The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-26 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD.

Although several losses have been sustained at sea,
81 Beasts, 408 Sheep, and 39 Lambs having been lost
on passage from Rotterdam, the imports of foreign
stock into London, since our last returns were made
up, have been again very extensive, considering the low
range of prices here, and which it was fully expected,
some time since, would have had the effect of checking
the arrivals, especially as most kinds of meat are rela-
tively dearer in the Dutch markets than here. We un-
derstand that the quantity of stock in Holland ready for
export is decidedly larger than last 3 ear; hence we see no
prospect of any material falling off in the foreign
supplies, notwithstanding that the importations from
France and Spain have almost wholly ceased. The
Dutch Sheep, Lambs, and Calves are arriving
in better condition, particularly the former.
The total importation last week amounted to
7,212 head. Daring the same period in 1849 we received
4,987; in 1848, 5,127; and, in 1847, 5,003 bead. The
supply was derived as under:—
IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN THE PAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.
Hamburgh 136 ... 28 ...
Ilarlingen 176 ... 2,251 .. 220 ... 101 .. 2
Dordt
Antwerp
Amsterdam

Pigs.

Guernsey 2 . . ...
amen
Rotterdam

-- --
Total .... 1,308 .. 4,78) ... 474 ... 526 ... 25
Corresponding
week in 1849.. 818 ... 3,661 ... 202 216 ... 90

Same week in
1:48
At the outports the arrivals have not exceeded 800
head, chiefly Sheep, Lambs, and Pigs. From Ireland
68 COVIP have come to hand for our market by sea.
Large supplies of foreign stock were brought forward in
to-day's market. All kinds moved off slowly, and
prices were not supported. From our northern grazing
diktricts, the arrivals of Beasts fresh up this morning
were seasonably extensive as to number, but very defi-
cient in quality. The few prime Scots, &c., offering,
commanded a steady sale, at prices fully equal to those
obtained on Monday last, in a few instances the highest
figure for Beef being 4s, though the general top quota-
tion was 3s 10d per Blbs. All other bre, ds were in very
moderate request, but we have no change to notice in
their value. Froth Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, &c., we
received 2,800 Short-horns; from other parts of England
300 of various breeds; and from Scotland 68 horned and
polled Scots per railway. The remainder of the supply was
derived from abroad and the neighbourhood of the metropo-
lis. We were well supplied with both English and Foreign
Sheep, especially the former. There was less activity
in the demand for that description of stock than on this
day se'nnight, and to effect a clearance the salesmen
were compelled to accept of rather easier terms. The
general top price of Mutton was 4s per 81bs, although a
few very superior old Downs realised 4s 2d per Bibs.
Some of the Half-breds were worth nearly as much
money as the general run of Downs. Lambs were in
full average supply, and sluggish request, on somewhat
easier terms—the top figure being 4s 64 per Blbs.
Although the supply of Calves was extensive, the Veal
trade ruled firm, at fully Friday's currencies. We had
a better inquiry for Pigs, at prices quite equal to those
of last week.

Ink the offal.

Per bibs. to a._ _-- --
s. d. to e. d, I. d. to s. d
Inferior Beasts..... 2 6 2 8 Inferior Sheep —•• a 0 3 2
Second quality •• .. 210 3 2 second qual. Sheep 3 4 3 6
Prime large Olen •• 3 4 3 6 'loarse-weolleddltto3 8 310
Prime Scots •• •• .. 3 8 310 Southdown Wether 3IS 4 0
Large coarse Calves 3 2 3 6 Ditte eutot the wool 0 8 0 0
Verne small ditto .. 3 8 4 0 Large Hogs ......3 2 3 6
ucklin; Calves ..18 0 25 0 Small Porkers •• .. 3 a 4 0
Lambs .......... 3 6 4 6 QUArtZT old Pigs •.16 0 21 0
TOTAL SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I Sheen. I Calves. I Pigs.
4,184 31,620 I 332 255
FOREIGN S.UPPLI .
I Sheep. 1 Calves. I Pit's.
4,900 216

Reasts.
931

iV EV/GIITE .AND 13811MEN1IALL.
Fur the time of year these markets continue to be very
moderately supplied with each kind eil meat, the quality
of which is txtreuaely inferior. Pihne Beef, Mutton,
and Veal have commanded a steady sale, at full rates of
currency. Otherwise the demand is very inactive, at
our quotations. Nearly 1,000 carcasses of foreign
Sheep, and 90 do. of foreign Beef, together with 50 do.
of Veal, have been disposed of during the past wetk.

At per ;tone by the Ca'case.
a. d. to s. d. r.d. to s. d.
,eel,lnfertor•...•• 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior JlO 3 4
-- middling .• •• 2 8 210 middling.• 3 6 3 8
primelarge .• $ 0 2 2 - prima •• 310 4 0

Prime small 3 4 3 6 Pork, large•. ••••• . 2 10 3 4
.. ••• 3 0 010 small.. 3 6 310
Lamb, 3s 6d to 4a 4d.
NOROUCIN AND SPITALPIELDS.

No supplies of foreign Potatoes have reached us since
this day ae'nnight, but nearly 3,500 tons have arrived in
the metropolis from Essex, Kent, &o. Several of our
letter, gum Ow the disease continues to spread itself i

but we may observe that the metropolitan markets were
never better or more plentifully supplied than at present.
Lsrge quantities of Potatoes have been cleared cfr on
the folloNing low tetms:---Kent and Essex Ware, per
ton 45s to 755; ditto, middling qualities, 30s to 40s;
ditto Chats, 20s to 255.

WOOL.
The public sales of Colonial Wool, at which upwards
of 50,000 bales will be brought forward, and which are
expected to last nearly a month, were commenced on
Thursday. UP to the present time about 5,000 bales
have been disposed of, at prices fully cq ial to those ob-
tained at the previous auctions. Australian qualities
have sold at an average of IS 3d per lb. Some fine parcels
of Lamb's Wool have produced Is Ili,' to 2s 2id per lb.
The private contract market is by no means active, yet
prices may be considered steady. Last week's imports
into London were 128 bales from Hamburgh ; three
ditto from Trieste; 61 ditto, from Gibraltar; 1,519
ditto, from Sydney ; and 53 bags from Ireland.