The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-30 00:00:00

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheatl-E;eiandiUni,Teli; .... —as-
478. to Ms
Ditto, old --8 —A
Ditto, white, new 5OB 638
Ditto, old —8 —8
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —8 —8
Ditto, new 468 648
Eye—Old —9 —s
New
Barley—Grinding 26s :4.8
Malting .37s 398
Chevalier 3Bs 43s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk
BrownsoB 528
Kingston and Ware 528 648
Chevalier
Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 228 270
Potato 29s 338
Youghal and Cork, black 238 268
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 238 328
Beans—Tick
Pigeons 4lB 508
Peas—Grey . ••••••••• 42s 448
Maple
White 4061 498
Boilers .... ..•..... . 498 508
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 33s 348
32a 348
Stockton and Norfolk .

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last wwe
were 3,662 head. In the corresponding week in 185V55,
received 2,132 ;in 1857, 2,229 ;in 1856, 1,647 ; 1752
1,852; in 1854, 3,657 ; in 1853, 3,698; and ill
—head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pig',
Amsterdam .. 190 .. 22 .. —• • _-
Rotterdam
Harlingen
Hamburgh .. 38 1,299 —• •

6 . •
r

Antwerp .. • •

Total lB4 2,789 477 312
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follow's: 0.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rig....
.858 77 .. 1,658 .. 166 .. 231 . •
.857 ll7 .. 1,772 .. 45 . 295 • •
856 23 .. 1,290 111 .. 223 .. 10
1.855 231 .. 943 155 .. 313• •
1854 465 2344, .. 195 .. ?'',3 • 71
1853 486 .. 2,450 90 . • • • as
k
The total supply of foreign stock in to-day'stv et 111—
we*
only moderate for the time of year. Its genet'
inferior. ...am of beasts
From our own grazing districts the arri• wnd
fresh up this morning were extensive as to nun:lli° Ines-
first-rate condition. For all breeds—owing, ill s°l- ruled
sure, to the return of mild weather— the deraall•us of
heavy in the extreme, at a reduction in the quotatioc
quite 2d per 81bs. A few very superior breeds produ_eu.
Bd, but the general top price for beef was 4s 6d per BTani.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and sad
bridgeshire amounted to 2,500 Scots, short horns!_nih
crosses ; from other parts of England 300 of varieus?';-ii
from Scotland 200 Scots and crosses; and from
250 oxen and heife.
There was a considerable increase in the supply of Al:
and the mutton trade ruled heavy, at 2d per Blbs less mono
The general condition of the sheep was good.
We were very extensively supplied with lambs. de'
mand for them was in a most depressed state, and Prl
gave way 4d per 81b.
Calves were very dull, and 'quite 2d per Blbs lower thall
last week.
In pigs next to nothing was doing, at late eurrendegh
Per 81bs. to sink tho offal. d•
s. d. s. d. s. d. 46
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 0 3 4 Primecrs-wool do. 4 4 0
Second quality do. 3 6 3 10 Pme. S' thdown do. 4 8": 6
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Large crse. calves 3 -4 0
Prime Scots, &c. 44 4 6 Prime small d 0... 4 g 6
Crse. & inf. sheep 34 3 8 Large hogs ...... 3 -
"
Second quality do. 310 4 24 Small porkers .... "
Lambs, 58 Od to 6s Od.
Suckling calves, 19s to 228 ; and quarter .old store pig*

18s to 21s.-
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. .A 4
Beasts 4,180 Beasts .............. To
Sheep and lambs .....2,5770 Sheep ..............
'2060
Calves
Pigs
of
A statement and comparison of the supplies and Pli olAto
cV,to
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metrop
Cattle Market, on Monday, May 31, 1858, and t1:118
Monday, May 30, 1859.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals. ^O, 1859.
May.3l, 1858. 3fay .) 0 i.
sd. s. d. s. cl. 4
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 3 4 3 6 3 6 'i 4
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. .. • •
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 4 3. 8 3 4 4
Second quality ditto . . . .3 10 4 23 10 4 6
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 2 4 4 4 t 6 0
Prime Southdown ditto 4 6 4 8 4 ' 6 0
. .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . ~ 4 2 4 8 3 .. 6 0
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers .4 2 4 4 3 8 3 920
. • .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 1, 1857.---Beats ' '
sheep and lambs, 22,920' ; calves, 138; pigs 195• 2 450;
June 2, 1856.—Beasts, 3,423; sheep and lambs,
2 t
calves, 159 ; pigs, 250.
_

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. t.
The supplies of meat on offer in these markets conbt
moderate. Prime beef and mutton sold steadily, at
prices. All other kinds of meat moved off slowly, at bare '
late rates.

