The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-16 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total importations of foreign stock into London, last
week, amounted to 3,825 head. In the corresponding week
in 1859 we received 3,021; in 1858, 1,254 ; in 1857, 1,096 ;
in 1856, 229 ; in 1855, 951; and in 1854, 505 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Ifarlingen
Llamburgh .. 75 .. 3,152 .. ..
Bremen . . 8 ..
Ost/md — . •
Oporto
Boulogne — ..
Antwerp

- • • 74

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12 ..

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Total ... 264 3,267 220 74
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1859 192 .. 2,743 .. o .. 94
1858 387 563 281 23

1857 174 ..
1856 72
1855 416 ..

653 ..
126 ..
56 ..

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1854 568 ..

128 . • - • .

225 ..

101 ..

Our market to-day was well supplied with foreign sheep,
but the show of foreign beasts and calves was limited. Sales
progressed slowly, yet very little change took place in prices.
Compared with Monday last there was a considerable in-
crease in the supply of beasts on offer this morning, and
the g neral quality of the stock was good. All kinds met
a dull inquiry, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per Blbs.
The general top figure for Scots was 4s 8d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,850 'Scots, shorthorns, and crosses ; and from
other parts of England, 300 various breeds ; from Scotland,
80 Scots and crosses. No arrivals were reported from
Ireland.

The show of most kinds of sheep was seasonably exten-
sive. On the whole the mutton trade ruled firm, at the cur-
rencies noticed on this day sc'nnight. The best Downs in
the wool sold at 5s 10d, out of the wool at 5s par 81bs.
We have to report a dull sale for lambs, the supply of
which was good, at from Gs to 7s 4d per 81bs. About 560
came to hand from the Isle of Wigh t.
Calves were in short supply and steady request, at very
full prices.

There was a fair average business doing in pigs, at fully
late rates.

Per 81bs to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
ergs. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 4 Primecrs-wool do.
Second quality do. 3 6 3 10 P me. S' thdown do.
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 Large crse. calves
Prime Scets, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs
Second quality do. 4 '2 4 8 Small porkers

s. d. R. d.
4 10 5 4
.5 6 5 10
50 5 6
58 6 0
3 6 3 10
4 2410

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Lambs, 6s Od to 7s 4d.
Suckling calves, 'Ss to 23s ; and quarter .old store pigs,
238. to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 4240 y Beasts l6O
Sheep and lambs 23,610 Sheep
Calves .. 126 lealves ., 100
Pigs 320 , Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, April 18, 1859, and this day,
Monday, April 16, 1860 :
Per 81bs, sinking the offal.
April 18, 1859. April 16, 1860.

s d. s. d. s. d. s. d•
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4 3 6 310
Prime klrge oxen 4 6 4 8 4 0 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. • • • •
Coarse and inferior sheep . . ' 4 0 4 6 3 8 4 0
Second quality ditto . . . 4 8 410 4 2 4 8
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 5 0 5 64 10 5 4
Prime Southdown ditto . •
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . . 4 0 410 5 0 5 6
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers . • •
Beasts ....... 3,110 4,240
Sheep and lambs . . 20,310 23,610
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 19, 1858.---Boasts, 4,190;
sheep and lambs, 22,880 ; calves, 147 ; pigs, 355.
April 20, 1857.—Beasts, 3,829; sheep and lambs, 19,830;
calves, 125 ; pig; 230.