The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-12 00:00:00

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markets, on Saturday, were rather on the increase. Most
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kinds moved off slowly, yet no material change took place
in the quotations. Barley was very dull and cheaper. All
other articles met a slow inquiry.
The Continental markets have been dull for wheat and
Spring corn. Our latest advices from America state that
flour was dull and drooping.
Very limited supplies of English grain came to hand
last week. The imports from abroad were only 5,597
quarters of wheat, 135 oats, 1,450 beans,
406 peas, 20
tares, 314 linseed, 26 sundry seeds, and 191 sacks of flour.
Fresh up to our market, this morning, the arrivals of
English wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, were on a
very limited scale. Notwithstanding that the show of
samples of both red and white was small; the demand for
all kinds—owing chiefly to the thin attendance of both
town and country buyers---was in a very inactive state. In
the quotations, however, no change took place from those
obtained on Monday last.
The show of fresh foreign wheat was trifling, but there
was a fair sprinkling of granaried samples. Even the finest
parcels were much neglected. Importers, however, were
by no means ready sellers even at late rates. Low and
middling qualities were very dull. In the general quota-
tions no change took place.

Floating cargoes wero held at very full prices.
The supply of both English and foreign barley was but
moderate; nevertheless the trade was heavy, at last week's
quotations.

MALT.—The show of which was but moderate, and
moved off slowly at late rates.
The imports of oats having materially fallen off, the oat
trade was firm, at fid. to is. per quarter above the prices
current on this day se'nnight.
We had a dell sale for beans, yet very little change took
place in their ♦alue.
Peas moved off slowly on former terms.
The flour trade was dull, at
CURRENCY PER IM
Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red •• •• new 701 to 76s
Ditto.• •• ........ old 72s 77a
Ditto, White new 76, sis
Ditt0........ old 78s 85s
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old 68s 703
Ditto new •• •• •• 67s 70s
Rye—Old •• •• ..•..... —s ,
sew .... •• •• •... 44s 47s
Barley—Grinding ..• •• 30s 33s
Malting ..• •• .• •• 32s 34s
Chevalier•• ... 36s 37s
Kalt—SuffolkandNor-
-62s 67s
Brown .•• •• •• .... •• •• 58a Os
Kingston and Ware 881 70s

barely stationary prices.

:PERIAL MEASURE.
Malt—Chevalier • • •• 71s to 72s
Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnsk., Feed 26s 281
Potato ...... •. • . 28s Ws
Youghal and Cork
81ack....... 25s 29s

Cork, White .•• •• 26; 80-s-
Scotch,Feed..... 28s 31s
Bes.es—Tlck •• 41s 45s
n Pigeons... ... •• • . 45s 54s
roils—Grey .......... 373 40s
Maple ........... 41s 43s
White........... 46s 48s
Boilers .......... 47s 5U
Flour—Town-made... 65s 73s
Suffolk .......... Ms 60s
Stookta & Norfolk 53s 54s

SMITH:

:LD.

Owing to the severity of the weather, the imports of
foreign stock into London last week were only 789 head.
In the corresponding week in 1854 we received 1,982; in
1853, 2,932 ; in 1852, 3,210 ; in 1851, 2,449 ; in 1850, 576;
and in 1849, 2,011 head.

INPORTN INTO LONDON LAST vizsz.
Front Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pig
Harlingen 322 ... • ••• ... 11 -
Nieu Diop 3B 107 ...
Ostend

Calais ...._
Corunna....

••• -- ... 118
... - ... 17

T0ta1.... 558 107 ... 144 ..
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1854 641 1,362 ... 275 1
L 853 555 1,988 ... ... 375 21
1852 582 2,151 475 2

1851 5Ol :.: 1,678 ... ... 237 ::: 33
1850 270 ... 201 ...
... 95 ... 10
1649 BO6 ... 1,068 ... •.. 147 ... _.
Scarcely any foreign stock was on sale to-day. Its
quality was Tory inferior.

The fresh arrivals of beasts from our own grazing dig
tricts were very moderate ; but they came to hand in full
average condition. Owing to the extreme severity of the
weather, we had a slow trade for all breeds. In prices,
however, we have no change to notice. The top figure for
the best Scots was 4s 10,1 per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received
2,200 Scots and short-horns; from other parts of
England, 500 of various breeds ; from Scotland, per rail-
way, 250, and, by sea, 50, horned and polled Scots. Out
of the latter number 21 were frozen to death on passage
from Aberdeen.

