The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-16 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD.

The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was very
extensive, but we observed no improvement in its quality.
We were again heavily supplied with home-fed beasts,
yet at least a moiety of them were beneath the middle
quality. The few fine broads on offer were, therefore, in
good request at fully last Monday's currency, the top
figure for Scots beiag 4s 10•1 per Blbs. ; otherwise the beef
trade was in a sluggish state, yet we have no actual
change to notice in prices.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 1,900 short horns ; from other parts of
England, 550 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 20
horned and polled Scots.
There was a material falling off in the supply of sheep
compared with Monday last. The demand for all kinds
was, therefore, steady at prices fully equal to those of last
week.
We were moderately supplied with calves in which ,
about an average business was transacted at Friday's im-
provement in value.
Piga commanded rather more attention at full quota-
tions. The supply was moderately good.
The arrivals of stock direct by sea from Ireland, last
week, were 77 beasts and 78 pigs.
Last week's imports of foreign stock into London were
again moderato—the total supply amounting to 8,003 head.
In the corresponding week 1853 we received 11,417; in
1852, 8,202 ; in 1831, 6,911 ; in ISSO, 7,8J0; in 1849,
4,698 ; in 1818, 5,056 and iu 1817, 3,471 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. - Calves. Pigs.
Hamburgh 123 ... 114 .•. ... 57
Bremen 442
Tonningen. 5OO 299 ... ..• •.•
Rotterdam.-629 ... 2,761 153 ... 20
llarlintgen 433 .. 482 51 ... 23
Amsterdam B6 1,444
Dordt . 83 ..• 76 ... •..
Bromvershaven 157

••• --
17 ... -

Antwerp — •••
Ostend

-- •.•
30 ... -- ...

Total ... 2,296 5,373 ... 233 ... 100
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Bes4s .. • • • • • • • 6,17.
Sheep ..• .• .. • • .. —26570

Calves ...... —..•• .• • .. 238
Pigs ..•.....••••.•• —— 515

Beasts— .2,890
sheep • . • • • • • • • . • • . • • ..• . • 6,080
`Alves.... - 162

.• •• .• •• •• 72

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1853 .2,445 8,047 ... 537 ... 388
1852 ........ ..1, 935 6,537 ... 306 ... 424
1851 1,240 4,790 ... 402 509
1850 1,331 5,540 . 359
... 567
1849 1,479 2,870 190 69
Per Sibs to sink the
s. d. s d.
s. d. s.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410
0
Second quality.... 3 4 3 8 Large crse. calves 3 4 4
Prime large oxen 310 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, 4ic. 4 8 410 Largo hogs .........3 2 4 4
Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 4 Small porkers ...... 4 6 5 0
Second quality ...3 G 3 8 Sueklingcalves ..22 0 29 0
Prime crse.-wlled.3 10 4 4 Quarter old pigs 21 0 28 0
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Monday, Oct. 17, 1853, and this day, Monday, Oct. 16,
1854. Per Blbs, to sink the offal&
Oct. 10, 1853. Oct.i 9, 1854.
a. d. s. d. le. d. s. d
Coarse and inferior beasts 2 6to 3 0,3 oto 3 2
Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4,3 4 3 8
Prime large oxen • ••• 3 6 383 10 4 6
Prime Scots, &c ..• 310 4 2;4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep ::* 2 8 3 0 0 3 4
Second quality ditto . • 3 2 3 10;3 6 3 8
Prime coarse woolled ditto _4 0 443 10 4 4
Prime Southdown ditto 4 6 6 0,4 6 410
0 0 0 0,0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves :.•
•••
••
—* •••• 3 2 4 03 4 4 0
Prime small ditto • 4 2 4 6!4 2 4 8
Large hogs •••
••• 3 6 310 2 4 4
Neat small porkers :* •••
4 0 4 104 6 5 0
Beasts... 6,080 6,174
Sheep •••
•••• ••• 31,150 28,570
Calves... ••
•• • • •• • 242 23S
.
Pigs 405 515
SUPPLIES ON SALE, • Oct. • 18, 1852.—Beasts, 6,357 ; sheep,
30,1:30 ; calves, 271; pip, 410. -
October 20, 1851.—Beasts, 4,652 ; sheep, 26,720; calves,
276 ; pigs, 520.

NEWGATE AND LEA.DENIIALL.
Increased supplies of meat are on sale in these markets.
Beef and mutton more off slowly; but veal and pork aro
in good request, at very full prices.

Per 81-bs by the carcass•
a. d. s. d.
Beef, inferior 3 0 3 2
Do., middling 3 4 3 6
Do., prime large 3 S 4 0
Do., do. small 4 2 4 4
Pork, largo 3 4 4 2

g. d. s. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6
Do., middling ..... 3 8 4 2
Do., prime ......... 4 4 4 6
Veal .................3 2 4 6
Pork, small ........ 4 4 5 2

BOR,O UGH HOP.
The amount of business doing in new hops is very limited,
and last week's prices are with difficulty supported. We
quote—Mid and East Kent pockets, 18/ Os to 231 Os ;
Weald of Kent ditto, 1810 s to 1910 s ; Sussex ditto, 171 to
181 188 per cwt. Yearlings are steady, and the duty is
called 40,001/. to 45,000/. Last week's imports were large,
viz. :-695 bales from Hamburg, 591 from Ostend, 5 from
Bremen, 388 from Antwerp, 190 from Rotterdam, 6 from
Calais, 35 from Dunkirk, and 133 from New York.