The Sun.
London, England, 1844-12-17 00:00:00

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
ilissELT—Essex Sr —61 s

red 4os to Ws
Ditto, white
Norfolk and Lin-
coln, red ..« 3Bs to 463
Ditto white 42s to 50s
Irish, red . . ... —8 to —e
Ditto white
ft va—Old 3os to 34s
New 3ss to 3631
HARLEY—Grinding 26s to 31s
Making 37s to 41s1
Chevalicr 3Bs to 40s'
MALT—Suffolk and Nor-
folk sBs to 628
___ s6s to 6081

Orrs—Yorkshire and
Lincolneh., feed 22s to 236
Potatoe .... . . 24s to 25s
Youghall and Cork,
black
Cork, white
Scotch, feed
33s to 37s
Pigeons ..... 38s to 4•26
Pass— Grey
Maple
White .............. 36s to 3193
38i to 434
Fume—Town raade 40s to 458
Sufto'k 335 to

711Cingston and Ware 63s to disj
FOREIGN GRAIN AIN
WIREAT—.DaIItZie DO,. 325 to 365
Hamburgh 303 to —5
BARLEY •••• ....... ••.•• 278 to 9.113
OATS—New •...”...•••••• 11S to 18s
Feed lss to 17

to 35s
Stockton & Norfolk 33s to 35s
D FLOUR IN BOND.
BEANS 243 to 29 '
....... 2Bs to 32e
FLOUR—American 213 to —s
Baltic

SMITHFIELD.
THE GREAT CHRISTMAS MARKET.
This being the day appointed for holding what is
termed " The Great Christmas Market," more than the
usual bustle attendant on such interesting occasions was
observed at an early hour, and continued throughout the
morning. As might be expected from the fine frosts
experienced for sometime past, and the consequent fa-
vourable state of the weather for slaughtering, the gra-
ziers were tolerably certain of realising more remunera-
tive prices fur the stock—especially the beasts—than we
have reported for a lengthened period. In this expec-
tation they were, however, in a great measure, disap-
pointed, for the atmosphere having suddenly become mild,
many of the butchers in attendance—the number of whit h
was exceedingly great—refused to purchase at anything
like the asking quotations, some of which were high in the
extreme; hence the Beef trade was—the time of year con-
sidered—in a very sluggish state, with the exception
of a few of the finest animals producing high rates—
which we shall hereafter notice—the highest general fi-
gure did not exceed 4s 6(1 per 81bs. In noticing the
" prodigies" of the show of beasts, we have to refer with
very great pleasure to the thirteen most wonderful
Durhams and short horns, sent by Sir Charles Knightly,
which, for symmetry and weight were never excelled by
any stock brought together for competition in any cattle
yard in England. These extraordinary beasts, the whole
of which were under five years old, were the admiration of
all beholders ; while there was only one of them under
200 stones (81bs). The next in importance, as to quality,
were the thirty Herefords and Sussex beasts, the pro-
perty of Mr. Senior of Broughton-house, near Aylesbury.
Many of them weighed upwards of 250 stone, and
were sold at from 501. to GO/. per head. Mr. Senior, it
will be noticed, was a successful exhibitor at the Club's
show. We have now to notice the forty-three Here-
fords offered by Mr. Rowland, of Creslow. This stock,
considering the number shown by one gentleman as his
own property, was decidedly the best in the market ;
though we consider that one of the Herefords, sold by
Mr. Senior, was •superior to anything we almost ever
saw. Mr. Rowland exhibited an animal which carried
off one of the prises at a local show a few weeks since.
Mr. Gurrier had the celebrated short-horn, which
carried off the 301. prize, as awarded by the Smith-
field Club. This, and three others, viz., a short-horn
and two Herefords, were greatly and deservedly admired.
Mr. Morgan had the largest and perhaps the most
astonishing show of Beasts of any salesman in the
market, consisting of short-horn, Devons, Herefords,
&c., belonging to William Goodall, Esq., of Peeping,
Lincolnshire ; Wallili Goodall, Esq., Peterborough ;
William Thomas, Esq., of Holbeach, Lincolnshire ; R.
Cook, Esq., Postland, Lincolnshire ; William Wiseman,
Esq., Moulton, Lincolnshire ; J. Copland, Esq., Lincoln-
shire ; R. Parr, Deeping Banks, Lincolnshire, and other
large breeders. Mr. Varley's stand was filled with
many extremely good animals, which were sold
at high prices. Having particularised the best
Beasts in this great exhibition, we shall now pro-
ceed to take a general retrospect of the supply. On
many former occasione, we have had to notice a great
preponderance of some kinds, especially the Herefords,
over the others, both as respects number and quality ;
but to-day there was more evenness in them than we
ever recollect. On the whole, however, the Herefords
stood at the " top of the poll," both in weight and sym-
metry. The next in importance, in these particulars,
were the Devons; the next the Durhams; the next the
short-horns; and the next the Scots. In speaking of
the latter kind it is placed beyond a doubt that the show
this morning was the very best ever noticed. As to the
numbers of Beasts brought forward, it considerably ex-
ceeded that on the great days of the two past years, as
is thus shown :

NUMBERS EXHIBITED IN THE GREAT DAYS OF 1842, 1843,

AND 1844 :-
1842. 1843. 1844.
Beasts 4,541 4,510 5 713.
From the above it will be seen that we had a large
supply here this morning, and yet. the quality was quite
equal to any we have ever before witnessed.
In reporting upon the prices obtained here this morn-