The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-15 00:00:00

MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DA111)

SMITHFIELD.
THE GREAT CHRIS rmAs MARKET. arig'
This being the day appointed for holding the greB, d cell;
mas market, the attendance of both town al,?.
try dealers was numerous at a very early o°
was to be expected, the arrivals of beast-59000r
nearly every part of England were large, CO
not quite equal in number to those at the
sponding day in 1844, when 5,713 head were by
Notwithstanding that falling off, the supply wle, er,,e
more extensive than that shown in 1842,
preceding years. In reference to the quality of the
ow"
kinds brought forward on this occasion, we fneY,.Aete
that it was never excelled. It is true th...„e"..0,ba
not quite so many large animals on sale as last sel"'"wiew„,
their general weight and condition were finer than at the
remember, scarcely any breed coming to hand bees, 00
middle quality. This to some extent—the choice
butchers being so great—operated against eIE 'OeP
advance in prices, and, on the whole, t"" isfr
trade must be considered inactive, at currencies of
mg from 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs, and at which a WI,,
3/10t
ance was not effected. In particularising the Bulled: ere'
the Devons, as to their peculiar points, were the,ure-
numerous and best exhibited. Next we may place tbere;eet,
fords, which valuable breed was greatly admired by allhethe
The Sussex Beasts never came to hand so well, WRie er
North Devons were in full force. The Scots, tool weAO
ceedingly good, and amongst the best disposed °vale'
twenty-feur, the property of Mr. Carmicle, by 31. r; of
There was scarcely a great breeder in England that did
ward animals to-day. Sir Charles Knightley had some have
wonderful beasts, which, for symmetry and welgrnotte"
.been seldom equalled. The number of foreign beasts lifirtiose,
into London in the past week, has amounted to sixty Pr(
forty being received from Rotterdam, seven fr°n,„--rtS
lingen, and fourteen from Hamburg!): 'The jor,„ saw
Sheep have consisted of two hundred and sixty-t1');01
in, for the most part, good condition. To-day we▪ 1
end
last 40 foreign Beasts and 190 Sheep, which sold 40"
last week's quotations. At the outports about 60 Be—raisin
180 Sheep have arrived from Holland. From our neatere
grazing districts we received 2,300 short horns; from thee
counties, 500 Scots, short-horns, &c. ' • from the westernottser
midland, 1,600 Herefords, Devons, runts, &c.; , „,
parts of England, 1,000 of various kinds • from Scotloobell
Scots; and from Ireland, n
120 beasts. The tiou cl
of Sheep were somewhat on the increase, , 7,,jefe'
unusually prime quality; indeed the oldest man liVne'jss°
saw so splendid a collection of that description 01 stilcofe'
was the case here this morning. As to weight, the. iterl'
were in admirable order ; while the Kents, Le,cegeot
Gloucesters, and all other breeds, were in e'‘+' gel
condition. Although the Mutton trade was not 'e fiss
brisk, a full average amount of business• eferi
doing, and last week's quotations were supported in
instance. There was only a moderate number of CalTofer
offer. Best qualities of Veal were in demand, et
rates; but other kinds hung on hand. ,of
the whole of the supply was dispose,'
The show of Pigs was extremely good in qualitY, hh_ti
1 id
number was by no means large. Each kind of Nr'..vealee
readily at fully, but at nothing quotable beyond, last
je
here
• prices. Considering the vast supplies of stock
morning, every thing passed off extremely well ; the a`" iitst
mod ations being of the same character aithose provia•
e"
year.

. 4.
Per slbe. to sink the offal.
9• d. to: 4
Inferior Beasts .. •• 3 6 3 8 Second quality ditto 4 I,°. 4 1
Second quality ditto. 310 4 0 Coarse-woolleddltto 4
Primo large Oxen 4 2 4 4 Southdown blethers 410
Prime Scots
Largo coarse Calves 4 2 4 8 Largo Hogs .....
?rime small ditto
Suckling Calves .• 18 0 30 0 Quarter old Pigs •• i•
Taferlor Sheep .. . 3 4 310 Lambs •••••• • • • • °

Beasts.
6,326

SUPPLY AT MARKET.
I Sheep. I Calves.
25,240 1 100

1 rio,
1 351

ATEWGATE AND LEADENNALZ.
From various distant parts of England, as well as 'I r
Scotland, the arrivals of slaughtered meat up to these mid
kets during the past week have been on the increase, an 0,
somewhat improved quality. With meat killed in the
tropolis we have been well supplied, yet the general trade 131!
ruled firm, and prices have been well supported in every 101
stance. A few carcases of foreign Beasts and Sheep hin
been disposed of at fair quotations.

