The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-18 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WRNS.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. - Calves. Pigs
Ostend .. ... ... ... 23 ...
Frederickstaclt 190 ... 30 ... 31 ..
...
Bremen 129 ..t
Tonning 474 ... 369 ... 37 ...
...
Harlingen
... 15 ... 20 ... 47 ... 137
Amsterdam 2O ... 699 ... 82 ... 102 ...
Rotterdam 235 ... 1,625. ... 26 ... 183 ...
Ramburgh 22 ... 462 ... ...
... 53
Nieu Diep 5 ... 40 ... ... 44 ...

Total..-1,086 .. 3,147 .. 196 .. 407 ." 190

The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Firs.
1855 1,466 5,633 234 ... 627 ... 907
1854 1738 6,525 ... 71 ... 600 860
1853 1,528 ... 7,240 ... 774 ... 671 759
1852 1,576 ... 8,890 ... 905 ... 930 614
1851 1,789 6,814 ... 219 660 ... 519
The fine showers of the past week have been productive
of a great improvement in the pastures, as well as in the
general appearance of the turnip crop, which in some dis-
tricts, but more especially in Scotland, was suffering from
want of moisture.

There was a fair supply of foreign stock in our marke
to-day. _

From onr own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts
fresh np were moderate, and in very middling conditidu.
For all breeds we had an active demand, at an improve-
ment in the quotations paid on Monday last of 2d per 81bs
—the best Scots being worth.ss.p.er Blbs,

The arrivals fromw Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, &c.,
amounted to 2,000 short horns ; from other parts of Eng-
land 500 of various breeds ; from Scotland one Scot ; and
from Ireland, via Liverpool, 178 oxen.
The show of sheep was seasonably good, but the quality
of most breeds was by no means first-rate. The mutton
trade ruled steady, and last week's prices were well sup-
ported.
Prime lambs sold steadily at full quotations. Inferior
lambs were rather slow in sale at barely late rates. Calves,
the show of which was moderate, sold steadily on former
terms.

The pork trade was dull. In prices no change took
place.

_
Per 81bs to sink the offal:.
s. d. s. d. I N. d. e. 4,
Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 SprireeSouthdowu 410 5 2
Second quality.... 3 10 4 2,1 ergo crse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 B,ribne small do 4 2 410
Prime Soots, dm. 410 5 0 Latge hogs
i Inferior Sheep ...3 ti 310 Small porkers
Second quality ...4 0 4 4 Suckling ealves 23 0 30 i
Prime crse.-wiled.4 6 4 8 Quarter old pigs 22 0 k 8 0
Lamb, 4s 8d to is Od.
TOTAL SUPPLY. POZEICAN Supprar.
Beasts .. •• • ........ ..... 4,000 / 8ea5h1...... ...... • • ••.. • 1,100
Sheep and lambs ........28,150 Sheep and lambs • ......... 3, eoo
Pigs .................... 380 Figs—. .............. •• .. 40

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market. on Monday, Aug. 20, 1855, and this day, Monday,
Aug. 18, 1856.

Per 81bs, to sink the offal&
Aug. 20, 1855. Aug 18,1856
s. d. s. d. ,s. d. a. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 10 to 4 013 4to 3 8
Second quality ditto ... 4 2 4 4j3 10 4 2
Prime large oxen ••• ••• ... 4 6 410 i 4 4 4 8
Prime Scots, 5 0 5 c 4 10 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 6 3 8 3 8 310
Second quality ditto 310 4 214 0 4 4
Prime coarse woolled ditto ▪
4 4 4 8.4 6 4 8
Prime Southdown ditto ▪
410 5 04 10 5 2
Lambs ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• •.. 1 6 5 ;4 S 6 0
Largo coarse calves
4 0 5
0 4 4 410
4 63 6 4 2
Prime small ditto ... 4 8
Large hogs ••• ••• ;•• ... 36 3 101;3 23 10
Neat small porkers
4 0 4 6 4 2 4 8
Beasts._ 4,105
4,000
Sheep ••• ••• ••• ... 25,790 25,150
Calves._ 287
400
Pigs • 437 381
Surawas ON Seim, Aug. 21, 1854.—Beasts, 822 ; sh p
and lambs. 28,960; calves 262; pigs, 455.
Aug. 22, 185 3. —Beasts:s,299 ; sheep and lambs, 30,910 ;
calves, 337; pigs, 350.