The Sun.
London, England, 1860-06-04 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 6,722 head. In the corresponding week in
1859 we received 4,452; in 1858, 2,962; in 1857, 2,531;
in 1856, 2,305; in 1855, 2,880; and in 1854, 3,369 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Piga.
Rotterdam
Harlingen
Hamburgh
Ostend

Total 290 5,974

The yegirly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs.
1859 314 . . 324 .. 569 . . 435 . . 8
1858 2lO .. 1,522 .. 324 .. 252 .. 18
1857 231 .. 4,128 .. 77 .. 430 .. 16
1856 791 .. 1,701 .. 240 .. 285 ..
1855 546 .. 1,828 245 .. 604 .. 35
1854 682 .. 1,803 .. 200 200 .. 30
The show of foreign beasts, to-day, was limited—of
sheep tolerably good, notwithstanding that 2,000 head
of the latter were lost whilst on passage from Hambro'
during the late gales. Foreign calves came freely to hand.
A very moderate supply of beasts was received fresh up
this morning from our own grazing districts, and the gene-
ral quality of the stock was very middling. The attend-
ance of both town and country buyers was numerous, and
all breeds sold freely, at an advance in the quotations of
2d. per 81bs. The best Scots readily produced fully ss. 6d.
per Blbs.

The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire amounted to 2,200 Scots, short horns, and crosses
—from other parts of England, 420 various breeds. No
stock reached us from Ireland, and scarcely any supply
came to hand from Scotland.

We were seasonably well supplied with sheep ; but-
prime breeds were comparatively scarce. The mutton
trade was much less active, and last Monday's currency
was barely supported. However the best Downs realised
6s. per 81bs.
There was a fair demand for lambs—the supply of which
was moderate—at previous quotations. The best Downs
from the Isle of Wight sold at 7s. ; from Essex, 7s. 4d. to
7s. 61 per Sibs. _ _

We had a good sale for calves, at quite 2d. per 81bs.
above last week's prices. The• top figure was ss. 10d. per
81bs.

Pigs changed hands slowly ; nevertheless the quotations
were supported.

It will be seen that compared with last year the value o
stock is still very high. Apparently there is no prospec
of any important decline in it.

Per 81bs to sink the offal.
\
s. d. s. d.' a. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 4 0 4 2 Primecrs-wool do. 5 6 5 8
Second quality do. 4 6 4 10 Pme. S'thdown do. 5 10 6 0
Prime large oxen 5 0 5 4 Large erse. calves 4 8 5 2
Prime Scots, &c. 5 4 5 6 Prime small do 5 4 5 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 4 4 4 8 Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Second quality do. 410 5 4 Small porkers
_ _ _ _ .

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Lambs, 6s Od to 7a 6d.
Suckling calves, 21s to 23s ; and quarter •old store pigs,
23s to 30s.

TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts 3,880
Sheep and lambs 29,280
Calves
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FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ..
Sheep 4,800
Calves

Pigs

Pigs

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Juze 6, 1859, and this day,
Monday, June 4, 1860 :
Per 81bs, sinking the offal.
June 6, 1859. June 4, 1860,

2 d; s. d. s. d.' s. d•
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 3 8 3 10\4 6 410
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 5 0 5 4
Prime Scots, &c. . . . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 6 3 10\4 4 4 8
Second quality ditto . . . . 4 0 4 44 10 5 4
Prime coarse-woolled ditto • . 4 6 4 8,5 6 5 g
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . . 310 4 814 8 5 2
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs • .
Calves
Pigs
SurpLiEs ow SALT:, June 7, 1858.---Beasts, 3,622 ;
sheep and lambs, 23,860 ; calves, 239 ; pigs, 475.
June 8, 1857—Beasts, 4,409; sheep and lambs, 26,750 ;
calves, 262 ; pi*, 250.