At per stone, by the Carcase. d.
s. d. to s. d. a. 4. to 3 le
Reef, Inferior.. —— 2 3 210 Mutton, Inferior •• 3 6 i I
middling .... 3 0 3 2 middling•• 4 0 A
--prime large .. 3 4 2 6 prime.... 4 4 ; g
prime small .. 3 6 3 8 Perk, large •••••• • • 3 10 a 4
Veal ••• • • ...... •• . 4 • 5 8 small —•.•• .. 4 10 ••

Lamb, Os Od to Os •d.

ARRIVALS DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Beasts Sheep Calves no.
50 380 400
60 450 500
70 150 100
40 60 90
30 80 100
50 70 100
60 150 97 200
80 300 130 300
_... 80
79 06
100 200

Scotland ...... • • • • • • ...
Yorkshire .• . • .•••• • • • • •
Lincolnshire • •
Norfolk . • • • • • • • •
Cambridgeshire ..
Essex ..
Surrey
Devonshire •• • • •• • •
Wiltshire • • • • • •
Other parts •.••• • • • • •

• • • • • • • • 75 200
••••• • • • 100 350

-.---
515 2,190 406 1,060
Previous week's arrival .. 450 1,320 325 1,550

Difference since oar last .... 65 870 181 410
noitouau AND SPITA.X.PIELDS. L
The arrivals of Potatoes at the waterside since our
have been on the increase, and of somewhat improved qua-
lity. The best parcels have sold steadily at full prices, but
all other kinds have been a mere drug. York Reds, 90s to
120 s; ditto Regents, 100 s to 120 s; ditto Blues, 55s to 60s,'
Scotch Reds, 75s to 80s; Jersey Blues, 70s to 75s per tou.

Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt. 4
Tours and Nantes (Mac-
.•••
kenzie's)
Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2
Ditto (O'Neill's)
Trinidad
21/,
Verona and An 3
West Flanders
.. 4 ...............

Real del Monte Unregd. MINES.
...... 3 (1.. .....—•••• A
JOINT STOCK BANKS. 11
Australasia

Alf')
LLO YD'S SHIPPING—(THIS Dm
LONDON, DEC. 15.—Wind this day at noon irisfici
breeze, and hazy, with rain.
Arld'
DEAL, DEC. 13 and 14.—Wind S.W. to N.,' •' r
Clipper, Cape of Good Hope; Jane, Africa; Caribbian,
ming, Mauritius ; Diadem, Savanilla ; Elizabeth Holdep
Predger, Richebucto, for Hull, with rudder damaged; sad
drick Hudson, Moore, New York. Arrd. from the river,
sld., 14th, Quebec, William, New York. ea
OFF DOVER, DEC. 13.—Llan Rumnev, Wood, Richebgioi
H.F.M.S. Ffstafette, Laconti, in leavitog Calais this illeipg
was struck by a heavy sea, and went on shore, engines hnst,
disabled; mail saved and brought over by the French"'
.No. 8.
Quebec'
OFF CHATHAM, DEC. 12.—Favourite, Ecantan, -.-
Ann Symonds, Quebec.
OFF MAIIGATE, DEC. 10.—Frances Ann, Fitch, Bcet°ll.
SrunwELL ROADS, DEC. P.—Arrd. Horatio, Quebec'
FLEETWOOD, DEC. B.—Arrd. Hannah, Quebec.
Dr:BLIN, DEC. 12.—Arrd. Wave. St. Andrew's.
KINGSTOWN, DEC. 11.—Arrd. James Fagan, Quebec'
WATERFORD, DEC. 11.—S1d. Margaret, Mobile. 01
WIJITSTABLE, DEC. 14.—The Ebenezer Widdup, euigbi
at the back of the pier on the 12th inst., came off last -
and into the harbour, with trifling damage. (loved
SHEERNESS, DEC. 12.—The Atlas, of Harwich ..att
barge), was picked up to-day near the Mouse, and brl6o
in here a derelict. Owing to the height of the tide, the" iv
Ferby, • from Rochester to Sunderland, got on shore Top
night of the 11th inst. near Shatieet branch of the Ale"
Assistance has been sent.
BRISTOL, DEC. 12.—A large vessel, waterlogged and 8,4
doned, was passed 260 miles N.W. of Scilly, by the '-
Stanley, Spence, from Belize, arrived here to-day. higtist
CAMPBELTOWN, DEC. 11.—The Ariel, Hunter, 01 er
and Beehive, Blair, from Berwick, are aground at tee
trance of the harbour, but expected off without dsreefi,die
SHIELDS, DEC. 11.—Some uneasiness exists here go
Vir
safety of some colliers which left London in bailee! te.
Tyne, nearly a month ago, and have not since been;';-00
The clipper schooner, reported as having capsize'', /-
Queen of Perth; has been righted.
4
Nlo_,
SCARBOROUGH, DEC. 12.—Part of the wreck O. a
supposed of about 150 tons, washed on shore this mornbe
Filey Bridge, a small part of a boat's stern, with ben
letters on it painted white, on a green ground, suPP 17, ess,
have been " Agenoria." 13. The Agenoria, of South bt of
was totally wrecked north of Filey Bridge on the Sif-rabeet
11th inst.; crew supposed to be drowned. A ferne'.4l,
figure-head, and part of a ship's stern, marked " psrl
have come on shore south of Filey. A boat's chain 0'..,300.
of a water-cask, both branded " T. T. Eliza," have CO'"
shore about four miles to the southward.

