The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-11 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING,

Hull and Selby
Ditto, Half Shares .. ...... 25 ......
1)Itto, Quarter Shares . 12% — to --
Loncasta and Carlisle.... ... 50
Do., Thirds lO
I.anca6hire and Yorkshire ... 93 ..... to
I,itto, ditto
Lilt:, 11,111 Shares
L'itto Quarters
i itte liiilis
Ditto 6i-s.teentii,i ... ... 61%......
l:•itto "hints ('apt..)
sin., N eV; Guar. 6 per cent. 5
iJo. Liverpool and Bury..: 43
_ .

(ludderi. and ShelL) 43
! Wakefield,Pontefract,
and Goole
Do., West tiding Union... 7 .... .
Go., Prestun and Wyre ... 25
Du., do., Halt Shares (A) 9%
and Bradtord
Lceds,Dcwsbury,& blanches. 50
Do., Halt Shares

Ditto, Blue (scrip) .. 21A —
tiociis iind Thirsk ......... ..... 50
Ditto, New

. --- _
,I). oio.„ Prefer., per Cent. 3%. to
Lverpool. Crosby,.andSout h-
uort.

,vcrpool, Manchester, and
N ewcasthe J unction 22%, to

London k Madman --an 6s. 8d....
Do. Extension
L, nd., Bright., &South Coast 50
Do. Pret. Cony. 5 per Cent. 50 ...... ..
Ditto, ditto 1852 50 ..... 48
Do., New, guar. 6 per cent. 5 ...... 5% to
ondon and Greenwich—. 12/. 15s. 4d... ...
Ditto Preference lBl 17s 2d... ...... to
London & North Western.....loo ......116 . ... to 119
Do. Quarters (L. and B.) 22
111. New
Do. Fifths
Do. 4U.. Shares... .1... &51 25 ...... .
Do. 10/.... M. and 13. (A.) 9 .... .

Do. IW. .. M. and B. (B.) 9 -
Do. 1W.... M. and B. (C.) 1

London and S. Western....... 50 .. ... 381/2 to
Ditto, New . 42%
D t to, :yew 404 34

Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 50 ......

Do. Tenths (Consolidated) 40
Ditto, Thirds ..
Do., New Scrip, 1848, Pref.
7 per Ct. on Deposit and
5 per Ct. on Ca115......1/. l3s. 4d....
London, Salisbury, & Yeovil 11,E —

Londonderry and Coleraine... 28:!4 —
Londonderry and Enniskillen 271/2
L•
westott (guar. 4 per cent.) 20
Ditto (guar. 6 per cent. ... 13

Ranch, iinliton,.& Matlock 4 -

,lanchr, Sheffield, and Linc.100
Ditto IA Shares(No. 1) ... 18
Ditto, ditto (No. 2) 25
Ditto, Shares (No. 3)... 10 . .....
Do., New 10.. Preference.. 10 ..... 10
Ditto Grimsby 4O — to
Ditto, ditto. - • ..... to --
Ditto, ditto ..
Ditto Sheffield and Line. 15 ......
Ditto, Grimsby Dock ...... 20 •
Ditto, Man. & Lin. Union 41. 25....
Midland..... lOO ...... 784...... to
Ditto, Consol. Preterence 100

Ditto, 501. Shares-- ...... 20
Midland, Birm., and Derby...lW
Midland, Consol. Bristol and ,
Birmingham, 6 per cent.... 100
Midland, Bristol and Glouc. 38 ... ..
Ditto ditto 141. 18s. .. -
Midland, Leices. and Swan-
nington (8 per ct. gua. )....100 .... .
:..' idld. Great Western (Irish) 45
Middlesbro' and Redcar. 6
per cent. guar..:.. SO
Newcastle and Carlisle .....100 ......
_ _

Ditto Quarter Shares , .... 25
N ewmarket ...... ..... 20
Ditto Extension Scrip... 21. 2s
to

Newport Abergy., and ileret. 6
Newry and Enniskillen ...... I
N ewry, Warrenpoint, anti
Rostrevor ..... ....• ....,.... 20
Norfolk
Ditto New 20/. to
Ditto Guaranteed 5 per et. 20
Do. Do. 5% per cent 5 .. ... ..._,
to
Do. do. Waveney Valley... 2
Northern Counties Union ... 4
-

