The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-05 00:00:00

Total 644 ... 1,869 ... 103 ...
Corresponding
week in 1848 443

••• ....

546 ... 134 ... -

Difference ... 201 more. 1,323 more. 31 less.
From the above it will be seen that four Calves have come
to hand from Spain. This is the first arrival of that descrip-
tion of stock from that country since the passing of the pre-
sent tariff. They have reached us in good condition, and
found buyers at fair prices. The Spanish Oxen have, how-
ever, turned out very inferior, and to be worth not more than
from 8/ to 91 each When the expenses of freight, &c.—
about 6001 for the whole cargo—are taken into account, it is
evident that the importers will be severe losers by the specu-
lation. From the official returns we learn that the following
were the total importations of foreign stock into the United
Kingdom during the years 1846, 1847, and 1848:

1946. 1847. 1848.
Oxen 17,191 ... 27,831 ... 24,591
Cowes 25,349 ... 35,480 ... 22,501
Calves ...
Sheep ..... 91,732 ... 139,371 ... 128,093
Lambs ...... 2,892 ... 3,349 ... 2,177
Pigs
Nothing can more fully demonstrate the state of the trade
here during the past year than the above returns, which
appear to have falsified the statements, having reference to
future arrivals from abroad, which made their appearance in
the early part of the season. Two circumstances have com-
bined to prevent large arrivals, first, the stringent measures
adopted to prevent the importation of diseased animals from
abroad, and, secondly, the lowness of price—especially dur-
ing the last four months of 1848,:during which the arrivals
fell off materially—from the increased supplies of home fed
Beasts and Sheep. At the northern outports the arrivals
have been on a very moderate scale during the week just
ended, and the want of condition has induced a
few graziers to become purchasers at low prices.
The numbers of foreign stock in to•day's market were by no
means extensive, yet they were quite adequate to the wants
of the butchers. The beasts from Holland were in better
condition, but those from Spain, which comprised 29 head,
being a portion of the cargo noticed above, were very defi-
cient in quality. There was a further slight falling off in
the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning from our princi-
pal grazing districts. As the dead markets have been toler-
ably well cleared of the country supplies, and as the attend-
ance of buyers was tolerably good, the Beef trade ruled steady
at fully Friday's advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs.
The general top figure for Beef was 3s Bd, yet a few very su-
perior Scots sold at 2s 10d per Sibs. Prior to the close of the
market, a fair clearance was effected by the salesmen.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we re-
ceived 1,450 Scots and shorthorns; from the northern dis-
tricts, 200 shorthorns; from the western and midland coun-
ties, 800 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ; from other parts of
England, 200 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 910
horned and polled Scots. We had a very moderate supply
of Sheep on offer. This circumstance somewhat favoured
the Mutton trade, which ruled firm, and prices were quite 2d
per flbs higher than on this day se'nnight. The primest
old Downs, in the wool, sold steadily at 4s Bd—out of the
wool, 4s per 81bs. There were about fOO shorn Sheep on
offer. Calves, though in good supply, moved off steadily, at
extreme qnotat.ons, viz., from 4s to 5s per 81bs, being the
same figures as those paid on Friday last. In Pigs only a
limited business was transacted. Prices, however, were
firmly supported in every instance.