The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-07 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 7,120 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we
received 4,513 ; in 1857, 6,244 ; in 1856, 6,201; in 1855,
5,679'; in 1851, 5,532 ; in 1553, 7,830; and in 1852,
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEX.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Hamburgh .. 34 .. 431
Medemblik

-.. 51

• •

Dordt
Tonning 1,338 200 .. 77
Harlingen

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Total 1,768 6,129

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. She6p. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
[B5B 1,137 .. 3,255 .. 16 .. 411 .. 94
1857 1,090 .. 4,230 .. 99 .. 759 .. 57
856 1,897 .. 4,080 .. .. 152 .. 72
1855 1,812 .. 3,456 .. .. 102 .. 109
1854 1 617 .. 3,490 .. .. 294 .. 131
853 1,396 .. 5,803 .. .. 441 .. 246

The show of foreign stock hero to-day was only mode-
rate. The quality of the sheep was good—of the beasts and
calves very middling.
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Compared with Monday last, there was a considerable
falling off in the arrivals of home-fed beasts fresh up this
morning, and their general quality was very inferior.
Nearly all breeds were in improved request, and prices had
an upward tendency. The general top figure for Scots was
4s 10d, but some very prima bullocks sold at 5s per 81bs.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received 2,000 short horns and crosses ; from other
parts of England 300 of various breeds; from Scotland 160
Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 500 oxen and heifers.
There was a considerable falling off in the supply of
sheep, and we observed no improvement in the general con-
dition of any breed, On the whole the mutton trade was
firm, and sales progress steadily at last Monday's currency.
The general top figure was 5s 2d per 81bs.
We were fairly supplied with calves, and the veal trade
ruled very inactive at late rates.

Prime small pigs sold steadily ; other kinds of pork slowly
In prices no quotable change took place.

Per Blbs. to sink the offal.

■. d. a. d.
Crse. drinf. beasts 2 10 3 0
Second qualitydo. 3 2 3 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10

Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4
Second quality do. 3 6 4 0

Suckling calves, 18s to 21s
2h to 275.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

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

-- - i FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 5 360 I Beasts
Sheep 23,820 Sheep
Calves .. 168 Calves
Pigs 460 Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices et
fat stock exhibited and sold in the G rest Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Nov. 8, 1858, and this day,
Monday, Nov. 7, 1859.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Nov. 8, 1858. Nov. 7, 1859.
I d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 3 0 3 6 3 2 3 6
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 4 3 8 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. . . . .
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 2 8 3 0 3 2 3 4
Second quality ditto . . . . 3 2 3 8 3 6 4 0
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 3 8 4 21 2 4 6
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . . 3 6 4 2 4 0 4 6
Prime small ditto
Largo hogs
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 9, 1857.---Beasts, 5,065 ;
sheep and lambs, 21,760 ; calves, 455 ; pigs, 350.
Nov. 10, 1856.—Beasts, 6,113; sheep and lambs, 19,710;
calves, 166; pigs, 420.