The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-20 00:00:00

ood condition. The demand for each description was
heavy, at drooping prices. The supply of home-fed
Beasts, fresh up this morning by " drift" and railway,
was moderately extensive, and of excellent quality. As
the attendance of buyers was small, and the weather
'very unfavourable for slaughtering, the Beef trade was
;in a very inactive state, at a decline in the quotations
Paid on Monday last of 2d per Bibs. Although a few of
the primest Scots produced 4s 6d, the more general top
price of Beef did not exceed 4s 4d per Sibs. The ar-
lrivala of Beasts from the eastern, northern, and midland
districts consisted of 1,600 Scots, Devons, Runts, Here-
fords, Shorthorns, and Irish beasts; from other parts of
England. about 1,200 of various breeds; and from Scot-
Lind 230 horned and polled Scots. The remainder of
the supply was derived from abroad and the neighbour•
hood of the metropolis. We were again scantily sup-
plied with Sheep, nearly the _whole of which were of ex.
cellent quality. The Mutton trade was heavy, at a fail
in the currencies of 2d per 8 lbs. The highest figure for
the best old Downs in the wool was 5s 4d per 81bs.
About 600 shorn Sheep were on offer, at 4s 8d to 4s
10,1 per 8 lbs for Down qualities. There were a few
Lambs in the market, but they sold at very irregular
prices. Prime small Calves were in moderate request,
at late rates. In other kinds of Veal very little was
doing. The Pork trade was in a very inactive state, at
Unaltered figures.
Per albs. to sink the offal.
s. d. to s. 4. s. d. s. d.
ltaserfor Beasts-- 3 2 3 4 Second onality ditto 4 O 4 4
Second quality ••• • 3 6 3 a Coarse-woolledditto 4 6 ti 0
Prime large Oxen.. 310 4 0 Southdown Wether 5 2 5 4
Prime Scots •• • 4 2 4 4 Ditto enter the wool
Large coarse Calves 4 • 4 6 Large liege •••• • • 4 0 4 6
Prime small ditto .. 4 C 5 2 Small Porkers ••. • 4 8 5 0
Buckling Calves • •20 0 25, • Quarter old Pigs • •18 • 24 0
latollor Sheep •• • a 8 310 Lambs •••••• • • • • 0 0 0 0
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
*Reties. Sheep. Calves. I Plus
I
3,229 16,770 129 290
NEWG.A.TE AND MEADENDAMI.
The arrivals of country killed meat for these markets,
airce Monday last, have consisted of about ninety car-
gasses of Meat, 200 ditto of Mutton, 120 ditto of Veal,
and 320 ditto of Pork. The supplies brought forward,
slaughtered in the metropolis. have been but moderate,
though of full average quality. Prime Beef, Mutton,
and Veal have sold readily at very full prices. Other-
wine the demand has been in a sluggish state. About
160 cacasses of feieign meat have been on show, and a
few baskets have come to hand from Hamburgh.

At per stone by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. s. 41. to s. d.
heeLinferior • • •.• • 3 0 3 2 Mutton, inferior •• 3 6 310
middling .... 3 2 3 4 middling.. 4 0 4 4
—7 prime large 3 6 3 R prime .... 4 6 4 8
prime small 3 8 311 Pork, large.. •... 3 8 4 4
4 0 small .• •• •• 4 6 5
Lamb. Os Od to Os 04.
21011,OUGli AND SPITAIMIELDS.
Although the supplies of Potatoes offering in these
markets are not to say extensive, they are more than
equal to the wants of the dealers. All kinds are heavy,
itt drooping prices. The imports in the past week have
consisted of about 60 tons from Hamburgh, 23 ditto from
Rotterdam, 200 ditto from Louvain, and 196 ditto from
Antwerp.