The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-04 00:00:00

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE -MONDAY.

Quietness has been the characteristic of the grain trade
Very few samples of English wheat have been on otter.
Nevertheless, the demand has ruled inactive. Prices lmve
been firm. As regards foreign wheat the supplies have been
tolerably good. Sales have progressed slow ly, at the rates
previously current. Very few samples of barley have come
to hand. Scarcely an)thing has been doing, and prices have
been nominal. Malt has sold slowly .m former terms. English
oats have been scarce, but there has been • fair show of
foreign. The trade has hem' qub t, and prices have been
barely so firm_ Maize has been inactive, et previous cur-
rencies. Beans and peas have been quiet, hat firm. The
flour market has born quiet, but prices have been steady.
MARK -LANE.--WEPSESPAY.

Business at Mark-lane to-day has been on a very limited
scale ; a rather larger supply of English wheat has been on
offer. The trade has been quiet at barely previous currencies.
Foreign wheat, I f which a fair show has beta 41 the stands,
has been in slow request at about Monday's pri..es scarcely
any barley has been on the stands. The trade Its been 41u11,
and the prices have been nominal. Malt has cold slowly at
previous currencies
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. —MONDAY.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
consisted of 10,518 head. In the corresponding week last
year we received 14,136 ; in 1872, 9,400; in 1871, 15,106 , in
1870, 10,208 ; and in 18(21, 11,070 head. The cattle trade to-
day has been characterised by quietness. The supply of
beasts from our own grazing &stricta have been tolerably
good, and has been about equal to requirementa, The de-
mand has been quiet for all qualities, at about the rates cur-
rent on Monday Met, the best Sm to and crones selling at
54. Bd. to sa. 104. per 811,. From Norfolk. Suffolk, times. and
Cambridgeshire we received about 1.200, from Leicestershire
700, and Lincolnahire, 180; other parts of England about 000,
and from Scotland about 42. On the foreign aide of the market
the show of besets has been rather larger, including 520
Tonning, 236 Aarloins, 82 Gottenburg, 120 Spanish, alid 102
Dutch. The trade has been quiet, at about late rates. The
sheep market has been more animated In tone, but at the
doge there was less ernmess than during the earlier hours.
At the commencement of business; the eliiiioest Donna
and halfbreds Wers making sa. fat per 811 e., lint thla
quotation was not sustained, and at the close the
general top price was no 211. per Slits. Lambe have
been dispoed of at 6s. to G.. Psi per 8110. Calves have been
In moderate supply and fair request, on forroer terms. riga
have been dull. There have been no beasts at Dept-
ford. Coarse and inferior beside, 4a Oil. tof4s, ed, second
quality ditto, Is. 104. to 30.; prime large earn, Ea. Od. to
54. 84. ; prime Scots, Ac , 51. 84. to 54. led. ; coarse and in-
terior sheep, 4s. lid. to 43. Ed ; Steonil quality ditto,
4a. Sit to 4s. 101. ; prime coarse woolled, 4s. led. to Sr. ; prime
• itlidowns, Sr. to ss. 3d. ; large comae calves, 45. to 45. 64. ;
urine small ditto sa. to ss. 44. ; large hogs, 4s. to ta ad. :
small porkers, 4s. bd. to 54. ; lamb, tis. no GA. 104 Total
ply :Beasts, 3550; sheep and lambs 23,160 ; calves, 300 ; pig*.
60. I°ureii,ol: Beasts, 1,120; sheep end lambs, 8,730; calves, 21111.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.—MONDAY.
The supplies of meat offered here to-day were short. and •
better demand prevailed for most deseriptions at the follow-
ing enhanced rates Inferior beef, 9s. 4d. to 4a. ; mithiting
ditto, 4. to 45. fd. ; prime large ditto, 5s to ss. Od ; prhae
small ditto, ss. 24. to ss. id. ; real, 40. 44. to fa. • inferior
mutton, Ss. 44. to 45. ; middling ditto, 4s. fol. to at ;
prime ditto, to. to Ss. ht. ; large pork, So. hd. to 4. ;
small ditto, 4a. ad. to Ga. 41. ; and lamb, to. to ss. id. per
bit by the carcase.