The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-21 00:00:00

15 •
241 ..

Total .... 615 ... 1,577
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as under :--
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigll:-.
1852 337 ... 1,205 ... 184 ••• 4
1851 466 1,395 ... 219
1850 579 ... 966 ... 193 ..•
1849 351 1,433 „. 160 ..
1843 424 ' 313 ... 131 •••
with
'l To-day's market was but moderately supplied
foreign stock, the general quality of which was in_°fecl
There was a decided falling off in the arrivals 0thew..,..0,
beasts fresh up this morning, and their was noircli'.:o(l
meat in their weight. The attendance of both •tesvillelt,
country butchers being large, the beef trade ruledl9l-
- of
at an advance in the quotations realised on Moiday la th'
quite 2d per 81bs, and a good clearance was effected 'A.gi
out difficulty. The primest Scots sold readily at "-
per Sibs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshir%
of
received 1,400 Scots and short horns ; from other Parte.;
England, 600 Herefords, runts, Devons, short horns, "i.e.
and from Scotland, 640 horned and polled Scots. The the
mainder of the supply was derived from abroad, and
neighbourhood of the metropolis.
stock
sheep e:?;
We•wheernecaegatihnevesrYale scantily
yastupdpelisCelption o
with
allf
very firm, at a further rise in the currencies of clul_;pea
per 81bs. The primest old Downs, in the wool, 1,
5s 4d, in some instances 5s 6d per 8113 s; out of the it At
4e 4d per 81bs, at which the whole changed hallCbl•Aol
least one-fourth of the sheep were shorn, but de_7,l,ig
generally gave the preference to those in the wool, ON-
tothhee
fuenwusDuaolThelythlithmbpsriicne
tohfe skins.
T
market sold at from 6°4cl
to 6sppioetraBtilbons.s;
Prime small cailtvheesrslovislde,sttehaedvileyal ,
attrade aswligashtin. alvslanux.,_ice
the
state.
Pigs, the supply of which was
moderate, 9°l-A at full
quotations.

.......

236 •••

Per 81bs to si

s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts ...3 oto 3 2
Second quality ...3 4 3 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 310
Prime Scots, &c. 4 0 4.
Inferior sheep _4 0 4 2
Second quality ...4 4 4 8
Prime crse.-wlled.4 10 5 0

ink the Eiffel&

TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts
Sheep
Calves . ,
Pigs

o. d. 0. d•
Prime Southdown 5 2 5 4
Large crse. calves 3 4 4 g
il
Prime small do ...4 • 4 a
Large hogs ......... 210 3 0
Small porkers ...... 3 6 4 a
Suckling calves 21. 0 26 u
Quarter old pigs 16 0 24 v

4,046
17,030

192
220 f

FOREIGN SUPPLY• 704
neREtS ................... 950
5heep..................... 155
Calves

, ..........

Pig 5........................
( Olt
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices °o
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Mar—et:
Monday, March 22, 1852, and this day, Monday, Mare"
1853.

Per jilbs, to sink the offais.

March 22, 1852. Mar. 21,18563.
s. d. s. 0. a. d. 15.;
... 2 4to 2 63. Otoa 6
... 2 8 3 03 4
••• 3 .2 2 43 8
3 6 2 84 0
2 8 210 4 0
3 0 It 64 4 'I,
3 8 3104 10 a',
.. 4 0 4 45 2 A" 0
.. 3 4 310 3 4 S
.. 4 0 4 64 4 ; 0
•• 2 6 3 6210 0
4
. 3 8 310 3 6 ',116
,v
.. 3,859 17,°3',,
23,070
... 155 220
.. 380
692 ; .11°"'

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality ditto ...
Prime large oxen ...
Prime Scots, dze
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality ditto ...
Prime coarse woolled ditto
Prime Southdown ditto
Largo coarse calves
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts...
Sheep
Calves._
SUPPLIRS 0 SALN, March 24, 1851.—Beasts, 3
18,270; calves, 119; pigs, 310.
March 25,1850.—Beasts, 3,395; sheep, 22,050
pigs, 184.

