The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-10-13 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK LANK, MONDAY.
The arrivals of English produce up to our market last
week were but moderate. The imports from abroad con-
sisted of 58,271 quarters of wheat, 4,717 quartets of barley.
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56,545 gear.," of oats, 15 quarters of bean., GO quarters of
peas, 1,109 barrels, sad 4,145 sacks of dour. The supply of - •
English wheat on sale at our market, to•day, was but
moderate. The condition of the produce was tolerably good.
The demand for all qualitim ruled very inactive, and a fail
of le to Is. per quarter took place In prices, as compared
with Monday laze The market was moderately supplied
with foreign wheat. The trade wail less active than',. Mon-
day last, and the quotations declined le per quarter. Float-
ing cargoes of grant were in fair demand, at about late rat..
The market was but moderately supplied with barley. Fine
gestic.s were hrm In price, but medium and Inferior quail.
ties were dull, at drooping currencies. The malt trade wee
Arm, at fall quotation. The supply of oate 00 sale w.
moderate. The demand for most qualities ruled inactive, at
barely late rates. Beans moved off slowly, at last week's .
currency. The market ma. very moderately supplied, to
the value of peas no change took place. The show of Bamples
was very moderate. Flour ruled quiet, at about stationary
pricer. Linseed and rapeseed were steady et hill prices.
Agricultural Seeds moved off slowly, at about late rates.
The cake-trade was Arm, and prices were rather higher than
On Monday lad.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARK Fr, MONDAY.
The arrival. of English besets fresh up this morning et- •
blotted • feting on compared with Monday last. The quality
of most breeds, however, wee good. The demand ruled grin •
at fully last week', quotation., to, in some instance., an ad-
vance of Id per bib The general top figure was 52 44 the
extreme, 5. lid per 811 k. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire,
and Northamptonshire we received, 1,290 short horns, Ac ;
from other parts of England, NV viol°. breeds; from Scot-
land, 18 Scots add crosses ; and f roin Ireland, 70 oxen and •
heifers. For the time of year the supply of sheep eras very
moderate. The mutton trade was consequently firm, And
prime Downs and ball-hreds realised 2.1 per Al', more monei ,
the highest quotation was 6s 44 per bin. English brews
were for the most part In fair condition. Celeste—the show -
of which was only mo•lerate—were in steady request, at
very dull prices—vie, from 46 84 to 54 kid per Mb l'uere was •
• moderate sale for pigs, at full quotations. The top price
war 53 24 per 815.
POTATOES.
The supplies of potatoes cosatwise are small; by railway
extensive, but in middling condition. The trade is steady
et our quotations. Regents 805 to 12*, rocks 70. to 905 per •
ton. The Imports teat week amounted to 729 sacks from
Dankly'.
IIOPS.
There!, a steady, though by no means Bettye, demand for
new hops, and prices are well supportol. Lot e
Imports were .-22,1 bales from Rotttniam, 41 fr.on
burgh, 54 from Bonlogne, C fro, Ostend, I fret Dunkirk
and 2,1f,n2 Ant fr,rp. Mid Gi..! Cart Kr :1 Dvcrers. 8 t •
111144; Weald of Kent. 71 to Si ess; ditto liolaings, 04105 •
91155; Sussex, 71 to 01 cs per Cwt.
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WOOL.
For unionist wool the dernatd has ben modcrate'y active,
at the prices current at the close ot the *ales lu Eug'ish
WOOl tne transactlena have been to a fair extent, and prices
to.ve ruled firm. Current prices of Enelish wool eces: .
S . down hogireta, tail to 81 81; hdchred Mao, In oio to
in ',q.t. short fleet**, la ad to 1. 180 ; touchdown Pwell mut
weaners, laid to la Etd Letowstey ditto, la 1.8 8.0 la CAL Sot
—Clothing, la 64 tots 100 ; ocmblpg, Is bid 14

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