Per 81bs. by the Carcass.
s. d. s. d. '
nferior Beef 3 oto 3 4
Mid. d 0..... 3 6to 3 8
3 10 to 4 0
Pm.largedo.
Do.smalldo. 4 2to 4 4
Large pork.. 3 2to 3 8
Lamb, 4s

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

R. d.
3 4to
4 Oto
4 4to
310 w
310 to

Veal
1 Small pork
Id to 5s 6d.

J.
s• 0
3 ;
4 6
4 6
4 4

BOROUGH HOP. gett'
Nearly all kinds of hops still command an active trio is
lative inquiry, but we have no further advance to 10_,,„,
the quotations. The show of samples is very moderaw
Mid and East Kent pockets 9os to 1608 per &rt.
Weald of Kent do B6s to 100 s 9,
Sussex do B6B to 1000

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. se 61
Since lgonday last the arrival of potatoes, coastwiotial
by land carriage, has been very moderate. The
the supplies, however, is good. The imports have mount
and
to 118 sacks from Antwerp, 100 tons from I),unirtuf
331 sacks from Rotterdam. The trade rules •
follows :
o181)4;
York Regents, 93s to 130 s ; do. Flukes, 140 an, Se
Lincolns, 90s to 110 s; Scotch, 70s to 100 s per
t
potatoes, 16s to 22s per cwt, 1

WOOL MARKETtelfivri
The publie sales of colonial wool have been NO— -tat
since our last, and the biddings have ruled steady,joir.
full prices to a a slight advance. The quotationo
ranged as follows ; Sydney—Clean sheep's is 8d tio°bilirA:
locks, is 24 to is 6d ; skin, is ld to is port -20
_—
Clean sheep's, is 6d to 2s 31d ; scoured, is rd. Arra
handwashed, ls 10dlamb's, Is 6d to 2s lA.a,
Dieman's Land—Clean sheep's, ls 7d to 2s ; 1011',VdelOA
to is 10d; slipe, is 6d to Is 7d; grease, 10d to s. 2, 31-"
—Clean sheep's, is 7cl to 2s ; scoured, Is 10d 'i'ealocia;
lamb's, is 6d to is 104 ; lock, is Md. Ner; 4.„ 10 ci,
Clean sbeep's ls 6d to ls 8d ; lamb's, is 6a --sca`"te
grease, ls ld. 'Cape—Clean sheep's Is 4d to is 94,; pris?o,
is 3d to is ; lamb's, is 6d to is 'Bld per lb. , 4,
contract the market is heavy, at almost nominea_f;ol
Last week's imports were 508 bales from °7691 ft°
1,256 from Launceston, 1,174 from Adelaide, 031'.`
the Cape.

SEEDS. ricerhaTe rails
Linseed continues a very slow sale, an V,sod %ill,
ther given way. Rape and oilseeds are dull, ilawA.
lower. Canary is in fair request, and prices al:?:beout V'
tained. In other seeds very little is doing, a' 0
vious rates. „ Cakes are dull, but not cheapear• 40000
rurnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s1 Carraway ......... 90 0.0
Swede
r
Mustard, Brown Bs s ' Hempseed, pesrogy
ll iris
___74: ,',eo
Wldte, new l2s 20s Linseed, r• 60.
Tares, Spring, new.. 9s6d 12s, Crushing • "
• ' • ---0
Old —s
—s' Baltic ........• •os
Canary, per quarter 56s 76s Odessa ..... ton -- tit CP!,
Rye grass, new 22s Wis Linseed Cake, P. 1.0 59 fit C
Clover, Red Eng., et. —s X 9 100 .*6 5.
White
Foreign Red --s —s Rape Cakes,P•
ton go
White —s s Rapeseed, p• gr' •• ..
Trefoil,
new. —s —s
~,le

TALLOW
'e'
Our market continues flat, and prices are ag,,A per
lower. P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 4s
Rough fat is 2s 101 d per Blbs.

1855.

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

47,152
52s Od to
52s 34
1,484
563
808

51e 3d

Op'
1856. I 1857 18587_ a
..--- —____." - -----. ii, i; 01
17,709 13,000 10,50 v Lou •
46s Od to 58s Od to 53s Od to z7...0 1
—8 Od —8 )d ---0 °A I,4Jii
1,405 1,074 1,0„4,', 99 v,,,'.?
106,450 102,„,3„", 4:,.a
1,980 2,195 i.,,',; 99,
102,485 101; 3d
00
488 Gd 588 9d 540 3°