Sorth British
Ditto Halt 5hare5........... 121,E ......t0
Do. Quarters 614 3 ...... to
Ditto. Extension
_54.1

_ .... _ ~
Ditto Thirds ... ......... -.... 8% 3%3/:.. io- _
North and South-Western... 2
North Staffordshire... .. ...... 15
North Wales
North Western
t ,xforil, Worcester, and Wol-
verhampton
Reading,Guildld., & Reigate 10 ...... 91/2 to
Royston and Hitchin ..... .. 2 ...... _
Scottish Central
...... toto
Scottish Midland .... ....... .... 25 ......
Ditto, New 17%..... ...... to
-heflield, Rotherham, and
Goole 7% — ...... to
Do. do. ;South Div.) 4
hrewsbury and Birmingham 9
Ditto, ditto. Class B. 5
Ditto, New Guaranteed 6 - ...... to
Shrewsbury and Hereford .. 2
...

- hrewsbury and Chester
(Nor. NV. ',kiln.) -

Ditto Halves, Ditto 81,4..... . ... to
Ditto, Uswestry 173/4 to
Ditto ,New )... -
Ditto 8 per Cent. Pret....... 10
Shropshire
,Union 4 ..... 3.4%...... to
outh Devon ... 5O .. .~
Ditto. Preference 25
.outh Staffordshire 614
Smith Eastern
Ditto, No. 1.
Ditto, No. 2....
Ditto, No. 3.

Ditto New, No. 4. Thirds 10
.;outh Wales
South Yorkshire, Doncaster
and Goole _

want. and Loughor and Ca-
meron's Stm. Coal ...... ... . 6
raw Vale Extension ........ 8
Thames Haven Dock and
Railway 17% -
Vale of Death
4 — ... to
Waterford and Kilkenny 17% ......
Waterford and Limerick... .. 47%•....
Waterford,Wexford,Wieklw,
and Dublin . 3
Wear Valley 6 per Cent.
Guaranteed -
Do. do. do.
Do. do. do. ......
West Cornwall 6 -
West London
Ditto, First Class .. 20
Ditto, Second C1a55......... 20
Whitehaven and Furness l3 ... ..
Windsor, Staines, and South
Western.....
Wilts, Somerset,&Weymouth 40 ..... .. to
Vork, Newcastle, and Berwick 25
Do. Original New & Ber'ck 25
,murNi.cueoawrnld&3iel3. 15
Do. Exten. No. 1 (Y. & N.) 15
y i
,Dur
koo ..
aund
.do .
N.
oEor .t.
.hp 2. ,
f. .
..
580
...... 1561:17.1 ttt :0 —__
Ditto, Preference
Ditto East and 1V est Riding
Extension
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Anglo Italian (late Italian
and Austrian
Boulogne and Amiens
Central of France ( Orleans
and Vierzon) ...
Ceylon .......
1/2 — ...... to
Demerara.
Dendre Valley
Direct Bombay and Madras ss. .... .
Dutch Rhenish 7% — to
East Indian
Great Indian Peninsular l/4 ..... • —.... •to
Louvain 5. la Sambre .......... 71/2 — ...... to
Luxembourg
Ditto
Madrid and Valenti&
Namur and Liege 2O ......
Northern of France
Orleans and Bordeaux.:.... .. 7
Paris and Lyons
Do. Do.
Paris and Orleans 2O
Paris and Roucn . .... 2O
Paris & Strasbourg ... ..... 9 ...... to
Rouen and Havre
Sambre and Meuse
Strasbur,, and Bale ..... ...... 14
Tours eNantes ... .. ...... .. 9
Tournay, Jurbise, Landen,
and Hasselt ... .. .. 20 ...... ..... to
West Flanders B% — to
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Australasia
British North American • ... 50
Colonial ..... ......... ........... 25 ..... . .. to
Commercial of London
London Joint Stock .....
London and Westminster. .. 20
National Provincial of Engld. 35
Ditto, New
..... •••• ••••••
Nationa of Ireland 22% — .. to
Provincial of Ireland
Ditto, New lO
Union of Australia 25 — to
Ditto, New 2% to
Union of London ....... . ...... 10
Union of Madrid 4O ...... 3 ...... to

MINES.
Anglo /lexicon lOO — to
Asturian Mining Company... 14 ~....
Australian 2%...... ..•••• to
Blaenarvon Iron and Coal
Bolanos Serio
British iron .
Brazilian Imperial ..... ..... 241,4.-- ••••• to
Ditto Cocaes and Cuiaba... 30

