The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-12 00:00:00

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.

Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new
Ditto, old — s 8
Ditto, white, new s4s 62s
Ditto, old —s —s
Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s s
Ditto, new
Talwra,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 2Bs 29s
Malting .. 36s 42s
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk sos 66s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware s6s 70s
Chevalier 66s 25s
Oats —Yorkshire and Linoolush., Feeding 2ls 2 s
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l9s 28s
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 23s 26s
Beans—Tick
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 37s 40s
Boilers 37s 403
Flour—Town-made
Suffolk 3,51 42s
Stockton and Norfolk.. . 3Bs 39s

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The supply of foreign stock in to-day's market was very
moderate, but its geaeral condition was tolerably good.
The quality of the German sheep still exhibits a decided
improvement, when compared with former seasons.
With home-fed beasts we were fairly supplied as to
number, and the condition of all breeds was very prime.
Some remarkably fine Scots and crosses came to hand from
Scotland. Prime beasts commanded a steady sale, at prices
fully equal to Monday last; otherwise the beef trade was
in a sluggish state, at last week's quotations. The top
figure was 4s 4d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,200 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses ; from other
parts of England 750 various breeds ; from Scotland 550
crosses ; and from Ireland, 90 oxen and heifers.
We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily supplied
with sheep, most of which appeared in good saleable condi-
tion. Downs and half-breds moved off somewhat freely, at
an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs ; but all other
breeds were a slow inquiry, at late rates. The best Downs
out of wool realised 4s 10d per 81bs.
Lambs—the show of which was only moderate—sold
readily at extreme rates—viz., from 6s 8d to 8s per Sibs.
About 400 lambs came to hand from the Isle of Wight.

We have to report a fair demand for calves, at 'Thursday's
decline in value. The top price was 5s 2d per Sibs.
There was only a limited business doing in pigs, at about
stationary priCes.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 0 IPrimecrs-wool d 0.4 0 4 6
Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 I Free. S'thdown d 0.4 8 4 10
I
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Large erse. calves 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 2 4 4 IPrime small do 4 10 5 2
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 ILarge hogs 3 8 4 0
Second quality do. 3 8 3 10 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 8

Lambs, 6s 8d to 8s Od.
Suckling calves, lOs to 235; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. ' FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
222
Sheep and lambs.... 24,680 Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs . 430 I Pigs ... • i • ...
The total imports of foreign stoci into London, last week,
amounted to 1,537 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, wo received 5,306—in 1860, 5,959—in 1859, 2,487
—in 1858, 2,581—in 1857, 2,220—in 1856, 781 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEEK.

From Beasts.
Rotterdam ..... 116 ..
Harlingen
Hamburgh .... 12 ..
Calais ,
Corunna
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Vigo —
Antwerp. . •
Ostend
Medemblik
Oporto ,
Nieu Diep .

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
538 79 .. 244 36

. • ---
365 .. •- .. - .. 64

• • '''''' • • -- • • -
. . 12 . , -
_ , , - • • 21 . . -

Total .... 128 .. 953 79 .. 277 100
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
861 498 4,267 .. i:210 .. 206 .. 185
S6O .. 441 4,878 62 .. 321 .. 258
1859 227 2,048 37 .. 180 ..
LB5B 4BO 1,548 101 .. 439 .. 13
[857 .. 603 1,332 .. 24 .. 257 .. 4
1856 207 409 43 .. 122

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, May 13, 1861, and this day,
Monday, May 12, 1862.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
May 13,
1861.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4 to 3 8
Second quality do. 3lO 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. .. 310 4 2
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 4 8
Prime Southdown do.
Lambe
Large coarse'calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat smalnporkers 4 8 5 0
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 21,980
Calves
Pigs 360
_....... •

May 12,
1862.
2 10 to 3 0
32 3 6
38 4 0
42 4 4
34 3 6
3 8 3 10
40 4 6
4 8 410
68 8 0
42 4 8
410 6 2
38 4 0
42 4 8
4,030
24,680
125
430

SUPPLIES ON SALE, MAY 14, 1860.-1
sheep and lambs, 22,160 ; calves, 135; pigs,
MAY 16, 1859.—Beasts, 3,480 ; sheep and
calves, 129 ; pigs, 450.

3easts, 3,440 ;
400.
lambs, 21,450 ;

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Fair eapplies of each kind of meat have been on sale at
these markets. Lamb is in good request at our quotations;
otherwise the trade is a sluggish state at about previous

currencies.

Per 81b. by the carcase.
stied edsd
Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Middlingmutton 3 10 4 0
Middling do. .. 3 2 3 4 Prime do .. 4 2 4 4
Prime large do. 3 6 3 8 Veal 3 8 4 8
Do. small do. .. 310 4 0 Small pork ~ 4 6 410
Large pork .... 3 10 4 4 Lamb
Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8