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

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a fair average supply of 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, compared 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 58, but the general top
figure for beef was 4s 10d per Sibs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,950 3cots, 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 81bs ; 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., 78 per 81bs. 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 sink the offal.
P. d. s. d. . 0. d. s. d.
Crse. &inflbeasts 3 0 3 2 I Primeers-wool d 0.4 4 4 8
Second quality do. 3 4 3 81Pme. S' thdovm do .4 10. 5 0
Prime large oxen 3 10 4 6 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, coo. 4 S 4 10 ; Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Crse. & ma. cheep 3 6 3 8 Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Second quality do. 310 4 2 ;Small porkers 484 10
Lambs, 5s Od to 7s Od.

Suckling calves, 108 to 225; and quarter-old store pigs,
19s to 295.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves . 178
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.

TOTAL SUPPLY•

3,E20
Sheep and lambs 28,180 i
Calves 237
Pigs.47sl

...ip Per 81b, to sink the offal.
July 1,
Coarao and inferior beasts.... 3 618t6013 10
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
rime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep ..., 3 4 3 8
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 410
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers....
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 27,260
Calves
Pigs 5lO
SUPPLIES ON SALE, JULY 2, 1860.—
sheep and lambs, 24,460 ; calves, 296; pigs,
JULY 4, 1859.—Beasts, 3,310 ; sheep and
calves, 270 ; pigs, 290.
The total imports of foreign stock 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
1 —in 1853, 5,828—in 1857, 5,639—in 1856, 7,880 head.

June 30,
1862.
3 oto 3 2
3 4 3 8,
3 10 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 5 0
40 4 6
4 8 4 10
3,820
28,190
237
475
ieaste, 3,760 ;
360.
Lambs, 28,900 ;

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAO WEER.
From • Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 151 .. 9,271 .. 437 .. 213 .. 50
Harlingen • .
Hamburgh 133 .. 1,591 .. 26
Calais OOOO • . .• .4 7 • •
Cortmna
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Vigo
Antwerp. 26
Bremen l2 ..
13oulogne — • •
Ostend ..... 30 ..
Dunkirk

•.
298 .. 326

13 .. ..

24 .• -••---- •• -

1 .. -

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

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sbeep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1861 958 .. 7,313 889 384 .. 377
18r0 791 .. 3,959 855 .. 635 753
1859 332 .. 5,191 649 706 137
1858 1203 .. 4,062 914 630 SOO
1857 .. 544 .. 3,746 .. 662 .. 616 260
1856

'-'' • •

NEW(ATE AND