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

SMITHFIELD.

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.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST MIER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs.
liarlingen 322 ...
Nieu Diep 38 ...
Ostend
Calais —
C0runa,,....,., 198

Calves. Pigs
11 ...

... ---- ... 116 ..:
... 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
1853 555 1,988 ...
• 375 :.* 21
1852 582 2,151 ...
... 475
.• 2
1851 5Ol ..• 1,678 ..• ••• 237 ••• 33
1850 270 201•
95 10
1949 BO6 1,068 ▪
147
Scarcely any foreign stock was on sale to-day. Its
quality was very inferior.
The fresh arrivals of beasts from our own grazing dis
trials 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 10d 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.
' There 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 gee.
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 Blbs. The primest veal was worth 5s 10d per Blbs.
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 wore
76 beasts and 24 pigs.
Per Slim to sink the offal..
s. d. s. d. e. A. . d.
Inferior Beaste....3 4to 3 G PrimoSontlidown 410 5 0
Second cinality....3 8 4 2 Large err. calves 4 a 5 2
Prime largo oxen 4 4 4 6 Primo small d 0... 5 4 510
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 410 Large hogs 3 0 4 0
Inferior Sheep 3 4 3 8 Sinallporkors 4 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 10 4 2 Suckling calves.. 22 0 30 0
Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 4 B(Quarter old pigs 20 0 25 0
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN sum!.
Beasts
Sheep ..... ..17,320 i Sheep •• •• ............
Pigs •• •• •• •• •• 420 Pigs.

_ ..„ •••• •••••••••••••• .--
A statement and. comparison Of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold iu Smithfield Cattle Market, ou
Monday, Feb.l3, 1854, and this day, Monday, Feb. 12, 1855.
Per 81bs, to sink the offal'.
Feb. 13, 1854. Feb. 12,1855.
Coarse and inferior beasts s. d. s• d• s. d. s. d ... "' 34t0 3 6,3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... . ••• 38 3 10;3 84 2 Prime large oxen ... ...
...• ... 4 0 4 41,4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, Etc ••• ••• ••• ••. 4 6 4 8:4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 2 3 63 4 3 8
Second quality ditto .. ... ... 3 8 4 41,3 10 4 2
Prime coarse woolled ditto ..,
... 4 6 4 8!4 4 4 8
Prime Southdown ditto .
...
410 5 2i4 10 5 0
Lambs ••• ••• ••• "• ••• •.. 0 0 0 0,0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves ... ••• ••• 4 2 5 8,4 6 5 2
Prime small ditto .., ...
...
...
410 5 4!5 4 510
Large hogs ••• ••• ••• •• • ••• 3 0 4 2t3 0 4 0
Neat small porkers ..,
...
...
4 4 410 4 2 4 4
Boasts— Sheep ••• ••• •.. 4,900 3,693
••• ••• Calves... •• ... 22,410 17,320
Pigs ...
...
...
...
...
235
67
- ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ... 310 420
17,690 ;
Surrwascalves, ow SALE
152;, F
pigs, ob. 175.
24, 1853.—Beasts, 3,961; sheep,
199 ;
Februa y
r 16,.
1852.—Beasts, 3,722; sheep, 20,880; calves,
pigs, 340

country killed meat on sale to-
day were NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL.
The amount of business
doing was by no means large. Prices, however, were fairly
supported. _
The
hesup
moderatelyplies of t
o w:xateunds lye.

N. d. s. d.
32 3 6
.3 8 3 10
.4 0 4 2
44 5 4
40 4 6