The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17 00:00:00

THE MARKETS. ,

MARE LANE, Moknay.
The supply of English wheat on sale at our market to-day
was very moderate, aril the condition of the produce but
middling. In conatquence of the small importation last
week, and the firmness of Saturday's country market% t, e
trade for all qualities ruled arm, and good and Inc Napes
changed hands It an advance In prim of IS per quarts, from
Monday last. The market •••1 moderately supplied with
foreign wheat. There was a fair demand for moss qualitles,
and prices ruled Arm. Floating cargoes were in air request,
at full currencies. Fine barley ruled arm, and was qulae
sn average
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dries. on Monday last. For medium and Inferior qualities
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hstsh quotations. About
market was moderately supplied with oata. The trade was
Arm for all good and flee old qualities, at fully late rates:
otherwise, the market was quiet, on former term, limns
were out in moderate supply, and the trade ruled illrecipit
full currencies. Peas were in fair supply and steady requat,
at quite late rates. The dour trade was Arm, at full quota.
Alone. Linseed and rapeseed were dull, and prices net a
drooping tendency. In other seeds the demand ruled finial,
on former terms. Cakes were in good demand, attn. se.
teems rates of Monday last.

MASK LANZ. WIDFEBP,ay
Coastwise and by cartilage, the arrival., of wheat
fresh up to our market to-day from Essex and 'tent wale
only moderate, and in bat middling condition. as rigm.g.
fine parcels., the trade ruled firm, and dd.mday's •lvairte
was well supported but for Inferior qualities the outman
was Inactive. lit foreign wheat the transaction. we're
to a fair extent at fully late quotations. The show is
sample. was tolerably good. A fair average husineWi
was planing in floating cargoes of grain, on former tering.
Fine barley woe scarce and quite as dear as on Monday.
Grinding and Matadi,' sorts, although altered in value, inat
with bet little AtteilLlOn. Malt wee arm in prim, with • fate
inquiry Good and flue oats were to request at full prima,
otnerwise the trade was heavy. Both bra- a and peas week
steady In value, and the demand for them Ivy firm. TWO
quantity on oiler was limited. Flour was firm on format
term

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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MoNDAT.
There was a failing off in the supply of foreign stock on
sale here today, compared with Monday hut. The demand
was, consequently, steady, on rather higher terms for the
prlmeet beasts and sheep. About an steerage snooty of
home-fed stock was or offer, but the quality of most breeml
was only middling. On the whole, the trade was firm, at. In
most Moran.., an advanoe in the quotations of kd per sh.
The best boots, cromes, , realised 65 2d to 5. 4d per oh,
From Line° whim, Lticestershire, and Northamptonsht..e.
we received 1. 00 shorthorns, 'to.; from other parte 11 Eng-
land, 5(0 cartons breeds; from Scotland, 35 Scans ant
crones; and from Ireland, 70 oxen and heifers. We were
again scantily supplied with all breeds of sheep, which o one'
to hand In fair average condition. The matt.n gre,le was
firm, and prime Downs and half bred& improved in wall. 2
per Sib. All other breeds were quite as dear as last week.
The top figure was es 41 per 81b. Calves were In moderate'
supply and steady request, at full prices —viz., from be Si Co
he 64 per 81b. Prime small porkers were In aesuand, at Imm'
4.81 to 5s per Sit'; hut large hogs were very dull, at from
3.101 to ts 61 per bib. The supply was tolerably good.

POTATOES,
During the past week tho import, from the Continent
have been on an extensive scale, and, In consequence of use
abatement of the disease,the receipts of home grown qualities
have incremed, The trade ha. been lees active, hut 110 im-
pwtant variation is noticed in prima. Last week's Inmeita
was 25 outs from Rotterdam, Ott sack, from Dunkirk, to
bags 12 baskets from Harlengen ; Packages from Amster-
dam, 11, from Dieppe, 14 bags from Hamburgh, to tons from .
81, Brien; and 44 tons from Guilds. Yorkshire Regenta,
90. to 110. ; ditto Finites, 1014 to 1404 Kent and Eisen B'.
gents, 71 to Me; ditto Rooks, POs to 110 s; Scotch Begonia,
80. to 15011 per ton.
BOPS.
Fine paroela of both Sauer and Kent produce are freely
operated in. and are mostly disposed of at very full prices.
Inferior qualities meet a slow sale, at Irregular currencies.
On the Continent the trade Is firm, at Improving prices Leas
wes.lee impOrt oonslated of 164 bdes from Antwerp, 155 from
Colds, 141 from Rotterdam, 74 trom Boulogne, 75 from
Bremen, 08 from Dunkirk,lloo from Hamburgh.llB9 from New
York, and 32 from Ostend, Mid and East Rent., ICU, to
100. ; Weald of K.nts, 1404 to 176 a Same; 140 e to 168 e ; .
Yeariings, poi to 14Ue per cwt.

WOOL
In enticipetion of the next series of public sales, which
will be commenced on Toursday, the 1516 lust , very little
bailment has been palsies in colonial ',Jot, either for bow"
use or for export, and at the same time, the demand for
Ensdeb equalities hes rebid quiet. Prices, however, are
without &Hera, ion. Up Co the present moment the arrivals
consist of 8,938 bales Irmo Sydney 7,023 bales from Port
Philip; 439 bale. from Tasmania; 1,502 bales from A.molalos,
41,891 bales from the Cape; and 4,625 bales from New
healand i—Fleeccs gotithdown Hogaets Is 74,1 to Is t;
half-br•ds. Is Sfl to Is Ifled ; short fleeces, Is lid to le 91;
Soathdown ewes and Walsers, Is 7, 10 Is gd;
ailite, Is 7d to Is gd. rests: Ciotti's% bid 10 15 1044.
ocenhiel, Is 044 to 24

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