Ditto St. John Del Rey ... 15 .....
Cobre Copper
General Mining .......,. 20
Real &I Monte, Unregistered . ... to
Do. Black Debentures —
Do. lied Debentures ... ...... ...... to
Santiago de Cuba lO -
United Mexican

EAST INDIA WHEAT.—We observe that an arrival
of 30 casks and 227 bags of wheat has taken place by the
vessel Golden Spring, arrived in the docks from Bombay,
and consigned to the East India Company. This im-
portation of wheat from the East Indies is, we believe,
one of considerable, if not entire novelty, and is, there-
fore, very remarkable and worthy of especial notice.
LANERCOST ABBEY.—The Woods and Forests
Commissioners, with characteristic taste, have actually
roofed the abbey with blue slates, and have thereby suc-
ceeded in making it look very like a tithe barn. The old
abbey was a magnificent torso; few will care to visit the
restored antique.—Carlisle Patriot.

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY.

Owing in a great measure to the prevalence of strong
contrary gales of wind, the arrival of English Wheat
for our market, last week, coastwise, amounted to only
1,454 quarters. That of all other articles of home pro-
duce was equally limited. By land carriage, very little
Wheat or Barley came to hand; but the receipts of
Malt and Flour, per railway conveyance, were season-
ably. large. From Ireland and Scotland, the fresh supply
was chiefly confined to a few hundred quarters of Bar-
ley, Oats, and 250 barrels of Flour. The Foreign im-
ports exhibited a considerable falling off, they having
amounted to only 5,168 quarters of Wheat; 2,748 ditto
of Barley; 5,580 ditto of Oats; 725 ditto of Rye; 4,653
ditto of Beans; 480 ditto of Peas ; 904 ditto of Tares;
12,492 ditto dittoj; 2,043 ditto of Rapeseed ; 22
ditto of Mustard-seed ; 252 ditto of sundry
other seeds; 3,315 sacks and 1,621 barrels of Flour.
Most of the sack Flour came from France,
and the barrelled ditto from the United States.
The quantity of English Wheat received fresh up this
morning from Essex and Kent was very moderate, coast-
wise cs well as by land carriage. From Lincolnshire,
Cambridgeshire, &c., scarcely any W heat came to hand.
Generally speaking, the samples were in damp condition.
The show of parcels was again very limited, owing to
which, the falling off in the foreign importations, and the
limited stocks held by the principal millers, the demand
for all kinds of Wheat of home produce was firmer than
for some time past. Some few of the factors refused to
sell the finest samples of white except at an improvement
of Is per quarter. We believe, however, that no actual
advance was paid by the mi►lers for any description;
hence we call the English Wheat trade steady, at
prices fully equal to those paid on Monday last,
and at which a good clearance was effected.
The quantity of fine Foreign Wheat on sale was not
to say heavy, yet it was more than adequate to the wants
of the trade. Really fine parcels of both Red and White
were in somewhat improved request, at extreme rates of
currency. In the middling and out of condition sorts
scarcely any business was transacted, at late figures.
Grain in bond was entirely neglected. No transactions
took place in floating cargoes worthy of notice. We had
a steady, though not to say brisk, inquiry for the best
Malting Barley, which, -in some instances, was
held for a trifle more money. Grinding and dis-
tilling sorts, both English and foreign, were
a slow inquiry, at unaltered quotations. Al-
though the quantity of Malt on offer ready for deli-
very was small, that article was a slow inquiry. Par-
cels for forward shipment were very dull. With Oats
we were very scantily supplied. Fine Potato samples
ruled firm, at a trifle more money ; and the value of
most other kinds was supported without difficulty.
Beans commanded scarcely any attention, and prices
had a downward tendency. All kinds of Peas were
♦ery dull, but not cheaper. In Indian Corn and Meal,
very little was doing. The Flour trade was dull, at last
week's prices.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier .. • • 60s to 61s
Red. .... •• • • 418 to 54s Oats Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 47s 58s Lincolnsh., Feed. 17s 205
Norfolk and Lin- Potato .. 20s 24e
coin, Red. •• • • 453 Ms Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White.. .. • • 488 54s Black . ... •.. 15s 208
Irish, Red .. .. •. • • —5 —s Cork, White . • • 17s 22e
Ditto,White •••• • • —s —s Scotch, Feed. .. 21s 25s
Rye—Old —•••• • • • • s rs Beans—Tick ..... .... 28s 32s

