The Sun.
London, England, 1849-02-26 00:00:00

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, i Blalt—Chevalier...... 593 to 60s

Red. .• • . 408 to 48s
Ditto,White, New 44s 565
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red... • • 435 478
Ditto, White• • • • • • 448 49s
Irish, Red ...... • • —s —5
Ditto,White.... • • —5 —8
Rye—Old .......... „
New. .• • • • • • . 28s 30s
Barley—Grinding. .. • 24s 275
Malting . • • • • 29s 308
Chevalier • •• 31s 32s
Ilfalt—Suffolk and Nor-
folk . • • • • • • 578 58s
Brown •• • • • • • • 41Is 54s
Kingston and Ware 588 59s

Oats—Yorkshire and
Lincolnsh., Fetd. 170 204
Potato
Youghal and Cork,
Black .
Cork, White
Scotch, Feed •• • • 21s 25s
Beans—Tick .• ..... 27s 31s
Pigeons
Peas—Grey •• .. 33s 34s
Maple
White... •• •• • • 3:- s 37s
Boilers • • ••• • • 37, 39s
Flour—Town-made ..• 39s 44s
Suffolk .•••• • • • • • 32s 34s
Stocktn & Norfolk 32s 344

SMITHFIELD.

The continuous decline intice;alue of live stock,
especially Beasts, in this market (though long since
anticipated by us) is creating no little uneasiness in the
minds of the graziers generally. In the past week the
trade has been dull almost beyond recollection, and
prices of both Beasts and Sheep have given way quite
4d per Blbs. That the returns have been below a pay-
ing point will be obvious, when we state that, with very
few exceptions, the highest figure realised for the best
Scots on Friday last was only 3s 6d per 81bs—a much
lower price than for many years past—and the top quota-
tion for prime old Downs in the wool did not exceed
4s 6d, shorn Sheep selling at 3s lod per Blbs. At those
rates great difficulty was experienced in effecting sales.
The only mode by which prices can be enhanced is a
withholding of a portion of the stock destined for con-
sumption in London. Its effect, however, would be but
temporary, as the numbers of Loth Beasts and Sheep in
Norfolk and Suffolk are considerably in excess of those
at many corresponding periods of the year, and a rise
in the quotations would be productive of heavy importa-
tions from France, Holland, and Germany. A some-
what novel importation, which, if successful, is likely to
interfere to some extent with the production of stock
in this country, has recently taken place into London,
viz., 1,636 canisters of preserved Beet and Mutton from
Buenos Ayres. This arrival has been submitted to
public competition, and withdrawn at 6d per lb. The
condition of the Beef has turned out tolerably good,
that of the Mutton rather inferior. We understand that
similar imports will shortly take place from South
Australia. From ilamburgh tied Bremen, several casks
of fresh Pork and baskets of fresh Beef have come in
since our last, and which have sold at from 3s to 3s 4d
per Sibs. Two vessels have been dispatched to Oporto
to bring home live beasts. They may be expected at
Southampton about the latter end of the present or the
beginning of next week. The number thus to arrive is

about 300 head. An arrival, consisting of 16 oxen and
30 sheep has taken place in the Thames from Cork. The
Irish supplies by sea aro decidedly superior to those
which have come to hand here this year via Liverpool.
The total imports of foreign stuck in the metropolis last
week comprised 1,966 head, or 55 less than in the pre-
ceding week, but 420 more than during the same period
in 1848. A decrease of 313 head has taken place in the
number of beasts as given in the official returns, but
which show an excess in the supply of foreign Sheep of
209, and of Calves 30 head. The first arrival of Lambs
has taken place from Antwerp. The annexed statement