The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-02 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WESE.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pipe.

Ito tterdam S6
Elarliugen 395
Nieu )iep 4
Schiedam
Antwerp

393 ... .
.. ...
.
9 ... - ...

•••
.....

137 ••
6 ...

••• ,

12 ..
... 120 ........., - ..• -

Total ... 487 ... 480 ... ... 272
The yearly comparizon shows that the importsti°- have gradually declined of late years, arising almost W.l3° t,
from the immense demand in Holland on French accouoio
A very limited supply of foreign stock was on sale
to-day's market, and its general quality was inferior. eh
Compared with Monday last the arrivals of beasts fr,e.a
up from our own grazing districts exbibitad a slight fato
off in number, but their general condition was prime. the
attendance of butchers was tolerably numerous, and
beef trade ruled very firm, at fully last week's quotatioo
The best Scots sold readily, at fully 53 par Blbs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire
received 1,650 Scots and short horns ; from other Psl' o'3;
England, 350 of various breeds ; from Ireland, 120 Ole
and from Scotland, 450 Scots.
The supply of sheep, as to number, was again ver bt,
mited, but all breeds came to hand of full average we'rgui
The mutton trade ruled somewhat brisk, at prices la
equal to those realised on this day se'nnight. The best "
Downs were worth fully 5s 6d per 8 lbs.
.mll,
We were fairly supplied with calves, which sold 81°- -
at Friday's decline in value of 4d per 8 lbs.
rues
were pigs only a limited business was doing, yet late r°
were supported.

Per Sibs to sink the offal*.
8. d. s. d.l a. d- ' 0
interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Prime Southdown 5 4 " Z
Second quality.... 3 S 4 ii large crse. calves 4 0
,66 8
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small do , 5 4 4 4
Prime Scots, dtc. 410 5 0/Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...4 0 4 4,Small porkers
iecond quality ~.4 6 4 luSuckling calves 23 , `',4 I)
'rime crse.-wlled.s 0 5 2/Quarter old pigs 22
TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPL , 110
B3asts .. ..........•• •• 3.391 , 8eut5............ •••• ' ---
sheep
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and priceo * :tie
.. . . ....

stock exhibited and sold in the Great' Metropolitan C3tt'
Market, on Nionday, Fob. 4, 1856, and this dal, M°l
Feb. 2, 1857.

Per Slbes to sink the offale.
1651'
Feb. 4, 1856. Feb. 2, -j,
s. d. s. d. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts ... 30to 3 2,3 4 4°': 0
Second quality ditto ... ... 3 4 3 8,3 s s
Prime large oxen
... 310 4 414 2 " 0
Prime Scots, (ire
... 4 6 4 815 10 64 4
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 0 3 414 • 10
Second quality ditto
Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 0 4 410,
,4! 5 6
Primo Southdown ditto ......4
6 4 10? 0 • 0
Lambs e 0 0 O, 5
n 0
Large coarse calves 4 8 5 5
S 4
Prime small ditto 6 6 6
,e.,!; s 4
Large hogs
„,
\Teat small porkers
„, „,
,„4 4 50 4 3,301
Beasts... 4,207 16,°°
Sheep 17,780 67
Calves.,, ... •• • •• • 56 06
Pigs 253
sheer,
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 5, 1855.—Boasts, 3,586 ;
20,920; calves, 94- pigs, 315.
February 6,185.-3 easts, 3,800; sheep, 19,
ISO ; pigs, 335.

,520 ; oalfe°l

NEWGATE AND LEADENFIALL.
Since Monday last full average supplies of meat ll'g°o
been received up to these markets from Scotland and v;
provinces. To-day the show of meat slaughtered 10 L°°9
(ton was very moderate, and about an average bllOll3--
wastrausacteei, as follows :
Per 81bs by the carcase, d •
8. d. s. d. I s. d• g."l 10
0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 6 4
..3 6 310 Do., middling 4 0
.4 0 4 2 I Do., prime 4 6 5
.4 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 4
3 8 4 4 f Pork, small 4 6-

Beef, Interior
Do., middling
Do. prime large
Do., do. small ,
Pork, large

BOROUGH HOP.

