The Sun.
London, England, 1846-12-21 00:00:00

MARKET .NEWS.-(TirIS DAY

From whence. Oxen.
Harlingen 9 ...

Itotterilarn l2l ... 115 ...
Leer
Boulogne

1,178 ... 4
383 ...
605 ... -

Per 81bs. to 81
s. d. s. d.l
nferfor Beasts .... 3 4 3 C I

link the offal.

Second quallty .
ditto 4 2 41.d,t0 s. 4

3 10 Coarse-woolleddltto 4 6 4 8
Second qualitY-dlitO-. 5 £3
Prime large Oxen.. 4 0 4 2 SoutbdownWethe, 410 5 2
Prime Scots —•. . . 4 2 4 4 Ditto out of the wool ._
Large coarse Calves 3 8 4 2 Large Hogs ...... 3 8 4 4
['rime 4 8 Small Porkers ...• 4 6 4 8
suckling
30 0 Quarter old Pigs ..16 0 19 0
sm
Calvesa small ditt o .
...184 04
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Inferior Sheep .. .3 10 4 0 Lambs ..... ..... 0 0 0 0
Peaks. I Sheep. I Calves. I Figs.
16.230 54
1,582 210
NEIVTGATE AND imeanavnara..
'These markets are extremely well supplied with all kinds
of meat, beef and mutton in particular, the quality of which
has been seldom equalled. Owing to many of the large town
and country butchers having purchased freely in Smithfield
on Monday last, and to the change of the weather, the gene-
ral demand was heavy, and, in some few instances, the quo-
tations bad a downward tendency. The arrivals from the
country have been seasonably good ; but, with foreign meat
we have been rather scantily supplied. ,
At per stone, by the Carcase.
s. d. to s. d. ' s. d. to s. d.
Beef, inferior...... 210 3 0 Mutton, inferior •• 3 6 3 8
middling .... 3 0 3 2 middling •.3 10 4 2
prime large •• 3 4 3 6 prime —• • 4 4 4 8
prime small •• 3 6 3 8 Pork, large ••••• • • • 3 6 4 2
Veal •••••••• • • • • • • 3 8 4 8 small.. •••• • • 4 4 4 8
Lamb. Os Od to Os Od.
BOROUGH HOP MARKET.
The finest parcels of Hops are in moderate request at last
week's prices. In other kinds so little is doing that the quo-
tations are almost nominal.
BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS.
Although the supplies of Potatoes on offer at the water-
side since our last have been small, the demand is by no
means active. About 500 tons have come in from abroad in
good condition.

WOOL.
In the last week the imports of Wool have been chiefly
composed of 1,195 bales from Sydney, and 159 from Alexan-
dria. Although exceedingly little business is doing either
in English, Colonial, or Foreign Wools, prices may be consi-
dered tolerably firm.

TALLOW.
This market may be considered very firm, and prices are
looking upward. We know that 51s 6d was paid for 150
casks of fine Y. C. in one parcel, and sellers are now asking
525. For January, February, and March, the price is 52s to
52s 6d. In new Y. C. Tallow for the last three months of
next year, 453 6d has been paid in several instances during
the past week. Town Tallow 51s net cash.

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—At the Privy Council
held at Windsor Castle on Saturday afternoon. a procla-
mation was ordered to be issued, directing Parliament to
assemble for the dispatch of business, on Tuesday, the
19th of January next.
The Ministers are leaving town for the holidays.
Lord Grey, for 8,-)wood Park, on a visit to Lord Lans-
downe ; Lord John Russell, for Woburn Abbey, the
seat of the Duke of Bedford; Lord Clarendon, the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, and file other members of the
Cabinet, for different country seats.
The Judges have at length declared their decision,
as visitors of the Inns of Court, on the Inner Temple
Bench question. It is, that Queen's Counsel have no
legal right to the office of bencher, but that the mode of
election pursued at the Inner Temple is improper, and
ought to be abolished. In other words, the benchers
have dole a wrong thing, though they had a legal right
to do it ; which is precisely what we have maintained
from the first—From a Correspondent.
WESTMINSTER BRIDGE.—On Saturday the eastern
footpath across this bridge was re-opened to the public,
and an intimation given that on or before the 24th inst.
the throughfare for carriages would be thrown open as
formerly.

