The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE 7-MONTAY.

Influenced by the fine weather and the satisfactory pro-
gress made with harvest work, the grain trade at Mark-lane
has been very quiet. There has been a fair attendance of
buyers. A large supply of new English wheat has been on
offer. The market has been very unsettled, and prices must
be quoted bs. to 6s. per quarter lower than on Monday last,
red selling at 445. to 485 , white at 480. to 525., and Talavera
at about 505. to 56s per quarter. Old samples have been
nominal in value. The show of foreign wheat has been
good. Sales have progressed heavily, at '25. to 4s. per. qr. less
money. Barley has not been freely offered. The market has
been quiet, but prices have been maintained. Malt has been
dull, at late rate«. English oats have been in short supply,
hut toreign have been plentiful. The demand has been
heavy at Cal per qr. reduction. Maize has been inactive at
previous currencies. Beans have been quiet but firm. Peas
have maintained late rates, with a quiet demand. The flour
trade has been dull Country soil foreign samples have
declined la.

MARK-LANE.--WEnsg6DAy.
Much quietness has prevailed in the grain trade at Mark.
lane to-day. English wheat bas been in fair supply. Scarcely
anything has been doing, at Monday's reduced prices.
Foreign wheat has been in good supply and limited request,
at late currencies. For barley the trade has been quiet, at
previous quotations for grinding and malting qualities Malt
has sold on former term. There has been a good show of
oats on the stands. The demand has been inactive, at Mon-
day's prices. Maize has been inactive on former terms, beau
and peas have supported late prices with a quiet trade.
Flour has remained dull. Arrivals of English and Scotch
wheat, 1,040; barley, 30; malt, 1,230 : peas, 40.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—NIospAy.

The total imports of foreign stock Into London last week
consisted 01 11907 head. In the corresponding If eek lank
year we received, 13,547 in 1872, 17,640; In 1871, 20,748
In 1070, 15.946 ; and in 1869, 12,776 head There has been no
feature of importance in the cattle trade to-day. The sup-
plies have been good and equal to requirements, the warm
weather restricting operations. From our own raring
districts a full average supply of I,casts has come to
hand. The trade has been quiet at about the rat., pre-
viously current. The beat Scuts and crosses have realised
6e. to Os. 24. per 81b. From Lincolnshire, Leine.-
tershire, and Northamptonshire we received ahem& 1,760,
from other parts of England about 400, from Scotland 44,
and from Ireland 20. The foreign side of the market has
been fairly supplied About 2,000 Terming have been offered,
to addition to some 500 Dutch, and a few Gothenburg. The
trade has been quiet, at late prices. The sheep pens have
again been well supplied. Transactions have been to a mode-
rate extent, on former terms. The beet Downs and half.-
breds hanoi ealised 6s. to 64. 241. per bli,s, Lambe have been
quiet at ha. 6d. to 6a Bd. per Sibs. For calves there has been
a more active inquiry on former terms. Pigs have been dull_
Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s. to 45. Bd. ; second quality
ditto, 45. Bd. to ss. 6d. ; prime large oxen, ss. 64. to os.;
prime Scots, &c., 6s. to 6s. 21. ; coarse and inferior sheep,
40. 10,1. to 614 ; second quality ditto, be. to ss. 2d. ; prime
coarse woolled, sa. 2,1, to is. 4,1 ; Prime Smltisi',wlis, 5.- 44.
to 55. Oil. : large coarse calvea, 4. 2d. to 4s. tat ; prime small
ditto, 50. 2,1. to ss. 6,1. ; large hogs, 3s. Bd. to 4s. small
porkers, 45. 44. to 4s. iseL ; lambs, ss. 64. to 6a. Bd. per 81b.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.

Moderate supplies of meat have been on offer. With a
quiet trade, prices have ruled as under :—lnterior beet
35. 4d. to Is. 10d. ; middling ditto, 4a. to 45. 6,1. ; prime largo
ditto, Is. ta 4s. 2d. ; prime small ditto, Is. 2d. to ha, 4d: ;
veal, Is. to ss. ; inferior mutton, Is. 4d. to is.; middling
ditto, Is. Id. to 4a. 641. ; prime ditto, 45 101. to Is. ; large
pork, 3s. Sal to Is. ; and small pork, I. Id to ba 84. per sih.
by the carcase.