The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-03 00:00:00

1853 475 ... 2,126 -.

1852 344 ...

955

1851 395 ... 1,571

•
1850 529• 552 237
The show of foreign stock was very moderate. Amenglt
it were !00 oxen from Oporto-in very middling condltiee.
The supply of Irish stock was confined to 40 beasts.
From our own grazing districts the arrivals of bealts
were seasonably good, both as to number and OOP
Although the weather was favourable for slaughteri,l
the beef trade ruled heaVy, at a decline in the prices,reAl"—t
on Monday last of from 2d to 4d per Sibs. The higher
value for Scot' was 4i 6,1 per blbs.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and •011
bridgcshii e, amounted to 2,1C0 Scottand short kor.Vigr,„°o
other parts of E,igland, 420 of vari0n6....7,0,
-
Scotland, 400 Scots, chiefly per railway.-'
There was about an average show of sheep in the nork,e.i
in fair condition. For meat kinds. we had a slow sew;
aud, in some instances, prices were the tern in favour e't
buyers. A few very superior old Downs realised ,ss,
the general top price, in the wool, was 4s 10d per 811/5;
out of the wool, the quot ttioa was 4s per 8 lbs. Abe°
1,800 shorn slieep were on offer. A at
The few prime lambs in the market changed hands
7s per 81b.=.
Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal 'trea
was heavy, at Friday's decline in value of 6d per 811$, the
top price being 5s 6d per 81bs.
We had a dull inqulry for pigs, at last week's c-arrenci'

Per Sibs to sink the offal& •
d.
a. d. a. d. I . d. 0
Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 Prime Southdown 4 6 410
Second quality.... 3 4 3 Surge erso. calves 4 0 4, '6
Prime large oxen 310 4 21Primo small d 0... 5 0 n
Prime Scots, do. 4 4 4 6(Large hogs 3 6 4
I.l'
Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6Small porkers 4 4 4 a
Second quality ...3 8 4 OiSuckling calves-22 0 29 0
Prime crse.-wiled.4 2 4 41Quarter old pigs.2l 0
TOTAL SUPPLY. FORM?, SUPPLT•

Beasts .................. 4,133 I 1 8ea5t5............ 40•••••• • ,

Sheep .•• •• ..•• •• •••• .• —22,603
Calves .• •• •• „•• •••• „ 67

Sheep ............ ...,
Calves..• •. ...... •• •• ea

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices or f's
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, °,
ire

Monday, March 5, 1855, and in the MetroPolitan MO
this day, Monday, blarch 3, 1856.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals. 13.
March 5, 1855. (March 3,s a,
s. d. s. dds. d.
3 6 to 3 Bi 3 oto ,; 5
313 4 13 4 6
4 6 4 93 10 6
410 5 011 4
S 6
3 4 3 81 2 ,
310 4 2.3 8 '4
4 4 4 814 2 it
410 5 0.4 6 0
0 0 0 0:0 0 9. 10

Coarse and inferior beasts ...
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen
Prime Scots, dm ••• ~,
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality ditto ...
Prime coarse woolled ditto ...
Prime Southdown ditto ...

Large coarse calves
Prime small ditto ..
Large hogs

4 0 4 6
4 R 5 21
3 0 4 0,

4 0 6'6
5 0 5 4
;3 6 10

',Teat small porkers ... ... ... 4 2 4 4k4 4 4, 3
Beasts... ... ... ... ... 2,928 4,.
Sheep ... •.. ... ... ... 14,8 / 0 V 6°. ,6/
Calves... ... ~. ... ... ... 43 15°
Pigs • ... ... ... ... ... ... 310
SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 6, 1854.—Beasts, 4,501; ol►e4l
20,710; calves. 103; pigs, 410. f,,
March 7, 185.1.—Beasts, 4,017; sheop, 16,140; oaf
148 ; pigs, 165.

• NE WO-ATE AND LEADENFIALL. •na
These markets are moderately supplied with each 1"-o
of meat. Generally speaking, a fair amount of basic
is doing, at our quotations.

Per Sibs by tic eareago. 4.
5. 4. s. d. s. 4. 11,.; 0
beef, interior 210 3 0 ( Mutton Inferior 210 6
Do., middling 3 2 3 6 1 Do., middling 3 2 4 4
Do. prime large-3 8 3PI Do:, prime 3 8 io
)e , do. small ....4 0 I 2 Veal 3 8 4 11.0
P irk, large 2 3 10 Pork, small 4 • 4