The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-29 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last' week
amounted to 9,577 head. In the corresponding week in
1859 we received 8,537; in 1858, 5,767 ; in:1857, 5,915; in
1856, 7,037 ; in 1855, 7,885; and in 1854, 7,721 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Harlingex
Hamburgh 2O .. 1,144 ..
Bremen
Calais ..
Oporto
Amsterdam
Dordt
Ant ',very . -
Tonning ...1829 783 .. 103 ..
Med emblik
Nieu Diep 23 1,052 ..
Total 2,145 6,585

'.... • •

_ ..
55 ..

-- • • - • •
47 .. - ..
321 .. - ..

- • •

463

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows:—
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs.
1859 1,316 .. 6,746 .. 76 .. 288 .. 111
1858 1,354 .. 3,550 .. 31 .. 212 20
1857 1,487 .. 3,664 .. 81 629 ..
1856 1,653 .. 4,853 .. .. 391 .. 140
1855 1,918 .. 5,501 .. .. 260 208
1854 2 152 .. 3,056 307 308
Our market to-day was seasonably well supplied with
foreign stock; but its general quality was very inferior.
Sales progressed heavily, on lower terms.
The supply of home-fed beasts was tolerably good, but
there was a great deficiency in the quality of all breeds.
The heaviness in the trade in the dead markets produced
great inactivity in the demand for all kinds of beasts, at a
decline in the quotations of 2d per 81bs. It must be under-
stood that the extreme value for Scots did not exceed
4s Gd per 81bs.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received 2,520 shorthorns ; from other parts of
England, 1,000 various breeds; and from Ireland, 200
oxen, &c.

Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was only
moderate, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy. Prime
Downs and half-breds supported last week's currency, but
in some instances the value of long wools had a drooping
tendency. The general qurtlity of the sheep was inferior.
Calves were in short supply, and steady request, at full
quotations. _ _ _

We have to report much less activity in the demand for
pigs, the prices of which were with difficulty supported.

Per Blbs to sink the offal.
\
s. d. s. d.' 11. d. e. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 4 2 6 Primecrs-wool do. 4 0 4 8
Second quality do, 2 8 3 2 Pme.S'thdowndo. 410 6 2
Prime large oxen 3 4 4 0 Large orse. calves 3 10 4 4
Prime Scats, &c. 4 2 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 8
Crso. & inf. sheep 3 0 3 4 Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Second quality do. 363 10 i Small porkers
Lambs, Os Od to Os Od.

Suckling calves, 196 to 2,3 s
'23s to 30s.

TOTAL gUPPLY.

Beasts 5,440
Sheep and lambs 22, 800
Calves

and quarter •old store pip,

PORBIGN SUPPLY.
Bents . 1,805
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 Mom lay, Oct. 31, 1859, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 29, 18600:

Per 81bs , sinking the offal.
Oct. 31, 1859. Oat. 29, 1860.
s. d. ■. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . . 2 Bto 2 1042 4to 2 6

Second quality ditto 3 0
Prime large oxen 3
Prime Scots, &c. . . . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2
Second quality ditto . . 3 6
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 2
Prime Southdown ditto . . .4 10
Lambs . . . • . . 0 0

3 41
4 4
4 8
3 4
4 0
4 6
5 2
0 01

Large coarse calves . . 4 0
Prime small ditto . . . . 4 $

4 61
5 0;

84
4 2
3 0
3 6
2
4 10
,0 0

!3 10
4 6

3 2
4 0
4 6
8 4
3 10
4 6
5 2
0 0

4 0
4 8

Large hogs _ . . , 4 • • • 3 6 3 10!4 0 4 6
Neat small porkers . . . . 4 0 484 8 5 4
Beasts . . . . . . . 6,540 5,640
Sheep and lambs . . 28,620 22,600
Calves . . . . . . 165 150
Pigs .. . .• . . 640 320
SUPPLIES ON SALE„ Nov. 1, 1858.---Beasts, 5,688;
sheep, 22,250; calves, 109; pigs, 700.
Nov. 2, 1857—BeaW4s, 5,799 ; shoep, 24,330; ealTes)
375; pigs, 580.