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

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEI.

The supply of foreign beasts and calves here to-day, was
very moderate—of sheep tolerably good. The latter from
Germany were held at from 23s to 32s each. On the whole,
sales progressed steadily, at fully last week's currency.
There was a decided falling off in the arrival of home-fed
beasts fresh up this morning ; but the quality of the stock
was very good. Nearly all breeds commanded a steady
sale, at an advance in the quotations compared with this
day se'nnight, of 2d per 81bs, and at which a fair clearance
was effected. The best Scots and crosses realised 4s 4d per
81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,900 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses; from other
parts of England, 600 various breeds ; and from Scotland,
420 Scots and crosses, No beasts reached us from Ireland.
The number of sheep on offer was seasonably good. The
quality of most breeds was prime. On the whole, the
mutton trade ruled firm, at prices fully equal to those
realised on Monday last. Nearly the whole of the sheep
were out of the wool ; consequently, our quotations now
refer solely to shorn qualities. The best Downs and half-
breds realised quite 4s 8d per 81bs.

Good and prime lambs sold steadily at full prices, but
inferior breeds moved off slowly. The quotations ranged
from 6s 4d to 8s per 81bs. About 800 came to hand from
the Isle of Wight.

Calves—the supply of which was moderate—met a steady
sale, at last week's prices. The top figure was 5s 6d per
81bs.

We have to report a dull inquiry for pigs, at previous
currtncies.

Per Slb. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 0 I Primecrs-wool do. 3 10 4 4
Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 I Pize.S'thdowndo.4 6 4 8
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Largo orse. calves 4 6 5 0
Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4! Prime small do 5 2 5 6
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Largo hogs 3 8 4 0
Second quality do. 3 6 3 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 8
Lambs, Gs 4d to 8s Od.
Suckling calves, lOs to 24s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
19s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 23,420 ; Sheep and lambs _1,560
Calves
Pigs 420; Pigs
The total imports of foreign stocrc into London, last week,
amounted to 2,140 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, we received 2,095—in 1860, 4,229—in 1859, 1,486
—in 1858, 1,344—in 1857, 1,213—in 1856, 272 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDGN lASI WEER.

Beasts.

RotterdFromam —• • 14 Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
475 .• 4
Harlingen .. • • 108 38 .. 3 ,
Hamburgh 5 .. 1,360
Calais
Corunna
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Vigo 74
Antwerp
•• .. 17 ..
Ostend — • •
Medemblik
Oporto .....
Nieu Diep

- • • -- • • 7 • . -

42 .. - .. - ..

Total .... 187 .. 1,451 .. 3 .. 492 .. 4

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1861 414 1,361 .. 25 .. 155 .. 140
18q 525 .. 3,257 .. 9 .. 259 .. 179
1859 291
,948 28 .. 216 .. 2
1858 3ll
,646 20 .. 367 ..
1857 lO4 773 .. 11 .. 319 .. 6
1856 24 .. 152 .. 93 ..
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, May 6, 1861, and this day,
Monday, May 5, 1862.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
May 6,
1861.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 6 to 3 10
Second quality do,
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 8
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 4 8
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
. .
Large coarse-calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 0
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 21,190
Calves
Pigs 470
SUPPLIES ON SALE, MAY 7, 1860.—Beasts, 8,740 ;
sheep and lambs, 25,-50 ; calves, 149; pigs, 520.
MIY 9, 1859.—Beasts, 3,610; sheep and lambs, 23,300;
calves, 107; pigs, 250.

May 5,
1862.
2 10 to 3 0
32 3 6
38 4 0
42 4 4
32 3 4
36 3 8
310 4 4
46 4 8
64 8 0
46 5 0
62 5 6
38 4 0
42 4 8
3,890
24,340
158
420

NEWUATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of meat on sale here are less extensive, and
the trade, generally, rules steady, at full quotations.

Pcr 81b. by the carcase.
s (led
Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0
Middling do. 3 2 3 4
Prime large do. 3 6 3 8
Do. small do. .. 3 10 4 0
Large pork .... 3 10 4 4
Inferior mutton, 3 2 3 8

Middlingmutten 3 10 4 0 sded
Prime do .. 4 2 4 4
Vea1....... 3 8 4 8
Small pork ~ .. 4 6 4 10
Lamb .... 6 4 7 4

BOROUGH HOP.

About an average business is passing in good and fine
hops, for home consumption, and prices are steadily sup-
ported. Inferior parcels are neglected, and the demand for
export is small.

Mid and East Kents 126 s to 168 s per owt.
Weald of Dents l2os 135 s
~
Sussex lO5B 130 s 22

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

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Very moderate supplies of potatoes have been on sale at
those markets since our last report. Owing to the high
prices asked, sales, generally, have progressed slowly, yet
all descriptions have been disposed of at extreme rates of
last week. Since we last wrote 1,763 bags of foreign pota-
toes have come to band.

Scotch Regents 160 s. to 140 s. per ton.
Ditto Rocks l34s. to 160 s.
York Regents 160 s. to 180 s. "
Ditto Flukes l9os. to 210 s. "
Ditto Rocks l4os. to 150 s. "
Kent and Essex Regents —5. to —8 "
Lincolnshire ditto l3os. to 160 s.
Foreign