The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.

Firmness was the characteristic of the grain trade at M ark--
lane. A fair business was done, and prices were still
disposed to harden. The sales of home-grown wheat in
the leading markets of England and Wales during the
first 14 weeks of the season have been 922,836 qrs, agalost
701,490 qrs last year, at an average of 29s Bd, against 31a id
per qr. ; barley, 1.216.724 qrs, against 1,071,979 qrs, average
9d, against 27s 5d ; and oats, 95,679 qrs, against 125,56tY
qrs., average 15s 4d, against 17s 7d per qr. English wheat
was in demand, and made quite late ratcs. For foreign
wh-at a fuil average inquiry prevailed, and prices wei e sod
maintained. The ;flour market was firm at extreme curren-
cies. Malting barley was quiet but steady. For grindin4
there was a good demand, at 6d. per quarter' more money.
Oats more inquired for at 3d advance on the week. Maize
was strong and 61 dearer. There was a good demand for
beans and peas, prices having an upward tendency.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
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METROPOLITAN MEAT.
The supply on offer was large. Prime beef and mutton
sold better, but plain. meat was difficult to sell, oven at low
prices. Tee following were the prices: Inferior beef, 158,1
to 2s 4d: middling ditto, 2s 81 to 3s 2d; prime ditto, 3s 4d
to Re lid ; Scotch ditto, 38 8,1 to 4s: American, Liver-
pool killed, 38 4d to 33 6d; ditto killed, hind-quarters,
Is 4d to 38 8d ; ditto, ditto, forequarters, 28 41 to
2s 8d ; English veal, 3s 4d to 48 Od; Dutch ditto, 2s 4d to
Se 4d ; inferior mutton, 2s Od to 2s 8d; middling ditto, 3s Od
to 3s 3d; prime ditto, 3s 6d to 4s Od; Scotch ditto, 4s
to 4s 8,1 ; New Zealand ditto, 2s 4d to Be 8d; large pork,
Si 0d to Si 4d; small ditto, Is 8d to 4s Od, per 81b by the
carcase.
FISH.

Fair supply and good de—nit-n—el. Prima, wholesale: Cod,
I.Os to 15s per box; plaice, 16s per box; soles, 100 s per box;
turbot, 124 per stone whiting, 58 per box; fresh haddocks,
per box; sprats, 6s per box; live eels, `29s per draft;
dead eels, 12e per draft; mackerel, 13s per score!: smelts, 2a
to 3s per basket; lobsters, 25s per scot° ; crabs, 20s per put;
bloaters, 4s per box; kippers, be per round; dried haddocks,
3s to 69 per dozen; oysters, 3s to 12s per 100: shrimps, Is
to 2s per gallon; mussels, 10a per bag. Retail: of, 34
to 44 per lb ; brill, '1.04 per lb; turbot, Is per lb ; soles,
is 4d per lb; fresh haddocks, 3d per lb; live eels, is 2,1 per
lb ; dead eels, 94 per le ; sprats, Id per lb; mn,clarol.
each; plaice, 64 to 19 each; whiting, ad and 44 each., lob.
sterfi, is to 2s each; crabs, le to 256.1 each; deed'hadrYtsess,
44 trt is each; smelts, 6d per dozen; bloaters, 94 per
dozen; kippers. Is per dozen pairs; oysters, 4d to 2s 64 per
dozen; shrimps, 44 per pint; mussels lid per quart.

POTATO.
Theis was a good supply of potatoes on sale. The
trade was dull, at the annexed prices: Magnum bonnms,
80s to 90s; regents, 60s to 100 s ; Hebrons. 808 to IlOs ;
champions, 80s to 70s per ton. German reds, 351 to Sc 8,1
poi bag.