The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The supply of foreign stock in to-day's market was very
moderate, but its general condition was tolerably good.
The quality of the German sheep still exhibits a decided
improvement, compared with former seasons.
home-fed beasts we were fairly supplied as to
immritvhement,
number, and the condition of all breeds was very prime.
Some remarkably fine Scots and crosses came to hand from
Scotland. Prime beasts ecramanded a steady sale, at prices
fully equal to Monday last; otherwise the beef trade was
in a sluggish state, at last week's quotations. The top
figure was 4s 4d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,200 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; from other
parts of England 750 various breeds ; from Scotland 550
crosses ; and from Ireland, 90 oxen and heifers.
We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily supplied
with sheep, most of which appeared in good saleable condi-
tion. Downs and half-breds moved off somewhat freely, at
an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs ; but all other
breeds were a slow inquiry, at late rates. The best Downs
out of wool realised 4s 10d per 81bs.
Lambs—the show of which was only moderate—sold
readily at extreme rates—vir., from 6s 8d to 8s per 81bs.
About 400 lambs came to hand from the Isle of Wight.

We have to report a fair demand for calves, at Thursday's
decline in value. The top price was 5s 2d per Sibs.
There was only a limited business doing in pigs, at about
stationary prices.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 0 Primecrs-wool do.
Second quality do. 3 2 3 61Pme. S' thdown do.
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 Or Large orse. calves
Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4 I Prime small do
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 ILarge hogs
Second quality do. 3 8 3 10 Small porkers ...

d. s. d
40 4 6
4 8 4 10
4 24 8
4 10 5 2
38 4 0
4 2 4 8

Lambs, 6s 3d to 8s Od.
Suckling calves, 10s to 235; and quarter-old etoro pigs,
20s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. POILEIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 24,680 Sheep and lambs .... 1,956
Calves 125 Calves .. 105
Pigs 430 Pigs . ...
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 1,537 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, we received 5,306—in 1860, 5,959—in 1859, 2,487
—in 1858, 2,581—in 1857, 2,220—in 1856, 781 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS') WEEK.

From Beasts.
Rotterdam .... 116
Harlingen ....
Hamburgh .... 12
Calais —
Corunna
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Vigo —
Antwerp. - •
Ostend ..
Medemblik
Oporto ....... •
Nieu Diep .

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
648 .. 79 .. 244 .. 36

. . -
365 • • • • • • 64

...... .. ... • • - • • ---
_ .. - • • 12 ..
.. 21 .. -

Total .... 128 .. 953 .. 79 •• 277 .. 100

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.861 498 , . 4,267 .. t 210 .. 206 .. 185
LB6O .. 441 .. 4,878 .. 62 .. 321 .. 258
1859 227 .. 2,048 .. 37 • • 180 ..
[B5B 4BO .. 1,548 .. 101 .. 439 .. 13
1867 .. 603 .. 1,332 .. 24 .. 257 .. 4
1856 207 .. 409 .. 43 .. 122 ..

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, May 13, 1861, and this day,
Monday, May 12, 1862.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
May 13, May 12,
1861. 1862.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 2 10 to 3 0
Second quality do
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 3 8 4 0
Prime Scots, &c. , 4 8 410 4 2 4 4
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality dn. .. 310 4 2 3 8 310
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 4 8 4 0 4 6
Prime Southdown do. .. 410 6 0 4 84 10
Lambs
Large coarse-calves
Primo small do.
Large hogs
Neat smallTporkers 4 8 5 0 4 2 .4 8
Beasts
Sheep and lambs.. 21,980 24,680
Calves
Pigs 360 430
SUPPLIES ON SALE, MAY 14, 1860.—Beasts, 3,440 ;
sheep and lambs, 22,160 ; calves, 135; pigs, 400.
MAY 16, 1859.—Beasts, 3,460 ; sheep and lambs, 21,450 ;
calves, 129; pigs, 450.