The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-07-10 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
A very quiet business has been passing at Mark-lano
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day. Fine weather and improving Crop reports
antagonistic to anim etion and dealings are in cansequaluZ
limited. The total ssles of home grown wheat in the 104
jar markets of England and Wales during the first ;t,
weeks of the season have been 2,629,826 qrs. againsd
2,559,919 qrs. last season. The average being as
against 336 3d per qr. The sales of barley !were 2.826,614
against 2,853,019, at an average of 2Ss 4.cl against 31s 2d P`,„
qr' and of o its 358,630. against 313,472 qrs., at an averqa
of lf's 34 a;ainst 20s 4d per qr. Eaglish wheat 60_,
reowly, and was nominally the same in value. ForeiP',
wheat was dull on former terms. The flour marketli 11:
inactive at nominally previous currencies. Very
v. as done in flour at about previous rates. The barlei;
trade was quiet, but at the same time 'moderately firin (?0,
the bad crop reports. Cats we re in quiet request, a' ,
currencies. Fine maize was steady; other hinds irregu'aers
Beaus were firm; Egyptian 6d dearer, at 27's Gd to 30s P
4801 b. Pe3s quiet.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last vieet
amounted to 18,772 head. In the corresponding period
year we received 15,379 • in 1884, 15,827; in 1883, 21,571
1882, 15,891 ; in 1881, 18,60 ; in 18Se, 25,455; in 101 a
18.200; in 1878, 22,991; and in 1877, 16,600 head. gia•
Liverpool were received 492 beasts from Baltimore, Ts
beasts from Boston 815 beasts from Montreal, 60
from New York, and 100 beasts from Oporto; at 5011r,4,
ampton 12 beasts from Jersey and Guernsey ; and at 8r1511.,
395 beasts and 179 sheep from Yontreal. The cattle traw"
has been very dulL The hot weather has checked el
demand. The statq of the dead meat market also !f
against business. There was about the usual number
beasts from our own grazing districts, the quality antl CO
dition being about the average. tales progressed
slowly, and prices lad a drooping tendency. The bSiso,•
Scots and cm sea realised 4s 3d to 48 10d per 81b.
Zoreign side of the market was moderately and w, `—op •
supplied with stock, end with a slow inquiry
were weak. The sheep pens contained a fair suel).fle,..
which was fully equal to the demand. Business .04,
very sack, and prices were weak. The best Downs wit,
half -breds sold at 5s lid to 6s. per 8 lb. Lambs were d!?e7,
at 5s 6d to 6s 4cl per 8 lb. Calves and pigs were 1 atuna,
inactive. Coarse and inferior beasts, 3s 2d to 4s; ;.
auality ditto, 4s to 4s 6d ; pr me large oxen, 4s 6d to 4s
ditto Scuts, Ac., 9s 8d to 43 10d; coarse and inferior
4s 2d to is ; second quality ditto, 5s to 5s 6d; prime CO
woolled ditto, 5s 6d to 5s 8d : prime Southdu_:,;
ditto, 5s 8d to 6's ; lambs, 5s 6d to 6s 41 ; Pict,
coarse calves, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; prime small ditto, *S_viti
to 5s Od ; large hogs, 2s 6cl to 3s 6tl ; neat small perk.tij!
3s 8d to 4s 4d per 81b to sink the offal. 'l4
supply : Beasts, 3150; sheep and lambs, 12,110; calves, bs,
milch c lays, 60. Foreign: Beasts, 840 • sheep and lainoy
430; craves, 50. From the Midland, dome, and Wes,Llg,
Counties we received 1390 beasts ; from Norfolk,
and Essex, 9O; from Scotland, 20, and from Ca'` ,
410.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
8146
The supply on offer was not large, and a consider di,
quantity of it arrived in the market in an unsaleable e°..„nalt
tion in consequence of the very hot weather, a very
proportion being quite sweet. The dcmand was y 1.
small. The trade vas bad, and quotatims were nonlo,
Prices :—lnferior beef, 28 4d to 2s Cd; middling .
, d'4,l;
39 Od to 38 6cl • prime ditto, 48 Od to 4s.
k
Scotch ditto, 4s Cd. to 4s 4d; American. ale
fore"
hind quarters, 3s Od to Cs 4d; American killed,
quarters, is 6d to is 10d; veal, English, 38 8"4400,
4s Cd; ditto, Dutch, 3s Cd to 3s 8d; inferior
3s Od to 38 6d ; middling ditt ), 4s Od to 49 6d ;
ditto, 58 ocl to 59 4d; Scotch ditto, 58 6d to 69 Od ; 4(4
Zealand ditto, 3s Od to fs 6d • lamb, 6s Cd to 65„,
large 1,314.4 28 Sd to 3s Od ; small ditto. 3s 4d to ,7
per Mb. by the carcase.
FISH.
Black soles, 18 Cd to is ed per pair; ditto slipB, ficiarra
8d per lb ; lobsters, 88 6d to 368 per dozen, fie
turbots, les Cd to 128 6d each; salmon, is id to 18 •11;.`,'3?
lb: whiting, Is cd to 2s 6d per dozen; lat ge crabs, 25 y-d to
etch; small ditto, 8d to is 4d per couple; shrimPst -is 63
4u par pint; grilse, Rd to is per lb.;
each • mackerel, 113 6cl ti.. 2s 6d per score; and trout,
brill, is Od t° is 4:41
is sd per lb.
POTATO. •
Good supply of potatoes on sale. The trade Wag ,falto
the following prices: Jersey kidneys, 78 to 83 ; f;:ayulf
round, 5s to Cs; Cherbourg round, 5s to 6g, Lisbon
48 6d to -8 6d per cwt.