The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-18 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a fully average supply of foreign stock on offer
here to-day. The beasts were mostly in middling condition,
but the quality of the sheep and calves was good.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up this morning were only moderate for the time of
year, Those from Ireland, however, were good, but frcm
Scotland they were trifling. Prime Scots, crosses, and
shorthorns moved off freely, owing to the small number on
offer, at Thursday's advance in the quotations, the top
figure being 4s 10d per 81bs, but all other breeds met a slow
inquiry, at late rate.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamtonshire
we received 2,600 shorthorns, &c. ; from other parts of
England, 400 various breeds; from Scotland, 31 Scots and
crosses ; and from Ireland, 400 oxen and heifers.
Nothwithstanding that the supply of sheep was some-
what extensive, all good and prime breeds commanded a
steady inquiry, at fully last week's currency. Inferior
breeds, however, moved off slowly, on former terms. A few
very superior downs realised 5s 6d per Blbs, but the general
top price for mutton was 5s 4d per 81bs.
Prime small lambs were in request, at extreme rates,
viz., 6s 2d to 6s 4sl per Blbs. Otherwise the lamb trade was
in a sluggish state, at previous rates.
Calves, the supply of which was tolerably good, moved
off slowly, at Thursday's currency—viz., from 4s to 5s
per 81bs.

We have to notice a dull inquiry for pigs, at about eta-
tionat y prices,

Per Sib. to sink the offal.
P. d. s. d. i s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 i Printeers-wool d 0.4 8 5 0
Second quality do. 3 8 3 10 Pme. S'thdown d 0.5 2 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Largo use. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Crse. E.,: inf. sheep 3 6 3 I 0 Large hogs 3 8 4 2
Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 1 Small porers , 4 4 4 8

Lambs, 5s Od to 68 4d.
Suckling calves, 108 to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
19s to 295.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts . 759
Sheep and lambs .... 8,300
Calves .. ..
Pigs

TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts
Cows —
Sheep and lambs.... 28,560
Calves
Pigs 390
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Aug. 19, 1861, and this day,
Monday, Aug. 18, 1862.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Aug. 19, Aug. 18,
1861. 1862.
Coarse and inferior beasts 210 to 3 2 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do. 3 4 3 8 3 8 310
Prime large oxen 3lO 4 4 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c 4 6 410 4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 410 4 8 5 0
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 4 4 4 8
Beasts 4,770 4,830
Sheep and lambs 28,330 26,730
Calves . i
Pigs 530 285
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Auo 20, 1860.—Beasts, 4,870 ;
sheep and lambs, 27,500; calves, 229; pigs, 270.
AUG 22, 1859.—Beasts, 4,820; sheep and lambs, 27,250;
calves, 270; pigs, 300.

The total imp9rts of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 12,183 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, we received 11,271—in 1860, 14,783—in 1859, 10,824
—in 1858, 9,906—in 1857, 10,284—in 1856, 8,897 head.