The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-07-30 00:00:00

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feature. Supplies were not large but were ample for all
requirements. Business was slow, and the level of prices
was about on a par with last week. From our own
grazing districts arrivals were duly moderate. The demand
was inactive, in sympathy with the dead meat market.
In prices no ?articular change was noticed the best Scots
and crosses selling at be. 2d. to ss. 4d. per 81b. From
Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, we received about 1,200,
from the midland and home counties about 1,300. Ox
the foreign side of the market was a moderate show of
beasts, which met a quiet sale at about late rates. The
sheep pens were fairly well tilled. The trade was quiet ois
former terms. The best Downs and half-breds realised
6s. 2d. to 6s. 4d. per 81b. Lambs were quiet, at 65. to 7s. 6d.
per 81b. Calves and pigs sold at about late currencies. The
following are the quotations :- Inferior beasts, 45. 4d. to
45. 6d. ; second quality, 4s. ed. to 45. Bd. ; prime large oxen,
4s 10d. to 58. 2d. ; prime Scots, 55. 2d. to ss. ; inferior
sheep, 55. 4d. to 58. Bd. ; second quality, 55. 10d. to Os. ;
prime coarse woolled, 65. to 6s. 2d.; prime Southdowns,
63, 2d. to 6s. 4d. ; large coarse calves, 55. to 55. 4d.; prime
small ditto, 55. 4d. to 55. Bd.; large hogs, 4e. 4d. to 4s. Bd. •
small porkers, 45. Bd. to Sc.; lambs, 65. to 7a- 6d. per
sinking the offaL

3IETROPOLITAN MEATLMARKET.-MONALY.
A short supply of meat was offered. Trade was slow
'as follows :-Inferior beef, 38. to Ss. Bd. ; middling ditto,
as. Bd. to 48. 6d.; prime large ditto, 48. 441. to 4s. Bd. ;
prime small ditto, 48. Bd. to 48. 10d. ; veal, ss. to 51. 4t;
inferior mutton, Ss. 4d. to 4s. 4d.•, middling ditto, 41. 6d. to
ss. j.; prime ditto, 58. 6d. to 68. 4d.; large pork, 85. 10d.
to 45. 6d.; small pork, ls. 6d. to 41. ; lamb, 6s. to Os. ed.
per B.lb, by the carcase.
GAME AND POULTRY.

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Leverets, 43. to 58.; rabbits, is. to is. ed.: quails, is. 6d.
to 25.; ortolans, 2s. 6d. to 4s. ; chickens, 21. to Ss. ; live
hens, is. 6d. to 2s. 4d.; pullets, Ss. ed. to 6s. •, capons, Si.
to 10s. ; goslings, 58. 6d. to 6s. 9d.; turkey pottlts, Is. to Ss.;
pigeons, 6d. to 9d. each.
FISH.
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Pickle herrings, 30s. to 355. ; roused ditto, ne. 6d. to 408.-;
red ditto, 10s. 6d. to 20s. ,• fresh ditto, 255. to 30s. ;
smoked haddocks, 13s. to 275. 6d. per barrel ; crimped salmon,
is. 9d. to 2s. per lb. ; lobsters, Os. 9d. to 365. ; crabs, ss. to
30s. ; mackerel, is. 6d. to Is. 3d. ; native oysters, 4s. to ss.
per dozen..

In the hop market there is nothing fresh to notice. The
accounts from the plamtations are favourable. Kent (1880),
£4 to £7; Sussex, 1880, £3 188. to £6; Farnham, 1880, £7 to
£7 15s. ; (country), 1880, £8 12s. to £7 10s. ; American, 1880,
£4 10s. to £8 10e. ; Belgian, 1880, £2 14s. to £2 18s. ; English,
1879, £2 10s. to £4; foreign, 1879, 10s. te £3; old, all kinds,
10z. to £2 per cwt.
POTATO.

There was a moderate sip-p-I;Oi.pote.toes on offer, and the
trade was steady. Prices: Cherbourg rounds, ss. 6d. to
es. ed. ; ditto, kidneys, 7s. 64. to Ss. ; Jersey rounds, 6s. id.
to 7s. 6d.; ditto kidneys, 7s. ed. to ea. ed.; Eaglish, 6hawa,
ea. ed. to 7a. ed. ; ditto Weimar', 7a. Id. to lc per ewi

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