The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-26 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MAIM-LANE.-MONDAY.

More steadiness has prevailed in the wheat,trade at Mark.
lane. There has been a very short supply of English wheat
on offer, the hardening tendency of the provincial markets
checking the transmission of supplies. The demand has been
by no means active, but in the few sales which have taken
place an advance of is. per quarter has generally been paid.
The supply of foreign wheat has been short. Trade steady,
and prices have reached is. per qr. higher than on Monday
last. Barley has been less freely offered; next to nothing
doing in malting barley, and prices are all but nominaL
Grinding barley a shade firmer. Malt has been quiet and un-
altered. Oats have been in moderate supply. The best
qualities have been steady in value, but inferior must be
quoted 6d. per qr. lower than on Monday last. Maize dull
and drooping. Beans more freely offered. Sales have pro
greased heavily, at 3s to 4s. per qr. less money. Peas dull,
and 2s. to 3s. per qr. lower, The flour market has been firm.
Country marks have been 6cL to is. per 2SOlb. lower, and
American barrels have been rather easier.

MARK-LANE.-WEDNESDAY.
The grain trade to-day has been quiet. English wheat has
come forward more freely, hut of foreign there has been
less offered. The demand was not active, but prices ruled
firm. Barley in short supply. The trade has been quiet, at
previous currencies. Malt dull, on former terms. Foreign
oats more plentiful, but English scarce. Sales progressed
slowly, at late prices. Maize dull and drooping. Beans and
peas in slow request, at Monday's decline Flour firm, but
not active. Arrivals of Grain-English and Scotch: Wheat,
1,440; malt, 3,570. Foreign: Wheat, 8,400; oats, 36,270;
maize, 19,886 ; beans, 940; peas, 3,770.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY.
The cattle market has been less freely supplied to-day, but
there have been some good animals offering. In the beasts'
lairs were some grass.fed animals from the Midland counties
In good condition, and the season has this week a satisfac-
tory opening. There have been no arrivals from Scotland,
and the receipts from Norfolk and Suffolk have, as usual at
this season of the year, diminished. The trade has ruled
firm, and more money has in some instances been paid.
Occasionally, es. 4d. has been reached for the choicest kinds.
but 6s. 3d. per 81b. has been the general top quotation. From
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we have received
about 15,000; from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, tko., about
300; and from other parts of England about 250 head. On
the foreign side of the market the show of beasts has been
more extensive. There (have been about 460 Dutch, about
160 Danish, and about 120 Gothenburg. The trade for them
has been steady at full prices. The sheep pens have not
been so well supplied, but the quality has on the whole been
satisfactory. The market, without being active, has ruled
firm, and prices have been supported, the,best Downs and
half-breds making es. 10d. to 7s. per 81b. Lambs have been
rather irregular, and the top quotation of Bs. per 81b. has
been quite exceptional. Calves have been in moderate re-
quest, at about late rates. Pigs quiet. At Deptford there
have been about 500 French and German beasts. Coarse and
Inferior beasts, 3s. 6d. to 4s. ; second quality ditto, 4s. 2d. to
45. 6d. ; prime large oxen, 5s 10d. to 6s. ; prime Scots, tke..,
es. to 65. 2d. ; coarse and inferior sheep, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; second
quality ditto, ss. to es. ; prime coarse woolled, 6s. Bd. to
6s. 10d. ; prime Southdowns, 65. 10d. to 7s. Od. ; large coarse
calves, 5s to ss. 4d. ' • prime small ditto, ss. 4d. to ss. gd. •
large hogs, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; small porkers, 53. to ss. 4d. and
lambs, 48. 6d. to Ss. per 81b. to sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.
Notwithstanding cool weather and very moderate supplies,
the trade for meat to-day was dull, and prices were rather
easy. Per Blb by the carcass :-Inferior beef, 3s. to 3s. 8d;
middling ditto, 4s. to 45. Bd. ; prime large ditto, ss. to ss. 6d. ;
prime small ditto, ss. 4d. to 55. Bd.; veal,g4esp.
pork, d. to 55.
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inferior mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. ; middling ditto, 4s. 4d. to
55. 4d.; prime ditto, is. Bd. to 6s. Bd. lar
4s. 2d.; small ditto, ss. to 58. Bd. ; lamb, Os. 4d. to 75.
FISH.
Pickled herrings, 285.. to 335. ; roused Irish, 50s. to 60s, ;
roused Scotch, 28s. to 355. ; fresh ditto, 255. to 30s. ; red
ditto 12s. to 20s. per barrel; bloaters, Be. to 45. 6d. ; kippers,
3s. to 4s. 4d. per box; smoked haddocks, 20s. to 30s. per
barrel; trawl difito, 18s. ed. to 215. ; trawl plaice, 18s. 6d. to
255.; trawl whiting, 13s. t3d. to 155. per basket; salmon,
is. 3d. to is. 6d. ; grisle, Is. ld. to is. 4d. ; trout is. to is. sd. -
eels, Bd. to is. per lb. ; lobsters, is. 6d. to 30s. ; crabs, 75. 6d:
to 275. ; mackerel, is. 3d. to 2s. 3d. per dozen ; oysters, 12s. to
£l2 per bushel
TALLOW.
LONDON, Monday, Tune 21.-The market continues firm,
Y.C. on the,spot making 448. 3d. per cwt., and Town Tallow
41s. net cash. Rough fat is quoted at is. ild. per 8 lbs.
5.d. s. d.
Town Tallow, per cwt. 43 6 Rough Stuff, per cwt. 14 9
Rough Fat, per Sibs .. 11l Greaves ~ 18 0
Melted Stuff, per cwt.. 29 0 Good Dregs „ 6 0
Yellow Russian, new 44s. Od. pet cwt.
Ditto ditto old
Australian Mutton Tallow 425. 6d.
Ditto Beef ditto. 405. ed. ~