The Sun.
London, England, 1858-12-20 00:00:00

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 37s to 435
Ditto, old ---8 --8
Ditto, white, new 4os 48$
Ditto, old —B --5
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 36s 44s
Ditto, new ns 44s
32s 36s
24s 30s
36s - s

Rye—Old
New
Barley—Grinding....,

.atalting; ._
Chevalier, 37a
Malt—Stift& and Norfolk s4s
Brown s2s
Kingston and Ware s6s
Chevalier • • 6BB
Oats—Yorkshire and Liucolnsh., Feeding 2ls
Potato 27s
Youghal and Cork, black ... 22s
Cork, white 24s
Scotch, Feeding 24s
Beans—Tick 141

1081 11

364 7
92i i
211

Pigeons 37s
Peas—Grey
Maple
White
Boilers
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 3OB
Stockton and Norfolk. 248 .

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Oorto
Rotterdam
Antwerp
Medemblik
Harlingen.
Ostend -
Bremen .. 2..
Boulogne. „ ..... • .
Calais
4 3dl I Total 555 3,756

161
9 61

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 5,734 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 1,986 ; in 1856, 1,896 ; in 1855, 4,326 ; in 1854,
2,828 ; in 1853, 5,165; in 1852, 2,711; and in 1851,
head.

106 108
105 107
199187 1"81
201 20i
id I d
par p
par p

2 lid

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1 2lf 22 p
iPd P
f p
par f p
par fp

42 • • ---•-:

7.. 42

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1857 3lB .. 1,473 .. • . 195 .. --
1856 405 .. 1,193 .. .. 285 .. 12
1855 783 .. 3,522 . • .. 21 . , ---
1854 1,076 .. 1,588 .. -rt.- . . 155 .. 9
,853 876 .. 4,053 .. .. 226 .. 5

There was a moderate supply of foreign stock on offer
here this morning, in fair average condition.
Considering that the great market was held on Monday
last, the supply of home-fed beasts on sale was rather ex-
tensive, and the general quality of the stock was prime.
The attendance of buyers was rather limited, and all breeds
of beasts moved off heavily, at a decline in the quotations
realised on this day se'nnight of about 4d per Sibs—the ex-
treme value of the best Scots being 4s 10d per 81bs.
About 1,400 beasts came to hand from Lincolnshire and
the midland counties, 300 from Norfolk, 700 from other
parts of England, 70 from Scotland, and 300 from Ireland.
There was a large supply of sheep in the market for the
time of year, and their condition and quality were good.
For all breeds we experienced a slow sale, and prices had a
drooping tendency. The best old Downs realised 6s per
81bs.

Prime small calves moved off slowly, on former terms,
but inferior descriptions of veal were very dull, at Thurs-
day's decline in the quotations.
_ _ _

Pigs were in moderate supply, and sluggish request, at
last week's currency.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

8. d. a. d.
Primeers-vrooldo4 44 .6
Pwe. S'thdowndo. 4 8 5 0
La: ge crse. calves 3 4 4 2
Prime small do 4 4 5 0
Large hogs 2 13 3 4
Small porkers
; and quarter-old store pigs,

s. d. s. d.
Crse. Sc inf. beasts 3 2 3 6
Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 8
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 4
Suckling calves, 17s to 20s
17s to 21s.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 3,260 • Beasts..
Sheep 16,750 Sheep
Calves
Pigs 3BO IPigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Dec. 21, 1857, and this day,
Monday, Dee. 20, 1858.
Per 81b*, to sink the offals.
Dec. 21, 1857. Dec.2o, 1858.
s d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts • , 3 4to 3 63 2to 3 6
Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. .• . •4 6 4 8,4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 2 3 83 4 3 8
Second quality ditto 310 4 03 10 4 4
Prime coarse-woolled ditto :
Prime Southdown ditto • 5 0 5 4j4 8 5 0
•
Lambs
Large coarse calves • 310 4 6,3 8 4 2
Prime small ditto . .
4 8 5 04 4 5 0
. •
• •
Large hogs 4 0 4 612 10 3 4
•
Neat small porkers • . 4 8 5 2,3 6 4 2
•
Beasts . . 2,350 3,260
Sheep and lambs , 11,450 16,750
Calves , 56 193
Picts .. . .
140
380
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 22,• 1856.---Beasts, 1,587 ;
sheep and lambs, 9,040; calves 81; pigs, 230.
Dec. 24, 1855.—Beasts, 1,158'; sheep and lambs, 5 ,750 ;
calves, 4 ; pigs, 150.

NEWGATE AND. LEADENIIALL.
Although very large supplies of meat are on sale here for
Christmas consumption, an
most kinds at extreme quotations.
extensive business is doing in
Per 81b5. by the Carcass.
s. d. a. d.
Inferior Beef 3 4to 3 6
Mid. d 0..... 3 Bto 4 0
Pm.larce do. 4 2to 4 4
Do. small do. 4 6to 4 8
Large pork.. 3 oto 3 8

Infr. Mutton.
Mid. do .. • •
Prime do. ..

s. d.
3 4 to 3 8
3 10 to 4 4
4 6 to 4 8
3 8 to 4 8
3 19 to 4 4

Veal
Small pork

BOROUGH HOP.
The show of most kinds of hops has become less exten-
sive. For good and useful
qualities the demand continues
steady, at full quotations ; but all other kinds are a dull
inquiry, at barely late rates. The imports last week were
only eight bales.
Mid and East Kent Pockets ..70s to 120 s per cwt.
Weald of Kent do s2s to 688
Sussex do sos to 62s ~