The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-23 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK

From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam ' 4B . . 661 .. 147 .. 180 .. 6
Hamburgh .. 75 .. 1,986 ..
• , , •
Harlingen
Antwerp .. 0-- .. • .
Calais
Boulogne 2O ..

3 .. --- • •

Total 177 3,248 210 206
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1858 144 .. 737 . • 61 .. 279 ..
1857 404 .. 1,760 .. 20 .. 154 .. 6
1856 233 .. 1,311 .. 39 .. 188 ..
1855 962 .. 1,253 .. 84 .. 313 .. 31
1854 614 .. 1,976 .. 135 .. 451 .. 19
1853 636 .. 1,847 .. 137 .. 483 .. 28
There was an average supply of foreign sheep here to-
day, but the show of foreign beasts and calves was again
limited. _

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The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own growing
districts were only moderate as to number, but their gene-
ral quality was tolerably good. For most breeds the demand
ruled steady, though not to say brisk, at fully last Mon-
day's quotations. A few very superior crosses realised
4s 10d per 8 lbs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,000 Scots, short horns, and crosses ; from other
parts of England, 600 of various kinds ; from Scotland,
200 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 40 oxen, &c.
We were seasonably well supplied with most kinds of
sheep. On the whole, the mutton trade was firm, and in
some instances prices ruled a shade higher than on Mon-
day last. However, the general top figure for Downs did
not exceed 5s per 8 lbs.
We had a fair demand for lambs, at fully last week's
currencies. The quotations ranged from 5s 4d to 68 6d
per 8 lbs.
There was a slight Improvement in the veal trade, at
extreme rates. _ The best calves sold at .5s 4d per 8 lbs.

In pigs very little was doing ; nevertheles;, prices were
supported.

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs-wool do. 4 6 4 8
Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 10 5 0
Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8
Prime small do 4 10 5 4
Large hogs 3 0 3 6
Small porkers
4d to 6s 6d.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6
Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 4 2 4 4
Lambs, 5s
Suckling calves, 198 to 22s
18s to 235.
TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts 3 760
Sheep and lambs 22,040
Calves
Pigs

; and quarter•old store pigs,

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 245
Sheep
Calves .. 67
Pigs

A statemcnt and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, May 24, 1858, and this day,
Monday, May 23, 18.59.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
May 24, 1858. May 23, 1859.
s d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 o'4 2 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. . • • • 4 2 4 4 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 2 3 6 3 6 4 0
Second quality ditto . . . . 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 4
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 0 4 44 6 4" 8
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . • 4 0 4 63 10 4 8
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 25, 1857.---Beasts, 3,390;
sheep and lambs, 21,300 ; calves, 102; pigs, 420.
May 26, 1856.—Beasts, 3,866; sheep and lambs, 21,360;
calves, 94 ; pigs, 285.