The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-14 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LAN E.—MONDAY.
At Mark-lane to-day the supply of English wheat has been
only moderate. With a thin attendance of millers business
1118 been limited, but a hell. tone has prevailed, and occa-
sionally more money has been demanded, but not oldained
As regards foreign wheat, the supply has been good. There
has been a moderate demand, and prices have had a harden-
ing tendency. The market has been moderately supplied
with barley. Malting pr,duce has been steady in value and
demand. Grinding has been unaltered. Malt has sold at
about late rates. Our market has been fairly supplied with
oats, and sales have praigressed steadily. Sound corn has
been the turn dearer. Mains has been steady at previous
quotations Beans and peas have been dealt in to a mode-
rate extent, on former terms. Flour has been inactive.
American barrels have been lower to selL

M AIM-LA N —WEDNYSDAY.
At Mark-lane to-day the supply of English wheat hen been
limited, and the trade has been quiet, at about late rates.
Foreign wheat has sold slowly, on former terms. The supply
of barley has been moderate. Malting produce has been
steady in value and inquiry. Grinding has been unaltered.
Malt haa been disposed of at late prices The oat trade ham
been firm, and prices have been well maintained. Maize
has been in moderate request, OD former tern..
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. —MONDAY.

The cattle trade to-day has been without feature of Im-
portance. Full average supplies of stock have been offering.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of besets have
been tolerably good. Transactions have been on a moderate
scale, about the rates previously current, Best Scots and
croeses have changed hands at 84. 24. to On 44. per 81b. From
Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire we have
received about 1720, from other parts of England about 250,
from Scotland 165, and from Ireland 346 head. on the
foreign side of the market there has again been a good show
of beasts, comprising 2,880 from Tonnang, 100 Spanish, 400
Dutch, and Ils from Gottenburg l'he trade ha. been I luiet,
at about late rates. As rewards sheep, the supplies have been
rather less extended. The trade has been firm, and prices
have been hardening The best dpwns and half.breds have
found buyers at 5. 104 to e per sib. Calves, of which a fair
supply has been on offer, have been dull, on lower terms.
Fil,•l neglected Coarse and inferior beast., 45 to 4s. 811. ;
second quality ditto, Cs 10ii 00 fe. Id. prime large oxen,
b. 4d. to 6s. VAL ; Prime Scots, kc., 13.. to 84. 4d. coarse
aqd inferior sheep, 41. te, 4. 8d ; second quality ditto,
{AIM to 55. 441 ; prime coarse woolled, to, ed. to 6. Bd.. •
prime Southdowns, 6s. Bd. to fit ; large coarse calves, 4. 4d
to 4. 8.1. ; prime small ditto, 4s. 104. to 6. 44. ; large hogs,
49 2d. to 4. 6d. ; and small porkers, is 104. to Be Id. per
81b. to sink the offal. Total supply —Beast*, 5,740, sheep
and lamb., 18,205; calves, 270; Pigs, 70. Foreign.—Beasta,
1,145; sheep and lambs, 9,300, calves, 180.

METROPOLITAN MEA.T MARKET—MONDAY
Moderate supplies of meat were on sale here to-day, and
the trade waa dull at drooping prices inferior beef, M. to
85. gd. ; middling ditto, It 10d. to 44. 4d. Prime large ditto,
4.5(1. t 055. 2(1.; prime small ditto, 5. 2d. to 54. bd. veal,
4s. 4d. to 55. ; inferior muttoa, 35. 44. to 44. ; middling
ditto, 45. 2d. to 45. Ad. ; prime ditto, 45. 10d. to ss. 4d. ; large
pork, Bs. Bd. to 45. 4d. ; small ditto, be. to 64. 4d. per Mb. by
the carcass.