The Sun.
London, England, 1848-11-20 00:00:00

Total 590 ... 1,798 ... 129
Corresponding
week in 1847 Bl7

~. 3,580 ..

Difference ... 227 less.

1,782 less.

At the northern ports the arrivals have been equally
small. The Sheep have come to hand in greatly im-
proved condition, but that of the Beasts and Calves has
proved inferior. Compared with that exhibited at some
previous corresponding periods of the year, the supply
of foreign stock in to-day's market was very moderate.
In the quality of the Beasts not the slightest improve-
ment was noticed; indeed we may observe that at least
three-fourths of them were beneath the middle quality.
Scarcely any Calves were brought forward. Sheep,
generally speaking, were in good condition. The crosses
with the English breeds are turning out profitable to the
butcher, from the large quantities of internal fat pro-
duced from them when slaughtered. No beasts have
reached us frcm Spain since Monday last; and we un-
derstand that a falling-off may be looked for in the sup-

plies from Holland and Germany during the next month,
unless prices here improve to some extent. Most of the
importers are losing large sums of money by their specu-
lations. The best foreign Sheep were in moderate re-

quest, at about last week's quotations. In the middling
and inferior breeds, as well as in Beasts, exceedingly
little business was doing, at a decline in prices of quite
2d per 81bs. Calves were nominal in value. The
arrivals of Beasts fresh up to-day from our various
grazing districts were again on the increase. Nearly
the whole of the breeds, especially the short-horns,
Devons, and Herefords, reached us in greatly improv( d
condition and weight. The unfavourable change in the
weather for slaughtering, and the heaviness in the dead
markets (arisir;g from the large supplies of dead meat
on sale there) produced considerable heaviness in the
Beef trade this morning. The primest Scots, &c., were
quite 2d per 81bs lower than on this day se'nnigbt, while
the inferior breeds were difficult to sell, though offered
at 4d per Blbs less money. At the close of the market
nearly 500 Beasts were turned out unsold. Large num-
bers of foreign Beasts and Sheep continue to be disposed
of privately, rather than run the risk of this market.
To show the prevailing heaviness here, we may observe
that Beef is selling at from 8d to Is; Mutton, 4d to 8d;
Veal, 8d to Is; and Pork, 2d to 6d per 81bs less money
than at the corresponding period of 1847, when the sup-
plies, as a whole, were equal to those now brought for-
ward. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamp-
tonshire, and Warwickshire, we received about 2,200
Short Horns; from the eastern, western, and midland
districts, 800 Herefords, Bunts, Devons, &c.; from other
part: of England 250 of various breeds, the remainder
of the Bullock supply being derived from abroad and the
neighbourhood of London. Notwithstanding the supply
of Sheep was less than that shown last week, it was
moro than equal to the wants of the buyers. For all
Creeds the demand ruled heavy, at a fall in value of 2d
per 81bs. The highest figure for the bast old Downs,
which were very scarce, was only 4s 10d per Slbs.
Scarcely any English Calves were on show, yet the Veal
trade was dept essed at barely the late depression in the
quotations. There was a slight improvement in the sale
for the best Pigs at full prices. Otherwise, the Pork
trade was exceedingly heavy. There were about 40 on
sale from Ireland.