There is a fair, but by no means brisk demand for all!
kinds of hops, and prices generally are well supports,'
Last week's imports were 42 bales from Rotterdam.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 15s to 51 123 ; Wrestl'
of Kent, 31 55 to Si 5) ; Sussex, 31 3s to 41 Os • Worcester'
41 4s to 515 s ; yearlings, 1/ lOs to 31 183.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. toe°
For the time of year about average supplies of poti .„g
have come to hand since our last report, and in micialP
condition. Thogibe4t qualities have sold steadily, at'
prices ; but inferior parcels have ruled dull. Last wee
imports were 148 bags, 2 baskets, 85 tons from Rotterd*ty;
and 75 bags from Schiedam. ,
York Regents, 909 to 130 s per ton ; Kent and EsseX, dto
100 s to 130 s; Lincolns, 85s to 1('53 ; Scotch do.,
'4"."9
110. j; Do., reds, 758 to 80e; Foreign, 608 to 755.

There are very few selleWrsOoOf Lwo.ol,
unless at an adve33
in the quotations of from ld to 2d
per 8 lbs ; but the e%,
lo
reme tightness cf the money market operates Willy,
t
business. The supplies of all kinds of woel hero are
moderate. The imports last week were 10 bales fr°
Antwerp, 86 from Hambro', 97 from the Cape, 627 fro'
Algoa Bay, 30 from Constantinople, and 33 from Smrof)'
The following are the current rates of Enelish woof
Down tegs, is .7qd to la 6id ; Down ewes, 1s 3,d to is 51;
half-bred hogs, is 4:;(1 to is 5d ; half-bred wethers, is 3 telo
Is 4d ; Kent fleeces, is 4d to is id ; Leicester do., 1° to
to is 5d : oombng skins, is to is 4d ; blanket wool, ocl to
19 2d ; flannel wool, lid to is 3d ; and old skin, is sil
is 6icl per lb.

SEEDS.
to. The demand for linseed has been tolerably active, A to.
vanced prices. Cakes are in better request, at full ql-Wria
tions. Thole is good inquiry for rape and oilsoeds, an
prices are again in favour of sellers.
Taraip,White, per bash. 203 to 21s
Swede .......... 203 21s
imustard, Brown.-- 203 22s
White, new...... lOs 12s
cares, Winter, new.... 5s 6d Cs Od
Canary, per quarter .. 681 74s
Rye crass (new)•• .. • • 24s 34s
CloYer,RedEng. (cwt.) 56s 783
White .... „„ .. 68s 803
Foreign Red.... • • 683 75s
White.... 68s aos
Trefoil, new........ —28 s

Carraway 4O 44s 40
Coriander 228 46d
Hempseed , per quarter 443 700
Linseed, Eng.,;owing.. 689 60
Crushing ........ 563 600
Baltic .. ........ 58162 s 6d
Odessa • . ..... 623
Linseed Cake, pr. tou— 180
English • •
Foreign, per ton 9,10' 11;/ Os
Rape Cakes, per ton 51 105 "818
Rapeseed, pr qr, 824

TALLOW.
Since Monday last our market has ruled very firm, 11/11
prices have had an upward tendency. To-day, P.Y.C"go
the spot, is quoted at 63e 6d per cwt. Town Tallow
6d nett cash. Rough fat, 3s 4d per 81bs.

1853.

1854. I 1855. I 1856. I Of>
r 38,861 i 40.470 f 23,657 ),:f6d
79
623 Od 56s 6dto 588 Od to I.l' 06
tc —s Od —8 Od I —3 Od to
1,9
i,/ A
g
81 1,721 684 ‘l'„-24
73,911 65,729 82,193 B`;'-1
1,114 6,072 2,909 '-743
89,459 ( 61,199 59,308 „
04
64s Od 57s 3d 58s 041 -