The; WAS a material falling off in the supply of sheep
compared with some previous weeks. The quality of this
description of stock, however, was prime. The mutton
trade was decidedly firm, and, in some instances, the quo-
tations had an upward tendency, yet the top figure for old
Downs did not exceed 5s per 81bs.
Very few calves were in the market. The veal trade,
however, ruled heavy, at a decline in the currencies of 2d
per 81bs. The primest veal was worth 5s 10d per 81bs.
In pigs, the supply of which was very moderate, very
little was doing, at late rates.
The arrivals of stock from Ireland last week by sea were
76 beasts and 24 pigs.

Per Slbs to sink the orals.
e. d. e.
Inferior Beasts. —.3 4to 3
Second quulity....3 8 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 4
Prime Scots, dic. 4 8 4
Inforior Sheep ...3 4 3
Second quality ...3 10 4
Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 4
TOTAL BUPPL r.

I. 4: s d.
:hdovni 4io 5 0
calvos 4 6 5 2
I do._ 5 4 510
30 4 0
tra 4 9 4 4
1ve5..22 0 30 0
pigs 20 0 25 0
FOREIGN BIIFPLI.

Beast, ..... • • .. 3,693) Beasts •
sheep 17,320 Shee?
Calves. •.•• • .. 67 ............
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Monday, Feb.l3, 1854, and this day, Monday, Feb. 12, 1855.
Per 81bs, to sink the on's.
Feb. 13, 1854. Feb. 12,1855.
s. d. •d. s, d. s.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 6'3 4to 3 6
Second quality ditto ... ••• 3 8 3 1013 8 4 2
Prime large oxen.,,. ••• ••• 4 0 4 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, &c ••• ••• ..• 4 6 48 4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 2 3 613 4 3 8
Second quality ditto ... .•• ••• 3 8 4 4.3 10 4 2
Prime coarse woolled ditto
... 4 6 4 811 4 4 $
Prime Southdown ditto • 410 6 2;4 10 5 0
Lambs ... •• • " • •• • •• • 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves ... •••
••• 4 2 5 814 6 5 2
Prime small ditto ... ••• •.. 4105 4 5 4 510
Large hogs ••• ••• ••• ••• 3 0 4 2 0 4 0
Neat small porkers••. Beasts._ ..• 4 4 4 1014 2 4 4
4,900 3,693
PheeP • —• •• • ••• 22,4130 17,320
Pigs
Calves... ..„ 25
67
••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ... 310 420
SurPLiss ON SALE, Feb. 14, 1853.—Beasts, 3,961 ; sheep,
17,690; calves, 152; pigs, 275.
February 16, 1852.—Beasts, 3,722; sheep, 20,880; calves,
199 ; pigs, 340.

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NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of town and country killed meat on sale to-
day wore moderately extensive. The amount of business
doing was by no means large. Prices, however, were fairly
supported.

Par 81bs by the care .
s. d. s. d.
Beef, inferior 3 2 3 4 N. 4. N. d.
I Mutton Inferior 3 2 3 6
.Do , middling 3 6 3 8 I Do., middling 3 8 310
Do., prime largo .3 10 4 0 Do., prime 40 4 2
Do., do. small ....4 2 4 4 I 'Veal 4 4 5 4
Pork, large .3 03 8 Pork, small 40 4 6
BOROUGI3
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Rop.
Really fine hops are unusually scarce, and quite as dear
as last weok. Low and middling kinds move off slowly, at
late rates. Th
Mid e impod
East Kent pockets, 1410 s to 2110 s
New Weald of Kent ditto, 14-1 10a to 16101 ; new Sussex
ditto, 141 Os to 151 105 per cwt.

potatoes, yet the emand is rather heavy. York
BOROUGH AND SPITA.LPIELDS.
Our markets continue
dto be but moderately supplied
selling at from 105 s to 120 • Kentand
100 s to 110 s ; reds, 8;33 to vu , middling, '6ss to 755; blues,
with
hents are _ . m.s. . s , Essex,
75s to 85s; cups, 65s to 758; Litteolne, 95s to 100 e, per
ton.

d.
0 Prime SOutl,
1062 LasPrif7:4'heilnmeo gall:.C,
8 Small pit* e r
2 Suckling cal,
8 Quarter old