The Sun.
London, England, 1848-03-27 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD.

During last week, up to Saturday eyening, the imports
c.f foreign stock, into London. were on a fair average
scale, as will be seen by the following official return:—
From whence. Beasts. Sheep. Calves.
Harlingen
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Amsterdam...... 18
Hamburgh 46

... 125

••• ......

Total 424
Corresponding week
in 1847

... 343

... 131

- 500

Difference ...... 62 less. 157 less. 112 more.
Comparatively speaking the arrivals at the northern
outports have been small, viz., about 300 head of each
kind of stock from Holland and Germany. In their
quality, howeve.e, a decided improvement must be
noticed. It is pretty generally expected, notwithstand-
ing the high prices ruling in this market, that the im-
portations during the next two or three months, owing
to the want of condition, will be very moderate, as the
shipment ,Jf inferior animals has been frequently attended
with considerable loss. The supply of foreign Beasts
here, to-day, was moderately good, viz., 310 head ; but
that of Sheep did not exceed 300, and of Calves, 30
head. On the whole, their quality was a fair average.
With home-fed Beasts, nearly the whole of which came
to hand in excellent condition, we were well supplied,
owing to which, and the continued damp state of the
weather, the Beef trade was in a very sluggish state, and,
in some instances, the quotations were 2d per Slbs lower
than on this day se'nnight. However, the primest Scots
sold without difficulty at from 4s 2d to 4s 4d per Slbs.
At the close of the market a total clearance of the in-
ferior breeds was not effected. From Norfolk, Suffolk,
Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received about 1,600
Scots and short horns ; from the northern, western, and
midland districts, 900 Herefords, runts, Devons, &c. ;
from other parts of England, 200 of various breeds ;
and, from Scotland, 200 horned and polled Scots. An
unusually small number of Sheep was again brought
forward I nevertheless, from the present high rates, the
hutchern purchased with extreme caution : hence, the
Mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's cur-
rencie a. A few of the primest old Downs sold at 5s 6d;
but 'the general top price of Mutton was 5s 4d per 81bs.
raere were about 800 shorn Sheep in the market, which
,old at from 4s 8d to 4s 10d per Sibs, for Down quail-
, ties. The supply of Lambs was small; and the demand
was far from brisk, at from 6s to 7s per 81bs. Prime
small Calves moved off steadily ; other kinds of Veal
slowly, at last week's quotations. In Pigs, exceedingly
little business was transacted ; but we have no decline
to notice in their value.

Per Alba. is sink the offal.

s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts..... 3 2 3 4 ,
iscond quality • ... 3 6 3 8
Prime large Oxen.. 3 10 4 0
Primo Scots 4 2 4 4
Large coarse Calves 4 0 4 tl
Prime small ditto .. 4 f 5 2
Bnckling Calves ..20 0 28
Inferior Sheep • . .. 3 8 3 10

s. d. to s. d.
Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4
Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 5 •
Southdown Wether 5 2 5 4
Ditto out of the wool
Large Hogs .••• • • 4 • 4 6
Small Porkers •. , . 4 8 5 0
Quarter old Pigs • .18 0 24 0
Lambs ••••• • • • • • 0 0 0 0

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. Sheep. I
1 Calves. I Pigs.
I 3,387 18,650 114 369
NEI77OATM AND 3LEADENIIAMI.

The arrivals of country-killed meat up to these
markets last week consisted of about 170 carcasses of
Beef; 300 ditto of Mutton; 120 ditto of Veal; and 190
ditto of Park. Very limited supplies of Mutton,
slaughtered in London have been on offer, hence the
trade has ruled firm, at very full prices. Beef, Veal,
and Pork have been in good supply and sluggish in-
quiry, at barely late rates. A few baskets of Beef have
arrived from Hamburgh, and about 300 carcasses of
foreign Meat, killed in the metropolis, have been dis-
posed of.

At per stone by the Carcave.

a. 11. to s. d. s. 4. to s. d.
Beef,liferlor.• .• •• 3 3 2 Muttoa, inferior •• 3 6 310
- middling •• I 2 3 4 middling.. 4 0 4 4
- primelarge .. 3 6 3 8 prime .. •• 4 6 4 8
- prime small .. 3 8 210 Pork, large• 3 8 4 4
Ves.l.• •• •••••• • • •• 4 0 b 0 - small •••• • • 4 6 5 0

Lamb. •s Od to Os Od.
DC/ROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS.

The past week's arrivals of potatoes, coastwise and by
railway, have been seasonably extensive, and of fair
average quality. From Antwerp we have received 278,
from Altuna 65, from liamburgh 8, and from Rotter-
dam 26 tons. On the whole, the trade has ruled firm,
and prices are well supported in every iustance.—York
Regents, 90s to 140 s; ditto Shaw's, 100 s to 110 s; Wis-
beach Regents, 80s to 110 s; ditto Kidneys, 85s to 120 s;
Scotch Cups, 100 s to 120 s; ditto Whites, 908 to 100 o;
ditto Reds, 100 s to 120 s; Kent and Essex Regents,
100 s to 120.; Dutch Whites, 70s to 80s; Belgian, 80s
to 1008 per ton.