CORN-EXCHANGE.--MONDA Y.
Last week the arrivals of English Wheat for our market
were moderately good, and of full average quality ; but the
receipts of all other articles of home produce were on a
limited scale. From Scotland very few parcels of grain
reached us ; but the fresh supply of Oats from Ireland,
though small for the time of year, was somewhat on the in-
crease. The imports of Foreign Wheat and Flour were
but those of Barley, Beans, and Peas were somewhat
extensive. Fresh up to-day the receipts of English wheat were
moderate, though by no means large, the time of year con-
sidered ; still, however, the other samples of that article
was fully equal to the wants of the dealers. Altogether,
the trade was much less active than on Friday ;
• still the few sales effected were at an advance
in the currencies obtained on Monday last, of from is to 2s
per quarter, at which amount of improvement the market
closed heavily, and a total clearance was not effected. The
quantity of free foreign Wheat on offer was not to say large.
The demand on Irish account having subsided for the present,
that article ruled dull, at a decline on Friday's currencies of
fully is per quarter, yet the advance on the rates paid on
this day se'ennieht was is to 2s per quarter. In Corn
under lock next to nothing was doing, yet the holders
refused to sell except at highr rates. The stocks
in warehouse are now unusually small. There was
a very steady inquiry for the best malting and distilling
Barley, at a rise in the quotations of is per quarter;
while the value of all other kinds was well supported. Su-
pnrfine Malt was Is per quarter higher, with a steady de-
mand. In all other kinds no variation was noticed, although
the supply of such was small. Notwithstanding the supply
of Oats was somewhat on the increase, the Oat trade, owing
to many of the dealers being short of stock was firm. Fine
Corn was is., and the secondary qualities 6d per quarter
higher. The show of Beans being small, that description of
Grain moved off steadily, at a rise of fully is. per quarter.
Grey and Maple Peas were Is. per quarter dearer, with a firm
inquiry. Town-made Flour advanced to 60s. per 280Ibs.
while barrelled parcels were 2s. dearer.

CURRENCY PER 1111 PERIAL MEASURE
wheat—Essex & Kent, 31 eh—Chevalier • • 763 to 77s
Red, New .. • . 61s to 71s Oats—Yorkshire and
Ditto,White, New 67s 74s Lincolnsh., Feed. 29s 31s
Norfolk and Lin- Pot atoe .. 33s 34s
coin, Red..... 61s 68s Youghal and Cork,
Ditto, White —— €2s 69s Black . ... •• • 27s 29s
Irish, Red..— ••• . 60s 62s Cork, White ..... 26s 338
Ditto, White —— —62 s Scotch, Feed. • • 32s 348
Rye—Old ...... —.• .. 44s 48s Beans—Tick ..... —• . 42s 478
New. ...... .•• • —46 s Pigeons sos 558
Barley—Grinding ... • • 37s 40s Pease—Grey. •• —46 s
Malting ....• • • —44 s Maple. .. .. . • .... 48s 506
Chevalier .. .. •• • • 50s 52s White ... .. . • .... 54s 565
Malt—Suffolk and Nor- Boilers •..
folk..
Brown . ..... •.• • • 58s 60s Suffolk .. ..
Kingston and Ware 74s 75s Stocktn & Norfolk 46s OR
SMITHFIELD.
The imports of foreign stock into London since Monday
last have been as under :

Cows. Sheep. Calves. Pigs.
110 ... 591 ...

Total
At the outports about 200 beasts and 700 sheep have been
landed, chiefly from Holland, while, from Ireland, by sea
300 pigs, 49 oxen, and 5 calves, have been received for this
market. The state of trade experienced here in the past
week having formed the topic of much discussion amongst
the grazing community, we shall here offer a few observa-
tions upon its actual bearing, especially as we perceive some
of our contemporaries have described it as the reverse of fact.
For instance, it has been stated that the beef trade was a
very dull one. This we deny, for relsons we shall promptly
state. The practical reader will perfectly understand us
when we say that the number of beasts brought forward on
this day se'nnight was the largest on record during the last
ten years, if we except that shown on the great day in 1644;
and further, that the actual weight of beef offered and dis-
posed of has never bees equalled, even making due allowance
for the extra number on sale in the year just mentioned.
To support our position in these particulars, we shall now
refer to a few figures. On Monday last the number of beam
in the :market was 5,470, of which 5,100 found buyers—leav-
ing for the Friday's market only 370 head ! And yet we
have been told that the beef trade was very dull! On look-
ing closely into the result of the trade. we feel perfectly jus-
tified in again stating our opinion, as we did last week, that
the trade, under the circumstances of an extraordinary
supply, both as regards number and quality, was STEADY,
though, on the other hand, it is perfectly apparent thet many
of the beasts did not remunerate their owners; while, we
conceive, owing to the great change which has lately
taken place in the weather, that many of the
butchers will be considerable losers by their purchases.
To-day we had on show about 100 beasts and 800 sheep
from abroad, in very middling condition. The number of
home-fed beasts on offer, the time of year considered, tole-
rably extensive, and of full average quality. Notwithstand-
ing the very unfavourable state of the weather for slaughter-
ing, the beef trade Wail somewhat steady; yet, as the condi-
tion of the stock was not quite equal to that exhibited on
this day ae'nnight, we have reduced our quotations 2d per
81bs, the extreme fignre for Scots being 4s 4d. The beasts
were divided in about equal portions from the northern,
western, and midland districts. With sheep we were fairly
supplied ; vet the mutton trade was firm. Prime old Downs
readily produced 5s 2d per Sibs, and at which a good clear-
ance was effected. Calves, the supply of which was small,
moved off slowly at late rates. The pork trade was firm, at
last week's currencies.