The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-20 00:00:00

628
688

Total-1,466 ... 5,833 23.4 .. 627 ... 907

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1854 1,738 6,525 ... 71 ... 600 860
1853.. ..... 1,528 ... 7,240 774 ... 671' 759
1852 1,i•76 8,899 906 930 614
1851.....,,., 1,759 6,844 219 ... 660 ... 549

There was rather an extensive supply of foreign stock on
sale here to-day; but its general quality was very inferior.
From our own grazing districts- the receipts of beasts
fresh up today were but moderate. In their general con-
dition, however, we observed a slight improvement. The
primest breeds moved off steadily, at prices quite equal to
those obtained on Monday last ; otherwise the beef trade
was in a sluggish state, and the currencies were barely
supported.
The bullock supply from Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire,
&c., amounted to 1.100 Shorthorns ; from Norfolk 300
Scots ; from other parts of England 400 of various kinds,
and from Scotland 130 Scots.
We were but moderately supplied with sheep in, for the
most part, middling condition The demand, however, far
all breeds was in a sluggiAi state, and, in some instances,
prices had a downward tendency. The top figure for
Downs was ss. per 81bs.
Lambs, the supply of which was by no means extensive,
moved off slowly, at a decline of from 2d. to 4d.
per Blbs.
We had rather a slow _ inquiry for calves, at, barely
late prices.
Pigs sold heavily, at barely late rates.

Per Bibs to sink the offals.

s. d. s. 3.! S. d. s d.
Inferior Beasts....B 10 to 4 01PrimeSonthdown 410 5 0
Second quality.... 4 2 4 4 il.arge eras. calves 4 .0 4 6
Prime large oxen .4 6 410 Prime small. d 0... 4 8 5 0.
Prime Scots, &o. 5 0 5 4 Large hogs 3 6 310
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 81Small porkers 4 0 4 6
Second quality ..3 10 4 ;Suckling calves.. 23 0 30 0
Prime °res.-w11e:1.4 4 4 B,Quatter old pigs.2l 0 28 0
Lamb
TOTAL SUPPLY. seasiort soma.
Beasts Beasts.... •• •• . ..•• • 1,608

Sheep .... •• •.........15,793
Calves 287 1,

Sheep 4,450
•.'.•••••• 229

Pies ..•• .... •• —— .. •••• 437 1 Pigs. 213
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Monday, Aug. 14, 1854, and in the Metropolitan Market
this day, Monday, Aug. 13, 1855.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Ang. 21, 1854..Lag.20,1855
a. d. s. d. s. d. s. d
Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 4to 3 6,3 10 to 4 0
Second quality ditto ... ... ... 8 8 4 0;4 2 4 4
Prime large oxen ... '... ... ... 4 2 4 8:1 6 410
Prime Scots, dm ... ... ... ... 410 5 0,5 0 5 4
Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 6 3 83 6 3 8
Second quality ditto ... ... ... 310 4 0,3 10 4 2
Prime coarse woolled ditto... ... 4 2 4 814 4 4 8
Prime Southdown ditto .., .., 410 5 OA 10 5 0
Lambs ... ... ... ... ... ••• 4 2 5 4:4 6 5 8
Large coarse calves ... ... ... 3 0 3 8 4 0 4 6
Prime small ditto ... ... ... ... 310 4 4'4 8 5 0
... ...
Large hogs ... ... ... ... ... 3 0 4 2'3 6 010
Neat small porkers .., ... ... 4 4 4 8 4 0 4 6
Beasts 4,822 4,405
Sheep ... ... ... .., ... 28,690 25,790
Calves,..
•.• ... •.. 262 287
pigs ... ... .. . . ••• ••• 455 4:)7
SUPPLIES ON Sias, Aug."22,lBs3.—Peasts, 5,299 ; sheep and
lambs 80.910; calves, 317; pigs, 350.
Aug. 23, 1852.—Boasts, 4,827; sheep and lambs, 33,760 ;
calves, 399 ; pigs, 216.