,791 : rail in
1861, 5,014 head. The supply of foreign stoc ; here
to-day was only moderate lor the tine, of Verne; but
its general quality was tolerably good. Int- Ulo
most part sales pnwressed steadily, at very full prices
From our own grazing districts, as well as from Ireland and
Scotland, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning won
I again only moderate. The quality if the English and
Scotch l•reols, howeser, Cool. The I CrO•St
Herefords, ,lie, ere i dr‘,4 :1( wisar,ce ti':
; quotations of 2.1. per Slit. A few very septa ii airier:!, ri,liscit
Si M.., lout the general top figure for beef was Ss. 2d. per -Us
The receii•ts from Norfolk, suffolk, Essex, and Otinbridge,
shire comprised Scots, short-horns, and Cr 05003 ; from
. other parts of England, 400 various breeds; from Scotland,
liT Scots awl moss, ; and from Ireland, 1113 oxen, c
Althaigh there was a large supply of sheep in the pens tlei
Inquiry for most breeds rated steady, and prices had an
upward tendency. The best DoWIIS and hall-breda said
' freely, at 54. per slb. We have no change to notice in Ds-
value of lamb Pries rang.ed from as 411. to 75. 44. per 811'
The supply was tolerably good. Prime small calves wee,
rather dearer. Heavy calves we, e a slow sale, at late rate=
Pigs were tino in value, with a fair average number on offer
HOF&
The transactions in most kiwis of hops have m Ott a
limite 1 scale, ho, prices have ruled firm. Oa the f• ntionent
the trade has been steady, but the American mark,ts :.rii
quiet. A few fly may lie seen in seine of the go unds, but
the accounts front the plantations are on the wlmle favour-
able. The imports into London last stock consisted of 15
bales from Bremen. r.ri from Rotterdam, le from Boulogne,
23 from Antwerp, and 33 from Dunkirk. Quotations —511,1
and Dist Kent., £3 to CI 190. ; Weald of Keats, ta 10ts
‘u 15; Su-sex, xl 10s. JO Farnhan., £6 (A. t"
FA es. ; and yearlings, £3 P's. It, •A los per Owl.
WOOL.

The public sales of colonial we. areprogressing favouraldy
There has beni a g,:o4i :it t c,,13,,,, of home anti I...ci4ji
buyers, and biddings nave been animated at an a trance of
i. to 1.1 per Dr LI the ratite 111. litle 6,01,. E'l;:!i::h ,Vo'./1 has
been dull of sale at drooping prices. The import into Lon-
don last weak consisted of 6,500 hal. from Adelaide, 1,570
Cape, 304 Port Beaufort, 1,070 Sydney, and i,llo bales from
Launceston. Cuneut prices of English moot ---Fleelies.
Soutlidown lieggets, Is. 4.1. to Is. 40.- half breds, Is. siil to
Is. GO.; Kent fleeces, 15. 4.1. to Is., i,i. ; southd,,,ll ewes and
mothers, Is. 31d. to Is. 441.; and Leicester nitto, Is: id. to
Is. sid. Sorts: clothing, Is. :hi. to Is. C,1.; and combining,
Is. ed. to Is. it!ii.
Pt ITATOE.
There has been a fair supply of new English potatoes on
sal... ter which the trade lois been idea•ly. at from I,s. to 200.
tier cwt. Tile slow of tl.l 1,1,1111ee has twen more thaw
equal to the demand. Last week's Imports consisted of VI
tons from lkiulogne, 157 from Dunkirk, and 2 from Amster-
dam, Regents, 1300. to 160 s. : Flukes, 1300. to IN.. i Roalis,
Ai9oo. to 1100. ; French, 6(00. to 1105. ph ton.

TALLOW.
The market is flat. We quote Y,C. :on the spot 43u, U.
Town tallow 41s. CU., net cash.