The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-07 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep: Lambs.---Calvo9. Pigs•
Harlingen ..... 212 ... 268 40 ...
Rotterdam ... 88 ... 452. ... ... 142
Antwerp ...... ... 29 ...
Amsterdam.,. 2 ... ... 28 ...

Total 252 ... 720 ... ... 239 .. ....
Corresponding
week inlB4B 299 ... 615 ... ... 176 ... -"'

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Difference... 47 less. 105 more. 63 more. --- f
From the various Dutch ports about 400 head
stock have arrived at Hull, and other parts 13.:
England. By sea, from Ireland, 72 Oxen have arrive
a
in the Thames in full average condition. Amongst other
imports of provisions, we have to notice the arrival of 12
cases 1 cask and 8 hhds of Preserved Meat from SO:
ney. In the event of the speculation succeeding, larg.:
quantities will, we understand, be shipped for this
country. The oldest frequenter
,of this market has 11°
recollection of such depressed markets as those we have,
had to report during the last three weeks. The primes'
Scots have sold with difficulty, since our last, at veil
little over 4id; and the best old Down Sheep, out of the'
Wool, 5d per lb. These prices, we need scarcely 02'1
leave a loss to the graziers of fully 20 per cent; yet the
butchers are, mostly, still charging high rates to dot
customers. The latter class must be realising imraeasv
profits, and which will be evident when we state that We
have known both Beef and Mutton to have returned the
retailers from 40 to 45 per cent. upon the prime coet;
The following are the returns issued by the Boat! °'"
Trade, showing the total imports of foreign stock tog,
the United Kingdom during the month ending on 11'
sth of April, 1848 and 1849:

1848 1849
Oxen •••• ••• 1879 866
Cows ••• 1494 1015
Calves •
••• ... 943 859
Sheep ... 3842 4527
Lambs 27
••• ..• •••
Pigs 154 107
••• ••• •••
With foreign stock, our market, to-day, was very na°,;
derately supplied as to number; but there was a decide"
improvement in its quality. All breeds moved off slovrli'
and the quotations had an upward tendency. CoraPir.
ratively speaking, the arrivals of home.fed stock flow
up to this morning's market were very moderate;
the the supply was seasonably extensive and of e
cellent quality. The weather having become colder, an",
the attendance of both town and country buyers bell*
on the increase, the beef trade was steady, at an adval
in the quotations of Monday last of quite 2d per 81
The primest Scots sold readily at from 3s. 4d. to 3s• 6d.
per 81b., and at which a good clearance was effected
•
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, We
received 1,400 Scots, short horns, and home breds; frni'
the western and midland districts, 600 Herefords, Rant's4
Devons, and Irish beasts ; from other parts of Englo37
750 of various breeds ; and, from Scotland, 300 borne,"
and polled Scots. The remainder of the bullock auPPI
was derived from abroad and the neighbourhood of LIT
metropolis. The numbers of sheep were considerab
less than those exhibited on Monday last ; hence, th_
mutton trade was steadier than for some weeks pot-
and prices advanced from 2d. to, in some instances'
4d. per alb. There were very few sheep in the
wool, wool, and it must be observed that our quotations rel
solely to those shorn. The top price for the best
Downs was 3s 8d per Blbs. With Lambs we wc"
tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied. .--1111°,51
breeds moved off steadily, at full prices, viz., from 42 "
to 68 per 81bs. From the Isle of Wight 290 head carne
to hand. A full average amount of business was trails;
acted in Calves, the prices of which improved 2d P 9"
81bs. There was more inquiry for pigs, at a trA—'all3%
advance in the quotations.
Per albs. to sink the offal.

a. . s d.
Inferior Beasts... d to
2 4 2. 6
.4acond quality 2 8 2 10
Prime large Oxen.. 2 0 3 2
Prime Scots ...... 8 4 3 6
Large coarse Calves 3 4 8 8
Prime small ditto .. 3 10 4 2
~ucklin: Calves ..18 0 27 0
Inferior Sheep .• • 2 10 3 0

1. d.ton
Second qual. Sheep 3 ; 6
Coarse-weolled ditto 3 4 ;
Southdown Wether 3 6
Ditto eut of the wool 0 0 73 g
Large Hogs 3 SI 4
g
Small Porkers • • .. 3 10 0
Quarter old Pigs • .16 0 2'
A 0
Lambs .......... 4 -

TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Sheep. I Calves. rig'
1 20,380 I 137 220
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts. I Sheep. I Calves. I
Mg.
274 ;360 79 •
NEVITGATZ AND LEADENNATA. t
Notwithstanding the prevailing warm weather! shoo.,
200 carcasses of Beef; 400 ditto of Mutton; 300 ditto q
Lamb; 250 ditto of Veal; and 200 ditto of Pork reach,eau:
these markets last week chiefly from the western and
land counties by railway. The supplies on offer Kar
in the metropolis have been seasonably large, and 0,,f feea
superior quality. The butchers having Purcust6he
sparingly, the general demand has ruled heavy al' -th-
extreme, at a decline in prices of quite 2d per Sibs, eat1/1
out effecting clearances, although most kinds of 01330
have in some instances been offered at rates below 0
given belowt—

Beasts.
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