The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-29 00:00:00

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE

Wheat —Essex & Kent,
Red •• new 534 to 67a
Ditto • • • • .... old —a —a
Ditto, White new 56s 74s
Ditto... .... old —a —s
fforfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old —a —a
Ditto new • • • • • • 52s 65s
RYA—Old .• .....• • • • • —s —a
Yew .• •• •• ••.• 38s 4281
Barley--Grinding .• • • • 31s Mal
Malting ... • • • • • • 36e 39s
Chevalier.— • • 401 488
hf Att—Stiffolkand Nor-
folk • • • • • • • • • • • • 67a 77s
train...... Lie......• 61st
Kinston Ind Ware 76g 79s

Nialt—Chevaller .. •• 763 to 77s
Oats Yorkshire and
Lineolnsla.,Feed 21s 261
Potato •• 323
Youghal aadCork
Black. •• .• •• 193 22=

Cork, White ..• •• 2h 264

Sootell, Feed. •. • • 263 293
Means—Tick ......... 3ls 359
Pigeons. ••.• • • • 40 43,
Peas—Grey ..•......• 36s 39i
Slaple • 40s 41s

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White........... 39s 42s
Boilers ......... 41s 43s
Flour—Town-made. •• Ms 60s
Suffolk •• •• •• •• 42, 43s
Stocktn Ac Norroll, 42s 43s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Owing to the severity of the weather on the Continent,
the imports of foreign stock into London last week were
limited—the total supply being 1,119 head. In the corres-
ponding week in 1853 we received 347 ; in 1854, 1,410;
in 1853, 1,802; in 1852, 2,568 ; and in 1851, 2,408 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST waax.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambe.
Rotterdam 10 99
Guernsey
Oporto
Harlingen . 2Bl
Palermo
Amsterdam ...
Antwerp — ...

Calves. Pilo.

- •••
591 ...

'''''" •••

1 ... --

52 ... -- ...

15 ...

742 ...

TotaL.— 375 ..

... 102 ..
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
.855 247 100 ——
854 621 693 ... ... 96
853 ... 405 1,678 - 298 ... 27
852 3ll 1,867 ... ... 319 ... 5
851. 451 1,196 ... 155
From Norfolk and Suffolk we shall now shortly receive
our firet supplies of beasts for the season, and our corre-
spondents state that very large numbers, in excellent con-
dition, will be forwarded between this and the end of
June. The quantity of food on hand is very extensive.
Very limited supplies of foreign stock were on sale to-
day, in middling condition.
From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts
fresh up this morning wore very moderate for the time of
year, but we observed amongst them some very good Scots,
both from Norfolk and Scotland. As the weather conti-
nues cold, and as the butchers have disposed of their
Christmas purchases, the beef trade was very brisk, at an
advance in the quotations realised on Monday last of 4d
per labs. The best Scots sold at 5s 4d per 81bs.
The arrivals from Norfolk were 700 Scots, from Lincoln-
shire 600 shorthorns, from other parts of England 500 of
various breeds, and from Scotland 160 Scots. There were
no Irish beasts in the market.

We had a very limited supply of sheep in the market,
in, for the most part, fair condition. All breeds sold
briskly, at prices fully equal to the rates current on this
day se'nnight. The best old Downs were worth quite 5s 6d
per 81bs. No fresh arrivals were reported from Ireland.
The show of calves was vary limited, and the veal trade
ruled brisk, at a further improvement in value of 2d per
Blbs. The primed veal was worth 5s 8d per 81bs.
The few pigs in the market realised very fall prices.

Per Sibs to sink the offats.
s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts... 3 Bto 3 10
Second quality... 3 0 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0,
?riffle Soots, &a. 5 2 5 4
Inferior Sheep ...4 0 4 4
Second quality ...4 6 410
Prime arse.-erlled.s 0 5 '
TOTAL SUPPLY.

s. d.
PrimeSouthdowt 5 4 5 6
Large crse. calves 4 9 410
Prime small do 5 0 5 8
Large hogs
Small porkers
Suckling calves 24 k) 30 0
Quarter old pigs 23 .49

rossios dII/TL

rout,
•.•••••••••••••••• 3,113 Beasts••
-Meer) I —15,700 Sheep .
pigs ..... 110 Pize............•• •• • - •
statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Aenday, Dec. 31, 1855, and this day, Monday,
Dec. 28, 1856.
Per Sibs, to sink the offals.
Dec. 31, 1855. iDec. 29, '56.
s. d. s. d.* d. s. (I.
Coarse And inferior beasts ... 3 6to 3 B{3 Bto 3 10
Second quality ditto ... 310 4 2,4 0 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 S 5 0
Prime Scots, 'fie „. ... 410 5 015 2 5 4
Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 3 4 3 614 0 4 4
Second quality ditto ... 3 8 4 214 6 410
Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 4 4 6,5 0 5 2
Prime Southdown ditto ... .. 4 8 5 0 5 4 5 6
Lambs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves 410 5 614 0 410
Prime small. ditto ... ... 5 8 6 0 5 0 5 8
Large hogs 310 4 413 8 4 4
!feat small porkers 4 6 5 0,4 6 5 2
Beasts— 2,992 3,113
Sheep ... 13,000 15,7, 0
Calves... 57 58
Pigs 360 110
Samos ox Sew!, Jan. 1, 1855.—Beasts, 4
25,610 ; calves, 113; pigs, 290.
January 2, 1853.—Beasts, 4,082; sheep, 22,
160 ; pigs, 310.

,202; sheer,

,430 ; calves,

NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL.
Only limited supplies of each kind of meat were on sale
here to-day. Although the trade was by no means active,
prices generally were well supported.
Per Sibs by hue carcase
s. d. s. d.
Beef, interior 3 0 3 4
Do., middling 3 6 4 0 I
Do. prime large 4 2 4 4
Do., do. small 4 6 4 8
Pork. large 3 8 4 4

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B. d.
Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3
Do., middling 3lO 4 2
Do., prime 4 4 4 10
Veal 3 10 4 10
Pork, small 4 8 5 4

BOROUGH HOP.

We have only a moderate supply of both new and year-
ling hops on sale, and nearly all kinds move off steadily, at
very full prices. Last week's imports were 36 bales from
Hatnbro'.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 5s to 5/ 15s ; Weald
of Kent, 3/ 5s to 4/ 14s ; Sussex, 31 Os to 3/ 13s.