The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-10 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Hamburgb 2 ... 463 ...
... _ ...
Rotterdam 32 ... 153 ... ... 329 ...
Dordt — ... 5 .., 20 ... ...
Harlingen 273 ... 20 .. -- ... 15 ...
Antwerp -
Amsterdam
Guernsey
• ... ... -- ... -

Total... 311 ...

646 367 ... -

The yearly comparison of weekly Imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves, Pigs-
-1857 lO4 ... 773 11 319 ... 6
1856....
1855 064 .„ 572 m 419 46
1854 „. 327 ... 407 2 „. 163
1853 628 ... 2,185 5 527 56
1852 lBO ... 1,414 3 394 4
The supply of foreign stock in to-day's market.was mo-
derate, and the condition of it was tolerably prime.
Full average arrivals of home-fed beasts were reported
fresh up this morning. The quality of most breeds was
very good. The beef trade ruled hea ry, compared with
Monday last, and prices were, consequently, 2d per Sibs
lower than on that day. The highest value of the beat
Scots was 4s 4d per Blb., and some very prime oxen sold
at 4s to 9s 2,1 per Sibs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,800 Scots and short horns; from o•her parts of
England, 500 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 100 Scots;
and from Ireland, 5 I oxen of full average weight.
About an average time of Year supply of sheep, mostly
in good condition was on offer. For nearly all breeds we
had a steady, though not to say active demand, at fully
last week's currency. The best old Downs, out of the
wool, sold at 4s 61 per 81bs.
Lambs—the show of which was moderato—were in fair
request at full prices, viz., eiv to 7s per Sibs. About 400
came to band from the Isle of Wight.
Although the supply of calves was,by no means extensive,
the veal trade ruled heavy at 4d to 6.1 per Blbs beneath
last Monday's quotations.
We had a dull slle for pigs at barely stationary prices.

Per 81bs to sink the offms.
4. 4. a. (LI 5. ft. 8. a,
Interior Beasts.... 2 oto 3 2 Prime Sonthdown 4 4 4 0
Second qnality....3 4 3 6 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 0 Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Prime Scots, eic. 4 2 .4 4 Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 8 3 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 4
Second quality ...3 8 4 0 Suckling calves 18 0 23 0
Prime arse.-wlled.4 0 4 2 Quarter old pigs 19 0 23 0
Lamb, 6s Od to 7s Od.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 2O, 880 Sheep and lambs ..... 800
Calves
Pigs 3BO Pigs
k statement and comparison of tti"o supplies wit prices or rat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on. Monday, May 11, 1857, and this day, Monday,
May 10, 1858.
Per Bibs, to sink the offals.

May 11, 1857. May 10,1658
S. d. s. d. d. 6. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 4,3 oto 3 2
Second quality ditto 3 6 3 10,3 4 3 6
Prime large oxen
Prime Scots, dEc „, „
Coarse and inferior sheep. „. 4 2 4 6,3 2 3
Second quality ditto • 4 8 4 10,3 >i 4 0
Prime coarse woolled ditto 5 0 5 4 4 0 4 2
Prime Southdown ditto 5 6 510 4 4 4 6
Lambs „
,„ 5 6 6 4 0 7 0
,
Large coarse calves . • 3 8 4 414 0 4 6
Prime small ditto ,„
„, ,„ 4 8 5 0,4 8 5 0
Large hogs
„, 3 S 4 2,3 2 4 0
vest small porkers 4 4 5 04 2 4 4
Beasts... •
„,. • 3,667 3,976
Sheep and lambs ... 21,210 20,880
Calves...
„.
„. 120 166
430
SUPPLIES Os SAL; May 12, • 1856.—Feasts, 4,001 ; shed
►
and lambs, 19,59,1; calves, 72; pigs, 200.
May 11, 1855.—8 asts, 3,786 ; sheep and lambs, 20,110 ;
calves, 140 ; pigs, 530.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of bath town and country killed meat on
offer here were seasonably extensive. The demand was by
no means active, nevertheless a fair business was trans.
sAed, as follows :--
. Per Slim by the carcase.
s. d. s. d. 1 s. d. s.
Beef, Inferior 010 3 2 Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 2
Do., miditling.....3 2 4 6( Do., middling,
.. 3 4 3 8
Do. prime large.. 3 8 310 i Do., prime , ..3 10 4 2
Do., do. small ....3 10 4 0 i Veal....
.4 0 4 10
Pork, large „ 3 0 3 6 I Pork. small ..... ...3 8 4 2
Lamb, 58 4d to 6s Id.

dO HOP.
Our market continues to beltol7oH abundantly supplied with
nearly all kinds of hops. Good and useful qialities are
selling steadily, at full quotations; but other kinds com-
mand very little attention. Last week's imports were 73
bales from Hamlsm, and 60 from Harburg.
New Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70s to 112 s ; Weald of
Kent do., 54s to 665; New Sussex do., 50s to 60s ; Year-
lings, 21s to 50s.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Since Monday last a full average supply of potatoes
has come to hand coastwise and by land carriage. The
imports have amounted to 120 tone from Antwerp, 195
tens from Hamburg, 100 tons from R,..,tterdatn, 255 tons
from
Dunkirk. Iro tone from Rouen, and 95 tons from
Grouin
gen. For nearly all kinds of potatoes the demand
is in s sluggish state, fill I late rates are with difficulty
supported.
York regents, IWs to IQOs per ton ; Essex and Kent,
80s to 16 )s; Scotch, 120 s to 160 s; ditto cups, 70s to 90s ;
mid
ing, 5 s to 90s; Lincolns, 1203 to 140 s; blues,
ato ; Belgian, 50s to 90s.

WOOL.
The public sales of colonial wool continue to be but mo-
derately attended by buyers, and the biddinrr .s rule inac-
tive, at the opening decline of ld to 2d per lb, During
the week the following prices hays been paid :—Austra-
lisn--clean
sheep's, is 41 to 2s 8d ; scoured, is 4id to
2s 5i41; la:nbi', is 41 1,3 's 2d ; do. scoured, ls 6.;(1 to
2s Od ; handwashed, is 2,1 to is 84d. Adelaide
clean
shee- 's. is 4(1 to is d ; skin, lt'dd to 18 ; grease, 80 to
llidp; do. lambs', lld to is 02(f. d_.
13 4id to 2a ld ; scoured, is 2d
, o• pieces, 8(1 to 7d.
S dney--clean sheep'e,
to 2s 4d ; hanciwashed, is 3d to is 5a .
skin, 110 to is
3.12,1. Cape—clean sheep's, 80 to Is 61:1; scoured, 101 to
1.; 41d • grease, 81 td 10d.
tNew Zealand—clean sheep's,
is 5d too is 7i-ld ; pieces, 9d ol°4d ; grease, 10d to 11Ad
per lb. The demand for wool by Private contract is heavy,
at nominal quotations.