The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-20 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was rather a large supply of foreign stock on sale
in to-day's market, the time of year considered, and its
general quality was tolerably good. Sales, however, pro-
gressed slowly, at barely late rates.
The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing disL
tricts was seasonably extensive as to number, but rather
deficient in quality. Prime breeds commanded a steady
sale, at prices quite equal to Monday last, the top figure
being 4s 8d per Bibs; otherwise, the beef trade was in a
sluggish state, at Thursday's decline in the quotations of 2d
per 81bs, and a clearance was not effected:
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received 3,000 short horns, &c., from other parts
of England 8,100 various breeds, and, from Ireland, 1,000
oxen and heifers. There were no fresh beasts in the mar-
ket from Scotland.

We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied
with most breeds of sheep, which came to hand in fair con-
dition. Generally speaking, the mutton trade was rather
active, and the currencies realised on this day se'nnight
were freely supported. Downs and the best half-breds
changed hands at from 5s Gd to 5s 8d per 81bs.
Calves, the supply of which was moderate, moved off
slowly, at Thursday's quotations—viz., from 3s 10d to 5s
per 81bs. The bulk of the supply was composed of foreigners
in good condition.
Prime small pigs commanded a steady sale, at very full
prices.

Large hogs were firm, with a moderate demand.
Per filb. to sink the offal.
R. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 4 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 5 4
Second quality do. 3 6 3 8 Pme. S'thdown d 0.5 6 5 8
Prime large oxen 3 10 4 4 Large erse. calves 3 10 4 6
Prime Scots, 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Crse. inf. sheep 3 10 4 2' Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Second quality do. *4 4 4 8 Small porkers 4 8 5 0
Suckling calves, lls to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 30s.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN BUFFET.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs .... -

Beasts ... 6,560
Cows
Sheep and lambs 24,260
Calves
Pigs 490
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Oct. 21, 1861, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 20, 1862.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.

Oct. 21, Oct. 20,
1861. 1862.
Coarse and inferior beasts 210 to 3 2 3 2to 3 4
Second quality do
Prime P
Prime r i m Prime
Scots,eoar
Southdowns e Be. 3438 3 6 3 8
Prime large oxen
-:voolide
do.
. d 0 .
.... . 5 4
.3 10 4 4 310 4 4
4 6 410 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 2 3 6 310 4 2
Second quality do.
4452 5 0 5 4
Lambs
05
Large coarse calves
Prime small do
Large hogs
0 05 08
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 2 4 8 5 0
Beasts ..
Sheep
Calved
Pigs 370 490
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oer 22, 1860.—Beasts; 5,500 ;
sheep, 26,700 ; calves, 290 ; pigs, 450.
Ocx 24, 1859.—Beasts, 6,u40; sheep, 24,910 • ; calves,
133 ; pigs, 540.
The total imprts of foreign stocK into London, last week,
amounted to 8,909 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, we'received 9,501—in 1860, 12,558—in 1859, 8,395
—in 1858, 8,609—in 1857, 4,210—in 1856, 4,210 head.

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IMPORTS INTO LONIAA LAO WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 145 .. 1509 .. " 377 '' 7
Harlingen .... 154 .. 1233 .. 15 .. 4 .. 111
Hamburgh .... 21 .. 663 .. .. 224
Farel — • .
Dordt
Boulogne •• •• •• ••
Amsterdam 45 .. 1142 .. • • • '
Antwerp .. ..
Bremen 129 .. ..
Vigo ..... 170 ..
Ostend —•• .. 39 ..
Tonning l3BO 615 103

Total .. .. 2128 .. 5,901 .. 118 .. 420 .. 342
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
861..
.BRO 2299 .. 9,474 .. 89 .. 434 .. 362
1859 '619 .. 6,530 .. .. 138 .. 108
1858 1331 .. 6,930 .. 26 .. 280 .. 37
L 857 1317 .. 6,090 .. 25 .. 631 .. 160