The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-12-18 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
Busine's at Mark-lane was hin ered by the fog, bot
the s we time the tone was firm, in response to the cow
tinned ttialiness at New Y, rk. The sales of lu me growl!
wheat, in the leading n arkets of England paid
during tee first 15 weeks of the etalson wee
quarters, as against 915,067 quar`ers last year, at ri!
average of ala 2d, against 31s per quarter. B orley 1,205,991
quarters agaion-t 1,41 085 quarters, aan aye age
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27s scl against 30s scl per quarter; and of oats 137,7"
quarters aiainst 144,453 quarters. French sit; pli• sof Pr°-
uce mere moderate. English wheat was held for extresee
prices, at an advance of Lem 6d to Is per guar er Foreiin
wheat was an fair demand at 6d to is er qnar er more
money Flour was Sim and 6d dearer. In barley a fair
bus'ness was done at steady rates for both in dting an
grind rig. Oats were in moderate request at previoug
po ice o. Maize was ,te dv on former ter re Beans were
Bel to Is dearer. Stocks of peas are pr.etically exhauctea.
Lentils ed dearer.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stoat into London last weels
amoun'ed to 11,969 bead, in the cat responding period last
year we received 8774. in 1831, 4774 ; in 1883, 6185
In 1882, 6011 ; in /881, 1.371 ; in 180, 49.0 ;
1879, 3i67 ; in 1878, 7319; and in 1877, 9733 head. At
Liverpool were received 1, 5 beasts from Paltimor and 739
beasts and 3146 sheep from Montreal; an 1 at Aenthampton
15 beasts frem Jersey and Guernsey. Total supply: Beasts.
6920; sheep and lambs, 11,310: calves. 90; milcb
Cows, 60. Foreign: Beasts, 130. From the midland, home,
Ind western counties we received 2990 beasts from
folk, Suffolk, Suffolk, and Essex, 600 ; from Ireland, 760; and frao'
Livotland, 2500 beasts.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
The slippy was greatly in excess of the demand, trade
being very bad, especially for middling aii,l infer Or
meat of all kinds. Inferior beef, 2s Od to 2s 4,1„,.i •
middling ditto, 2s 4d to 38 0(1; prime ditto, 3s
to 3s d • Scotch ditto, Ps Cd to 3s 10d; Amecie%
(Liverpool' killed), 3s 3d to Ss lid; American kaile
hindquarters, 3. 4d to 3s 6(1; English veal, 4s Od to 4s 4d4A
Dutch ditto, 2s 8d to 3s 8(1; inferior mutton, 2s
to is 3d; middling ditto, Ps lid to 4s lid
ditto, Is 24 to 48 id ; Scotch ditto, 4s Sd to 5s 0 oci
Now ealand ditto. 2s ed to 2s ; Inge pork .tb
to ig ,:t; small ditto. 3s Fd to 4s al per 81b. by
Carcase.
FISH.
Supplies fai,•, but trine sick. Q otations
Is 40 ; slips, 10d to is: toe.' ot, sil to rod bii,7d to 91
lemon i 5,194, 61 to 8d : I a • es. 1.1 ; c Plaice. 4
freQh l'aldocks, td to 4d. 1 ,a,,te, tO ; live eels, is 2il ; deeva
eels, ltd; conger eel, 44 Frees's, id t•er 11, ; smelts, 1! to
per basket ; ma i kercl, 2d. to 6d dried harldrock,
ad ; lobsters, Oil to is 6d • orals, 6,1 to is each irr•to
herrings, ml to IsCl; s to 4e; bloaters, is
Is; kippers, 2s t Se per eozen ; chicks, 611
bundle ; oysters, 64 to 2s ; escallops, 10,1 per dezer:d
shrimp., 3d pr pint ; wi,.k 'es, 2,1 per rrit ; w 110.109
per pint.
POTA TO.
A far supply of po''atees was on sale. The trattl,:s;
Sur, at the annexed into, : —Magnum bonums, 6-n0 6es
regents, 108 to 100.; Hobo:ins. 9 5 to 110 s ;
to 90s; champions, 60s to 705 per Lott Victories,

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