The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a fair average supply cf foreign stock on offer
here to-day, and the demand for it ruled steady at about
stationary prices.
The show of home-fed beasts was only moderate as to
number, and, cofapared with many previous weeks, there
was a falling off in their weight and condition. Prime
Scots, short-horns, and crosses commanded a steady sale,
at an advance in the quotations of 2d per Sibs ;
middling
and inferior stock, however, moved off slowly at late rates.
A few very inferior beasts realised ss, but the general top
figure for beef was 4s 10d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,950 Scots, crosses, and short-horns ; from Lin-
colnshire, 200 short-horns; from other parts of England,
600 various breeds; from Scotland, 250 Scots and crosses;
and from Ireland, 40 oxen and heifers.
With nearly all breeds of sheep we were well supplied,
but their general quality was only middling. For Downs
and half-breds the demand ruled steady at very full prices,
the former having realised 5s per 8lbs; otherwise, the
mutton trade was in a sluggish state on former terms.
Prime Down lambs were scarce, and in fair request at
fully last week's currency, viz., 7s per Blbs. Other breeds
however, were a dull inquiry at the late decline in value.
The arrival from Ireland comprised 170 head.
Calves—the supply of which was good—sold slowly at
late rates. The top price was 5s per 81bs.
There was only a limited inquiry for pigs at last week's
currency.

Per Sib. to si
s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf.lbeasts 3 0 3 2
Secondquality do. 3 4 3 8
Prime large oxen 3 10 4 6
Prime Scots, dm 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 2
Lambs, 5s I
Suckling calves, 10s to 22s
19s to 295.
TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 28,180
Calves 237
Pigs. 4751

ink the offal.

Primeers-wool d 0.4 4 4 8
Pme. Stthdown do .4 10 5 0
Largo brse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Small porkers 4 84 10
)d to 7s Od.

and quarter-old store pigs,

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, July 1, 1861, and this day,
Monday, June 30, 1862.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
July 1,
1861.
Coarse and inferior beasts S 6 to 3 10
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c... 4lO 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. .. 310 4 0
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 410
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 0 5 4
Lambs

June 30,
1862.
3 oto 3 2
34 3 8
310 4 6
4 8 410
36 3 8
310 4 2
44 4 8
'4 10 5 0
50 7 0
40 4 6
48 6 0
40 4 6
4 8 410
3,820
28,190
237
475
feasts, 3,760 ;
360.

Large coarse calves .. 3 6 4 0
Prime small do
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 410
Beasts

Sheep and lambs 27;260
Calves
___

Pigs

SUPPLIES ON SALE, JULY 2, 1860.-1
sheep and lambs, 24,460 ; calves, 296; pigs,
JULY 4, 1859.—Beasts, 3,310; sheep and
calves, 270 ; pigs, 290.

iambs, 28,900;

The total imparts of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 12,709 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, we received 6,921—in 1860, 7,755—in 1859, 7,169
—in 1858, 5,828—in 1857, 5,639—in 1856, 7,880 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 151 .. 9,271 .. 437 .. 213 .. 60
Harlingen .... .. .. _ .. ..
Hamburgh .... 133 .. 1,591 .. . .. .. 26
Calais - .. .. -- .. 7
Corunna
Dordt
Amsterdam — ..
Vigo — ..
Antwerp .. 26 ..
Bremen l2 ..
Boulogne — ..
Ostend .
Dunkirk

•• •-• •• -
298 .• 326 •• •• -

-,c .. 11... .. .... • • ..'

13 .. - • • - ' ' -

24 .. - • • - • •

-- .. --- .. 1 ..

Total .... 449 .. 11,197 .. 773 .. 214 .. 76

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is re follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1861.. 958 .. 7,313 889 .. 384 .. 377
18A0 791 .. 3,959 .. 855 .. 635 .. 753
1859 332 .. 5,191 . 649 .. 706 .. 137
1858 1203 4,062 .. 914 .. 630 .. ZOO
1857 .. 544 .. 3.746 .. 662 .. 616 .. 260
1856 - • •

•- • • "--- • • - • • '

NFWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.

Fair supplies of meat are on sale at these markets. Gene
rally speaking the demand rules steady, at our quotations.

- - -
Per 81b. by the carcase.
sasd ads d
Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 0 Migcllingrautton 4 0 4 2
Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime d 0....... 4 4 4 6
Frime large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal ........ 3 10 4 8
Do. small d 0... 40 4 Small por k.,..4 6 4 10
Large pork 310 4 4 Lamb ........ 48 5 8
Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 10