The Sun.
London, England, 1846-02-09 00:00:00

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SATITHPZELD

Since Monday last the imports of live stock from the Continent
for our market hare been on a very liberal scale, the time of year
considered, viz., 140 oxen and cows, and two calves from Rotter-
dam ; 200 cows, 40 oxen, and 303 sheep from Harlingen; together
with 20 oxen from Hamburgh. The whole of the aLove supplies have
been received, per steamers, In excellent conditon. At the outports
the receipts, arising from the comparatively high prices ruling here,
have been unimportant. To-day we had on offer 250 beasts,
and 310 sheep from Holland, with which the trade was
in a sluggish state, and previous quotations were not
.supported.
From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up were
on the increase, and of very superior quality, especially as relates to
the Herefords, Devises, Scots, and Hotnebreds. Notwithstanding the
attendance of both town and country buyers was tolerably nume-
rous, and the weather more favettrab:e for slaughtering, the beef
trade was in a very sluggish state, at a decline in the currencies ob-
tained on this day se'nnight of 2d per Bibs, the very highest figures
for the best Scots not exceeding 4s 4d per Blbs, and at which a
clearance was with difficulty effected. The Bullock droves from
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, were composed of 800
Scots and Homebreds. From the Northern counties we received 500
short horns, from the Western and Midland districts, .600 Herefords,
Herons, Hefts, &c. ; from other parts of England, 400 of various
breeds; from Scotland, GO Scots ; and from Ireland, 70 beasts. The
remainder of the supply was derived from abroad and the negh-
bourhood of the metropolis. The numbers of Sheep were again un-
usually limited—the deficiency In them, compared with thosa ex-
hibited at the corresponding men loot-day in 1845, being about sixteen
thousand head ; however the Mutton trade was again brisk,
and last Monday's advanced prices were firmly supported.
The best old Downs readily produced he fsi per Sibs. In
many quarters allusions have been made to the extremely high
prices at which Sheep have been selling here for some time past ; but
the cause of the present range of currencies is easily explained.. Our
readers will recollect that during the greater portion of 1844 (owing
to the scarcity of keep in our large agricultural districts, the result
of an unusually dry summer) the graziers were compelled to send
forward their Sheep, and dispose of them at almost any sacrifice.
The great losses thus sustained at that period prevented many of the
large flock masters from purchasing adequate supplies of lean stock for
the then forthcoming season. In addition to these circumstances, the
epidemic carried off Immense numbers of Sheep. The consequence has
been that, in many parte of the country, there is an absolute scarcity
of that description of stock ; and to exemplify our remarks we may
observe that on many farms it is impossible for the stack to consume
the large quantities of turnips and other pabulam produced last year ;
hence, in those districts IN here sheep are in moderate abundance the
graziers can scarcely alibi d to dispose of their stock, whatever may
be the prices here. This, then, is the principal cause of the present
enhanced rates, and wh eh will, probably, be maintained for some
time hence. In order further to strengthen cur observations we
beg to observe that, during last year, there were exhibited
here nearly three hundred sheep less than in 1844. The
few prime Lambs on sale this morning sold readily at 7s per
Sibs. Calves, the numbers of which were small, moved of steadily
at full prices. The Pork trade was very steely at last week's quota-
tions. The supply of Pigs was moderately good.

Per Sibs. to sink the offal.

e. d. s. d.
a. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts .. •• 2 8 210 Second quality ditto 4 6 4 g
Sscond quality ditto. :t 0 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto 410 5L,10
Prime large Oxen 3 6 310 Southdown Wethors b 2 5 6
Prime Scots
Largo coarse Calves 4 8 5 4 Largy Hogs ... • 310 4 8
Prime small ditto
Suckling Calves .• 18 9 32 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 22 0
tuferfor Sheep .. .3 10 4 4 Lambs •• • 0 0 0 0
SUPPLY Al MARKET.
Sheep. I Calves. I Pia's.
18,%00 53 289

Beasts.
3,108

NEIWGATE AND LIZADENEIALL.
The past week's arrivals of slanzlitered meat from Scotland and
various parts of England have been, the time of year considered,
limited, but of full average quality. With meat killed in the metro-
polis we have been rather scantily supplied. Generally speaking,
the demand has ruled steady, And previous rates have been well
supported. A few carcases of foreign Beasts and Sheep have been
disposed of at full prices.