The Sun.
London, England, 1858-04-19 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 1,254 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 wo
received 1,033 ; in 1856, 705 ; in 1555, 1,090 ; and in 1851,
1,20 ; in 1853, 4,225 ; in 1852, 1,315 ; and in 1851,
1,883 head.

IMPORTS INTO LOYDOI LAST WEIL
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 7B 331 „. 2GI
Harlingen 274
Elamburgh 2B 165
Br,:men .
Antwerp
Boulogne

~. - ... 1` ...

tl7 ...

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Total— 387

563 ...

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1857 174 ... 683 225 14
1856..... 72 126 31

1855 416 ...

56 ...

... 379 ...

1854 26i 12i ."
1853 620 2,883
t 852 4lO 1,038
1851 IS4 985

- 101. 10
- 356 ..„ 37
- 441
- 337 67

We were very scantily supplied with foreign stock to-
day, and its general quality was inferior. Sales were with
difficulty effected at low currencies. For the tune of year,
the arrivals of home-fed beasts fresh up this morning were
extensive, and in excellent condition. Owing to the thin
attendance of both town and country butchers, and the
heaviness in the demand in the dead markets, the beef
trade ruled heavy in the extreme, at a decline i❑ the quo-
tations realised on Monday last of 4d. per Slb., the top
figure being only 45., and a large portion of the supply
was turned out unsold.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,800 Scots and shorthorns; from other pacts of
England, 300 of various breeds; from Ireland, 250 oxen ;
and from Scotland, 340 Scots.

There was by far the largest show of sheep on any mar-
ket thy during the whole of the year, and the quality of
most breeds was good. As regards the mutton trsde, we
may observe that it was unusually depressed, and prices,
compared with this day se'ennight, fell from 2d. to 4d. per
81b. A few very inferior Downs sold at 55., hut the gene-
ral top figure for mutton, in the wool, did not exceed
4s. per 81b. Out of the wool, tho extreme price was
4s. 4d. per 81b.
Lambs were in fair average supply and moderate re-
quest, at ss. Bd. to 6s. Bd, per 81b., being 4d. per Sib.
lower than on Monday last. From the Isle of Wight, 310
head came to hand.

There was a slow inquiry for calves, the show of which
ws.s only moderate at Thursday's decliLe in valce of 4d.
and ad. per 81b.
In pigs, so little was doing that the quotations were al-
most nominal.

Per 81bs to sink the offal&
S. d. s. d.l s. d. ■.
interior Bexata....2 10 to 3 0 PrimeSoutlidown 4 6 4 9
Second quality... 3 2 3 4;l4Arge erne. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime large oxen 3 6 3 8 Prime small do 4 8 5 2
Prime Scots, dm. 41' 4 0 Large hogs
inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 4 Small porkers
3ccoud quality 3 6 3 8 Suckling calves lB 0 22 0
P•rime erne.-wlled.3 10 4 4 Quarter old pigs 18 0 22 0
Lamb, 5e 8d to 6a Bd.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 22,880 Sheep and lambs
Calves 147 Calves

Pigs 355 Pigs - -
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Nionday, April 13,1857, and this day, Monday,
April 12, 1858.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
April 20, 1857.1Apii119,1858
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
3 4to 3 6(3 2to 3 4
3 4 0;3 6 3 8
410 5 0310 4 2
5 0 5 2,4 2 4 4
5 4 5 8.3 4 3 6
510 6 2'3 8 4 0
5 4 5 81,4 2 4 s
510 6 24 13 5 2
6 0 7 o'6 0 7 0

Coarse And inferior beasts „.
Second quality ditto ,„ ,„ ,„
Primo largo oxen ,„
Prime Scots, Sic „, ,„ ,„
Coarse and inferior sheep ,„ „,
Second quality ditto ,„ „,
Prime coarse woolled ditto _ „,
Prime Southdown ditto
Lambs _

Large coarse calves ... ...
...
Prime small ditto ... ... ... ...
Large hogs ... ... ...
...
...
seat small porkers ... ... ..,

4 0 5 2',4 4
5 4 5 85 4
3 8 4 23 0
4 4 5 0,4 2

5 2
5 8
4 0
4 4

Beasts... 3,829 4,190
Sheep and lambs 19,830 22,880
125 147
Pigs 230 355
SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 21, 1856.—Beasts, 3,319 ; shoo
snd lambs, 18,340; calves, 75; pigs, 270.
April 23, 18 55.—Beasts, 4,012; sheep and lambs, 21,580
elves, 155 ; pigs, 335.