The Sun.
London, England, 1847-12-13 00:00:00

from Quebec to London, with loss of wheel and four
men, round-house stove in, and other damage, rrrived
here yesterday. The Superb, Gatchell, from Rotterdam
to New Orleans, put back to this port, from lon. 10 W.,
very leaky, and must discharge. The Maria, llfland,
from Rio Janeiro to Christiania, which arrived here
10th instant, and the Elizabeth, thistie, from Liverpool
to Philadelphia will discharge. The weathtx still
remains very unsettled.
MARYPORT, DEC. 9.-,--The Christian, Robinson, from
Strongford, has been assisted in here, having broached
to while entering the harbour, and got on the south .ide
of the woodwork, where she beat heavily for some time,
and lost bulwarks,
__ stanchions, bowsprit, main boon, &C.
TOMERMORY, DEC. 7.—The Majestic struck on a
sunken rock off Loch Don, 22d ult., during a strong
gale from the S.S.E., but was got off, after throwing
part of cargo overboard, and laid on the beach for re-
pairs. _ .

- The Pilgrim, Flood, from Quebec (not the Pilgrim,
Flood, from St. John's), which was on shore near Rams-
gate, was got off this ruorning without apparent damage,
and proceeded for London in tow of a steamer.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAFT•)

CORN EXCHANGE.—(MONDAY.)
Coastwise, as well as by land carriage and sample, the
arrivals of all articles of .home produce up to our
market, last week, were on a very
limited scale ; while
the receipts from Ireland and Scotland were trifling ill
the extreme. The imports from abroad were, taken as
a whole, small, viz., 3,257 quarters of Wheat, 42
ditto of Batley, 5,675 ditto of Oats, 5.235 ditto of Beans,
799 ditto of Peas, and only 20 barrels of Flour. From
Kent, Essex, Cambridgeshire, &c., a moderate, findcertainly an increased, quantity of Wheat (compared
with that received on several preceding Mondays)
arrived for our market this morning ; still, however, the
stands were by no means well supplied. The attendance
of both London and country bul ers being good, the de-
mand for all descriptions of Wheat of home produce
was somewhat active, at an advance in the quotations
obtained 011 this day se'tinight of from Is 10 2s per
quarter, and at which a good clearance was readily
etreet'ed. With Foreign Wheat we were not to say ex"
of very inferior quality. Fine dry
tehsively supplied, and a considerable portion of it was
good request, at is per quarter more money. In ell
other kinds a moderate amount of business was trans-
acted, acted, at full prices. The show of Barley was sing!
Fine Making parcels were in good request, at s rrof
in value of is per quarter, and the currencies
Grinding and Distilling sorts had an up" r.
samples were in
rd
tendency. Foreign Barley was certainly dear%
The quantity of Malt being scarcely adequate to re,e,e_
the wants of the brewers, that article was firm, at fun),
but at nothing quotable beyond, the prices paid °I;
Monday last. There were scarcely any Oats intria ta;
market. Fine dry parcels moved off steadily. at a
more money, while the middling and inferior kinds were
quite as high as last advised. Owing to the large lel,
ports, the sale for Beans was heavy, at a further re
daction in the quotations of is per quarter. In Peet':
the supply of which was small, exceedingly little:l:s
doing, at late rates. Indian Corn was dull, but in note-
Meal, as well as Rye Flour, supported previous (le
tions. For Flour, we had an improved demand, but w
can notice no actual improvement in value.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. to 614
Wheat—Essex & Kent, M alt—Chevalier ..... . ils
Red. .... .... 478 to 54 s Oats— Yorkshire and
oßlne,d. Red........
..
—4 6ss
—4 9:
Ditto,White, New 51s 593 Li T h
she White • ... .. 50s 54s
Norfolk and Lin- Potato .•••• • • • •
Ditto,NlDreli twt o. ,
.I.V.h. i
.t
.e .. .. .. .. .. ..
3-1
2: Youghal and Cork,
.62 goo
Black .••• • • • ;., 2111
Cork, 'White . • • • • 1 0,
Barley—Grinding ... .. 24s 23-945:
R Scotch, Feed. •• • • 2,°,1 46 g
Beans—Tick
Pigeons.n c
n s.
.. ...... .. F:
.:
.: ...d
.... .
4°452
005.1
1:111 4422 9:
Malting . .... .... 40,
s Maple. • • • • • • " • • 44
. 430 il
Chevalier .... ... 323 338
302
313 Peas—Grey ........
362
White. •• •• •• • ' 460 0
Sialt—Suffolk and Nor-
Boilers .. •• •• 460
folk •••••• • • • • • • 57s s9s Flour —Town-msde .• • :I° 40:
Brown .••.-. • • • • • 54s 56s Suffolk ••••• • • • " - ' 40
Kingston and Ware 59s 61s Stocktn & Norfolk 364 I
...

