The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-21 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 2,524 head In the corresponding week in 1858 we
received 537 ; in 1857, 1,218 ;in 1856, 503 ; in 1855,
1,330; in 1854, 1,675; in 1853, 2,037; and in 1852,
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam -
Hamburgh — 1,927 .
Dordt
Harlingen
Antwerp ..
Oporto

-..-.. 32 • •

Total ottl _ 2,139 60
The yearly comparison of weekt: .t.,„orts is as follows
• Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. u-.4.,cs . pigs.
1858 225 .. 160 .. loz
1857 494 532 .. 191 , . it
1856 485 .. 45 .. 73
1855 B4B .. 137 345
1854 326 1,128 .. 224 .. 71
1853 493 .. 1,222 3U 11
To-day's market was rather scantily supplied with foreign
stock, especially with beasts and calves, and sales progressed
steadily, at full prices.
From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts
fresh up were again limited as to number, and in but mid-
dling condition. The attendance of butchers was tolerably
large, uet the beef trade was not so active as on Monday
last. However, in most instances, that day's advance in
the quotations was supported.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire amounted to 1,660 Scots, short-horns, and
crosses ; from ether parts of England, 350 of various breeds ;
from Scotland, 327 Scots and crosses ; and, from Ireland,
80 oxen, &c.
• The show of all kinds of sheep was again very moderate
and their quality was by no means first rate. There was a
steady demand for all breeds, at very full prices. The
primest old Downs, in the wool, sold at 6d—out of the wool,
5s 4d per 81b.
Lambs were in short supply, and fair request, at from 6s
to 7s per Blbs. Very few calves were on offer, and the veal
trade ruled steady, at full quotations, viz., from 4s to 5s 8d
per 81b.
We had rather more inquiry foi pigs, at very full prices.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 6- 3 10 Primecrs-wool do. 5 2 5 8
Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Pine. S' thdown do. 5 10 6 0
Prime large oxen 4 8 4 10 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 10
Primp gor.tu ,Ern A 0 A 9 Prbrto ..a.11..11 tin , . 6 oti 2
Crse. & inf. sheep 424 -6 Large hogs ' 30 3 6
Second quality do. 4 8 5 0 Small porkers .... 3 8 4 4
Lambs, 6s to 7s.
Suckling calves, 18s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, .
18e to 225.
TOTAL SUPPLY. , FORBION SUPPLY.
Beasts .............. `Beasts3,263 116
18 500
Sheep .............. , Sheep
\
Calves .............. 58 Calves .. 22
Pigs ................ 350 !Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday,March 22, 1858, and this day,
Monday, March 21, 1859.
Per Sibs, to sink the offals.
March 22, 1858. March 21, 1859.
s d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 3 4 3 64 0 4 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 310 4 8 410
4 2 5 0 5 2
Prime Scots &c.. . .4 0
Coarse and Inferior sheep : . 3 0 3 4 4 2 4 6
Second quality ditto . . . . 3 6 310 4 8 5 0
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 0 4 4 5 2 5 8
Prime Southdown ditto . •
4 8 5 05 10 6 0
•
Lambs
Largo coarse calves
Prime small ditto •• •
Large hogs . .
Neat small porkers •• • •• • 4 2 44 3 8 4 4
•
Beasts
. ..
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIESand
lambs, 0
IS6AAEO ;
,March 23, 1857.---Beasts, 3,275 ;
sheep
March 24, 1856.—Beasts, c2a,9lv7els; sheepiE'd2l7l.bs, 17,380 ;
calves, 31; pigs, 305.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Since Monday last the supplies of meat on offer killed in
the metroplis have been very moderate, but the arrivals
from the provinces have rather increased. The demand is
steady, at the following quotationA
Per 81bs. by the Carcass.
s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beef 3 4to 3 6 1
Mid. d 0..... 3 Bto 310 '
Pm.large do. 4 oto 4 2
Do. small do. 4 4to 4 8
Large pork.. 3 4to 3 8
Lamb, 5s

s. d. s. d.
Infr. Mutton. 3 6to 4 0
Mid. do .• .. 4 2to 4 4
Prime do. .. 4 Bto 4 10
Veal .... ... 3 10 to 4 10
Small pork .. 3 10 to 4 4
to 6s 6d.

BOROUGH HOP.
All new hops continue in active demand, at our quota-
tions. Fine yearlings are quite as dear as last week, but
other hops are a dull inquiry. The imports last week were
25 bales from Hambro'.
Mid and East Kent pockets Bos to 140 s per cwt.
Weald of Kent do 62s to 76s ~
Sussex do • 60e to 70s 9!