The Sun.
London, England, 1860-03-12 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN 'CATTLE MARKET.

Th• total importations of foreign stook into London, last
week, amounted to 3,580 head. In the corresponding week
in 1859 we received 1,704; in 1858, 294 ; in 1857, 1,988;
in 1856, 181; in 1855, 555; and in 1854,'2,399 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEDIC.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
.. _
H amburgh
Harlingen
05t,..-nd
Boulogne.. — • .
Calais - • •
Oporto 53 ..
Total 416 2,975

- .. 63

- .• - ••
113 .. 1 ..

- • .
20 ..

-- • •

135

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
859 293 .. 1,282 .. • • 121

858 2OO ..
857 517 .. 1,229
856 122 .. 17 ..
855 356 .. 66 ..
854 746 .. 1,377 .. - • .

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242 .. --
42 .. --
133 .. --
106 .. --

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About an average supply of foreign stock was on offer
here to day, amongst it were 60 oxen from Spain. Sales
progressed slowly at about stationary prices.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up were moderately good, and in somewhat improved
cm dition. Most breeds moved off slowly, and in some in-
stances prices ruled 2d per Blbs lower than ox Monday last.
The extreme value of the best Scots was 4s 10d per Sibs.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire amounted to 2,460 Scots, short horns, and
crosses ; from other parts of England 300 various breeds ;
from Scotland 210 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland 223
oxen and heifers. _ _ .

We were again but moderately supplied with sheep. Com-
pared with this day se' nnight no quotable change took place
in prices. On the whole the mutton trade ruled steady, the
best old Downs sold at 5s Sd por 81bs. The shorn sheep went
at from 10d to is per Sibs under that quotation.
Lambs—the show of which was very moderate—sold
slowly at from 6s to 6s Pd per 81bs.
We had a steady demand for calves at very full prices.
The supply was limited.

The pork trade was in a sluggish state, at late currencies.
Per Blbs to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d,
6 06 4
'.5 G 6 8
15 25 6
.6 86 0
,3 6310
,4 2410

s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool do.
Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme. S' thdown do.
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large tree. calves
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Large hogs
Second quality do. 4 4 4 10 Small porkers
Lambs, 6s Od to 6s Bd.
Suckling calves, 18s to 22s ; and quarter•old store pigs.
22s to 29e.

TOTAL SITPPLY. i TOREIGN 6UPPLY.
Beasts 3 9BO ' Beasts 2lO
Sheep ....10,110 1 Sheep
Calves
Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies End prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, March 14, 1859, and this day,
Monday, March 12, 1860 :

Per 81bs, sinking the offal.
March 14, 1859. March 12, 1860.
a d. e. d. e. d. a, d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 4 0 4 6 3 8 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 8 410 4 4 4 6
Primo Scots, &c. .. . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . . ' 4 2 4 6,3 8 4 2
Second quality ditto . . . . 4 8 6 04 4 410
Prime coarse-woolled ditto • . 5 2 5 B's 0 6 4
Prime:Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . . 4 0 4 10'5 2 1 6
Prime small ditto
Large hogs . . . • . .
Neat small porkers . • .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 15, 1858.---Beastr, 4,104;
sheep and lambs, 16,910 ; calves, 39 ; pigs, 305.
March 16, 1857.—Beasts, 3,336; sheep and lambs, 16,920;
calves, 69; pigs, 220.

NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.
Our markets continue to be somewhat heavily supplied
with each kind of meat. The trade generally is somewhat
heavy at the annexed quotations :

Per Blbs. by the carcase.
s. d. t. d.
Inferior Beef 2 6to 2 10
Mid. d 0,.... 3 oto 3 4
Pm.largedo. 3 6to 4 0
Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 (
Large pork.. 3 6to 4 2

s. d. d
Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6
Mid. do 3 Bto 4 2
Primo do. 4 4to 4 6
Veal 4 Bto 5 4
Small pork

BOROUGH HOP.

A fair average supply of most kinds of hops is on offer in
our market. Generally speaking, the trade rules very in-
active, as follows :

Mid and East Kent pockets 82s to 147 s per swt.
Weald of Kent do. 6ss to 88s ~
Susses do. 64a to 80i ~

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

Coastwise the arrivals of potatoes since Monday last have
been limited, but by rail they have steadily increased. The
imports have not exceeded 26 bags from Hambro'. On the
whole the trade rules steady, as follows
York Regents. l3ss to 160 s per ton.
Do Flukes l3oe to 140 s 91
Kent and Essex
Seotch
Do Cups
Duubars l2os to 140 s p)

IDS.

The market for both linseet
firm, and prices have some'
commands very little attenti
be purchased on easier tei
request, at full quotations ;
inquiry. Cakes rule firm, at l
furnip,lyhite,p.bus.l2s to 14s

d and rapeseed continues very
mhat advanced. Cloverseed
,ion, and inferior parcels may

rms. Tares are in moderate
but other seeds are a slow
last week's currency.
Carraway Hs to 388
Coriander lOB 138
Hempseed, per qr 34s 358
I Fng Linseed, .sowing 688 70s
,
Crushing
Baltic -5
Odessa
Linseed Cake, p, Ion—
English £9 5s £9 158
Foreign, p ton £9 Os £lO Os
Rape Cakes,p. ton 4 158 5 5s
Rapeseed, p. qr.... • 543 598

Si;efie .lBs 20s
Mustard, Brown 95 14s
White, new 12s I€s
Tares,Winter, new ..;,7 sOd 8s
Old —s —s
Canary, per quarter 508 64s
Rye grass, new . 22s 26s
Clover, Red Eng., et. 48s 605
White

Foreign Red.... 44e 52s
White 808 949
Trefoil, new. lB5 24s

WOOL MARKET.

The public sales aro still progressing steadily, at very full
prices ; but as yet very little has been done on continental
Recount. The annexed rates have been paid :—Australian
—Clean sheep's, is Sd to 3s Od, scoured is 6d to 2s Sd,
super 2s 10d to 38, handwashed is 8d to 2s Od, lambs' 2s
to 2s 9d, skin, &c., is 5d to 2s 4d. Port-Philip—Clean
sheep's is lld to 2s 10d, scoured is 8d to 2s Bd,l ocks, &c.,
id t 9 11 I,ld, lo,A4witsLecl hki 1§ 1,4 t 9 1§ cad, PYcluoY