New. ••••• • • • • • 28s 30s
Pige0n5..........
37. 39s
Barley—Grinding . .... 27s 29s Peas—Grey ••• ••• • • 373 38s
Malting . .... •• .. 32s 33s Maple. •.••• • • • • • 37s 39s
Chevalier .... •• • 33s 34s White. •••• •• • • 37s 39s
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers ••••• • • • • 38s 40s
folk • ... •••• • • • • 56s 59s Flour—Town-made... 4I s 46s
Brown . ••• • • • 47s 558 Suffolk ••••• • • • • • 36s 38s
Kingston and Ware 59s 60s Stocktn & Norfolk 35s 385
THE SMITHFIELD CHRISTMAS CATTLE
MARKET.

The great Christmas show having been appointed to
be held to-day, the market at an early hour—long before
daybreak—was enlivened by one of those scenes not, per-
haps, to be witnessed to the same extent, and with the
same effect, in any other portion of the globe. The im-
mense amount of property, in the shape of live stock,
presenting itself at one view—and, allowing a fair aver-
age price for each Beast and Sheep, it certainly fell
little, if anything, short of two hundred thousand pounds,
such, in fact, being about the amount paid into the hands
of the money takers and others in the course of the
day—was a sight not speedily to be forgotten by those
unacquainted with the merits of stock; while to those
who derive a pleasure in examining practically the
various points of the animals, a finer opportunity
seldom, perhaps never, presented itself for the
exercise of their favourite study. Here were Beasts and
Sheep of almost every breed in the United Kingdom,
including foreign blood, collected together from all the
various counties for the Christmas consumption of the
metropolis, and which, taken collectively, may be justly
considered a wonderful show. Before entering into a
detailed consideration of the supply, we purpose glanc-
ing at what is passing in the agricultural world, having
direct reference to the production of live stock. For
some time past we have observed a great difference of
opinion amongst even the leading agriculturists, as to
whether the system now so generally adopted of "forc-
ing" animals—both Beasts and Sheep—destined for sale
in this and other cattle markets, has turned out so profit-
able as was at one time anticipated. It is well understood
that Beasts, as well as other stock, fed upon natural food
only, area longer time reaching that weight which would fit
them for the butcher than those which have derived a
large portion of their fat from the consumption of oil-
cake. The question, therefore, to be solved is, which
system pays the best, or, rather, which entails the
greatest loss, as there are no two opinions that the fat-
tening of cattle, unless under peculiar circumstances, is
almost invariably attended with a direct pecuniary sa-
crifice, whatever may be the indirect gains. Early ma-
turity, we have been told, would render grazing a pro-
fitable
business, but we look in vain for such a gratify..
ing result. The system has been now pretty generally
tried; this market, as might be well imagined, from
the large supplies which have found their way hither
during the whole of the present year, and which
we have duly reported to our readers, 'has been,
so to speak, inundated with Beasts of two and three
years old, which have carried a moderate weight of
meat upon their backs, but a very small quantity of in-
ternal fat. The actual quantity of consumable home-
fed Meat disposed of has not, therefore, been so great,
compared with the numbers of Beasts disposed of, as many
parties appear to have conceived. This deficiency, how.
ever, has, to a great extent, been made good by the
foreign importations. The Dutch Oxen and Cows,
which are frequently six, seven, eight, and nine years
old ere they arrive in this country, are well adapted
for consumption in poor localities ; and we find that,
from the comparatively large supply of fat yielded
by them, they have sometimes paid the butchers
better than the English stock. This is the
great secret of the tolerably ready market they have
obtained here and elsewhere, although it is admitted
that the returns to the foreigner have been miserably
small. The question to consider is—will the rage for
early maturity continue? We think it will, from its
enabling the graziers to " turn their money more fre-
quently;" while the advocates of box. feeding have thus
an opportunity of proving—others of testing the sound-
ness of their doctrines.

As has been the case at corresponding periods of the
year, from the foreign beasts and sheep not being fit for
Christmas consumption, the imports of live stock from
abroad, since this day ae'nnight, have been very mode-
rate, or as under:—
From s Beasts.
Rotterdam ... 382 ...