SMITHFIELD,

CHRISTMAS CATTLE MARKET.
For a number of years past the holding of what is
termed the Great Christmas Market has excited a degree
of curiosity and interest seldom, or never, attached to
similar exhibitions held in any other portion of the
United Kingdom. We can, however, perfectly under
derstand the principle which has given rise to there
?
feelings, and fully appreciate the motives by which all
are interested in the production of such wonderful a.nt-
rnals as those we saw collected here to-day. The density
of the population of this great metropolis necessarily.
involves the consumption of an immense quantity
.of
animal food, and to keep pare with the almost daily
increasing demand, requires the continual exercise of the
skill and energy of the grazing community. That the
period has arrived when it is absolutt ly necessattory
in
produce such food at the lowest possible c ist,
adequate abundance, in order to place it within
of all classes, is a truth which no one can deny.; f _
what stronger evidence can we adduce of our national
wants than the comparatively slight effects which they
immense imports of live stock from abroad have as ye!
had upon the prices in this and our other ,fat,
steel(
markets? It is quite true that those importations have
the re
_one
prevented any very serious rise in the quotations, whiz
would, without a doubt, had it not been for the foreign
supplies, have been long ere this above the ordinary
level ; but a comparison of the prices ruling here
during the present with several previous years
proves, notwithstanding the system now beeolnieg
too general of "foreign " animals for the butcher—that
fheoeing is, doubtless, very necessaryme production is not in excess of the demand. Stall-
feeding
when the beasts
have arrived at a certain degre of maturity in the par
tures ; but we aro not disposed to agree with some
persons that any benefit can result to the consumers
from sending forward either Beasts or Sheep in a half-
fat condition without age. So long as this plan is con-
tinued, and which must have the effect of lessening to
some material extent the actual supply of stock in the
country, so long will there be, in our judgment, a great
disparity in the value of really prime and inferior Meet'
The market, this morning was a scene of great anima-
tion ; yet from the comparatively good arrangements
made by the city authorities for the reception of the
stock, there was very little of that confusion which hes
been observed on some former occasions, although. as I
matter of course, a large portion—or more than one-hall
—of the Beasts were exhibited in "rings," from the
want of sufficient room to tie them up. Throughout the
entire day, immense number of persons, residing in Lon-
don and the provinces, were present, not a few of whom
expressed their astonishment at the admirable condition
in which the stock was brought together.
MERITS OF THE BULLOCK SHOW. --- We shall new
consider in detail the relative merits of the beasts offered
for sale, and from which many
important inference;
may be drawn of the progress made in the productionenot
fat and well-proportioned animals during the
rpsrmeseke
year, for, unquestionably, not a few of the
best stock at this
it a point to send hither some of their uest
particular period. In looking carefully over the Bulilofi
ated
portion of this great exhibition we were much o number,
ck
to find that the supply of pure Devons, as t
was nearly or quite eq fual to that of last season. hies
breed has hitherto shown points well calculated orot 1;2
butcher, and today there was a slight improve.rneeo
thie
their weighing qualities. Although we have
we regard them as exceeding all other breeds in p
it_ t
hem prominel ly
Devons a priority of notice, it must not bein.egrruidetsthost.
general excellence; we havethus brong,.t t
Having gives
of pure stock offering by the salesmen.
et allude to the
our opinion as to the Devons, we shall nest forward as holding the first rank in point of the number
short horns. As might be expected, •r"
M this being
for t.his
the time of year when the largest supplies
market are invariably derived from the northern grazing
districts, via. Lincolnshire, .Leicestershire, Northarnr
tonshire, &c.,, the show of the latter breed was ITO'
large. Last season we had to report a decided ttn-
provement in its quality, but this morning it tar
surpassed anything of the kind we have ever before
witnessed. The northern crosiers must have made con-
siderable exertions in improving their stock, as the show
most clearly proved. The short-horns of the presept day
are of a much better character than formerly Instead
of those defective animals, which they certainly 'were
some years since, we have symmetry and weight, with a
decreased quantity of bone. Since they are becoming
more and more in favour with the buyers. Some of
this breed were of a surprising weight, and well de-
served the encomiums passed upon them by prac-
tical men. With Herefords, we were not quite so
largely supplied as at the corresponeing market day in
1846. In the quality and condition of at particular
breed, however, there was no falling off th
. We observed
several most excellent North Devons on sale, most of
which were heavy weighers. From the eastern counties
about 400 noble homebreds and short-horns were re'
ceived, and which added materially to the supply; While
the arrival of Scots from Aberdeen and other parts
Scotland was seasonably extensive. The Welsh aorta
formed a by no means unimportant portion of the show,
and the number of Irish beasts, fed mostly in the t,id;
land counties, was a full average one, with a deciee,,7
improvement in quality. There were very fee, °its
Sussex beasts in the market, but their condition we
exceedingly prime. The various other breeds, including
the fattened cows, require but little commentary from
u a

