The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-08 00:00:00

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE

Wheat—Essex & Kent,
Red .• •• new 589 to 643
Ditto • • • • .... old 603 683
Ditto, White new 63s 69s
Ditto.. • • .... old 66s 733
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, Red, old -s —a
Ditto new • • • • —3 —s
Rye—Old • • • .. 428 458
.Now • • • • • • .. —s —Bl
Barley—Grinding ..• •• 441 463
Malting . •• • • •• •• 463 483
Chevalier.• •• 453 508
Malt—Saffolkand Nor-
folk .• .• •• 698 74s
8r0wn....• • • ........ 633 fits
KingstonandWare 693 76s

Malt—Chet-aller .... 76s to 77s
Oats Yorkshire and
Lincolnsk.,Feed 24s 26s
Potato 2sa 28s
Youghal and Cork
Black. •• •• •• 21s 23
Cork, White ..... 22s 263
Scotch,Foed...•• 26s 29.
Beans—Tick 36s 393
Pigeons .. ' .... 42 • 45
Pees—Grey •. •• 36s 40,
Maple. •• 44s 45,
White... •• ...... 44s 483
Boilers •• •• 43s 48.
Flour—Town-made... 58s GO,
Suffolk 44s 47,
atocktn 3c Norfolk 44s 47s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Fair average supplies of foreign stock arrived in the port
of London last week—the total import amounting to 7,805
head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we received
7,873; in 1854, 10,105; in 1853, 10,787; in 1852, 10,612;
in 1851, 11,380 ; and in 1850, 9,000 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Harlingen 162 ... 543 21 ... 159 ... 422
Tonning 240 ... •..
Rotterdam —7B , 8 2093 •
...
Ostend
Frederickstadt 181 ...
Hamburgh 34
Nicu Diep 33 „. 2,010
Calais
Dordt
Schiedam
Antwerp •-•-• •• .
D uukirk
Amsterdam 37 ...

5 ... _
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11 ... -

11 ...

6
_ ... --- ...

-. ...

••• ....

100 -

514 66

T0ta1....1,1c7 ... 5,205 ... 21 ... 670 ... 422
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1855 1,668 ... 4,873 ... 122 ... 431 ... 771
1854 1,616 ... 7,165 ... 169 ... 487 ... 668
1853 1,858 ... 7,914 ... 27 ... 729 ... 214
1852 1,395 ... 7,916 ... 144 ... 600 ... 557
1851 1,859 ... 7,013 ... 732 ... 646 ... 6:0
1850 1,572 .., 5,210 ... 65 ... 408 ... 216
We continue to receive favourable accounts of the
turnip crop, yet we find that in some parts of the country
hay is still selling at a high price.
Store stock is mostly held at very full rates in the whole
of our grazing districts.

The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was but
moderate, and its general quality was inferior.
From our own grazingdistricts the receipts of beasts fresh
up were very moderate for the time of year, and their
general condition was by no means first-rate. The beef
trade ruled steady, and in sone instances prices were 2,1
per Blbs higher than on Monday last. The best Scots rea-
lised 4s 101 per 81bs.

The receipts from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Nor-
thamptonshire amounted to 2,203 short-horns ; from other
parts of England 603 of various breeds ; and from Ireland
370 oxen. No fresh supplies of beasts from Scotland.
We were but moderately supplied with sheep. Although
the demand for most breeds was inactive, prices had, in
some instances, an upward tendency. The best old Downs
realised 5s 4d per 81b.
Lambs are now nearly out of season, and they mostly
sold at mutton prices.
We were scantily supplied with calves, which sold
briskly at an advance in the quotations of 4d per Blbs.
There was a better demand for pigs, at fully last week's
currency.

Per 81bs to sink the ofrals.
0. d. s. d. t s. d. . ~
jiterior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 4 Prime Southdown 5 0 5 4
Becend quality.... 3 6 310 Large crse. calveE 310 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4Prime small do 4 6 5 0
Prime Scots, dm 4 6 4 10Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 10 4 0 mall porkers
Second quality ...4' 2 4 6 uckling calves 23 0 30
Prime crze.-wlled.4 8 4 101 Quarter old pigs 22 0 t 8 0

Lamb, 46 dd to 5s 4d. -
TOTAL 11113PPLY. 1 FOBEIGN SUPFLT
Beasts .. •• •• ........•• •• 4,650 1 8ea5t5......... ....•• .. 1,710
Sheep and lambs ......••23,050 ' Sheep and lambs .. • • ..... 4,300
Calves .................. 230 Ca1ve5,....... ~.. ......... 175
Pigs ..•• .... •• .• •• •• •••• 3SO Pig 5........
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A . statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, Sept. 10, 1855, and this day, Monday,
Sept. 8, 1856.
Per Blbs, to sink the offal&
Sept. 10, 1855. ;Sept 8, 1856
s. d. s. d. ;s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts ... 3 6to 3 8,3 oto 3 4
Second quality ditto ... 410 4 2,3 6 319
Prime large oxen ... 4 4 4 6,4 0 4 4
Prime Scots, &c 4 8 4 10,4 6 410
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 63 10 4 0
Second quality ditto ... 3 8 4 04 2 4 6
Prime coarse woolled ditto ~, 4 2 4 6!4 8 410
Primo Southdown ditto ... 4 S 5 0 5 0 5 4
Lambs 2 5 oj4 0 5 4
Large coarse calves 4 4 4 103 10 4 4
Prime small ditto 5 0 5 414 6 5 0
Large hogs ..„ 3 6 3 103 6 310
seat small porkers 4 0 4 6;4 2 4 8
Beasts... 5,655 4,650
Sheep ~, 29,760 23,050
Calves... 256 230
Pigs „„ ,„ 540 330
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 11, 1854.—Beasts, 5,313 ; sheep
and lambs, :17,290; calves, 205 ; pigs, 455.
Sept. 12, 1853.—Beasts, 6,083 ; sheep and lambs, 28,58) ;
calves, 325 ; pigs, 360.