The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-09-25 00:00:00

THE DIARKETS.

MARK-LANE. —MONDAY.
The grain has been very quiet. There has been a thin at
tendance, and business throughout has been limited. Eng-
lish whiat has been in moderate supply. Millers have ope-
rated very cautious, and had sales been forced less money
must have been taken. The few transactions effected have
been at about the quotations current on Monday last.
Foreign wheat, of which a fair average supply has been on
the stands were dull of sale and drooping in value Barley
has been in moderate supply. Malting produce has sold
slowly on former terms. Grinding has been neglected. Malt
was sold on former terms. English oats have been in short
supply, but foreign have been plentiful. The market haa
been depressed, and the prices realised show a decline of
about 6d. per qr. on the week. Maize has been quiet but
tolerably steady. Beans and peas were quiet and unaltered.
The flour market was dull. Country marks and American
barrels were rather lower on the week

MARK-LANE.-WEDNESDAY.

The grain trade has remained very quiet. English wheat
has been in short supply, still the demand has ruled heavy,
at about Monday's prices. Foreign wheat, of which a fair
supply has been on offer, has met a slow sale, at previous
currenciee. In the barley trade there has been no fresh
featuve. Malting produce tolerably firm. but grinding weak.
Malt was disposed of on former terms. With oats the market
has been fairly supplied, but the show has been chiefly com-
pose.d of foreign samples. Business has been quiet, at late
prices. Maize has been steady, but not active. Beans and
peas have been in limited demand, on former terms. The
flour market has been inactive, and without feature.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY.
The cattle trade remains quiet. The supplies have again
been tolerably good, and sufficient for the demand. English
68.
beasts have not come very freely to hand, and second-rate
animals were rather too numerous. Business was not brisk.
For really best stock ,
and occasionally 6s. 2d. per 81b.
has been paid, but many good useful animals have gone
at a much lower figure. From Lincolnshire, Leicester-
shire, and Northamptonshire we have received about
1,800 ; frem other parts of England about 250, from
Scotland 10, and from Ireland 300 head. On the foreign
. side of the market there has again been a large display
of stock. The Tonning receipts have numbered some
2.0. In addition there has been about 600 Dutch, about
220 Danish, and 220 Spanish. The inquiry has been limited,
at about previous quotations. The sheep pens have been
fairly supplied. Although not active, the trade has been
very dear, notably for cho!ce English breeds, which have
been scarce. The quotations for the best Downs and half-
bre& must be written 7s. 24. to 7s. 4d. per 81b. ; other breeds
have been proportionately steady. For calves, of which a
fair supply has been on offer, the trade has been steady, at
full prices. Pigs have been quiet. Coarse and inferior
beasts, 4s. to 4s. 6d. ; second quality ditto, 4s Bd. to 55.;
prime large oxen, ss. 10d to Cs. ; prime Scots, .tc., 6s. Od. to
Os. 2d.; coarse and inferior sheep, 4s. to ss. ; second quality
ditto, ss. to 6s. ; prime coarse woolled, 7s. to 7s. 24. ; prime
Southdowns, 7s. 2d. to 7s. 4d. ; large coarse calves, 4s. 6d. to
55. 6d.; prime small ditto, 61. to 55. 6d. ; large hogs, 4s. 6d.
to ss. ; small porkers, ss. to ss. 6d. per 81b. to sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-XIONDAY.
The trade for meat to-day was rather quiet, but there was
only a moderate sapply; and no material change occurred in
Prices. Inferior beef, as. 44. to 45. ; middling ditto, 4.5. to
4s. Bd. ; prime large ditto, ss. to 55. 6d. •, prime small ditto,
55. 6d. to ss. 84. ; veal 4s. 101 to 55. 6d. ; inferior mutton,
Es. 4/ to 45.; middling ditto, 4s. 41 to 55. 44.; prime
ditto,
Ed. 84. to 6s. 4d. ; large pork, 4s. to 48. 4d. ; small
ditto, ss. to 55. Bd. ; per 81b. by the Weise.

HOPS.
Hop-picking is now rapidly approaching completion, and
is indeed finished on some plantations. That an abundant
crop has been secured is acknowledged on all sides to be
beyond a doubt; but there will be a scarcity of fine, well-
matured produce. While flue qualities will sell, therefore,
with a fair degree of steadiness, all moderate prices, the
trade for medium and inferior produce under the pressure of
abundant supplies will rule heavy, at low currencies. Dur-
ing the past week the trade has been slow, and the value of
most descriptions of produce has had a downward tendency.
On the Continent and in the United States the trade has con-
tinued dulL The following are the prices of hops :-311d
Kents, 1875, £4 10s. to £6 10s. ; Weald of Kents, £3 to £5;
Sussex, £3 to £4 10s. ; Worcesters, £4 41 to £6; Farnham',
£5 is. to £6 63. ; Yearlings, to £7 7s. ; Bavarian, 1875,
Li 103 to £6 ; Yearlings, £5 to £6; Belgian, 1875, £2 ss. to
£3 So.; Alsace, 1875, £4 103. to £5 10s. ; and American, 1874,
£5 to £6.

