The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-20 00:00:00

ISIPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Amsterdam 6 894 13
Hamburgh .. 583 ..
Harlingen. .. 183 2,829 .. 7.. 279 .. 436
Dordt
Bromershaven — .. 9 .. •
Bremen
Froderickstadt lB5 24 .. 69 ..
Tonning . 262 .. 90 • •
Antwerp
Medemblik
Varil ll4 ..
Total 1,329 5,632

"-- • •

• •

-- .. 11 .. --
-- .. 7.. 50

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1857 1,868 5,758 .. 22 .. 503 .. 407
1856 2,339 5,942 .. 730 .. 388
1855 1,747 6,828 .. 112 .. 625 .. 578
1854 2,096 .. 5,837 171 .. 285 .. 402
1853 1,835 .. 10,196 159 552 496
1852 1,797 .. 9,024 130 709 .. 383
Numerous complaints continue to reach us from the
north of Europa respecting the shortness of cattle food, and
it is stated that large supplies of beasts and sheep have yet
to be forwarded to our market in less than a half-fat state.
In the midland counties, too, food is scarce.
Compared with Monday last the show of foreign stock
in to-day's market wail only moderate, but its general
quality was very inferior.

From our own grazing districts about an average time-
of-year supply of beasts came to hand in middling condition.
Althqugh there was no life in the trade a fair amount of
business was transacted in moat breeds at full prices—the
primest Scots having realised 4s 10d per 81bs.
The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire amounted to about 1,800 short horns;
from other parts of England, 400 of various kinds ; from
Scotland, 35 Scots ; and from Ireland, 720 oxen, &c.
We were again .but moderately supplied with English
sheep. Prime Downs sold steadily at 4a 10d to 5s per 81bs,
and the value of half-breds was well supported. Other
breeds moved off slowly on former terms. About 1,200
Irish sheep were on show, and some of these realised 54s to
56s each.

The show of calves was limited, and the veal trade ruled
firm. In some instances prices were the turn higher—the
top quotation being 40 10d per 81bs.
For pigs—the supply of which was tolerably good—there
was a steady inquiry, at full prices.

Far Blbs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 4
Second qualitydo. 3 6 3 10
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10
Cree. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4
Second quality do. 3 6 3 10
Suckling calves, 188 to 23s
19s to 255.

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs-wool do. 4 0 4 6
Pule. S'thdowndo. 4 8 5 0
Large crse. calves 3 10 4 4
Prime small do 4 6 4 10
Large hogs 3 2 4 0
Small porkers
and quarter-old store pigs,

TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 1,250
Sheep and lambs 3,800
Calves l2O
Pigs

,
Sheep and lambs ... .24460
Calves .. 160

i'ige ......... 900

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Sept. 21, 1857, and this day,
Monday, Sept. 20, 18.58.
Per 81ba, to sink the offals.

Sept. 21, 1857. Sept. 20, 1858
a d. s. d. s. d. a. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto
. .

Prime large oxen 4 0
Prime Scots, &C.
Coarse and inferior sheep . 3 6
Second quality ditto . . . .3 10
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 4
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . .
Prime small ditto

Large hogs . ..... . 4 0 4 6 3 2 4 0
Neat small porkers . . . . 4 8 5 2 4 2 4 4
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE' Sept. 22, 1856.---Beasts, 5,517;
sheep and lambs, 29,930; calves, 210; pigs, 300.
Sept. 24, 1855.—Beasts, 5,008 ; sheep angiambs, 23,330 ;
calves, 202 ; pigs, 407.