The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-18 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign-stock into London last week
were 7,949 head. In the corresponding week iu 1857 we
received 8,712 ; in 1856, 6,848 ; in 1855, 10,605 ; in 1854,
3,209; in 1853, 8,787; in 1852, 10,068; and in 1851.)
head.

• IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs, Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Hamburgh .. 4.. 1,143
Medemblik
Dordt
Harlingen. 123 .. 518
••69
Taming
Tonningen
Frederickstadt 262 .. 20 8
Bremen
Varil 93 ..
Antwerp
Ostend 2
Calais
Total 1,430 6,164

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69 .. 66

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The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. - Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
,857 1,515 .. 6,192. .. 90 .. 556 .. 359
856 2,342 .. 4,123 • . .. 248 .. 135
.855 2,383 .. 7,248 • • '-- .. 556 .. 478
854 1,020 .. 2,046 .. .. 174 .. 49
853 2,150 .. 6,556 .. .. 374 .. 407
852 1,917 .. 7,382 . • -- • • 381 .. 388

Letters from France state that some severe losses have
been sustained by the grazing and flock-masters, arising
from disease. In most parts of the continent food continues
very scarce.

For the time of year, we were again extensively supplied
with foreign stock, but its general quality was very in-
ferior. Sales were with difficulty effected on any terms.
The receipts of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were moderate, and there was a slight improve-
ment in their condition. Owing to the large supplies of
meat in Newgate and Leadenhall, the beef trade was heavy
in the extreme, at a decline in the quotations, compared
with Monday last, of from 2d. to 4d. per 81bs., and a clear-
ante was not -effected. The general top quotation for` beef
was 4s. Gd. per Blbs.

From Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and Northamptonshire,
we received 2,650 shorthorns ; from other parts of England,
100 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 17 Bcots ; and from
Ireland, 900 oxen, &c.

Notwithstanding that the show of English sheep was but
moderate, the mutton trade ruled heavy, and the quotations
gave way 2d. to 4d. per 81bs, The general top price for
Downs was 4s. Bd. About. 500 sheep came to hand from
Ireland.

Calves were in short supply and moderate request, at last
Monday's currency. _ _ _

In pigs, next to nothing was doing, and prices further
receded 2d. to 4d. per Blbs.

Per 81bs. to-sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 62 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.3 8 4 2
Second quality do. 3 0 3 4 Pzne. S'thdown do. 4 4 4 8
Prime large oxen 3 6 4 2 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 2 6 2 10 Large hogs 2 8 3 4
Second quality do. 3 0.3 6 Small porkers
Suckling calves, 17. to 225; and quarter-old store pigs,
188 to 225.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts 6,015
Sheep 23,830
Calves lO4
Pigs

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 1,480
Sheep
Calves ; 95

_ , Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Oct. 19, 1857, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 18, 1858.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Oct. 19, 1857.0 ct. 18, 1858.
. s d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 3 6 4 2
Prime Scots &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep . .
Second quality ditto . .
Prime coarse-woolled ditto. .
Prime Southdown ditto .
.
Lambs . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
... . .

Large coarse calves . 3 8
Prime small ditto . . ; 4 6
Large hogs
4 0

4 4
4 8
4 6

3 8
4 • 6
2 8

4.4
4 10
3 4

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Neal small porkers • • 4 8 5 2 3 6 4 0
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Beasts . ... 5,883 6,015
Sheep and lambs . . 23,110 23,830
Calves
Pigs . . . . .
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oct. •
20, 1856.---Beasts, 5,407;
sheep and lambs, 21,150 .;
calves, 169 ; pigs, 620.
Oct. 22, 1855.—Beasts; 5,670; sheep and lambs, 24,960 ;
calves, 265 ; pigs, 562.