Antwerp
Hamburgh

Ostend —

Sheep. Calvev.
796 ... 70 ...
... 20 ...

Harlingen ... 58
Amsterdam ... 75

9 ... -- ..•
273 ... 5 ...
587 ...
767 ...

.--- • ••
1 ...

96 ...

Total 625 ... 2,342 ...
Corresponding
week in 1847 258 ... 1,584 ... 71 ...

Pigs.
2

Difference ... 367 more. 848 more. 25 more. 2 more
The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was toler-
ably good; but when compared with the English Beasts
and bheep, sadly deficient in quality. Prices ruled low,
and great difficulty was experienced on the part of
the salesmen, mostly Dutchmen, in effecting transactions.
We have already stated that the exhibition was a good
one. The observation may be equally applied to the
number as well as to the quality of the Beasts. We
have, perhaps, witnessed some heavier stock in the
market, but never so large a number, the latter exceed-
ing the supply at the corresponding " Great I)ay" in
1847 by upwards of 1,500 head. This great increase
may be chiefly accounted for from the plentiful supplies of
pasture and artificial food, arising from the continued
milkiness of the weather, and the few losses which the
western and northern graziers have sustained during the
present year. The droves from Lincolnshire, &c., were
very extensive, and the condition of the northern Beasts
was decidedly better than last year, when there was a
slight falling off in the Short Horns. The Herefords,
which for weight and symmetry, we class amongst the
best Beasts in the show—were in good. force. TheDevons were in greater number, and of fair even quality.
With North Devons, Welsh Runts, Scots, Sussex Beasts,
and other breeds, we were well supplied. The arrange-
ments made by the City authorities for the reception of
the stock were of the usual kind; but a large portion of
the Beasts were formed in " rings," not only in the
market itself, but in the neighbouring thoroughtares.
During the whole of the day immense numbers of per-
sons were in attendance—some expressing their astonish-
ment at the prodigies before them, others giving their
opinion upon this and that point. The annexed state-
ment shows the number of Beasts exhibited, and the
prices obtained for them at this period, during the last
nine years:—

Years. Beasts shown. Prices.
1839 5,074 ... 3s 4d to 5s Od
1840 ... 3,528 ... 4s 4d —• 5s 8d
1841 ... 4,500 ... 3s 8d —ss Od
1842 ... 4,541 ... 3s 4d —4s 8d
1843 ... 4,540 ... 2s 8d —45 4d
1844 ... 5,713 ... 3s Od —4s 6d
1845 ... 5,326 . . 3s Gd —4s 8d
1846 ... 5,470 ... 3s Gd —4s 6d
1847 ... 4,282 ... 4s Od —55 8d
For the time of year we were heavily supplied with
Sheep in excellent condition. The finest portion of the
Sheep show were the forty-two Gloucester Ewes offered
for sale by Mr. Weall, the property of E. F. Whiffing-
sta"l, Esq., of Langley Bury, Herts, and several remark-
ably fine Downs sent by S. Addams, Esq., of Wsre.
There were nearly 4,000 Sheep more in the market than
at the corresponding season in 1847.

STATE OF THE TRADE.
As might be anticipated, from the numbers of stock
brought forward, and the somewhat unfavourable
weather for slaughtering largely, the Beef trade, not-
withstanding the large attendance of both town and
country buyers, was exceedingly heavy. The primest
Scots, Herefords, Devons, &c., were selling at prices
varying from 4s to 4s 4d per 81bs, being figures con-

siderably under those paid last year. Some hundreds
of prime beasts were sold for consumption at Bristol,
Southampton, Birmingham, &c., but by far the largest
portion of the supply was taken by the London butchers.
Nearly two thousand beasts left the market unsold. From
Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, War-
wickshire, &c., we received about 2.500 short-horns;
from the western, eastern, and midland districts, 2,000
Herefords, runts, Devons, &c.; from other parts of Eng-
land, 500 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 220
horned and polled Scots. The remainder of the Bullock
supply was derived from abroad and the neighbourhood
of the metropolis. For the best old Down Sheep the
demand was tolerably steady, at prices about equal to
those paid on Monday last, viz., from 4s 10d to 5s per
81bs; but all other breeds moved off slowly at barely
late currencies. We were fairly supplied with Calves.
The best Veal was in moderate request at full prices;
otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state. There was
a fair average business doing in Pigs; but we have no
improvement to notice in prices.