In generalizing the foregoing observations we have-if
ntimate that the actual quality of the different breeds 0
Beasts, taken collectively, was not quite equal to that
which we have sometimes witnessed; while the Oat
number in the market was much smaller than in 1841
and 1846. The principal falling off in the numerics
strength of the supply was from the north, from whifb'
'l3:
however, as we have already observed, scarcely any .
ferior stock came to hand. The following ststerne''
shows the numbers exhibited on the " great do a "jur-
ing the last eight years, and the prices at which Beef wos
ruling at the stated periods:—
Years. Beasts shown Prices.
1839 ... 5,074 ... 3s 4d to 58 Od
1840 ... 3,528 ... 4s 4d —ss 8d
1841 ... 4,.500 ... 3s 8d —ss Od
1842 ... 4.541 ... 3s 4d --4 s 8d
1843 ... 4.540 ... 2s id —4s 4d
1844 ... 5,713 ... 3s Od —4s 6d
1845 ... 5.326 ... 3s 6(1 —4s 8d
1846 ... 5,470 ... 3s 6d —4s 6d
THE SHOW OF SHEEP was an exceedingly good Ve,
especially that of the Downs and Gloucesters.
Weall had on sale 80 very superior Gloucelter
the property of Mr. Rowland, of Creslow, 30 of Pi;
same breed belonging to E. F. Whittingstall, Esq.,s
Langley, Bury, and several remarkably fine Downs, sent
by S.Addams, Esq., of Ware. These Sheep, which sold at,
very high prices, may be justly ranked amongst the Ye*"
best in the collection.
STATE OF THE TRADE.— The supply of Beasts being
what may be termed a moderate one, and the attendance
of both town and country buyers large, the Beef trade
was somewhat active, and, in some instances, the
quotations ruled very high. The primest Sent
r°*
Vevonap and Herefords sold readily, at o