108;

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
00,1'
The supplies of country-killed meat continue :L tito
those slaughtered in the metropolis but moderate-
whole, a full average business is doing, on the folio°
terms

Per Sibs by the carcase. (1.,
s. d. e. d. 5. d. Ili 6
Beef, inferior 282 10 Mutton, Inferior 34 4 0
Do., middling 3 0 8 2 Do.,middling 3 84 v
Do., prime large 3 23 4 Do., prime 4 2 4
Do., do. small. ...3 4 3 6 Veal 2 8 4 - 0
it
Pork, large 2 8 3 2 Pork, small 3 s'

BOROUGH HOP. 'r
Most kinds of hops are in short supply, and fair
quest, at our quotations. Sussex hops to-day are de"160;
higher. Mid and East Kent pockets, 120 s tcll.,A. per
Weald of Kent, 112 s to 126 s ; Sussex, 105 s to
cwt.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Teri
The receipts of home-grown potatoes have been tbe
limited since our last report • but the imports fromo
continent have been on a liberal' scale—viz., 913 tons fr°o
Rouen, 32 from Gravelines, 90 from Havre, 155 fr°o,
Dunkirk, 30 from Calais, and 8 bags from Rotteral4,
The demand to-day is by no means brisk, as follow ;0.,
York Regents, 115 s to 160 s per ton ; Lincolnshire ci
95s to 125 s ; foreign, 95s to 115 s.

WOOL.
As Of'
We continue to have a very firm market for all kin" is.
English wool, the supply of which is limited, at full cilot
tions. Foreign and colonial quail ties are dull in sale, the
not lower. Last week's imports were 233 bales fro from
Cape, 811 from Hobart Town, 12 from Dantzig, from
Trieste, 291 from Sydney, 26 from Antwerp, 244 from
Callao, 1,100 from Algoa Bay, 20 from Leghorn, 619
Melbourne, 117 from Whampoa, and 452 from Odessa'

SEEDS.
The demand for linseed is in a T(317 inactive state), i to
to the large arrivals, and prices have given way from Li
-
2s. per quarter. All other sorts are a dull inquirY•
seed and Rape-cakes are fully 58. por ton lower. 411
Turnip,White, per bush. 9s to lls Carrara new ••'• • • 10:
Ire
Swede ••• • •• •• lOs 12$ Coriander, new •• •' .gs 09
mustard, 8r0wn...... 78 10$ Ilempseed, per quarter b'gs6o
White, new.... .. 7s Ocl 10s Linseed, Eng.,.owing • • 484 ,••.-
Tares,Wlnter, new 49 6d I%sod Crushing ••• • ' • ••• 4gs ;0/
Spring ••••.•••-• 6s Od 6s 6d Baltic •••• • • • • 483
Canary, per quarter . 38s 42s Odessa •••• • • •
Rye grass 28s 34s Linseel Cake, pr. ten 101 sa
j:lover, Red Eng. (cwt.) 43s 63s English 810$ 101;r4
White •• • • ...... 461 66s Fo.7e
Foreign Red . 48s 63$ Rape Cakes, Pr tee 13/08 96
White .• .. 46s 64s Rapese ed, NeW, prlst
Trefoil, aew.......... 265 30$
lin, per ton 71 .os i

TALLOW. es 100
le
Our market has assumed a firmer tone, and Pr— To-of''
advanced since Monday last from 9d per cwt., , 9d'
&r. to , ,to

.Y.O. on the st, issellino at from 445'.64 9cl Per
d for delivery during the last throe months, 440 fat,
cwt. Town ta110w,.435 6d per cwt., net cash; roue
2s 5d per 81bs.
tss3'
36,090,0
649:j0
40 5,
0641
726
79,6
03
45%

1849. I 1850

1851.

Stock this day 26,944 33,147 , 37,416
40s 3d 37s Od to 4-Os 6d to
• U ,to 409 Od (10s Od 405-0 d
,elivery last week .. 1,331 2.226 1,814
Ditto from Jane 1.... 85,418 • 50,155 481,172
Arrivals last week 55 '991.
Ditto from June I .... 104,969 ; 87,831 93,1"
Price of Town ..... • 43s Od 139 s 6d i.A4 is 6d

'rice of Y. C.

102.
4c.143
365 Ott
td 36' 36
1,938
92,01
232
106;796
Sae 94