The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-21 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.-MONDAY.

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At Nfark•laue business has been on a quiet scale. &pplies
of hme-gron produoe were again small. There was It
liberal show of foreign wheat and flour, but only moderates
of other articles. Toe wheat trade was inactive, and pates
were barely maintained. Barley was in moderate supply,
and the demand was inactive, at about last quotations.
Malt sold on former terms. Oats were dealt in qaietly, and
were about the same in value. For maiza tbere was a slow
inquiry at fully late rates. Beans and peas were dull and
weak. The flour market was quiet at previous quotations.
M E TRO PO LITAN CAT CLE MARK E r.—MosiDAy.
Toe cattle trade was quiet in tone. The we weather
mewhat interfered with business. The receipts of beasts
from our own grazing districts were again only moderate.
The arrivals from the Bsstern counties have been very
limited for the season, and the quality and condi-
tion still leave plenty of room for improvement,
From other quarters there are lair supplies. Susl.
nets has been devoid of animation, but ohoiol
stock has realised full prices, as much as 6a. per 8!b. being in
some Calks paid for the nest Scots. From Norfo'k and
Suffo.k we received about 800, from the Midland and home
counties about 1,000, and from Scot'and 382. The foreign
side of al'et market wag !telly supplied with beasts. Noarly
5'.0 Danish were offered, and there was a fair sh-3w of
Spablat and Swedish. The trade was somewhat quiet,
but steady, at eh:3l3 lata rates. The sheep pens were
shtne what :sclutily Bother more animation was
ob,eryr:l in the tit :nand, but quotations showed no change.
Utni Lest ihwt a and lialf-breds reached 61 61. to 65. 8,1
per 81r). Cale, a and pigs were dull at late rates. At Dept-
for d wre aboit 330 beasts, and about 2,000 sheep Inferior.
boasts, 41 to 4s 61 ; second quality, 4s. 61. to 55.; prime
large oxen, 55. 81 to 5.5. 101. ; urtme Scot., Sc 10.1. to Is,
inferior sheep, 45. 6d. to ss. &I.; second quality, ss, 631. to
83. ; prime coarse woolled, 65 44. to 61. 61; prime South-
downs, fis 64. to 61, 83 ; large .coarse calves., Si. to 6..;
prime small ditto, 6s. to 6s. 83 ; large hogs, as. 84. to 4..;
and small porkers, 45. to 45. 44. per Bil 2. sinking the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET-MONDAY.
The supply of meat od isle this morning was not large, bet
owing to toe bt.cl state of the weather, trade ruled very slow.
Tho following were the quotations :-Inferior beef, 2a. 6d to
35.; middling ditto, as. 41. to 4s 41.; prime ditto, 4s. 6d. to
43. 101 ; prime Sc Ach, is to 51. 21.; inferior mutton, Sc. to
3s. Bd. ; middling ditto, 3s 10d. to 4s. 4d. ; prime ditto, 41. 6d.
to 41. 10d. ; Scotch ditto, 4s. Bd. to ss. 2d. ; veal, ss. 4d. to
ss. Bd.; large' pork, Si 10d. to 4s 2L; small ditto, 41. 41. to
4s. 81. per 81b. lay the carcase.

POTATO.
Tbe trade bas remained inactive, but as the supplies are
limited, prises are without much change, as follows :—Sootoh
regents sell at 140 s. to 160 s. ; ditto champions 150 s. to 1701.;
Lincolnshire champions, 150 s. to 1701.; Viaorlas, 160 s. to
180 a. per ton • German reds, 61 6d. to 8;.; Belgian kidney.,
Gs. 61. ; and French whites, 6s. per bag.