The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-29 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

For the time of year, our market to-day was fairly sup-
plied with each kind of foreign stock, but its general quality
was by no means first-rate. Sales progressed slowly, on
rather lower terms.

Notwithstanding that the total supply of beasts was very
moderate in numtPr, the demand for all kinds, owing to
the mildness of the weather, and the large quantities of
meat on offer in Newgate and Leadenhall, was in a very
inactive state, at, in some instances, a decline in the quo-
tations realised on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The top
price was ds per Blbs, and some really prime Scots, crosses,
&c., sold at 4s led per 81bs. The general quality of the
beasts was good.
-.Front Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received 1,700 shorthorns, &c. ; from Norfolk, 400
Scots, &c. ; from other parts of England, 300 various
breeds ; from Scotland, 300 Scots and crosses ; and from
Ireland, 380 oxen and heifers.
There was a very poor show of sheep in the pens, both as
to number and quality. Prime downs and halt-breds sold
steadily, at full prices, the top quotation being 5s 10d per
Sibs, but all other breeds moved off slowly, at barely last
week's currency, to a slight decline.
_ _

Calves, the supply of which was moderate, ruled about
stationary, but the veal trade was inactive.
No quotable change took place in the value of pigs. The
pork trade, however, was very dull.
Per Slb. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 81
Prime Scots, etc. 4 10 5 0'
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2
Second quality do. 4 4 4 10

a. d.e.d.
Primecrs-wool d 0.5 '0 5 6
Pme.S'thdowndo.s 8 5 10
Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8
Prime small do 4 10 5 2
Large hogs 3 8 4 4
Small porkers , 4 6 4 8

Suckling calves, 10s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 30s.
TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts
d I Cows

3,790

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
.
Sheep
Calves
Pigs .... ,

Sheep . . 13,710
Calves
Pigs 270

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Dec. 30, 1861, and this day,
Monday, Dec. 29, 1862.
Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

Dec. 30, Dec. 29,
1861. 1862.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4 3 8 3 4to 3 6

Second quality do
Prime large oxen .. 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4lO 5 0 410 6 0
Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 2 3 6 3 8 4 2
Second quality do. .. 3 8 4 4 4 4 410
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 6 5 2 5 0 5 6
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 4 5 6 5 8 510
Lambs ......
Large coarse calves
Prime small do. ,.
5 2 5 6 410 5 0
Large hogs
Neat small porkors 4 8 5 0 4 6 4 8
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs 3lO 420
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec 3l, 1860.—Beasts, 3,460—
sheep, 16,500—calves, 56—pigs, 200.
JAN. 2, 1860.—Beasts, 3,340—sheep, 16,450—calves,
151—pigs, 370.
The total imp9rts of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 2,440 head. In the corresponding week in
1861,w0 received 2,382—in 1859-60, 1,163—in 1859, 2,554
—in 1858, 8,550—in 1857, 782—in 1856, 654 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDUIN LAO WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 116 .. 537 .., .. 166 ..
Harlingen •• .. 249 .. 835 • . • . • •
llamburgh .... .. 263 .. -- .. ..
Boulogne. -- .. 16 .. .. ..
Medimblik .... .. .. ..
Dordt
NieuDiep
.msterdam• •. • • . 196 . • -- .. • •
Antwerp .. .. .. .. 34 .. ---
Bremen
1 Corunna. B5 ..
1 Ostend — • •
Tonning

..."" • • ..-- • . - • • -
-- .. -- .. 3 • • --

Total 356 1,881 .. .. 203 ..
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1861 407 .. 1,965 .. .. 10 .. 8
SRO .. 163 .. 1,759 109 .. 61
1859-60 .. 176 .. 273 .. .. 14 .. 62
1859 • 326 .. 2,041 .. 187
1858 149 .. 397 .. .. 104 ..