The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-01-02 00:00:00

MARKETS.

MARK-LANK -MoNnAY.
This has been quite a holiday market at Mark-lane to-day.
The attendance has been very thin, and business throughout
has been restricted. English wheat has been in short supplY,
and has been held for fully late rates, but transactions have
been limited. Foreign wheat, of which a fair supply has
been on 'offer, has been quite as dear, with a small business
doing. Malting barley has been firm in 6value and demand. ,
Grinding has been disposed of at previous currencies. 3151 t .
has been disposed of on former terms. English oats hale.; .
been scarce, but foreign have been in good supply. The trade
has been Lem at late rates. For maize the market has been j
steady, and -last week's priceevell meintainesle i BeanesebeTP
I Nee firm in verde, Wftll a moderated. in miry. Pees„h&V
been quiet, and .atisaliered...:Tiie flair irearMet AU been firui.
at late prices, but business has net been active. • •r,
: METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-Mornev.
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The cattle., trade today has been dull in tone. The supply '
of beasts has been only moderate, but it has been quite
equal to the demand. From our own grazing districts the
receipts have been moderate. Throughout the trade 1153
been dell, and prices have giveaway to the extent of 4d. per
81b. • The best Scots and crosses have changed hands at Os.
to Os. 2d. , per alb. From Lincoleshrie, Leicestershire, and
: Northamptonshire, we have received about 1,200. from other
parts of England about 300, from Scotland 345, and froin 1
Ireland about 200 head. On the foreign side of the market
, the supply of beasts has been limited, about 600 Dutch and
50 foreign being on offer. Ihe trade has been dull, and .
sales have only been concluded at a decided reduction.
With sheep the market has been fairly supplied. The
business doing has been of moderate magnitude, at
about last week's quotations. The best Downs and lialf-breds
have been disposed of at 65.. 10d. to 75. per Sib. For calves
the demand has been quiet, on former terms. Pigs have
been quiet and unaltered. Coarse and inferior beasts, 43. 2d.
to 4s. 10d. ; second quality, ss. to ss. ed. ; prime large oxen,
ss. 104. to 6s. ; prime Scots, dec., 6s. to es. 24.: coarse and
inferior sheep, ss. to ss. exL ; ditto second quality, 6s. 6d. to
Os. 2d. ; prime coarse woolled, Gs. 64. to 6s. Bd. ; prime
Sonthdoweis, Os. 104. to 7s. : large coarse calves, 55. ed. to
Os. 101 : ditto prime small, Cs. 44 to 6s. 101 ; large hogs,
45.2 d. to 4s. ed. ; and small porkers, 4s. 10d. to ss. 2d, per
Sib to sink the offal. Total Supply.-Beasts, 2,000: sheep .
and lambs, 15,100: calves, 130; pigs, 30. Foreign: Beasts,
620; sheep and lambs, 6,850; calves. 70. Close of the
market. The market for mutton has closed very depressed '
the best qualities only realising as. Bd. per stone of 81b. • ,f
METROPOLITAN -MEAT MARKET.-MoNDAT. *, .4 •
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The supplies of meat on offer here to-day were 5h0rt..h.1.1... v- ~
the demand remained slow, and prices underwent no ime
provemente Inferior beef, 3s. to 35. 44. ; middling dittO,
3s: 84. to 45. 44. ; prime large ditto, 4s. lod, to is. 2d. ; prime ' ,t
snialk ditto, tee. to is. 6d. ; veal, 4s Bd. to ss. 4d, ;inferior. e
Witten, 3s. 2,1. to 4s. ; middling ditto, 4s. to 4s. 64. ; prime
dittoj 4e 104. to 6s. 4d. ; large pork, is 84. to 4s. ; small ditto ,
4s. bd. to Os. per 81b. by the carcass . .
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. - POTATOES... .' ' ' .
The arrivals of potatoes were less in consequence of the
wesettler, and sound descriptions met with a fair sale at fullY 4 1
hitt rtites. The imposts into London last week consisted of ,
5,444 bags and 80 tons from Antwerp, 276 bags and 1,356 gecko • •
and 166 tons froth Dunkirk, 150 tons and 2 bags from Rouen. .
70 bdgs from Boulogne, and 1 basket and 20 bags from Rot*
-Uirda4n. Regents, 90a to 110 e. ; Vieteriaa 110 s. to 1205.
Flnk 1205. to 140 s. f Rocks, 60s. to 70s. per Vin.
' • . SEED. - ,
LormoN, Monday, Dec. 28.-There WAS very little English
(love/seed offering: fine dark samples of purple were held /,'
at very high rates ; the best French qualities were dearer,
and American samples were held for full rates. New white ~ .
eMtudftraseed sold in small lots on former terms Good
"!.:411filitles,of brown were offered at moderate rates, lint,
theseeas yet, attract very little attention. Canaryseed was -„,
ecarcei and extremely dear. lienipseed sold quietly 03'74
former terms. Fine English Rapeseed was in moderate ree
uue,t :at -fully as much money .as previously. The best'''. '
Trefoil was held with rather more firmness at full prices.l
The w intery state offthe weather has checked any activity-*
In the:demand for agricultural seeds. Prices on the whole ~.
tend tinvard,
. . PROVISION. •
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r LoNtorr, Monday, Dec. 28.-The arrivals last week
!rem
--irelan were 104 firkins Butter, and 9,040 balee Vac= and .. ,
from f reiga 'ports 2902 4eaeleages Butter, :anctel,32o .)-,-* .s, t.
- Bacon. The Batter Mattel HMI fii rh it walk, wi
chang to notice in prices. . The :Bacon ' market ruled ,
and hiller rates are looked for. ,•' - • • • •
NUM. .
Batteriper, cwt.: B. a. Cheese, per cwt.: s. 3. ~
Dorset .... .....154 to 160 Cheshire , ..... 4. 70 to's° '
Friesland ......140 144 Dble. Glouc., nevi 66
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Jersey ..........122 140 Cheddar. ..... .... 74 e 1...
Eng. Fresh, per dz. 16 18 Ameritan .. - .... 60 71
Bacon, per owl: Barns: York .• .... 116 120
Wiltshire.
.. 68 72 Cumberland .... 112 118 3 ;
- IrklifeenArh 070 74 Irish ............ 103 118 _
TALLOW, .0
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LeIrDoX, Monday, Dec. 28.-The tallow market is quieter eeir
and hsrdly so firm for Y.O. on the epot, new making 475. 94.
and old Mt ed. per owl. Town tallow remains at 425.
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per cwt. net ctzh.