The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-07 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The cattle trade has been quiet in tone. Supplies
were not large, but they were sufficient for the
demand. Beasts from our own grazing districts
came forward in average numbers, and the quality nod
condition were on the whole satisfactory. The market
was deficient in animation, but for all that was not
without a certain display of firmness. The best Scots
and crosses were disposed of at 5s to 5s 2d per 811'.
Foreign beasts were in moderate supply and slow
request at about late rates. The sheep pens were fairly
well supplied. Business was slow throughout. The
choicest small Bst Downs reach 5s 4d, but heavier sheep
were difficult to move and irregular in value. Calves
were quiet, at late rates. Pigs sold slowly on former,
terms: Coarse and inferior beasts, 2s 4d to 3s; secona.
quality ditto, 3s to 4s; prime large oxen, 4s 6d to 55
ditto Scots, &c., 5s to 5s 2d; coarse and inferior sheeP•
3s 4d to 4s; second quality ditto, 4s to 4s 8d; prime
coarse-woolled ditto, 4s 10d to ss; prime Southdown
ditto, 5s 2d to 5s 4d; large coarse calves, 3s to 4s ;
prime small ditto, 4s to 4s Ekl ; large hogs, 2s 41 te
3s; neat small porkers, 3s to 3s 8d per 81b to sink the
offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT.
The supply was short, but the demand was verl
limited, and the market was not clear. Inferior beef,
2s Od to 2s 8d; middling ditto, 33 Od to 3s 6(1 ; prim?
ditto, 3s 8d to 4s Od; Scotch ditto, 4s to 4s 2d; Atner"
can, Liverpool killed, 3s 8d to 3s 10d; ditto killed,
hind-quarters, 3s 8d to 4s; ditto, ditto, fore-quarters
2s 4d to 2s 8d; English veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d; Dutch.
ditto, 2s 4d to 3s 4d; inferior mutton, 2s Od to 2s E4l.
middling ditto, 3s to 3s 8d; prime ditto, 48 Od to 454 •
Scotch ditto, 4s 2d to 4s 6d ; New Zealand ditto, 2s 4a
to 2s 8d; large pork, 2s 8d to 38 2d; small ditto, 354
to 4s Od per 81b. by the carcase.

FISH.
Fair supply and demand. Prices: Wholesale: COdE
2s to 8s each; John Doreys, 2s to 3s each; brill, 85
stone; turbot, 14s per stone; soles, 110 s per box'
plaice, 20s per box; fresh haddocks, 8s per bccci
whiting, Os per box; mackerel, 6s per score; re•-!,
mullets, 12s per dozen; live eels, 18s per draft •, dead
eels, 8s per draft • lobsters, 20s per score; crabs, 20.3
per pad; sprats, 12s per barrel; smelts, 2s per basket ;
dried haddocks, 2s to 6s per dozen; bloaters, 35 Per
box; kippers, 48 per box; oysters, 38 to 163 per 100 i
shrimps, Is to 2s per gallon. Retail: Sturgeon,
per lb. ; cod, 4d to 6d per lb. ; brill, 10d per lb. ; turbot
is 2d per lb. ; soles, is 4d per lb.; fresh haddocks,
per lb. ; sprats, lid per lb. • live eels, is 2d per lb.'
dead eels, 10d per lb. ; red millets, is 3d each; plaie°,
6d to is each; mackerel, 4d each ; whiting, 4el each
lobsters, is to 2s 6d each; crabs, ls to 3s each • &le
haddocks, 3d to is each; smelts, 6d per dozen;
bloaters
6d to 9d per dozen; kippers, 9d to is per doze°
oysters, 4d to 3s per dozen; shrimps, 4d per pint.
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There was a moderate supply of potatoes cn
POTATO.
sale.
The trade was dull at the annexed prices: Magunin
bonums, 80s to 100 s ; Regents, 80s to 1008 ; liebroo
80s to 1103 ; and champions. 00s to 70s per ton.

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