POTATOES.
There was a moderate supplY of
potatoes, the better
descriptions of which moved off freely, at fall prices. Kent
regents, 85s. to 1003. ; Essex regents, 703. to 90s. ; kidneys,
80s. to 1103. ; and Shaws 70s. to 803. per ton. The imports
of potatoes into London fast week consisted of 325 bags from
Hamburg and five bags from Harlingen.

SEED.
LONDON, Monday September 20.—Buglish Cloverseed does
not yet appear for Ale, foreign samples are in limited supply,
and both red and white are held for more money. Some of
the best lots of new white Mustard were disposed of at
the prices of last week; but there is still a considerable
quantity unsold, buyers and sellers not agreeing for the pre-
sent. English Canaryseetl sold at Vs. to 100 s., but the im-
porters of foreign demand over these 'rates, and sold little in
consequence Winter Tares were scarce, and fully as dear as
last week. Dutch Hempseed was offered on former terms.
Fine English Rapeseed realised quite as much money, with a
fair sale. Fine Trifolium WAS held higher. In Trefoil n 1
quotable change. Rye, winter Oats, and winter Barley wer
offering at moderate rates.
PROVISION.
LONDON, Monday, Sept. 20. —The arrivals last week from
Ireland were 2,617 firkins Butter and 2,402 bales Bacon; and
from foreign ports 25,646 packages Butter and 2,772 bales
Bacon. The advance in the Butter market has been checked,
and for some descriptions of foreign a decline of about 4s. has
been submitted to. Best Dutch 1313. to ills The extreme
heat of the weather affected the demand. In Irish prices
were rather lower for first Corks, but other qualities firm.
The supplies of Bacon still short for the demand, but no
alteration to notice in prices.
Butter, per cwt. :s. s. Cheese, per cwt. : s. s.
Dorset .... 152 to 151 Cheshire .......... 56 to 74
Friesland ...... 136 133 Dble. Glouc., new 60 72
Jersey
Eng. Fresh, per dz. 17 19 American new 52 54
Bacon, per cwt: Hams: York , 106 112
Wiltshire D 0 Cumberland lO6 112
Irish, green, fob 85 Irish 102 108

TALLOW.
LONDON, Monday, Sept, 20.—With stocks decreasingprices
advance, Old Y.C. on the spot is now worth 495. ed. to Ns.
and new 625. per cwt. Town Tallow is C's. ed. per cwt. net
cash : and rough fat 2s. 20. per Bibs. s. d,
s. d.
Town Tallow,per cwt. 48 0 Rough Stuff,per cwt. 17 0
Rough Fat, per Sibs. 2 2 Greaves 18 0
Melted Stuff, per cwt. 33 6 I Good Dregs 6 0
Yellow Russian, new 455. ed. per cwt,
Ditto Ditto old .... 008. 00.
Australian Mutton Tallow. 495. 08. „
Ditto Beef Ditto. 470. Od. „

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WOOL.
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HAY.
LONDON, Saturday, September 18.—A rather short supply
of hay and straw has been on offer. With a good demand
prices have ruled very firm. Prime clover 100 s. to 158 s.
inferior 85s. to 955. Prime meadow hay, 90s. to 150 s. ; in-
ferior, 553. to 755. ; and straw, 355. to 50s. per load.

FISH
Pickled herrings, 255. to 31s. 61. ;red ditto, 12s. to 21s.
roused ditto, 163. 6d. to 275. ; fresh ditto,
.10s. to 225. 6d. per
barrel; bloater ditto, 2s. 4d. to 4s. 41 ; kipper ditto, Is. 6d.
to 4s. 6d. per box smoked haddock, 20s. to 30s. ; trawl
ditto, 16s. to 20s. ; ditto plaice, 20s. to 225. ; ditto whiting,
15s. to 19s. per barrel; soles, is. 6d. to 4s. 6d per pair
turbot, 6s. to 105. Gd. ; brill, is. to Is. 3d. ; cod 55. to 81. 6d.
dorey. is. to 2s. 6d. each; native oysters, £l2 to £l2 128. per
bushel; common ditto, 7s. Od. to 14& per hundred,