The Sun.
London, England, 1858-02-22 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEDS.

From Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam lO ... 105 ... ... 52 ... -
Antwerp._ --- ... -- ... ... 108 ... --
flarlingen - ...
Ostend - ... ... ... 31 ... _

T0ta1.... 188 ... 105 ... ... 202
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1857 526 481 ... 201
430 ... 70 112
L 655 163 ~„ 120
854 BB9 1,621 27;9 15
853 5Ol 2,824 250 15
852
851 447 1,438 206 3

There was a very middling show of foreign stock in to-
day's market, as to number, but its general quality was
g'od. A full average time of year supply of home fad
beasts was on sale hors this morning, both as to number
and quality. Notwithstanding the fineness of the weather,
the demand for all breeds—owing to the large receipts of
dead moat up to Nowgate and Leadenhall, from Scotland
and the provinces—was in a depressed state, at a decline
in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of from
2d. to, in some instances, 4d. per S lbs. A few only supe-
rior sorts may have realised 4s. 61, but the general top
figure for beef did not exceed 4s. 41 for 8 lbs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,460 Scots and shorthorns ; from other parts of
England, 400 of various broods; from Scotian I, 540 Scots ;
and from Ireland 240 oxen.

There was a slight increase in the supply of sheep, com-
pared with Monday last. Amongst it were about 600
shorn qualities, which sold at Gd• to Bd. per 8 lbs. beneath
similar breeds in the wool. The mutton trade was very

dull. In the value of the best old Downs we have no
change to report; but half-breeds, and all long-woolled
sheep, were from 2(1. to, in some instances, 4d. per 8 lbs.
lower than nu Monday last. The supply of Irish sheep
was under 100 head. A. fow lambs were shown, but they
went at irregular quotations.
Calves were in moderate supply and sluggish request, at
about last week's currency. In pigs, next to nothing was
doing, at next to nominal quotations.

Per 81bs to sink the attic
s. 4. s. d. a. 4. a. a.
Interior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthdown 410 6 2
Becand quality.... 3 6 3 S'l.Arge crse.fcalves 4 0 4 6
Prima large oxsn 310 4 0 Prinae small do 4 8 5 0
Prime Scots, &a. 4 2 4 4;Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6Small porkers 4 2 4 6
Second quolity ...3 8 4 o!Suckling calves-19 0 26 0
o`rime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 6,Quarter old piga.l9 0 26 0
FOREIGN' SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves 72
Pigs

TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts 3,980
Sheep and lambs• 16,550
Calves lO7
Pigs 420

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Holiday, Feb. 23, 1857, and this day, Monday,
Feb. 22, 1858.

Per Slbe, to oink the offale.

Feb. 23, 1857. Feb. 22,1858
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
3 2to 3 4,3 2to 3 4
3 6 3 10,3 6 3 8
4 0 4 6310 4 0
4 8 4 10',4 2 4 4
4 4 4 8,3 2 3 6
410 5 03 8 4 0
5 2 5 4'4 2 4 6
5 8 5 10,4 10 5 2

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality ditto
Primo large oxen ...
Prime Scots, die „.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality ditto ...
Prime coarse woolled ditto
Primo Southdown ditto ...
Lambs

Large coarse calves
Prime small ditto
Large hogs

4 2 5 4
5 6 510,
3 8 4 4;

4 6
,4 8 5 0
32 4 0
!4 2 4 6
3,980
16,550
107
420

Neal, small porkers 4 6 5 2
Beasts... ... 3,607
Sheep and lambs
Calves... 173
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 25, 1856.—Beasts, 3,567 ; sheep
and lambs, 20,090; calves, 61; pigs, 250.
Feb. 26, 1855.—Beasts, 2,901; sheep and lambs, 19,880;
calves, 41 ; pigs, 340.