The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-23 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 2,135 head. In the corresponding week in 1859 we
received 2,210 ; in 1858, 787 ; in 1857, 1,239 ; in 1856,
916; in 1855, 1,362 ; in 1854, 2,709.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Hamburgh .. 14 .. 379 .. —..— .
Harlingen - ..
-
Rotterdam

9 ..

- .. 279 ..

Total 439 1,583 288
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
859 2OO .. 399 .. 73
158 260 .. 420 .. 107 ..
857 3lO .. 800 .. .. 129 ..
856 ll6 .. 700 .. 100 ..
855 252 .. 950 .. 160 ..

1854 6OO .. 1,800 .. .. 309 ..
There was only a moderate supply of foreign stock on
offer in to-day's market, and the whole changed hands at
last week's currency.
Fresh up from our own grazing districts, as well as from
Scotland, the arrivals of beast■ were reasonably good as to
number, and in full average condition. Although the
attendance of buyers was tolerably numerous, the demand
for all kinds ruled inactive, and, in some instances, prices
had a drooping tendency. The best Scots, &c., sold at
4s 10d per 81bs.
About 1,200 beasts came to hand from the northern dis-
tricts ; 800 from the eastern districts ; 600 from other parts
of England ; 500 from Scotland ; and 120 from Ireland.
A very limited supply of sheep was in the pens ; on the
whole, the mutton trade ruled brisk, at an improvement in
the currencies of 2d per Sibs., the best Downs having
realised 5s 6d.

The few calves in the market, both English and for:ign,
were in wood request, at a further improvement in value
of 2d per 81bs.
The pork trade was dull, nevertheless prices were sup-
ported.

Per Sibs. to sink the offal.
o. d. s. d. e. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 j Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 2
Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme. S' thdown do .5 4 5 6
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 81Large crse. calves 4 10 5 4
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small d 0... 5 6 5 8
Crso. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Large hogs 3 6 3 10
Second quality do. 4 4 4 81 Small porkers .... 4 2 4 10
Suckling calves, 188 to 229; and quarter •old store pigs
24s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts 4 3BO t
Sheep
.. 130 Calves
260 ) Pigs

FOREIGN surrm
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stack exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Jan. 24, 1859, and this day
Monday, Jan. 23, 1860.

Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Jan. 21, 1859. Jan. 23, 1860

a d. s. d. a. d. a. d
Coarse and inferior beasts . . . 3 4to 3 6,3 4to 3 6.
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 81 4 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. . . . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . 3 6 3 103 8 4 2
Second quality ditto . . . 4 0 4 411 4 4 8
Primo coarse-woolled ditto • . 4 6 4 84 10 5 2
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . . 3 8 4 64 10 5 4
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . . 13,750 5,240
Calves
Pigs

SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan. 25, 1853.---Beasts, 3,902;
sheep and lambs, 13,760 ; calves, —; pigs, 236.

Jan. 28, 1857.—Beasts, 3,778; sheep and lambs, 16,590
calves, 117 ; pigs, 205.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

Both .from Scotland and various parts of England the
arrivals of meat continue on a fair average scale. Generally
speaking, the demand is in a sluggish state, as follows :

Per Blbs. by the Carcass.
s. d. s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beef 2 Bto 2 10 Infr. Mutton. 3 2to
Mid. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4 Mid. do 3 Bto
Pm.largedo. 3 6to 4 0 Primo do. 4 4to
Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 I Veal 4 oto
Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2 ; Small pork

r. d
3 6
4 2
4 8
4 10
4 10