The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-08 00:00:00

SEED.

LoKnoll, Monday, Merril 3—There was rather a large
supply of English Cloverseed Choice samples of red brought
high rates ; but the greatest proportion of the quantity
offering being et an inferior quality, such sold at low and Ir-
regular prices, with a limited demand. Fine red German
and French realized about former currencies ; but other sorts
were disposed of at less money. White samples varied in
value, according to quality. The choicest lots of both Eng-
lish and foreign realised as much money. Other sorts were
purchased very slowly, at moderate prices. Fine trefoil was
unaltered in price, with &limited demand. White mustard.
seed sold in small lots, on about former terms. Little pus.
log it brown, for want of supply. Foreign tales were taken
off toe moderate extent at the full currencies of last week.
Ctnaryseed was unaltered in price ; the demand for foreign
qualities we. limited. Large hempsoed brought tall rates
steadily. Grass-seeds generally were in moderate request,
with no quotable change in the value of any sort.
PROVISION.

LONDON, Monday. March 3.—The arrivals lest week from
Ireland were 26 rkins butter and 2,421 balm bacon, and
from foreign ports 19,851 packages butter, and 22 bales and
1,868 boxes bacon. The demand for butter has been rely
moderate : in foreign no particular alteration In prices, with
the exception of Jerseys, which declined about 6s. per cwt.
In Irish very little doing, the few sales made are at very
Irregular prices. The bacon market ruled plow in the early
part of last week, but fo.wards the close the demand lm•
proved, and It closed firm. Lard advanced Is. per cwt.
PRIM.
per cwt. : I. s. '
Dorset . ... 148 to 153
Friesland l2O 13.1
Jersey ll2 130
Eng. Fresh, pr doz l5 18
BaC2N, per

Butter

on, :
-Wiltshire, green 78
Irish green, f.o.b 76

1.0:.:P4,n, Monday, March 3.
new and 43s 9d. for old on "
2s. 044. per

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68 to 84
Dbl. Glom., new 70 60
Cheddar

Cheese, per e wt. :
Cheshire . -

American ........ 62 78
Hama: York ...... 94 108
Cumberland...... 98 1.0.1

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Irish
LOW.
P. Y. C dull, at 44. sd. for
'spot. Rough Fat, remalus ott

d. aid
Town Tallow, per cwt. 44 9 Rough Stuff, per cwt.. 17 0
Rough Fat, per ribs... 2oi Graves „ 19 0
Melted Stuff, per cwt. 33 6 Good Dreg. 6 0
Yellow Russian, new .... ths. 04. per c'Wt.
Australian Mutton Tallow. 445. 0.1. „
Ditto litef Ditto . 415. Od. „
pAY.
LONDON, Saturday, March I.—forge supplies of hay and
straw were on sale. In consequence of the demand for prime
qualities being slow, aud there being no Inquiry for interior
produce, trade en very bad. Prices ruled as follows:
Prime meadow hay, 653. to Ins. ; Interior, 361. to 60s. • prime
clover, 90.. to 100 s. ; Inferior, 645. to 60..; and 'tree, SU.
to 40‘ per load.

POTATOES.

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Sound English potatres continue in demand at improving
prices ; while foreign descriptions generally comniand • felt
amount of attention, with full prices. Best Kent regents
lnos. to 2005.; Kase' and other regents, 1402. to 200 a. ; and
rocks, 1201. is 140 s. per ton.
BON. . .

The amount of business passing t very small, and merely
eutlicient to meet actual requirement. : but as the stocks
remaining are light quotations, in nmet cases are supported.
On the continent the trade continues dull, arid at Belgium
easier sales are more readily accepted. Advice, from Yieiv
York also state that the demand for all qualities ii stilt
111.11CtiV8 on former terms :—Mid and Last Kent, it 51 tO
£7 7s. ; Weald of Kent, .f. 5 01. to £6 10s. : Aattet, Is.
to ; and Farnham and country, £112.. to £7 per oWt.

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. FISH.
Pickled herrings, 325. to Os. ; red ditto, Its. to lida.
towed ditto, WI. to 88.. per barrel iniPlier ditto 8. to
is.; bloater ditto, is. 44. to to so. ,per box; smoked had-
dock., 30e. to sea. per barrel; trnvi ditto, Int to 191. dithl
111L100, 172. td. to 212.. ditto whiting. NS. to 191. pot
basket; km ii. od. to is. per par; turbot tio to Ilt. ; brill,
Is to 45. ed. es,d, ; mookerel, t& ed. to bo per doran ;
eels, It. to 11. 14. per lb. • native oytters, £lO 10e. ; Cellainene
114. to 80s. per bullet.

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