The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-13 00:00:00

THE MARKETS;

MIRE-LANE.
With the wintry weather and somewhat firmer American
advices, the gnin trade at .Mark•lane has shown more
steadiness, but has E till been wanting in activity. The
quantity of I.ome-grown wheat disposed of in the leading
markets of England and v, ales during the first 23 weeks of
the season was 1,399,22 cps., against 1,547,101 qrs. last
season, the average being 30s 7d, against 32s 6d per qr ;
barley, 2,311,966, against 2,406,427 qrs., average 30s.against
318 9d; and oats, 225,934, against 255,557 qrs., average
les 9d, against 19s ed per qr. English wheat was dull, with
a quiet demand. Prices were not strong. Foreign wheat
was moderately steady, but butirness was not actlve. Flour
changed hands quietly on former terms. For barley trade
was not active, but was firm to. both rualtmg and grind-
ing. Oats were s'eady, and quite as dear. Maize was a
firm market, at full currencies. Beans and : peas
were steady, and tending upwards. The exports of gram,
tzc., from London last week, were—Wheat, 1121; barley.
1492; malt, 1012; linseed, 448; rapeseed, 1725; °limed,
693; canaryseed, 21 ; hempseed, 5 ; sundry, 311 qrs.;
661 cwt.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MABEE'.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 6352 head. In the corresponding period last
year we received 6866 head; in 1884, 13,040; in 1883,
11,983 •, in 1882, 12,368; in 1881, 8511 •, in 1890, 4337; in
1879, 5721; in 1978, 19.411; and in 1877, 9317 head. At
Liverpool were received 150 beasts from Baltimore; 395
beasts from Boston, and 119 beasts from New York, and at
Southampton, 4 beasts from Jersey and Guernsey. The
cattle trade nas been dull in tone, with a weak tendency.
Supplies were about the average. The receipts of English
beasts were not large. In spite of the cold weather there
was scarcely any life in the trade, the market being dull,
and values were about on a par with last week. The
best Scots and crosses made 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81b.
Foreign beasts were not plentiful, but the number offering
was sufficient, the demand being inactive at about late
rates. With reference to sheep, the pens were Niell stocked.
Business was very slow, and the market was weak. The
best Downs and half-breds sold at is 61 to 5s 8d per
81b. Calves and pigs sold at late prices. The
following were the quotations: Coarse and inferior
beasts, 3s 4d to 4s; second quality ditto, 42 to 46 6d ;
prime large oxen, 4s 6d to 45 8d ; ditto Scots, /sc.,
48 8d to 4s 10d; coarse and inferior sheep; 48 to 48 6d ,•
second quality ditto, 48 6d to 48 10d ; prime coarse-woolled
ditto, 5s to 5s 4d; prime Southdown ditto, 58 6d to
5s 8; large coarse calves 38 6d to 48 6d ; prime small
ditto, 48 6d to 5s 4d; large hogs, 2s Ed to 38 6d ; neat
small porkers, 38 8d t 043 4d per 81b. to sink the offal. Total
supply : Beasts, 3000; sheep and lambs, 12,640 ;
calves, 150; pigs 10d ; milch cows, 40. Foreign : Beasts, 290.
From the midland, home, and western counties we received
1450 beasts; from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, 780;
.from
Ireland, 400; and from Scotland, 110 beasts.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
There was a large supply offered, and the trade was Very
slow. For prime quality prices are fairly maintained, but
for inferior meatlthere is little demand, and quotations are
almost nominal : Inferior beef, 2s 4d to 3s ; middling ditto,
38 to 38 6d; prime ditto, 38 8d to 4s Od ; Scotch ditto.
Els 10d to 48 2d; American Liverpool killed, 35 4d to
3s 6d; American killed hind quarters, 39 2d to Is 6d •
ditto fore quarters, 28 8d to Is Od ; veal, prime, English',
34 sB2Bdd t;o
4s 4d to 4.8_ 8d ; ditto Dutch, 4s Od, to 48 6d ; inferior
mutton, 38 Od to 38 6d; middling ditto, 38 8d to 48 Od ;
ditto,Scotch
large 3s 6d;
pork,
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25 ,14:1 ; small ditto, 3s 8d to 4s per 81b. by the carcase.

GAME AND POULTRY.
Hares, 3s Cd to 5s Od ; foreign ditto, 2s to 2s 6d"; white
Scotch ditto, 2s 33 to 2s 103.; rabbits, is 63. to 2s 6d; wild
ditto, Is to Is 83.' pigeons, 8d to 11d; Bordeaux ditto,
is 43. to is 61 • ptarmigan, is id to is 3d; capercailzie,
4s to 5s 63.; bl'ack cock, 2s to 2s 63.; wild ducks, Is 9d to
2s 4d; widgeons, is 6d to is 93.; teal, is 43. to 18 Sd :
Is 6d to is I'd; turkeys, 6s to 10s; geese, 4s 0d to 6s Od ;
and fowls, 2s to 5s each.

FISH.
Scotch salmon 2s 6d to 38 ; Dutch ditto, 2s 4d to 2s 10d•
Irish ditte, 2s ato 2s 9d; cri.ped nnglish ditto, 3s 6.21 to
4s • mild smoked ditto, 8s 6d to 3s Od ; kippered American
ditto, Ed to 10d ; pickled Labrador ditto, 7d to 71(1; inferior
frozen ditto, 4d to 6d ; trout, Is (id to Is 9d eels, 10d to is;
live ditto, Is 2d to Is 3d; sturgeon,Bd to 9d; turbot, ltd to
is; brill, id to ICd ; black soles, Is dto la 6d; ditto siip3,
10d to is Id; c 0,,, ad to id; and crimped ditto, 10d to Is
per lb.