The Sun.
London, England, 1858-06-21 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
wore 5,299 bead. In the corresponding week in 1857 we
received 4,432 ; in 1856, 3,580; in 1855,4,059; and in 1851,
4,542 ; in 1853, 6,585 ; in 1852, 6,056 ; and in 1851,
4,691 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEIL
From Ileuts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam...— 219 ". 876 ... 441 ". 406 ". --
Amsterdam 1 ... 308 ... 5 ... -- ". 38
Hamburgh lB ". 1,276 „. __
".
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..
Dorit __ ". 222 ... 44 ~ -- ... --
garlingen..." 186 —. 759 .. 232 ... 109 ... 30
Tomlin - ". 8 ". 20
Antwerp

- - ... 31

T0ta1.... 426 ... 3,447 ... 742 .., 546 ... 68
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs-
-1857 317 2,982 ... 358 „.. 692 53
1856 566 2,068 ... 498 407 ... 37
1855 514 3,368 ... 159 553 55
1854 „, 837 3,032 ... 379 258 256
1853 Bll 4,321 541 730 ,„ 179
1852 468 4,165 596
... 679 148
For the time of year, we hal a fair average supply of
foreign stock on offer in to-day's market, but its general
quality was by no means first-rate.
Compared with Mon lay lagit, the arr ivals of home-fed
beasts fresh up this morning were on the increase, and
most breeds came to hand in good con ition. Although
the attendance of buyers was rather on the increase, the
beef trade ruled heavy, at a decline in the quotations
realised on Monday last of 2d per 81bs. The general top
figure for beef did not exceed 4s 4d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,75 J Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of
England 350 of various breeds; and, from Scotland, 28
Soots.

The show of sheep was considerably on the increase.
The primest old Downs were mostly disposed of at full
prices, but other breeds of sheep met a dull inquiry, at
barely last week's currency.

We had a fair demand for larnbs, the supply of which
was tolerably extensive, at previous rates, viz., 5s 8d to 7s
per Sibs. There were 800 Irish lambs in the market.
Calves —the show of which was moderate—met a slow
inquiry, at Thursday's currency.

In pigs very few transactions took place on former
terms.

Per Blbs to sink the offal&
s. d. s. (1.1 s. (1. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2,PrimeSouthdown 4 6 410
Second quality.... 3 4 3 6;lArge crse. calves 3 8 4 4
Prime large oxen 3 ii 4 °Trims small do 4 6 5 0
Prime Soots, dm. 42 4 4itafge hogs
4 3 eti porkers „„ 4 2, 4 6
Second quality „.3 10 4 2 Suckling calves-19 0 24 0
Prime orse.-wilecl.4 2 4 41Quarter old pigs,l9 0 23 0
Lamb, 5s 8d to 7s Od.
TONI. SUPPLY. I POSSUM SUPPLY.

Beasts 3,788
Sheep and lambs 28,390

Beasts 340
Sheep and lambs

Calves
Pigs 430 Pigs
& statement and comparison of tie supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Nionday, June 22, 1857, and this day, Monday,
Juno 21, 1858.
Por Sibs, to sink the offals.
June 22, 1857.1June21,1858
s. d. s. d. s, d. s.
Coarse And inferior beasts 3 oto 3 2,3 oto 3 2
Second quality ditto 3 4 3 813 4 3 6
Prime large oxen „,, 310 4 2,3 8 4 2
Prime Ses, Etc
~, 4 4 4 6,4 2 4 4
Coarse and inferior sheep
~, 210 3 2 4 3 8
Second quality ditto ▪
3 4 3 B'3 10 4 2
Prime coarse woolled ditto 310 4 414 2 4 4
Prime Southdown ditto ▪ 4 6 4 8:4 6 410
Lambs ... 6 4 6 415 8 7 0
Largo coarse calves S 6 4 23 3 4 4
Prime small ditto ... 4 4 4 814 6 5 0
Large hogs ••• ••• 3 8 4 013 2 4 0
Neat small porkers
4 2 4 8 4 2 4 4
4,240 3,788
Sheep and lambs , 27,600 28,390
Calves... 402 499
430
SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 23, 1856.—Beasts, 3,357 ; sheep
and lambs, 19,270; calves, 253; pigs, 425.
June 25, 18.55.—Beasts, 4,240; sheep and lambs, 28,800 ;
caves, 359 ; pigs, 4:30.