The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-12-25 00:00:00

THE MARKET&

MARK-LANE: tbe
Business has been rather quiet, but the tone has on
*hole been firm. lresh arriva.'s were not large. The sal_ea4
of hi me grown wheat, in the leading frarkets of Enele4
and Waies during the 16 weeks of the season we e 03,7,v0
quarters, aganist 1,005,918 quarters last year, nt i
average of lie 3el against 81s-11d per quarter. The sale, is
barley 1,328,778 quarters ag-dort 1,652 404 quafters. sl• t'ts
ave age of 27s 4d against 30s Id per quarter; mid. of oa
149,7 A quarters mainst 155,742 quarters, the sav rage beil
lis 6a per quarter against Ifs 10d per quarter. Eugl,,ls.,
wheat. was in .firm demand at Is per quarter more naoul:
A similar improvement has t ken plaicein foreign wile" d
the'inquiry for e hich was moderate. Flour was firm, 811,4
Is dearer. A moderate bus:nrss was done in barley, _
prices tended against the b..yer. Oats were firm, awl 911.1":. '
as dear. Maize was in fair request, at 3d to ed el"lfir
more money. Beans and 'eat were firm, the former lila
6d more money.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last
amounted to 11,044 head. In the corresponding period
year we received 1 ,5t41; in 1831, 810 s ; in 1883, 01j
and in 18s2, 8470 head. At Liverpool were received 41„
beasts fromßosten, and at Southampton 15 beasts fr cf;
Jersey and Guernsey. ') he ca tie trade is quiet in tone-
usual on the clay following the ( bristly as mErket fresh aril,.
.vas are °LIT moderate but supplies offerinz are suificieely.
for the demand. The few beasts to baud Loin our 41cli
grazing districts are meaty in good conditon Tb r
sow inquiry for them. he best Scots and crosses Dia,
4s .dto 4s 8.1 per 81b. Foreign bea,ts were in short 10
sheep, snd otiet request at lati currencies. With reference
sheep, :resh arrivals were short. Business was quiedg
at previous currencies. The bat Downs and ba.f-brc
made 5s led 40 6s per Sib. Calves and pigs were t 6,,, -
Coarse and inferior beasts, 3s 0,1 to 3s 6d ; second (111,'2,
ditto 3s 6d to 4s Od ; prime large oxen, 4s 0(.1,,'„
4s 6,3 ; ditto Scots, &c., 4s 6d to as Ed ; eoarss an infer"ll
sheep, 38 10d to 4s 8d ; second quality ditto
to 511 Od ; prime coarse-woolled ditto; 55 4d t 0,58
prime Southdown ditto, 5s Ed to 6s Od largo coal;
calves, Is 8d to 4s Cd; prime small ditto, 48 6d. to 59 6tui,'
large hogs, 2s 4d to 38 4(1; neat small porkers, 38 Sd
4s 61 per fib to s'nk the offal. Total suPPIY Belts-4
20E0; sheep and lambs, 7070; pigs, 10; calves, 70;
cows, 70. Foreign: Beasts, 30; sheep and lambs
From the midland, home and western .counties we recoil':
1100 beasts • from Nor folk, Suffolk, and Essex`3oo ; frel'
Ireland, tbd; and from Scotlind, 50 beasts.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
The supp'y of prime be3r was not so large as
pated, a large propotton 'having ben sent by Aber !:0
Steamers, and-this had not yet reached the market,
trade was, however, very heavy, and p sin meat wa 3 aim°,
unsaleable. Pri, es : Inferior beef, 2:3 4d to !LS 6CIJ -
middling ditto, 38 Od to 3s 4(1; pr.me ditto,
to -Is ; Scotch ditto. 48 Od to 45 4d; Ara ‘11134i7
•(liverpbol killed), 38 •Ed to 4s 0.1; American kl-oe;-:
hindquarters, 4s (1 to 4s 4(1: English veal, Is lid to 4.; 4aa
Dutch ditto, 2s d to 3s 8(1; inferior matton,
to 38 lid ; middling ditto, 3s 41 to- 48 Id ;
ditto, 48 4d to 48 1 f'd ; Scotch ditto, ;,5s Cd to ts 4`,•4
New Zealand ditto. 28 lOcl to Ss 21; large pork, 35,,,,0
to 3s 4d; small ditto, 30 Sd to 4s 4d per 131 b. b 7 '"
carcase.

• FISH.
(41
F. e h herrings, is to Cs ; roused dltt.), 4s to re
kippered ditto, Es t) 75 ; pickled ditto, 7s to
d Ito. 3s ; bloaters, is 6d to 75 per 120 ; cod, £7
£lO 10:= pdr so ,re ; crimped cl ttO; Se-6d to 15:s Each ; ll°clitt
oysters, 14s to 1 Welsh
~,s ; Dutch ditto, 103 to 12s ;
7s to Ss Ed ; American ditto, 4s to 5s ; French ditto. „
to Ss Cd ; Portagliese ditts. 2s 6d t043-scl ; Irish ditto. ?f,
to 9s per 100 ; "1ey.4,3 turbots, 10s to 12s 6d ; small d.
is Ed to 7s 6cl; brills, 2s to be 3d ";• and—dorys, is ed to
each.
POTATO.
There was a good supply or potatoes on sale.
trade was steady. at the annexed rates: 313.0;s
bonums, Ns to 90s; regents, 705 to 110 a
Sns to 110 a ; Victorias, 600 to 9Cs ; champions, 60s tc.
Der ton.