The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The imports of foreign stock into London last week were
very moderate—the total supply being 621 head. IN the
corresponding week in 1855 they amouLted to 379 ; in
1851, 3,831; in 1853, 3,617 in ; 1852, 1,89; ; in 1851,
2,229 ; and in 1850, 979 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WENS.
From Beasts. Shoop. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Harlingen 338 ... 7
Calais — 5
Rotterdam— 80 ... 12 ... 120 ...
Amsterdam l5
Ostend
Antwerp ...

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- - ... 32 ...

T0ta1.... 433 ... 12 ... ... 176 ...
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.855 214 ... ... ... 165 ...
.854 1,011 ... 2,327 ... ... 491 ... 5
853 475 ... 2,842 ... ... 289 ... 9
1852 430 ... 1,260 ... ... 200 ... 9
1851 475 ... 1,454 ... ... 263 ... 7
1850 361 ... 324 ... ... 2)7 ...
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Amongst the foreign stack in to-day's market were 300
oxen from Oporto, in fair condition, but the aggregate
supply was limited.
From our own grazing districts the receipt of beasts
fresh up this morning were moderate, but most of them
came to hand in good condition. The weather being more
favourable for slaughtering, the beef trade ruled some-
what active, at an advance in the quotations paid on Mon•
day last of 2d per 81b. The primest Scots readily produced
4s 81 per Blbs.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, were 2,156 Coots and shorthorns ; from other
parts of England 400 of various breeds, from Ireland 200
oxen, via Liverpool, and from Scotland 500 Scots.
We were but moderately supplied with sheep as to num-
ber, but there were very few inferior breeds amongst them.
The number of shorn sheep was about 1,000. The mutton
trade ruled active, at 2el per 81bs above the carreneies
realised on this day se'nnight. The best old Downs in the
wool realised 4s 10d, out of the wool 4s 4d per Blbs.
The show of calves was very limited, and the veal trade
ruled briak, at 4d per 81bs above last Monday's quotations.
The beat calves realised 6s per Blbs.
There was a slightly improved demand for pigs, at full
quotations.

Per Sibs to sink the offals.

s. d. a. d.I s. d. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 21PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410
Second quality.... 3 4 3 SlLargo crse. calves 4 8 5 4
Prime large oxen 310 4 4/Prime small 4o 5 6 6 0
Prime Scots, drc. 4 tS 4 BiLarge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 41Sruall porkers 4 4 410
Second quality ...3 6 310 Suckling calves-2i: 0 29 0
Prime erse.-wlled.4 0 4 4:Quarter old pigs.2l 0 28 0
TOTAL SUPPLY. P0RE1624 SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep .•• •• •• • • .• 19, q7O Sheep .. ••• • •
11

33 I
Calves...... •• .• •• •• •• •• ••
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A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on
Monday, Feb. 19, 1855, and in the Metropolitan Market
this day, Monday, Feb. la, 1856.
Per Blbs, to sink the offals.

Feb. 19, 1855.1Feb.18, '56
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2 to 3 4 3 oto 3 2
Second quality ditto ... 3 6 4 6,3 4 3 8
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4,3 10 4 4
Prime Scots, dtc............4 6 4 8 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 813 0 3 4
Second quality ditto ... ... 310 4 2 3 6 310
Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 4 4 814 0 4 4
Prime Southdown ditto 410 5 0,4 6 410
Lambs ... 0 0 0 0,0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves 4 2 4 84 8 5 4
Prime small ditto 410 5 415 6 6 0
Large hogs 3 0 4 0 3 6 4 2
Neat'small porkers ... 4 2 4 44. 4 410
Beasts._ „,„ 3,65 4 3,985
Sheep 15,110 19,670
Calves... 35 33
Pigs 250 205
Suer Los ON SALE, Feb. 20, 1854.—Beasts, 4,900 ; sheer.
22,410; calves, 235; pigs, 310.
February 21, 1853.—Beasts, 3,804; sheep, 17,270; salves,
130; pigs, 305.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of meat on sale in our markets continue
seasonably good. There is, however, a slight improvement
in the general demand as follows :

Per 81be by the carcase.
s d. 9. d.
Beef, interior 2 62 10
Do., middling 3 0 3 4
Do. prime large 3 6 3
Den, do. small 3lO 4 0
Pork, large 3 2 3 10

d.
Mutton, Inferior 2 6 2 10
Do., middling 3 0 3 4
po., prime 3 8 4 2
Veal 3 10 5 0
Pork, small 4 0 4 10

BOROUGH HOP.

We are well supplied with both home and foreign hops.
Good qualities are steady. at full prices; but other kinds
moved off slowly, at barely late rates. Last week's imports
were 55 bales from Ostend, 198 from Rotterdam, 122 from
Antwerp, and 136 from Hamburg.
Mid and East Kent pockets, 3/ 10s to 6l lOs per cwt ;
Weald of Kent, 3/ 5s to 5/ lOs ; Sussex, 31 to 4/ 150.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Although the arrivals of potatoes coastwise and by, rail-
way have bean less extensive than of late the trade is in
a very depressed state, and prices have a downward ten-
dency, as follows :
York Regents, 90s to 100 s ; Kent and Essex, do., 700
to 80s ; Scoteh do., 70s to 80s ; do. cups, 558 to 700
middlings, 50s to 00s; blues, 60s to 70; Lineolns, 708 to
80s per ton.

WOOL.
The publics sales of colonial wool have commenced briskly.
Compared with the previous auctions, prises leave advanced
2d to fully 2A,4 per lb. Syndey—Clean sheep's has realised
is 4d. to 1s 7d ; lamb's, 2s 34(1 ; skin, is 4d to is 7d;
pieces, 91 to is 4(1. Port Philip—Sheep's, is sid to
28 5d ; lambs, is 7d to is 9id ; skin, is let to is 6id.;
broken, is 2id to is 641. Van Dieman's Land—Sheep'et
is 7d to 2s ; lambs, is sid to 2s 3d ; skin, is Ed to
le 7.3,d ; broken, is 2id to is 9id; grease, 11d. Ade-
laide—Skin, is sd, grease, Sid to is I id. New Zealand
—Sheep's, is 5d to is Bid ; slipe, 18 4d to is 7id ; lambs,
is sd. Cape—sheeps, 1s :Id to is 9d ; broken, is 3id per
lb. The private market is firm, at very full prices. The
imports last week were 13 bales from Hamburg, 900 front
Sydney, 1,413 from Algoa Bay, 133 from the Cape, and
15 from Malta.
The following aro the current rates of English wool
Down tegs, is lid to is 3id ; half-bred hoggets, is 2d to 10
3d ; do. wethers, is ld to is 2d ; Bent, fleeces, is 2d to
is 2td; combing skin, to is 2d ; Down ewes, 18 2d to
Is 3d; Leicester fleeces, is to is lid; flannel wool, is id
to is 2id ; blanket wool, 9d tole ld per lb.