The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
At Mark-lane business has been rather quieter, but prices
have lei-ll:lined al,out the same. The sales of home-grown
wheat in the leading markets of England and Wales
durieg the first ten weeks of the, season were 677,590 qrs,
againEt 500,832 qrs last year, at an average of 298 30,
againq 30s ltd; barley-, 678,117 cps, against 541,433 qr?,
average 28s 641, atainst 27s 5(.1 ; and oats, 66,'.10
against '83,076 qrs, average 15s 20, against 17s NM per
quarter fn,lish wht,at changed hands quietly, without
ate'ation. In forelgn wheat the eemand was moderate, at
late prices. Flour sa'd at about lat.) rates, with a quiet
demand Barley changed lands slowly', both maltMg and
grindiug selling at prey'ous currencies. Oats were aLont
the same in vane, the remand being quiet. Maize was
dull, and rather easier. Pearls were quiet and unaltered.
Peas rose (id ler qr. Lentils without el ange.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There wa, no partEcu'ar feature in the cattle trade. Busi-
ness thi oughout was quiet, but at the sometime a healthier
tone was apparent, and late prices were well maintained.
Fresh arrivals of beasts trom our own grazing districts were
mods rate. Prime kinds were in demand, and were steady
is value, the best qualities snaking 4s Go to 4s 8d per Fib;
secondary and infelior qualities rather dragged. Foreign
beasts wers in moderate supply and quiet request, at about
nproetyaicotuisvec,uwrraes tolerablycie
u regards
steady. sheep,Fair
st
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plmarket,iew e r tehaovuagi
able, and the prices realised were about on a par with las-t
s' A
s
week. The but Downs and halt-breds made 4s 10. i to fs,
and occaqsoually 5s 2d per 81b. - Calves were quiet at la,.e
rates.
Pigs sold at previous currencies. c oarse and. inferior beasts, 28 8d to 38 2d; second quality ditto, 38 sd
to Is Od; primelarge oxen, 4s 2d to 4t3 4d ; ditto Scotch,
Ice. 4 8 2d to
is 'Od ; second quality ditto, 4s dor
to 4s 6d; prime
coarse - woolled ditto, 4s Fd to 55 Od ; prime Southdo
48 6d to 45 td ; coarse and inferior sheep, 3
ditto, 4s 10d to CA 2CI ; large coarse calves, 35 ((I to
48 Ocl; prime small ditto, 48 Od to 48 8d ; large hogs,
28 4d to 135 Od ; and neat small porkers, Is 2d to 4s OA
per 81b to sink the offal. The marl et closed quietly.
some few cases very cho,ce beasts have reached 4s 10.1 to
ss, but 48 8d to 48 10c1 per 81b was the goneral top price.
Calves were quiet. Pigs steady, the top price being 4s 4,1
per 81b. Sheep closed, about as they opened.
METROPOLITAN MEAT.
The supply was rather under the average, but the &rust d
being limited there was no improvement in pri-es, xcepr
ns
for prime Scotch beef and rnut'ou, the supply of which was
short,
u nnotaatliom pis qualityQuotarteaiolse, d
2do 2
per
drcBb
over ;
Inferior bieneaft,lnse instances
t
middling ditto, 2s 41 to 3s Od r prime ditto, Be 2d to
3s Bcl ; Scotch ditto, 33 6.1 to Is 10.1: American, Liver-
pool killed, 39 2d to Is Gcl - ditto killed, hind-quartera,
tbs 2,1 to 3s ; ditto, ditto, forequarters, Is td to
2s Od; English veal, Is 4d to 484 d; Dutch ditto, 23 4,1 to
Is 4.1 ; inferior mutton. 2s Od to 2s 6d; middling dit.o, 2s RI
to 3s 4d ; prime ditto, Is Sd to 4s 24; Scotch ditto, 4s ad
to 4s Fd ; New Zealand ditto, 2s 4d to 2s 8(1; la-go pork,
38 Oilto 33 4cl ; small ditto, 48 Od to 4s 4d per Sib by the
carcase.