The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-18 00:00:00

srtrx'rEIFIZI.D.

Since this day se'nnight, the .imports of foreign stock
into London have amounted to 20 Oxen from Hamburgh ; 34
Oxen, 41 Cows, and 16 Sheep, from Harlingen ; 41 Oxen
from Prussia ; and 35 Cows, 136 Sheep, 4 Lambs, and 3
Calves from Rotterdam, while, at Hail, nearly 200 head of
Beasts and Sheep have been received in good condition. We
had on offer 37 Beasts from Prussia, tog,ther with 56 Oxen
and Cows, and 80 Sheep from Holland. The following
were the total imports in the two months, ending on the
sth of March, 1845, and 1846:
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1845 1846
Oxen
Cows
Calves 56

Sheep ..... ...... 770 . 53i2
Lambs
Swine 36
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Fresh Tip to-day, wereceived a fair average time-of-year sup-
ply of Beasts from our own grazing districts, the quality of
which was unusually prime; indeed, we scarcely ever recol-
lect to have witnessed so wonderfully fine a collection of
Scots as was exhibited this morning. Notwithstanding the
unpropitious state of the weather, the Beef trade was on the
whole steady, at last week's quotations, the highest figure
for the best Scots being 4s per 81b. Still, however, a clear-
ance was with difficulty effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk,
Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,700 Scots, Home-
breds, and Short. horns; from the northern districts, 350
Short-horns ; from the western and midland counties,
250 Herefords, Devons, Runts, &c. ; from other parts
of England, 200 of various kinds ; and ti-om
Scotland, 350 horned and polled Scots. The num-
bers of Sheep were again on the, increase, and a very
small portion of that description of stock was beneath an
average. As a very limited number was in the wool, it must
be observed that out quotations ret'r solely to those shorn.
Prime old Downs moved off at previous rates or from 4s to
4s 4(1 per 81bs. ; but the value of all other breeds suffered a
decline of 24 per 8110., and a clearance was not effected. From
the Isle of %Vight 300 Sheep and Lambs were received per
railway. In-Lambs a very limited amount of business was
passing. at a depression of 4d per 81b—the prices ruling from
53 to Gs per 81b. The Veal trade was dull, at barely.late
rate,,. Pigs, the arrival of which from Ireland was large,
moved off slowly, at previous currencies.

Per Blbs. to sink the offal.
s. d. a. d. a. d to s. d
Inferior Beasts 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 3 6 3 8
3econd quality ditto. 210 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 310 4 0
Prime large Oxen 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 4 2 4 4
Prime Scots
Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 6 Large Hogs ...... 3 8 4
Prime small ditto
Suckling Calves lB 0 29 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 Q 19 0
inferior Sheep ..

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. Sheep. I Calves. I
Pigs.
2,651 25,590 310
IVEUTG.e..TE rno
The past week's arrivals of slaughtered Meat up to V'est
markets from Scotland and various parts of England, by
steam-boats and railway, have been seasonably extensive,
though, for the most part, in' middling conclitio.i. The sup-
plies of Meat killed in the metropolis have been but mode•
rate, but of very superi,r quality. Prime Beef, Mutton, and
Lamb have commanded a steady, though not to say brisk,
inquiry, at full prices. Otherwise the trade has ruled inactive,
at barely late rates. About 60 carcasses of foreign Beasts,
200 ditto of Sheep, and 5 ditto Of Calves; have appeared on
sale.