The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-01 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 8,67:3 head. In the corresponding week in
1859 we received 8,563 ; in 1858, 6,911; in 1857, 6,329 ; in
1856, 6,35# ; in 1835, 7,764 ; and in 1854, 6,097 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST VIDIX.

From. Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam ........ 391 1,630 .. 626 9
Harlingen " 75 .. 700 .. 65 .. 61 .. 692
Hamburgh ..,. 29 .. •1,319 429
Bremen
Calais.. 6. .0 - • •
Ostend . •
Amsterdam • •
Dordt l2 ..
Antwerp... ... • •
Tonning ....1061 ..
Medemblik ...... 12 .. 1,019 ..
Nieu Diep 2l .. 782

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Total 1,413 5,539 60 ;361 1,030
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :

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Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs.
1859 1,688 .. 6,294 .. 65 .. 263 .. 253
1858 BB5 .. 5,132 .. 46 .. 509 .. 548
1857 1,514 .. 4,025 .. 68 .. 362 .. 360
1856 2,019 .. 3,520 .. .. 395 .. 310
1855 1,930 .. 6,761 .. 75 .. 233 .. 36.5
1854 1 497 .. 4,095 .. 40 .. 214 .. 251
To-day's market was seasonably well supplied with
foreign stock, in, for the most part, middling condition.
Sales progressrd heavily on lower terms.
The arrivals of Home-fed beasts fresh up was less nume-
rous than on this day se'nnight, and their general condition
was by no means first-rate. The best Scots aid crosses
were in moderate request at last week's currency, but all
other breeds were very dull, and in most instances 2d per
81bs. lower.

From Lincoln.shire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received 2,400 short-horns ; from other parts of
England 900 variccusbreeds, and from Ireland 300 oxen and
heifers. There were no supplies from Scotland.
The show of sheep was moderately good. Generally
speaking, the mutton trade was in a sluggish state at prices
about equal to Manday last. The best old Downs sold at
from 5s to 5s 2d pox 81bs. The condition of the sheep was
very middling.
Although the supply of both English and foreign calves
was limited, the -mai trade was in a very inactive state at
last week's prices..

Prime small porkers were firm, otherwise the pork trade
ruled heavy at lade rates.

Per Blbs to sink the offal.
\
e. d. a. d.'
Cm. &inf. beasts 2 6 2 10 Primecrs-wool do.
Second quality do. 3 0 3 4 P me. S' thdown do.
Prime large oxen 3 6 4 4 Large crest. calves
Prime Scats, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do
Crso. &inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 i Large hogs
Second quality do. 3 10 4 41Small porkers
Lambs, Os Od to Os Od.
Suckling calves, 19s to 23s ; and quarter .old store pigs,
23s to 295.
TOTAL SU-PPLY. PORNIGIN SUPPLY.
Beasts 5,600 Beasts l,BlO
Sheep and lambs .25,600 Sheep
Calves
Pigs
A statement and comparison of th© supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Oct. 3, 1869, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 1, 1860 :

s. d. s. d.
4 6410
50 6 2
40 4 6
48 5 0
40 4 6
4 85 2

Per 81bs, sinking the offal.
Oct. 3, 1859. Oct. 1, 1860.
a d. s. d. a. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . •
Second quality ditto 3 0 3 4 3 0 3 4
Prime large oxen 3 6 4 4 3 6 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. . • • • 4 6 4 8 t 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 4 3 4 3 8
Second quality ditto . . . . 3 6 4 23 10 4 4
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 4 4 6 4 6 410
Prime Southdown ditto . . .4 10 5 2 5 0 5 2
Lambs . • • • • • . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves . . . 3 6 4 2.4 0 4 6
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . . 22,080 25,800
Calves

Pigs 610 I 44(
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 27, 1858.---Beasts, 5,764
sheep, 20,500 ; calves, 190 ; pigs, 540.
Sept, 28, 1857—Beasts, 4,924 ; sheep, 21,460 ; calves
ri; pigs, 205.

English wool, for which the demand is inactive. Foreign
qualities are very dull, but colonial wool supports previous
rates. Last week's imports were 650 bales from Algoa
Bay.