The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN C

Last week's imports of forei
very moderate, viz., 3,518 h(
week in 1855 we received 4,541
4,795; in 1852, 4,869; in 185
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WREN.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Rotterdam 212 -. 1,053 -.-. 128
Ostend
Tonning ...... 61 -. 19 .-
Harlingen
Nieu 10 ". 77 -.
Sledeniblik....- 79 1,123 .. -
19ordt ll ... 51 _. --
Antwerp ."
Schiedam

6 ... -

_
46 -
59 ... - ... ... -

T0ta1.... 596 ... 2,769 ... 183 ...
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
L 855 791 3,649 98 7
1854 1,098 4,461 ... 274
.853 lBB „, 3,655 128 _ 24

Advices from the north of Europe state that many of
the usual shipping ports are new frozen up ; consequently
decreased importations of stock may now be calculated
upon. The immense increase in the value of stock through-
out Spain renders shipments to this country very doubtful.
In France both beasts and sheep are still high in price.
Our market to-day was but moderately supplied with all
kinds of foreign stock, for which the demand was by no
means active. _ _

Fresh up from our own grazing districts the receipts of
beasts were rather limited for the time of year. The
general quality of the stock was tolerably good. Although
the attendance of buyers was moderately extensive the beef
trade ruled inactive, and, in most instances, prices were
2d per 81b. lower than on this (Iv se'nnight. The top
figure for the best lots was 4s 10d per Blbs., and a fair
clearance was effected.
We were scantily supplied with all breeds of sheep, and
the mutton trade was firm, at fully last Monday's quota.
tions. The best old Downs produced 5s 2d per 81bs.
The supply of calves was limited, yet the veal trade
ruled heavy, at a decline of 2d per 81bs.
In pigs very little wes doing, at barely late rates.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 2,C03 shorthorns ; from other parts of
Englynd, NO of various breeds ; from Scotland, 350 Scots ;
and from Ireland, 400 oxen.
The great Christmas market will be held here on Mon-
day next.

Per 81135 to sink the Orals.
s. d. s. d.
(nferlor Benete....2 10 to 3 2
iecend quality.... 3 4 3 8
Prime large oxen 310 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 3 410
(nferiorSheep ...3 6 310
4econd quality ...4 0 4 4
Prime crse.-wlled.4 6 4 8
TOTAL SUPPLY.

s. 4. . • .
tPrimeSonthdown 5 0 5 2
lokrgo ores. calves 3/0 4 6
Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 2
Large hogs 3 8 4 4
Small porkers ... 4 6 5 2
Suckling calves.. 23 0 30 0
Quarter old pigs.2l 0 28 0

FOBEIGN SUPPLY.

Seaga
Sheep ..........18,120 Sheep ..
!aim ..•• • .• 122 Calves.. •.• •• ..•• •• •• 69
• • •
Pip
• •
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, Dec. 10, 1855, and this day, Monday,
Dec. 8, 1856.
Per Sibs, to sink the offals.
Dec. 10, 1855. Dec. 8, 1856.
s. d. s. d. a. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 Bto 3 10 2 10 to 3 2
Second quality ditto ... 4 0 4 4'3 4 3 S
Prime large oxen ... 4 6 4103 10 4 6
Prime Scots, &c „. ... 5 0 5 2 4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 6 3 6 310
Second quality ditto ... ... 3 8 4 2 4 0 4 4
Prime coarse woolled ditto ... 4 4 46 4 6 4 8
Prime Southdown ditto ... 4 8 5 o's 0 5 2
Lambs ... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves 4 0 4 83 10 4 6
Prime small ditto ... 410 5 2 4 8 5 2
Large hogs ... 310 4 4 3 8 4 4
goat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 6 5 2
Beasts... 4,388 4,480
Sheep ... 22,880 18,120
Calves... 135 122
220
SUPPLIES oN SALE, Dec. 11, 1854.—Beasts, 6,181; shoe! ,
22,820; calves, 107; pigs, 240.
December 12, 1853.—Beasts, 7,037; sheep, 25,830 ; calves,
213; pigs, 295.

NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALt.
The markets continue to be well supplied with nearly
all kinds of meat. Generally speaking, a full average is
doing, as follows :

Per Bibs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d.
tee% interior 2 62 10
Do., middliug 3 0 3 6
Do. prime large 3 8 4 0
Do., do. small 4 2 4 6
Pork, largo 3 8 4 4

s. d. e. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 4
Do., middling 3 6 4 0
Do., prime 4 2 4 6
Veal 3 8 4 10
Perk, small 4 8 5 4

BOROUGH HOP.
The show of hops is good, yet the demand is steady, and
prices are well suppotted.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 10s to 5/ 15s ; Weald
of Sent, 3/ 5s to 41145; Sussex, 310 s to 3/ 16s.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Coastwise and by land carriage, the arrivals of potatoes
have not been extensive since Monday last. The imports
have amounted to 1 sack from Jersey, 11 from Emden, 3
bags from Leer, 4 from Tonning, 6q from Rotterdam, 5
from Harburg, mid 6 baskets from Hamburg. The trade
is steady at full pricl3.
York Regents, 100 s to 1105 per ton ; Kent ad Essex do.,
Ns to 1038 ; Scotch do., 80s to ; ditto cn
ups 10)8 to
1053 ; middlings, 50s to 60s ; Linco.Ne, 90s to 100:3; blues,
EO3 to 003.

WOOL.
Since the close 'of the public sales the private con.'
market, under the influence of easier rates of discount, 13,78
ruled firm at extreme rates. Many holders are not sellers
at present quotations. Last week's imports were 2,519
bales from Algoa. Bay, 333 from the Cape, 800 from
Sydney, 581 from Bombay, 2) from Hamburg, and 23
from Mogadore.
The following are the current rates of English wool :-
Down tegs, is 5(1 to is s:ld ; Down ewes, is 3d to is 4d .
half-bred hogs, Is 4d to is 5d ; half-bred wethers, is 3d to
is 3id ; Kent fleeces, is 3id to is 4d ; Leicester do., is 3d
to ls 4cl ; flannel wool lld to ls 4d ; blanket wool, 93. to
is 211 combing skins,, lld to is 23 ; and old skin, is 4d
to is 6d per lb.

SEEDS.
We have on ly a moderate business doing in seeds gene-
rally. In prices, however, very little change has taken
place. Black Sea linseed is selling at 61s 6,1 to 62s 6d ' •
.Petersburg moorshank, 46s to 60s; East Indian rapeseed,
61s to 65s per quarter.
TurniP,White, per bash. 205 to 2151
Swede .. •• • • ...• —5 —s
41:18t&Tel, Brown ••• • •• 16s 22s
White, new.• •• .. 105 13s
Tares,Winter,new....ss Od 5s 6d
Canary, per quarter .• 701 608
Rye grass (new) • • •• 24s 285
Clover,RedEng . (cwt.) —s —s
White •• • • .... •• —s —s
Foreign Red...... —s —s
White" •• —5 —s
Trefoil, new •. • • •—5 —8

Carraway ....... .•• .. 40s 42s
Coriander .•••.• .• .• 263 30s
liempseed, per quarter 48s 52s
Linseed, Eng.iowing • • 62$ 64s
Crashing •• • • .... 52s 60s
Baltic •••• .. • ..• 503 60s
Odessa ••• • .• 62s 62a 6d
Linseed Cake, pr. ton—
English • • —.lOl Ss Ili Os
Foreign, per ton 101 11/ lOs ea
iißape Cakes, per ton 51 15s 61 188s5s
4litspeseed, pr 868

TALLOW.
Since Monday last there has been much less activity in
the demand for tallow, and prices have ruled as
6d shoade
lower. To-day P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 58 t
58s 9d, and for delivery to the 31st of March
nett 57s c
ash ,•d to
58s 6d per cwt. Town tallow, 58s per cwt.
rough fat, 3s 2d per 81bs

1852.

1853.

1854. 1855. 1856.
33.577 18,960
6456dt0 66s 6d to
—s Od 674 Od
2,011 2,751
43,618 72,508
1,376 688
41,175 43,753
654 ed , 57s Od

Stock this day
Price of Y. C
Delivery last week ..
Ditto from June 1....
Arrivals last week..
Ditto from Junel
Price of Town

46.819
46404t0
--s Od
3,269
57,166
1,296
65,309
493 31

42,140 1
55s 9d
re 560 Od
1,347
58,667
' 11,165
76,300
Od

19,626
58s 6d
Ito 53c 9d
2,719
69,629
6,414
72,278
605 ad