The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-03-09 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARE LANK—MONDAY.
At Mark-lane to-day the grain trade has been without
feature. The business doing has been only moderate, and
the short supplies have been amply euflicient for require-
ment, Very few supplies of English wheat have been on
sale, hot there I.as been a fair show of foreign. With a them
attendance of millers, the demand has been active, at about
late rates. Moderate supplies of barley have been on offer.
Malting produce has been less sought after, and grinding
parcels have been drooping in value. Malt hex been quiet,
at a:iirst late rates. Full average supplies of oats ligye,..been
on the Stahlt. Odes have pr. igresseil sliwrly, and prices have
ruled rather eiwicY. The supply of beans has tern limited.
The inquiry has been reetricted at presiourquotations. Peas
have changed baud. quirtiy on termer terms. Maize has
been dull and drooping in vaine. The flour market has been
in a quiet state, at about the prices current on Monday last
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARA ler.—Moyner.
The cattle trade to-day has been steady iu tone. The sup-
plies cif stock have ben moderate, and the general quality
has been sicellent. English beasts have come to loud M
moderate 111171ihetp and prime condition : there has been a
fair sprinkling of foreign. The demand has been steady. and
the best Scots and crosses have made Is 2,1. to tie. Oil per
811,. From Lincolnahire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
sldre, we received about 1,200 Scots and crosses : from other
parts of England about 200 various breeds; mid from Scot-
land 2,7 Scots and crosses. There has been-a fair supply of
sheep In the pens, awl the quality hiss been good. A healthy
demand has prevailed, and prices have bow. well egpported.
The best flown, and half-breds, in the wont :hire sold at
7s, 2,1 to 70. 41. , ditto shorn, ffs. to 6,2 d. per after (earlobe
have sold less freely, and have fairen full iblnser 81h., the
quotation being ha. tout, ed, per alb. Tile demand for calves
has been quiet at about late rates. Pigs have widen/01'10er
terms.

s. d. .4.
Int searse boosts.. 8 2 3 10
Second qtutlity . 4 0 4 6
Prime large oxen.. 4 8 6 0
Iqime Scots, &c. .. 5 2 5 4
lot coarse sheep.. 4 65 4
Second quality .... 5 8 6 4
Pr. coarse woolled 6 8 7 0
METROPOLITAN
A moderate supply of c'
has been quieter Olt firm, ,
s. d. a d.
Infaior beet .... 3 4 3 8
Middling ditto .. 3 10 4 2
Prime large ditto 4 4 4 6
Prime small ditto 4 6 4

4. d. s. d.
Mos Sonthdown 7 2 7 4
Large coarse calves 4 • 5 2
Ilime small 5 4 6 0
Large hogs ..... 8 8 4 4
Neat small porkers *4 6 5 0
Lamb ...... 0 0 0
Qr. old at. pigs each 0 0 0 0
'CAT MARK ET.—Mortnev.
, been on sale. The trade
our quotations.
a. d. s. d.
interior mutton.. 4 0 4 4
Middling lilt, .. 4 6 4 10
Prime thtto 5 4 5 10
Larp pork 3 4 4 0
!.14mt/1 polk ....... 4 0 4 8

tEA

Meat ha*

,UPPIY ----
WA firmer. at

F IS U.
Polled herrings, 25. to 3°..; red ditto, 12$. to 2.55.
roused ditto, Dle. to 275. per barrel; bloater. 25. to Ss. 0
kippers, 2s. to to. per boa; smoked haddock, 214. to 30$. per
barrel ; trawl ditto, 13$. to 2ns. ; 13$. to TN. per
basket ; turbot, 35. to 125. :tirlli, 44. to 6s. rid. ; dorey, 2.5.
t.
to (5. : Coll, 58. to to. Gd. each ; soles, iv. per pair
whiting, 125. to Ife. Ord per basket ; mackerel, 2s. to M. 6,1.
per dozen; eels, Is, to b. 2,1 per lb. ; native oysters, £lolos.
per bushel.
Hops.
During the past week a quiet feeling has prevailed. In all
dames only a limited business has been transacted, and in
some instances prices have shown weskuess. Mid and East
Kenta, Klo 10. to £l7 Weald of Kent. KS 10s. to £lO 105. ;
Sumer, £7 13$. to XS Is. . Farnham and country, tll Ila.
to Klp. Yearlings SIM and Emt Kent. ES to RA 105.
Weald of Kent, ,E 3 to 15 155. : Sumes, £30015 be. ; Fatubare
and country, t.. 6 to .7 : olds, El in. toll.
WOOL
The public sales of colonial wool have closed with some-
what less steadiness. The advance In prices has been from ld
to 31d per lb. Floe sorts have maintained the impermanent.
South Australian hove closed with kaa atasaMela. In
Engli4h wool a moderate business hat been 'doing at full
quotations.
POTATOEn.
The markets are well supplied with potatoes. The tend
has been quiet, at late rates. Regents, 505. to 3M.; mall;
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