The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-22 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 12,558 head. In the corresponding week in
1859 we received 8,395; in 1858, 8,609 ; in 1857, 8,154; in
1856, 4,210 ; in 1855, 1,904 ; and in 1854, 7,182 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK.

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From.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Harlingei
Hamburgh .. 9.. 1,238 —• .
Bremen 195 .. 25 ..
Calais
Oporto
Amsterdam - • •
Dordt
Antwerp...
Tonning ...1411 .. 1,329 89 ..
Medemblik
Nieu Diep 3O .. 816 ..
Total 2,299 9,474

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192 .. - ..

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The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs.
[859 1,619 .. 6,530 .. .. 138 .. 108
[B5B 1,331 .. 6,930 .. 25 .. 280 .. 37
1857 1,317 .. 6,090 .. 25 .. 531 .. 190
[856 1,608 .. 2,261 .. .. 230 .. 11
[855 220 .. 1,605 .. .. 28 .. 51
1854 2 433 .. 4,359 .. .. 205 .. 194

There was a fair average supply of foreign stock here to-
day in very middling condition. Sales progressed slowly
on easier terms.

From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts
fresh up this morning were moderate, and the general qua-
lity of the stock was by no means first-rate. All breeds
met a dull inquiry; but, compared with Monday last, no
chango took place in the quotations. The general top
figure for Scots was 4s 6d per 81bs.
The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire, amounted to 2,200 short-horns ; from
ether parts of England, 700 various kinds; and from Ire-
land, 300 oxen and heifers. _ _

Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was very mo-
derate, the mutton trade ruled heavy at a fall in the quota-
tions of 2d per 81bs. The best old Down. sold at 5s 2d per
Blbs. The quality of the sheep was inferior.
With calves we were fairly supplied, and the demand
for them was in a most inactive state at barely Thursday's
decline in value.

We have to report a dull inquiry for pigs, at barely last
wesk's currency.

Per Blbs to si
s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 6 2 8
Second quality do. 2 10 3 4
Prime large oxen 3 6 4 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 0 3 4
Second quality do. 3 6 4 0
Lambs, 081
Suckling calves, 198 to 23s
23s to 303.

the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs-wool do. 4 2 4 8
Pme.S'thdowrido. 4 10 6 1
Large arse. calves 4 0 4 4
Prime small do 4 6 4 10
Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Small porkers 4 8 5 4
Dd to Os Od.

; and quarter•old store pigs,

TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts 5,500
Sheep and lambs 26,700
Calves . 290
Pigs

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts 1,300
Sheep
Calves t
Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices o
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Oct. 24, 1859, and this, day,
Monday, Oct, 22, 1860 :

Per Bibs, sinking the offal.
0ct.24, 1859. Oct. 22, 1860
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 3 2 3 62 10 3 4
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 3 6 4 2
Prime Scots, &c. . . . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 6 3 0 3 4
Second quality ditto . • . • 3 8 4 4 3 6 4 0
Prime coarse-woollal ditto . . 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 8
Prime Southdown ditto . . . 5 0 5 44 10 5 2
Lambs .. . .... . 0 0 oop 0 0 0
Large coarse calves . . . 4 4 4 10iI4 0 4 4
Prime small ditto
10 410
I 4 0 4
Large hogs . . , . . . . 3 6 , 6
Neat small porkers . . . . 4 0 4 B'4 8 5
Beasts 6 040 5,5004
Sheep and lambs . . 21,910 26,700
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oct. 18, 1858.---Beasts, 5,833 ;
sheep, 23,830 ; calves, 114 ; pigs, 450.
Oct. 19, 1857—Beasts, 5,833; sheep, 23,110; calves,
224; pigs, 310.

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Since our last report full average supplies of each kind
of meat have been on offer in these markets•
Generally
speaking the trade is somewhat heavy, as follows

Per Blbs by the carcase•
s. d. A. d.
Inferior beef .... 2 6 2 10
Middling d 0.... 3 0 3 4
Prime large do.. 3 6 3 8
Do. small d 0.... 3 10 4 0
Large p0rk...... 4 4 4 10,
Inferior mutton.. 3 4 3 8'

s. d. e. d.
Middling mutton 3 10 4 0
Prime do ••••••. 4 2 4 4
Veal ........... 4 0 4 6
Small p0rk...... 5 0 5 8
Lamb.. • . ..........

BOROTIOFf AND SPITALFIELDS.
supplies of potatoes, coastwise, and by land-carriage,
The supp
and the demand has become rather active, at
have fallen off,
The imports, last week, were 1,369 bags
very full prices.
63 ditto from Rotterdam, and 74 ditto from
from Antwerp, 4

.. 120 s to 140 s per ton.
lunkirk•
nt4
120 s to 150 s „
, nor- Regents
Yon,- d Essex
tan
Ktn
scotch ditto ..•
110 s to 1208 „
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