The Sun.
London, England, 1849-03-19 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD.

Since this day se'nnight the importations of foreign
stock have been on a liberal scale. The total arrival into
London has amounted to 1,729 head, being an increase
of 34 head compared with the preceding week. At the
corresponding period in 1848 we received 1,351 head, or
less by 37it than the supply noticed above. The arrivals
at the same time in 1847 were only 729 head; hence it
follows that, in the past week, there were received in the
port of London 1,000 head more than in the year last
mentioned. The following is a statement of the ports
from whence the supplies have been derived:—

IMPORTS INTO LONDON.
From Beasts. Sheep. Calvet.
Rotterdam ... 274 ... 869 ... 115
Harlingen ..... 94 ... 61 .. 1

Lambs.

Ostend— o ..
Antwerp
Hamburgh

•••
61 •••

Total 372 ... 1,180 ... 177
Corresponding
week in 1848... 436

Difference ... 64 less.

806 ... 109 ...

374 more.

68 more.

At the outports the arrivals from Holland have been on
a very moderate scale. We have frequently called
attention to the necessity of having a strict watch kept
upon the foreign stock on arrival into London and else-
where,:in order that unwholesome meat should not be dis-
posed of. Without imputing negligence to any party,
we may observe, that Friday last several Foreign Sheep
were exhibited for sale here in a very diseased state.
Their condition will be best understood when we inti-
mate that the wool had fallen from their backs in large
patches. In point of fact, they were completely
rotten, and ought to have been destroyed. An
arrival, consisting of 85 Oxen and 20 Sheep,
has taken place from Ireland, by sea, since our last
Within the last few days, there have arrived in the me-
tropolis 347 cases of preserved meat from Sydney. Not-
withstanding the length of the voyage, it has come to
hand in fair condition. It will, we understand, be
shortly submitted to public competition. Similar arri-
vals are expected from Adelaide. We perceive that Mr.
Miles, M.P., drew the attention of the House of Com-
mons, on Thursday evening, to that portion of our last
Monday's report, in which we alluded to the inaccuracies
contained in the official returns of the imports of foreign
cattle into the United Kingdom. A mere glance at the
Customs' lists will show them to be incorrect, and we
trust Government will publish more accurate ones in future.
Our market, to•day, was very moderately supplied with
each kind of fat stock ; but, from the various heme-
grazing districts, the fresh- receipts of Beasts were sea-
sonably large, and in excess of those noticed on this day
se'nnight, both as to number aad quality. The dead
markets being heavily supplied with their last week's
arrivals, and the attendance of both town and country
buyers small, the Beet trade here, this morning, was
again excessively heavy, at a decline, in the quotations
paid on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. A few very prime
lots produced 3s Bd, but the general top figure for Beef
did not exceed 3s 6d per 81bs, at which, a clearance was
not effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, we received nearly 1,900 short horns and
Scots, with a few homebreds ; from the western and
midland counties, 800 Herefords, Runts, Devons, short
horns, and Irish Beasts ; from other parts of
England, 400 of various breeds ; and, from
Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. The
numbers of Sheep were again on the increase
and at least two-thirds of them were above the average
quality. There were nearly 7,000 Sheep more in the
market than at the corresponding period in 1848. For
all breeds the demand was heavy in the extreme, and, to
effect sales, prices receded 2d per 81bs from those of
Monday last. The highest general figure for the best
Downs, in the wool, was 4s 4d, out of the wool, 3s 10d
per 8 lbs. About a third of the supply was shorn. The
few Lambs on offer realised from 6s 6d to 7s per 8 lbs.
Calves, the supply of which was very moderate, moved
off slowly at drooping prices. In Pigs next to nothing
was doing. In the quotations no material change took
place.

Per Slbs. to7s
s. d. to I. d.
Inferior Beasts..... 2 4 2 6
.lecond quality • ... 2 8 210
Prime large Oxen.. 3 0 3 2
Prime Scots .. •• .. 3 4 3 6

Ink the offal.

Large coarse Calves 1 8 4 4

a. d. to I. d.
Second qual. sheep 3 4 3 8
Coarse-wet:died ditto 310 4 0
Southdown Wether 4 2 4 4
Ditto out of the wool 0 0 0 0

l'ririte small ditto .. 4 5 410

Large Hogs
_ _ _

nckling Calves ..18 0 27 0
Inferior Sheep .. •2 10 3 2

Small Poikers • ... 3 10

Beasts.
3,722

4 2

Beasts.
270

Quarter old Pigs ..17 0 21 •
Lambs •.• • • ....• 0 0 0 0

TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
1
I Sheep
22,240 . I
Calve
114 s. I P
269
FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Sheep. I Calves. I
Pigs.
740 56

NEVI:MATE AND LEADENHALL.

A considerable increase took place in the arrivals of
country-killed meat for these markets last week, the
total supply exceeding 5,000 carcases, chiefly of Mutton
and Pork. The supplies on offer killed in the metro-
polis having been large, and the weather mild, the
general demand has ruled extremely heavy, and prices
have in most instances had a downward tendency, From
Hamburgh six baskets of meat have come to hand; and
about 500 carcases of foreign meat slaughtered in Lon-
have been on sale.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
Beef,inferior.• .... 2 2 2 4 Mutton, inferior .. 2 4 2 S
middling —. . 2 6 2 ii middling.. 210 S 4

- prime large 210 3 0 prime 3 G 310
- prime small .. 3 2 3 4 Pork, large • • ...... 2 10 3 6
3 11 4 8 - 5ma11........ 3 8 4 4
BOROUGH AND SPITAIMIELDS.
A slight increase has taken place in the arrivals of
potatoes coastwise, at the waterside, in the past week.
Generally speaking, the supplies have come to hand in
good condition for the time of year, and found buyers
at fully late rates. The foreign importations have been
again extensive, viz.-3,005 bags from Rotterdam; 80
bags from Amsterdam; 5 bags and 140 tons from Bre-
men; 113 sacks, 107 tons, and 150 bags from Antwerp;
139 bags from Calais; 58 bags from Ghent; 230 tons
from Rouen; 70 tons from Gravelines; 59 tons from
Louvain; and 12 bags from Harlingen—forming a total
quantity of about 1,000 tons. Foreign potatoes are a
slow sale, and last week's prices are barely supported.
Per Ton. Per Ton.
York. Regents 100 s to 140 s Kent & Ess. Whites 90s to 130 s
Ditto Shaws 90s to 120 s Ditto Shaw, ...... 911. to 115 s
Scotch Reds ... 100 s to 120 s French Whites ... 80s to 950
Ditto Caps 9os to 100 s Belgian ditto
I
Ditto Whites... 70s to 80s Dutch ditto