The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02 00:00:00

THE DitiRKETS.

MARK-LANE.
At Mark. lane a very quiet business has been doing. The
attendance was thin, and the market has been more oisasss
of a holiday chsracter. Supplies of home-grown pro-duce
were short, and of foreign moderate. English wheat met
a slow sale, at nominally late rates, but with a weak ten-
dency. In foreign wh at a very quiet business was doing,
at previous currencies. For flour the demand was inactive,
at late prices. As regards barley, the market has been
without feature. Malting produce sold slowly at late
prices. Grinding was dull and weak. The oat trade was
quiet at about late rates. Maize was dull and occasionally
a shade easie a Beans were quiet. Peas and lentils were
rather cheaper. The exports of grain, &a, from London
last week were: Wheat, 104; barley, 6; malt, 445- linseed,
5266; repose- d, 1067; oilseed, 741; b.impseed, 5; canaity-
seed, 25; sundry, 99 qrs.
MaTROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports cf foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 3907 head. In the corresponding period last
year we received 3307; in 1883. 4053 • in 1882, 7166; in
1881, 3130 ; in 1880, 6509 , in 1879, 77d; in 1878, 9179; in
1877, 735; in 1376, 3193 ; and in 1876, 3312 head. At
Liverpool were received 195 beasts from Baltilnora, 203
beasts from Boston' and 815 beasts from New York; and
at Southampton 40 beasts from Jersey and Guernsey, and
40 beasts from Oporto. The cattle trade has been very
quiet without any new feature. The supplies offering
were short, but were ample for the demand, which at no
time showed sign Sof activity. The receipts of beasts
from our own grazing districts were not large, but their
quality and canaition were satisfactory. The supplies were
mainly the remnants of the Christmas stock. The inquiry
was throughout very small, and prices favoured buyers. The
best Scots and crosses made 4s 10d to 5s per Sib. Foreign
beasts were in short supply and slow request at drooping
prices. The sheep pens were thinly supplied. The demand
was very qnet, and prices were about the same. The best
Downs and half-breds realised is Ed to 5s 10d per 81b. Calves
and pigs sold at previous currencies. Following are the
quotations Coarse and inferior beasts, 39 ad to 4s;
second quality ditto, 43 to 4s 6d ; prime ldrge oxen,
4s 6d to 4s Ed; ditto Scots &es, 4s 10d to 5s ; coarse and
Inferior sheep, 4s 4d to 4s 8d b- second quality ditto, 4s 8d to
5s Od •, prime coarse-woolled ditto, 5s 6d to 5s 8c1; prime
Southdown ditto, 5s Sd to 5s Rd; large coarse calves,
3s 8d to 4s Od ; prime small ditto, 4s Od to 5s Od ; large
hogs, 2s 4,1 to 4s td; neat small porkers, 4s Od to 43 8o;
per 81b. to sink the offal. Total supply: Beasts, 2200;
sheep and lambs, 6550; calves, 140; pigs, 0; much cows,
10. Foreign : Beasts, 370; sheep end lambs, 40; calves? 20.
From the midland, home, and western counties we received
1410 beasts; from Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex, 300; from
Ireland, 300; and train Scotland, 190 beasts.

METROPOLITAN MEAT DIARKET.
A moderate supply was on sale. The trade was bad,
there heing• no demand. Prices as follow: Inferior beef, 2s 4d .
to 28 8d ; middling ditto, 38 Od to 3s Sd ; prime large ditto,
3s 8d to 4s 2d prime small ditto, 48 Od to 4s 4d • veal, 3s 4d
to 4s ()d• inferior mutton, 28 4d to 38 Od' middling ditto,
3s Ocl to 3s 8d ; prime ditto, 4s tO4B 6d ; large pork, 256
to 33 Od ; 5m,.3.A.1 ditto, 3s 6d to 4s Od per 81b. by the
carcase.

Flf3ll.
Smoked haddocks, 3s to 5s 9d; bloaters, Is to 2s• -
sippers, Is t,, Is 9d • wnittings, is 64 to 3s; skinners, -9d
to is 9d; lobsters, 10's to 40s; crabs, 8s to 35s per dozen;
native oys'ers, 14s to 16s; Dutch ditto, 85 6d to 10s 6d ;
North Sea ditt Gs to lOs ; Porte-
-7s to 8s; Welsh ditto
guess ditto, 3s to 43; and Spanish ditto, 28 to 3s 6d per
hundred.
POTATO.
There was a moderate supply of potatoes on sale. The
trade was quiet,'at the annexed rates :—Magnum bonutzts,
70s to 909 ,:regeuts, 80s to 100 s ; champions, 60s to 70s 4,
Victor:as, 60% 10 9,:!, TJet toll.