The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-02 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD.

The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was exten-
sive, but the general quality was inferior, especially as
regards the beasts.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of boasts
fresh up to-day were moderately extensive as to number.
There was, however, a great deficiency in their weight and
quality ; indeed, this was one of the worst markets for
beef we almost ever recollect at this period of the year.
Prime beasts were, therefore, in good request, at very full
prices, and the few prime Scots on offer sold briskly, at
prices rather over 5s per Blbs. Other breeds were firm,
and quite as dear as last week.
The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire amounted to 1,000 short horns. From
other parts of England we received 600 of various breeds,
and from Scotland 17 Scots. _

The Government contract, requiring from 250 to 300
beasts per week, will be tendered for to-morrow. It is
supposed that nearly the whsle of the beasts will be pur-
chased in this market.

We were fairly supplied with most breeds of sheep. On
the whole, the mutton trade was in a very sluggish state,
at a decline in the prices obtained on Monday last of 2d
per 8 lbs. The general top figure for mutton was 4s 10d,
but a few prime clowns realised 58 per 8 lbs.
Calves, the supply of which was limited, moved off
slowly, yet prices were well supported. The highest quo-
tation was 4s 4d per 8 lbs.
There was more doing in pigs, and prices had an upward
tendency.
Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were
again moderate—the total supply amounting to 7,746 head.
In the corresponding week 1853 we received 8,859; in 1852,
10,548; in 1851, 7,128; in 1850, 6,166 ;in 1849, 6,590; in
1848, 3,901; and iu 1847, 4,582 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDOIf LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Tonu,ngeti
Dordt ....... 38 121
Bromvershavea ' 109

..• -

Rotterdam— 456 1,527 ... 215 ...
Bremen
Nieu Diep 44 1,079 ...
Elarlingen 309 220
Amsterdam 7l 1,146
Antwerp •••
Ilamburgh l5

7i ... 663
73 ... -
-

119 ... - ...

Total 2,081 ... 4,814 0 ... 388 ... 663
Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
853 1,722 6,311 77 360 359
.852 2,233 7,493 98 301 423
LB5l 1,317 4,499 124 413 775
1850 939 4,710 222 ..„ 295
1849 1,283 5,137 76 94

Per Slim to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4
Second quality.... 3 6 310
Prime large oxen 4 0 4
Prime Scots, &c. 410 5 0
Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6.
Second quality ...3 8 310
Prime crse.-wiled.4 0 4 6
TOTAL SUPPLY.

s. d. s. d.
[ PrimeSouthdown 4 8 410
I Large crse. calves 3 0 3 8
;Prime small do._ 310 4 4
rge hogs 3 0 4 2
mall porkers 4 4 410
Sucklingealves ..22 0 29 0
Quarter old pigs 21 0 27 0

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

ges.sts 4,743 Beasts...... • • . 1,329
Sheep .•• ••
Calves •• .......... 82 Ca1ve5....... ..... ........ 44
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Monday, Oct. 3, 1853, and this day, Monday, Oct. 2,
1854. Per 81bs, to sink the orals.
Oct. 3,1853. '
s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 oto 3 4
Second quality ditto ... 3 6 3 8,
Prime large oxen 310 4 21
Prime Scots, die 4 4 4 61
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 2 3 6
Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0
Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 4 2 4 61
Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 21
Lambs .„ 0 0 0 0

loct. 2, 1854•

d. s. d
I 3 2to 3 4
;3 6 310
14 0 4
14 10 5 0
1,3 2 3 6
;3 8 310
40 4 6
4 8 410
!O 0 0 0
13 0 3 8
'3 10 4 4
30 4 2
4 4 410
4,743
30,870
82
315

Large coarse calves ... ...
Prime small ditto ... ... ...
Large hogs ... ... ... ...
Neat small porkers ... ...
Beasts... ... ... ...
Sheep ... ... ... ...
Calves... ... ... ...
Pigs ... ... ... ...

4 10
~ 5 0 5 4
3 8 4 41
46 5 2
* 5,421
27,260
277
385

SUPPLIES ox Sets, Oct. 4, 1852.—Beasts, 5,225 ; Sheer,
25,610; calves, 300; pigs, 320.
October 6, 1851.—Beasts, 5,051; sheep, 27,090; calves,
185 ; pigs, 590.