The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-28 00:00:00

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THE MARKETS.

M ARK-LA NE.—MoiDAY

The grain trade at Mark-lane to-day has been-t7;17...•
short supply of English wheat has been on the stand..
Throughout the market has been depressed, and had Wes
been forced lc per quarter leas money must have teen
accepted. There has teen • fair show of foreign wheat
on the stand.. The demand ham been heavy and prima
have unied In favour of buyers. A moderate supply of
barley has been on offer Malting produce has base
quieter and barely so Erni. Other descriptions have
been drat For malt the tortuity has teen limited, at about
late rates. English oats have been scarce, but there has been
a fair show of foreign toe trade, bee peen quiet, at last
week's prices. MIVZI has changed hands sloaly, at pre-
vious quotation,. Beane have been quit, at lots rates. In
peas very little business has been doing, and price. have
been unaltere.. Tan dour market has been quiet and with-
out. feature.
11 ARK•LANK.—WENNESDAY.
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Bustness In the gridn tired° at llask.lans has been one
very moderate mud°. English wheat has been In short
supply. Neverthel,ss, the demand ha. ruled heavy, et *boat
late rates. There has been a fair show of foreign wheat on
the stands, for which the Inq airy has ruled heavy on former
terms. The barley trade has imen quiet, and prices have been
without alteration. Malt has changed hands at preside&
luotattors. ind• have been cl.salt in to a limited extent at
lut week's prices, Male, ha. sold 4mo:illy, and prices have
been unaltered.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—IdOnDAY.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
consisted of 9,701 bead. In the corresponding week last
year we received 5,. 02; In 1872, 12,824 ; in 1871, 4477 ; irs
1870, 7,406 ; and in 1869, 11,191 head. 'fire cattle trade hsa
again been In a quiet date, but the tone is rather nrmer,
owing to the anortnesa of the supplies. From our own
grestng districts the receipts of beast, have been Omitted,
and the general quelity has been indifferent, Prime reeds
Piave to consequence commanded rather more attention, and
the best Scots and crowing have realised Is, bd. bob. 10d. per
gibs., hot secondary and Inferior steak has been doll of bale.
From Norfolk, tioLtdk, Enter, and C unbridgeable. we re,
°steed about 1,000, from Lincoln about 500, from other parts
of England about 500, and from Scotland wont 180 head. On
the foreign side of the ma, lc,t there has been a very poor
show, consisting of about 300 Dutch and anons 50 cksynnne.
Sales have j3rokressed slowly at about late rates. There has
been a moderate supply of sheep In the peer, relllo small
downs have been In quiet request, and the best breeds
have realized 61 It tot, 101 but the best heavy Creel,
have not made more than 6..61. per Bb,. Inferior breeds
have hune on hipd. Calves lave changed hand. eteadlly at
shout previonefterencies. Pigs have sold on firmer terms
WO. and inferior beast., 44 ed. to 45. led.. second
quality ditto, ta 101. to be. : Prime lerge ore., be 8.1. to
4., gd. ; prime Scots, Arc., 6a bd. to 6.. lud. ; coarse and to.
tailor sheep, 6.. tot. ed. ; .eoond quality ditto, 65. 6d. to
63. 12,1. ; prime coarse %outlet% 9.. 6,1. to 6s. brl. ; prime
%uthlowns, 6.. Bd. tot,, 10d ; Isrge coarse calve., U. to
6s. ed. : prime small ditto, 6s. to es. 4,1. ; large hogs. az &I.
tog.. 1(00.; and small porker., 45. 4d. to 41. ed.

HOPS.
The market le still very dull for all khuls of hobs, but there
Ii no great Inclination on the part of nolders to force sales,
and prints, consequently, weaken only radnally. On the
emttuent, also, nusinees le moan resstrleted, and lowee
rates are generally accepted- L week's imports into
London melded cf IS bales from H amburg, 67 from Antwerp,
10 frun C.'s* 60 from Terneur u. and 59 from Ostend:—
Kest Kent guiding., £5 to is 10. ;71 d Kent, Li 15s. to En ;
Weald of Kent, £4 to.. to Cli Pa. Susses, £4 4s, to £5 10. ;
Worcester., 0.5 to £6 10s. ; Farnham, £6 Oa to ST
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Country, £512.. to £7 ; yearlings, £3 10s. to *5; Bavarians,
Ed to £715., ; and Belgian& Et to FA 05.
SEEP.

LONDON, Monday, Feb. 27.--.71.1ie red Naglish aoVerseed
Cornmande I very high prloes, but medium gnu Inferta
glialitles could le bouelst at very moderate and low rate.
Choice white aumpler, foreign as well as Kbglish, realised
fully es mu M money, with a good tale. Choice Trefoil was
Purchased to a moderate cutout at quite as Mel rate,.
Cenaryseed revlise4 eteedlly former value. ter good sampler..
There was no change In the value of either large or mall
II emcees& Sprlt:g Tuve were lo fair request at tll4 extreme
Caere, rim of livt week. White Mustardseed wee Vdd In
small lots at m4Klerate pricer, hut there was, °thins dolug to
brown for went of supply. Englieh samples of Rapeseed
realised former valuer with. sten ly isle.

PROVISIONS.
LONDON, Monday, Feb 23. The arrivals hit week from
Irelend were 149 lltklne Butter and 3 601 bales Bunn, and
from foreign porta 19 322 package. nutter, med 1,622 bal.
&mon. Noe. andy •nd Jena) Ratter bave met .Ith
eteaoy eane, at little or n , alteration In prl ees, hut Dutch
declined es. to 6. per met ; the beat 14.111. o 150. TM.
Bacon market euntlonee chow; no ehanee made In Prim of beet Waterford, but Limerick declined la end Hamburg
to. per cwt.