The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-21 00:00:00

SMITZIPIELD.

The number of Beasts offered in our market were, the
time of year considered, extensive ; but their general
quality, was very inferior. The attendance of buyers
being numerous, the primest breeds commanded a ready
sale, at fully the late improvement in the currencies—
the best Scots producing quite 4s per 81bs ; but in all
other kinds, only a limited 'amount of business was doing,
at about stationary prices. However, at the close of the
market, a good clearance was effected. Notwithstanding
the late fine rains, a great scarcity of grass is still com-
plained of, hence the few store beasts here this morning
met a very dull inquiry, at miserably low figures.
During the last week the imports of foreign stock into
London and the outports have been very extensive, they
having amounted to about 200 beasts and 80 sheep from
Holland and Germany. These arrivals, added to those
previously advised, form the following totals for the pre-
sent year :
London 1,589 oxen and cows.
Liverp00l
Hull
Southampton 2lO ft
Devonport l2O If

Total ....... 2,903 head.
The actual number of Sheep imported has been 586.
To-day we had 30 Beasts . and 20 Sheep on offer from
Holland, but they sold heavily, at about previous figures.
The Bullock droves from the northern grazing districts
consisted of 2,000 Short Horns. From Norfolk, Suffolk,
Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 400 Scots and
Homebreds ; from the western and midland counties, 600
Herefords, Devons, Hunts, &c. ; from other parts of Eng-
land, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland, '212 horned
and polled Scots ; and from Ireland, 40 beasts. The
supply of Sheep was considerably less than that exhi-
bited on this day se'nnight, while the Mutton trade was
rather active, at full prices. In Calves and Pigs, the
supplies of which were on the whole good, a fair business
was doing at last week's quotations.

Per Sibs. to sink the offal.
s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d.
Inferior Beasts 2 8 210 Second qualityditto... 3 4 3 6
Second quality ditto 3 2 3 4 Coarse-woolled ditto.. 3 6 3 8
Prime large Oxen 3 6 3 8 Southdown Wethers 310 4 0
Prime Scots, &c.
Large coarse Calves 3 4 4 0 Large Hogs 3 0 3 6
Prime small ditto 4 2 4 6 Small Porkers 3 8 310
Suckling Calves, each 18 0 34 0 Quarter old Pigs,eachl6 0 20 0
laferior Sheep
SUPPLY AT MARKET.
Beasts. I Sheep. 1 Calves. i Pigs.
3,849 30,010 : 97 1 348
NEWCIATE AND LEADENZIAZI.
For the time of year, the arrivals of Meat from distant
parts have been tolerably good, and of fair average
quality. Notwithstanding the supplies of meat killed in
the metropolis have been extensive, the demand for the
primest descriptions has ruled steady, at very full prices.
In all other kinds, a fair business has been doing, at late
rates. Upwards of 30 carcases of Dntch beasts, and 20
carcases of Foreign Sheep, have been brought forward;
the former realised 3s, the latter 2s 10d per 81bs.

At per stone, by the Carcase.
a. d. to s. d, s. d. to I. d.
Beef, inferior"... ..... 2 4 2 8 Mutton, inferior 2 6 210
- middling ..... 210 30 - middling 3 0 3 4
prime large ...... 3 2 34 - prime ..... 3 6 3 8
--- prime small 3 6 3 8 Pork, 2 6 3 4
Veal 3 4 4 4 small 3 6 4 0