The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-05-10 00:00:00

THE 'WARNE I

MARK-LANE.—lfOliner..
The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day has been
moderate, and the quality has been varied There hai been
• thin attendance ot millers, and the demand throughout haa
been inactive, at about the rates treviously current. Foreign
wheat, of which a fair cupply has been on the stands, has
changed hands slowly on former terms. With barley the market
has been moderately supplied_ Transactions have been on a
limited scale, at Mold ty's prices. Malt has been disposed of at
late rates. 'The oat trade has been cutlet at last week's prices. A
fair supwy has heen MI Offer. Maize kW been in limited request,
but the quotations have been unaltered. Beans nave been
quiet on former terms la peas • limited business ham
been doing. and prices have shown no change. The
flour market has been inactive, at late currencies.

51 ETROPO LI I' AN CATTLE MA llKET.—Moglialr.
The cattle trade has again been characterised by quiet.
nen, and prices have been barely so firm. Al reg•rds beasts
the receipts from abroad have been rather leas extensive,
consisting of 75 Spanish, 370 Gothenburg, and 160 Dutch.
'the business doing hu been limited, and prices have had
• drooping tendency. From our o*n grazing districts
a more iiier,l supply has come to hand, Norfolk, being
particularly strong. A want of animation haa prevailed
throughout, at barely the rates current on Mont ay hut
The helot Scots and crosses have sold at 5, tEL to 6s. per 81b.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received
Shout 2,000; from other part, of England, about 250; from
Scotland, 20; and from Ireland about 200.

There has been • full average supply of eheep, foreign
breeds being strongly repretentel. Throughout, the inqutry
has been restricted, and difficulty has been experienced in
obtalutng late prices. [he best downs and half-hreds are
quoted at 6s. 104 to 65. per 815 Lambs have been steady,
at from 8. o+. per 81b Calves have been quiet, on former
terms. Pigs have been unaltered in value. At Deptford,
there have been 495 beasts.
s. d. id. ad, S. d.
Coarseand inf. begat. 4 64 10 PrimeSouthdOwns 5 106 6
Second mutiny ditto 4105 2 Large coareecalves 4 8 6 0
Prime large oxen .. 5 8 6 10 Prime email dittos 6 6 10
Prime Scots, dm.— 6 10 6 0 Urge hogs ...... 8 8 4 0
Coarseand inf. sheep 4 86 0 Small porken.... 4 6610
Second quality ditto 6 2 6 6 Lambs ...... 8 0 9 0
Pr. coarse wooded 6 8 5 101

ETWROI ITAN MEAT MARKET.-110RWL
With moderate supplies of meat offering the demand was
Inactive, and in the value of inferior descriptions a alight re-
duction took place.

Per 81b. by the carcase
e. s. d. .d.
Inter? Jr bed .... 3 8 4 Interic r 5 4 0 0
!diddling ditto .. 4 8 10 Miticillm/ ditto
Prime huge ditto 4 D 4 Prime ditto 5 11
Prime small ditto b 4 8 Large pork
Veal

POTATOES.
Good English potatoes, incluilog Ergents, Flukes, and
Vlctorlis, are in request, at the quotations annexed, but
other kind. sell slowly, and with dilhouity tupport their
value. Regents, Flukes, or Victor's', of good quslity, £lO
to £2O; Secondary ditto, LS to £10; I.oolti, Li to £.7 Inec too,