The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-02 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Tho total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 8,993 head. In the corresponding week in
1859 we received 7,755; in 1558, 7,109; in 1857, 5,928 ;
in 1850, 5,439; in 1855, 7,880; and is 1854, 4,212 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST VEER.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Harlingen
Hamburgh .. 118 .. 2,111 .. 12 .. —.. 299
Bremen .. 19.. 5.. —..— ..
Calais...

Antwerp - .. -- .. -- .. 36 .. --
Amsterdam
Dordt •• ••• • • - .. --
Ostend.. - .. -- .. -- .. 21 .. --

Total

791 3,959

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs.
1859 332 .. 5,891 .. 619 .. 746 .. /37
1858 1 203 .. 4,062 .. 914 .. 630 .. 300
1857 544 .. 3,746 .. 632 .. 616 .. 260
1856 482 .. 2,993 .. 800 .. 818 .. 546
1855 609 .. 5,902 .. 334 .. 525 .. 600
1854 934 .. 2,255 .. 244 .. 598 .. 181

We had a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer
to-day, but its general quality was inferior.
The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing districts were
only moderate, and very deflcent in quality. The primest
breeds changed hands somewhat steady, at full prices.
Otherwise, the beef trade ruled heavy at a decline in the
quotations, compared with Monday last, of 2d per Sibs.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire comprised 2,000 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses;
from other parts of England 600 various breeds ; from
Scotland, 21 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 17
oxen, &c.
Tho show of sheep was again but moderate. Oa the
whole, the mutton trade ruled firm, at fully last week's cur-
rency. The best Downs readily produced 5s 6d per Sibs.
For lambs, the supply of which was rather limited, there
was a good demand, on rather higher terms, Down breeds
having realised 7s per Sibs.
Calves were in good supply and steady request, at very
full prices.

In pigs very little was doing, at last week's quotations.
Per 81bs to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. dr inf. beasts 4 0 4 2 Primeers-wool do

8. d.
5 0
5 4
4 6
5 2
4 0
4 8

Second quality do. 4 6 4 10 Pme.S'thdowndo.
Prime large oxen 5 0 5 2 1 Large orse. calves
Prime Scots, &c. 5 4 5 6 Prime small d 0...

Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 4 Large hogs
Second quality do. 4 6 4 10 ! Small porkers

R. d.
5 2
5 6
5 0
5 6
4 6
5 0

Lambs, Gs Od to 7s Od.
Suckling calves, l9s to 23s ; and quarter .old store pigs,
23e to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. f FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 3,770 \ Beasts 1,050
Sheep and lambs 24,4601sheep
Calves

Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, July 4, 1859, and this day,
Monday, July 2, 1860:
Per Sibs, sinking the offal.
July 4, 1859. July 2, 1860.
• d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 3 4 3 6/4 6 510
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2/.5 0 5 2
Prime Scots, &c. . . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 64 0 4 4
Second quality ditto . . . . 3 8 4 0/4 6 410
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 2 4 4,5 0 6 2
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . . 3 8 4 21 6 5 0
Prime small ditto

Large hogs
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . . 28,900 24,460
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, JUly 5, 1858.---Beasts, 3,818;
sheep and lambs, 24,980; calves, 301; pigs, 225.
July 6, 1857—Beasts, 3,818 ; sheep and lambs, 24,918;
salves, 301; pigs, 225.