The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-20 00:00:00

THE liiP.IIKETS.

MARK-LAXE.-MONDIY:
Greater firmness is reported at Mark.lane. It is evident
that the ring at New York is not breaking up, the price of ; ;ez
red winter wheat having risen to 1 dol .50c. Hence there Is ,
a hardening tendency here. Supplies of bomagrown produce -
remained short, and of kreign only moderate. In English • "1
wheat a moderate business was done at fully late rates. An -
advance of Is. per quarter was demandeil, but only occasion-
ally obtained. Foreign wheat met with a fair amount of 7.
attention. Factors required Is. per quarter more money,
but were not frequently successful in realising it. Barley ',-
was in quiet request, both malting and grinding, at previoui oP' fr
prices. The supply was moderate. Malt realised previous
quotations. Oats were purchased to a moderate extent.
Russian may be quoted 3d., and heavy Swedes 13d. to Is.
dearer an the week. For maize the market was arm, on
former terms. Beans and peas were quiet but stepdy. In
flour not much doing, but the market was firm_
METROPOLITAN CATTLE
An increased amount of firmness was apparent in the
cattle trade. Supplies of stock were short, and the weather
being colder the market had more tone. From our own
grazing districts arrivals of beasts were about on a par with
last week, the quality and condition being • about the same.
The market was steadier, at fully the rates current on Monday -
last. The best Scots and crosses made 5s &d. tote. lOd.pergib. .4-
From Norfolk and Suffolk we received about 1,000, from the
Midland and Home counties 800, and from Scotland 214
bead. The foreign side of the market was fairly supplied
with beasts, the receipts being from Danmark, Spain, and "
Sweden. There was a firm inquiry, and the -tendency of
prices was against the buyer. With reference to sheep the
pens were tolerably well filled. The markets was decidedly arm
and quotations throughout were hardening. The best Dawns,
and half bred, reached 6s. 6d. to 6s. 19d. per Sib. The top
price of clipped sheep was 6s Sci. to 5s 10d. per 81b. Calves
and. pigs were quiet but stesdy. At Deptford there were
about 116 beasts and 6,000 sheep Inferior beasts, 41, to
, 4s. 6d.; second quality, 4s. 6d. to 61 ; prime large oxen,
51. 6d. to is. Bd.; prime Scots, Sc &I. to 51. 10d. ; inferior
sheep, 45. 6d. to 6s. ; second quality, 55. 6d. to 65.; prime
come-woolled, Or. ed to 6e. SA. ; prime Southdowns, 63. Bd, •1.
to 65. 10d. ; large coarse calves, Sc. 6d. to 6s ; prime small
ditto, 6s. to (35. 83.; large hogs, is 6d. to 4...; small porkers, -
ie. 6d. to ss. per Sib. sinking the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.
The supply of meat on offer was moderate, and the trade
was quiet at about late rates. Inferior beef, 21. 6d. to
31. 41.; middling ditto, 3s, 81. to 4s. 41.; prime ditto, 4s. 6d; ea
to 5, ; prime Scotch ditto, 63. to be 4d.; veal, Si. Bd. to
Ele 41. • inferior mutton, to. to Bs. Sd ; middling ditto, Ls.
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to 4* 811. ; prime ditto, 51. to 61. 44 ; Scotch ditto, ss. 61.
6s ; pork, 4s. to 51., per 81b., by the carcase.
GAME AND POULTRY. etle
Irish fowls, is. ild. to 2s. 91.; Essex ditto; Is. 61. to 81.1;‘,.-.4
Boston ditto, Is 91. to 2s. 101.; Smock ditto, 3s. to 74. earl.
Surrey ditto, Sa. 91. to 105. ; vines ditto, sts. to 65.; llve-
ditto, is. 6d. to Sc. 31.; leverets, Sc. 6d. to Si. ed. ; coulee, - A
61. to is.; tame rabbits, is. 9d. to 21. 10.; pigeons, Bd, to eel
is.: Bordeaux ditto, is ill to 21.; ptarmigan,94 to is. 3d. ;-
partuidges (American), 2s. to 2e. 6d. eaob. „„.

• Native oysters. 18s. to 20s. • Dutch ditto,- es. to 105. 6d.1
Spanish ditto, S. to Ss. 6d. ; American ditto, 41. to 62.14/e.3
Portuguese ditto, 2s 9d. to 4..; Ostebd ditto, 8.61. to 125.-; A Ps,
pearl ditto, 10s. to lls 6d ; common ditto, Cs. to tis. 91. ;
trash herrings, 4s. 9d. to -6s. ; roused ditto, 6x. 61. to Is. ; red
ditto, Si. ad. to 4s. 6d.; pickled ditto, 7s. tb Ss. 91.; kippef
ditto, 10s. to 11x. Od. ; bloater ditto, Cs. 6d. to 12.. per -*—
hundred; and salmon, 2s. to 2s. Sd. per lb. 41`

HOP.
There la very little change to report in the position of the
market. Fine hops of 1879 growth are attracting raeh"
more attention, but in ths aggregate there Is not mach
doing. As regurd,a the commoner sorts. prices show saute
Irregularity. The supp'y r..mains slum t of the finet
Trines :—Kent, 1879, it 10s. to All ; Sumas. 44a. ig-41.3
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444 to
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