The Sun.
London, England, 1860-07-09 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 11,80 G head. In the corresponding week in
1859 we received 5,923; in 1658, 8,606; in 1857, 5,848;
in 1856, 7,629 ; in 1855, 4,710 ; and in 1854, 5,788 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Harlingen
Hamburgh 696 4,295 .. 59 .. —.. 437
Bremen ..... 53 .. 10 ..
Oporto.. 149 ..
Antwerp
Amsterdam
Dordt
Ostend.... — • •
Tonning .. 248 ..
Total 1,619 7,716 611

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- .. 20 ..

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3 ..

998 .. - .
398 .. 110 .
52 .. - .

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16 ..

1,066

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves Pigs•
1859 269 4,333 .. 629 .. 557 .. 146
185 S 1,482 .. 5,009 .. 747 .. 799 569
1857 606 .. 3,121 .. 975 .. 671 .. 476
1856 626 .. 4,407 .. 521 .. 1,378 .. 697
1855 775 .. 2,937 .. 356 .. 286 .. 355
We were extensively supplied with each kind of foreign
stock to-day, but its general quality was very inferior
Sales progressed slowly at late rates.
The receipts of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis-
tricts were again moderate, and most breeds came to hand
in middling condition. Prime beasts sold steadily, other
kinds slowly, at last Monday's currency. The general top
figure for beef was ss. 6d. per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essox, and Cambridgeshire we
received 1,900 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns; from other
parts of England 600 various breeds ; from Scotland, 23
Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 20 oxen, &c.
The show of sheep was moderately good, but there was
a great deficiency in the quality of all breeds. Prime
Downs and half- breds were in fair request at full quotations;
otherwise the mutton trade was inactive, at late rates.
There was less activity in the lamb trade. However,
compared with last week, no quotable change took place in
prices. About 500 lambs came to hand from Ireland, and
130 from the Isle of Wight. . .

Calves supported last week's currency, with a fair de-
mand. The supply was tolerably good.
The pork trade was inactive. In prim, however, no
change took place.

e. d. a. d.
.5 05 2
455 6
46 5 0
, 5 2 5 6
, 4 0 4 6
,4 86 0

Per Ms to sink the offal.
s d. s. d.
One. & inf. beasts 0 4 21 Primecrs-wool do.
Second quality do. 4 6 4 10 lime. 8' thdown do.
Prime large oxen 5 0 5 2 Large orse. calves
Prime Scots, &c. 5 4 5 6 Prime small do
Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 4 Large hogs
Second quality do. 4 6 4 10! Small porkers
Lambs, 6s Od to 7s Od.
Suckling calves, 198 to 23s ; and quarter .old store pigF
23s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 3,720 \ Beasts 957
Sheep and lambs 2s,9oolSheep
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 11, 1859, and this day,
Monday, July 9, 1860:

Per Sibs, sinking the offal.
July 11, 1859. July 9, 1860.
s d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . . 3 oto 3 2,4 oto 4 2
Second quality ditto 3 4 3 64 6 510
Prime large oxen 3 S 4 2'5 0 o 2
Prime Scots, &c. . . . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 6i I 0 4 4
Second quality ditto . . • . 3 8 4 Oil 6 410
Prime coarse-woolled ditto • , 4 2 4 4,5 0 5 2
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . . 3 6 4 o'4 6 5 0
Prime small ditto
Large hogs . . • . .
Neat small porkers . 3 8 4 4'4 8 5 0
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . . 28,530 25,900
Calves
Piga
SUPPLIES ON SALE, July 12, 1858.---Beasts, 4,085;
sheep and lambs, 23,300; calves, 470; pigs, 440.
July 13, 1857—Beasts, 4,763; sheep and lambs, 27,460;
calves, 434 ; pigs, 220.