The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-07-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

A very flat tone prevailed, and prices ruled in favour of
buyers. As regards beasts, fair arrivals have come from
our own grazing districts, and they have been difficult to
move. The weather has been against the trade. The ten-
dency has throughout been flat, and the best Scots and.
crosses have sold at 4s to 45 2d per 81b. Foreign beasts
have been in moderate supply and sluggish request, at
droopi: g currencies. The sheep yens were moderately well
filled, and the trade was very flat. The best Downs and
halfsbreds sold at 4s 10d to 68 Od per 81b. Lambs
were quiet, at 5s 6d to es per 81b. Calves and pigs
were dull. Coarse and inferior beasts, 35 Od to 38
second quality ditto, 35 6d to 35 10d; prime large oxen,
ad ;
3s 10d to 45 Oel ; ditto Scots, &c., 45 Od to As 2d; coarse
and inferior sheep, 38 ad to 48 Cd ; second quality ditto,
48 03 to 45 6d ; prime coarse. woolled ditto, 45 8d to
4s 10d; prime Southdown ditto, Is led to 513 Pd' lambs,
5s 6d to (Is Od ; large coarse calves, 38 Od to 35 sa . 'prim.
small ditto, 38 10d to 4s 43; large hogs, 25 Id to is Od ;
and neat 0611 porkers, 35 2d to 30 10d per 81b to sink
the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.
The supply was only moderate, but the trade was bad
all roul.d. A few prime small town-kil ed and Scotch sides
realised 35 Bd, but the price was exceptions:. At the finish
there was a tendency to lower rates generally. Quotations:
Inferior beef, 28 Od to 2s 43; middling ditto, 28 81
to 38 Id' prime ditto, 35 4d to 38 6d • Scotch ditto,
as 4d to 38 6d; American, Liverpool killed, is 2 1 to
38 4d; ditto killed, hind quarters, 4s Od to 48 43' ditto,
ditto, fore quarters, is 83 to 25 ed; English veal, 3s 41 to
Od;Is Dutch ditto, 2s 43 to 3s 43; inferior mutton, 2s 01
to
2483 841 ; middlingseotch 4s 2d
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to 84
6d ds
;P;rimNeew zdittoo,o ti ed.
ditto, 2s 43 to 28 51; large pork, 28 8d to is 4d; small
ditto, 38 Sd to 4s 43 per Sib by the carcase. •
FISH.
Fair supply and good demand. Prices, wholesale: Scotch
salmon, Is per lb; Norwegian salmon, 8d per lb; grilse, 9il
per lb ; salmon trout, 18 Od per lb ; turbot, 8s per stone ;
soles, 4 per b x; brill, 7s per stone; mackerel, 88 per
box; red mullets, 18s per dozen; whiting,. 108 per ox;
fresh haddocks, 5s per box • dried haddoctql, 35 to 6s per
dozen; John Dorys, 2s and is each; whitebait, is 3d per
quart; live eels, 22s per draft; lobsters, 258 per score ;
crabs, 255 per pad; bloaters, 43 to 58 per box; kippers, 5s
per round; prawns, 8s per 'lb; shrimps, Is and 2s per
gallon. Retail: Scotch salmon, Is 2cl per lb; Norwe:lau
salmon, 103 per lb ; grilse, led per lb; salmon trout,
Is 23 per lb; turbot, 10d per lb; soles, is 63 per lb; plaice,
6d to Is each; brill, 8d per lb; mackerel, id each; red
mullets, 2s eich ; halibut, 9d per lb; whiting, 4d and ad
each; fresh haddocks, and 43 per lb; dried haddocks,
4d to Is each; John Dory, ls per lb; whitebait, Is 9d per
quart live eels, Is 43 per lb; lobsters, Is tc 2s ad each ;
crabs, Is 63 to Is 63 each ; bloaters, is per doz. n ; kippers,
Is ad per dozen; oysters, 6d to 25 per dozen; shrimps, 43.1
and 6d per pint; winkles, 43 per quart,