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

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Tho 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, 1,2E1 ; in 1857, 1,096 ;
in 1856, 229 ; in 1855, 951; and in 1854, 505 head.

IMPOLTS INTO LONDON LAST I% EEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pip.
Rotterdam
Harlingen
Hamburgh .. 75 • • 3,152 .. —..—.. 74
Bremen .. B.. —• • —• . • .
Ostend —• • —• • —.. 12 ..
Oporto
Boulogne
Antwerp
--.—.
Total ... 234 3,267 220 74
_ _ _

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows .--

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1859 192 .. 2,743 .. .. 94
1858 387 563 .. .. 281 23
1857 174 .. 653 .. .. 225 .. 14
1856 72 .. 126 .. .. 31 ..
1855 416 56 .. .. 379 ..
1854 568 128 .. 101 lB
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 gneral quality of the stock was good. All kinds met
a dull inquiry, at a decline in the quotations of 2d per Bibs.
The general top figure for Scots was 4s 8d per Bibs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,850 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses ; and from
other parts of England, 309 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 se'nnight. The best Downs in
the wool sold at 5s 10d, out of the wool at 5s per 81bs.
We have to report a dull sale for lambs, the supply of
which was good, at from 6s to 7s 4d per 81bs. About 560
came to hand from the Isle of Wight.
Calves were in short supply and steady request, at very
full prices.

There was a fair average business Going in pigs, at fully
[ate rates.

Per Sibs to 'sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
eras. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 4 Prirnecrs-wool do.
Second auality do. 3 6 3 10 Pme. S' thdown do .
P)roe large oxen 4 0 4 4 Large crse. calves
Prime Scats, &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
Lambs, 6s Od to 7s 4d.
Suckling calves, 18s to 23s ; and quarter .old store pigs,
23s to 295.

s. d. E. d.
4 10 5 4
5 6 5 10
50 5 6
58 6 0
3 6310
4 2410

TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts . 42401 Beasts . 160
Sheep and lambs 23,610) Sheep
Calves
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 Slbs, sinking the offal.
April 18, 1859. April 16, 1360.

, -
8 d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts .
Second quality ditto 4 0 4 4,3 6 310
.
Prime large oxen
4 6 4 8K 0 4 4
Prime Scots. &c. . . • • •4 10 5 0 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 4 0 4 613 8 4 0
Second quality ditto . . • . 4 8 4 104 2 4 8
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 5 0 5 6:4 10 5 4
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . . 4 0 4 1015 0 5 6
Prime small ditto
Large hogs ..... .
Neat small porkers . • .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Apia 19, 1858.---Beasts, 4,190;
sheep and lambs, 22,880 ; calves, 147 ; pigs,_ 355.
April 20, 1857.—Beasts, 3,829; sheep and lambs, 19,830 ;
calves, 125; pigs, 230.