The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-03 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATCLE MARKET.

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The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis-
tricts were seasonably good, and In very prime condition.
As the dead markets were very ful of meat, all breeds of
beasts moved off heavily, at, in Belie instances, a decline in
the quotations of 2d per Bibs. Tle top price for the best
Scots was 4s 8d per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, aid Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,100 Scots, shorthorns, ;nd crosses ; from other
parts of England, 850 various breels ; from Scotland 380
Scots and crosses ; and from Irelanl, 170 oxen and heifers.
There was an average number of sheep in the pens, of
About 600 shorn
improved quality. Downs and half reds moved off slowly,
at last Monday's prices. Heavy brads were a dull inquiry,
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supported. The best calves were worth 68 per 81bs.
We have to report a heavy dem.ald for pigs, the supply
of which was good, at late currencte4
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 61Prime3rs-wool d 0.4 4 5 0
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Inns. l'thdown d 0.5 2 5 4
Primo large oxen 4 2 4 4 Largelrse. calves 5 0 5 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime Amall do 5 8 6 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Large togs 3 8 4 2
Second qualitydo. 3 6 4 2 !Small 'corkers , 4 4 4 8
Lambs, Os Od to Os )d.

Suckling calves, lls to 29s ; and qtarter-old store pigs,
2es to 29..

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep .. 18,570 (Sheep
Cal vets-. 1; - —lOO- r Calves .......
Pigs. 390 Pigs ...
The total imparts of foreign stocx inb London, last meek,
amounted to 660 head. In the en-responding week in
1861, we received 514—in 1860, 3,434—in 1859, 2,010
—in 1858, 680—in 1857, 1,257—in :856, 938 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON L.,SI WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 99 .. 133 .. 79 . •
Harlingen .... 93 .. .. 131 ..
Hamburgh
0p0rt0........
Vigo.. .. 90 ..
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Bremen
Tonning
Medemblik
Antwerp 6 ..
Nieu Diep — • .

"--. • • • • -- • • ---
-- . • -- . • 25 . • 5

Total .... 287 .. 133 , .. 235 .. 6
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1861 326 .. 42 .. 146 ..
18a0 '275 .. 860 299
1859 486 .. 1,259 .. 267 ..
1858 339 .. 224 , 126 ..
1857 .. 616 .. 352 .. 289
1856 827 .. 23 .. 88 ..
A:statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Feb. 4, 1861, and this day,
Monday, Feb. 3, 1862.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Feb. 4,
1861.
3 0 to 3 4
36 4 0
42 4 6
4 8 410
38 4 0
42 4 6
410 5 8
510 6 0
00 0 0

Feb. 3,
1862.
3 2to 3 6
38 4 0
42 4 4
46 4 8
32 3 4
36 4 2
44 5 0
52 5 4
00 0 0

Coarse and inferior beasts....
Second quality do.
Prime large:oxen ..
Prime Scots, &c...
Coarse and inferior sheep ....
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do
Prime Southdown do. •• • • •
Lambs

Large coarse calves
Prime small do.

4 8
5 4

5 2
5 8

5 0
5 8

5 6
6 0

Large hogs
Neat smallfporkers 4 8 5 0 4 4 4 8
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 16,080 17,480
Calvesl E6 130
Pigs 350 370
SUPPLIES ON SALE, FEB. 6, 1860.—Beasts, 3,930;
sheep and lambs, 18,760 ; calves, 128 ; pigs, 280.
FEB. 7, 1859.—Beasts, 3,464; sheep anlambs, 16,600;
calves, 133 ; pigs, 400.

NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL.

The supplies of meat on sale here, with the exception of
veal, are large, and the trade is in a sluggish state at barely
the late decline in the quotations. Good and prime quali-

ties, however, aro tolerably ft
Per 81b. by
sasd
Inferior beef .. 2 6 3 2
Middling do. 3 4 3 8
Prime large do. 3 10 4 0
Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2
Large pork 3 4 4 2
Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 8

in value.

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Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2
Prime do 4 2 4 4
Veal 4 4 5 4
Small pork ~
Lamb ....

BOROUGH HOP.

Although the market for hops cannot be considered by
any means active, yet an increased amount of business has
been transacted since our last report, and prices have been
well supported, Last week's imports were only 19 bales
from Gluckstadt, and 40 bales from Ostend.
New Mid and East Keats.. 170 s to 231 s per cwt.
New Weald of Keats .. 140 s 185 s „
Now Sussex .............. 135 s 165 s „