The Sun.
London, England, 1860-05-07 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 4,229 head. In the corresponding week in
1869 we received 1,455; in 1858, 1,344; in 1857, 1,213;
in 1856, 272 ; in 15.55, 2031; and in 1854, 898 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam . 11.1 .. 313 .. 7.. 223 ..
Harlingen - Ib2 .. 40 .. 2.. 6..
Hamburgb.
Antwerp
Dordt .
Oporto

Total 225 3,257 9 259 179
The yearly compoxison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. She6p. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1859 291 .. 948 .. 28 .. 216 .. 2
1858 3ll .. 616 .. 20 . • 367 . --
1857 lO4 .. 773 .. 5 .. 319 ..
1856 2l 152 .. 11 .. 93 ..
1855 961 .. 572 .. 3 .. 449 46
1854 .. .. .. ..
Per Blbs to sink the offal.
d. R. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Priznecrs-wool do. 4 8 4 10
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme.S'thdowndo. 5 0 5 2
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6( Large crse. calves 4 6 5 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10, Prime small d 0... 5 4 5 6
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 8 Large hogs 3 6 3 10
Second quality do. 3 10 4 6 Small porkers

Ti ambs, 5s 6d to 7s 2d.
Suckling calves, 19s to 22s ; and quarter .old store pigs
23s to 295.

TOTAL SIIPTLY. t FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 3,740 r Beasts 360
Sheep and 1amb5......25,350 Sheep
Calves
Pigs

The show of forlig,n stock here to-day was only moderate.
The whole changed hands at full quotations.
From our own g razing districts the receipts of beasts fresh
up this morning w sre only moderate, and the general quality
of the supply was: by no moans first-rate. Prime Scots,
crosses, &c., sold. steadily, at an advance in the quotations
of 2d per 81bs., thou general top figure being 4s 10d ; other-
wise, the beef tracles was far from active on former terms.

The arrivals of :)I.3asts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and
Cambridgeshire alrtounted to 2,500 Scots, shorthorns, and
crosses; from other parts of England, 350 various breeds;
and from Scotland, 46 Scots and crosses.

We were seasonably well supplied with sheep, in for the
most part middling condition. The mutton trade ruled
steady, at fully hat Monday's quotations, some prime old
Downs out of the wool having realised 5s 2d per 81bs. We
have now ceased ti) make any distinction between the value
of the woolled and shorn sheep.
There was a fair demand for lambs at full prices, viz.,
58 6d to 7s 2d per Sibs.

Prime calves sold briskly at very full currencies, but in-
ferior calves were a dull inquiry, on former terms.
The pork tradle was heavy, and prices ruled a shade
lower.

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, May 9, 1859, and this day,
Monday, May 7, 1860 :
Per Sibs, sinking the offal.

May 9, 1859. May 7, 1860.

d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferan. beasts . ,
Second quality ditto 3 8 4 013 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 44 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. .
Coarse and inferior sheep • 3 6 4 0,3 4 3 8
Second quality'ditto .
Primo coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 6 4 B'4 8 410
Prime Southdown ditto . .4 10 5 0 0• 6 2
Lambs . 5 2 6 4 5 6 7 2

Large coarse calves . . . 310 4 814 6 6 2
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts 3,610 3,740
Sheep me lambs . . . 23,300 25,250
Calves 107 149
Pigs 250 , 520
SUPPLIES ON r
SALR, May 10, 1858.---Beasts, 3,976 ;
sheep and lambs, 20,880 ; calves, 166 ; pigs, 380.
FOREIGN.--Betts, 3,667; sheep and lambs, 21,210;
calves, 120; pigo 440.