II.."
CORN EXCHANGE—MOND.— •
During the last week the arrivals of all kinds of Of
home produce, but more especially those of Wbeatilowsfer,J
Peas, and Flour, were somewhat extensive. Owintcre dr'
to the variableness of the weather, a large portion 01
snpplies come to hand greatly out of condition.
to jir
Ireland the receipts of Oat were small, while
yjej.
ports of Foreign Grain was on a very 11:1PP,T,
scale. Fresh up coastwise, as well as by land narrlA ei
samples, the supply of English Wheat was very
nevertheless, the stands were somewhat heavily 1 lor
with samples of both red and white, left over to 111
week. The same uncertainty existing as was Lb'
day se'nnight, respecting what chauge will be el,
in the corn-laws, buyers held off purchasing; hencepof%
mand for all descriptions of home produce was ev—priv;
dull—so dull, indeed, that, in some instance 0,
_.7t
were almost nominal. However, to effect ..._ IPL:
abatement in the quotations of from Is 11' 0 S
quarter was :submitted to by the factors- oip,
close of the markets a large portion of the ,shlc fr, •
mained unsold. The supply of free Foreign Nv,,, Uf,l
small, but fully equal to the immediate wants of I.' ovr,
Selected parcels were held firmly, at quite 0.1_1,0
money ; but other kinds must be considered 5
.t
Corn under lock commanded very little attention, Yeept;',
would not sell, in anticipation of future events, e$ .
extreme rates. Notwithstanding the supply °r ref,A,
314 was large, the best malting samples verLii p0.7,r,
which were on offer moved off steadily, at . g0r,,51
Other descriptions must be considered quite is per t 4
cheaper. The best town-made Malt supported lax
_ . ~.
rates. In all other kinds, which might have been pi, •7
on somewhat lower terms, next to nothing was cloihnagto !I
show of Oats was but moderate, yet the inquiry fort „off'
was in a very depressed state, and quotations had ado !: ott
tendency. We had a full average supply of Bean! 11,v,
Selected parcels supportediprevious currencies, but otl's,, 07
were somewhat cheaper. Peas were in good stlyA SP
heavy inquiry, ou somewhatilower terms. Flour
cheaper to sell.
CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL 3IEASLTRE 010SV
Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt—Chevalier •••• • ', 5,10
Red, New.... 56s to G5B Oats—Yorkshire an. 04 of
Ditto,White, Oki. • bBs 69s Lincolnsh., reed' 301
Norfolk and Lin- Potatoe .••.• • • • " 00
coin, Red • • 54s 58s Youghal• and Cort• 374 30
Ditto, White • • 565 GOs Black .••• ". Os el
Irish, Red.... •• .. 52s 588 Cork, White. •• •
265 909
Ditto, White.. • . 56s 60s Scotch, Feed- •• • • 36s 490
Rye—Old .. .. .. ••• • • • 358 37s Beans—Tick ...•• " " 4 4
40 10
New. 345 36s Pigeons .... ••• " • 360 441
Barley—Grinding . • . 26s 29s Pease—Grey .•••• • • •• 410 01
Malting . ... •• • • 32s 35s Maple .....•• • • • • ,630 600
Chevalier .. .. •• • • 35s 37s White ... .. ••• • •• 5y9 669 •
Malt—Suffolk. and Nor- Boilers .... •• • •'. b 5. 469
folk .. .... • • . • • . 568 58s Flour—Town-made.• 469 4,4
Brown ... .. . • .. 51 s 54s Suffolk ••••• • • • • 489
Kingston and Ware 62s 64s Stockta & Norfoll,
40
FOREIGN GRAIN AND FLOUR IN BOND: 4194009
Wheat—Dantzic.. .. 548 to 653 , Beans ••••.••• • • • • • • . 469 so
Hamburgh
SP A
Barley ..... .. .• • • .... 22s 28s Flour—American •• • ' 309
Oats—New ... .. .•• • • • 26s 286 Baltic ...... .•• • •
Feed .. .. •.• ••• • • 228 24s I