The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-14 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 2,479 head In the corresponding week in 1858 we
received 358; in 1857, 1,016; in 1856, 621; in 1855
379; in 1854, 3,824; in 1853, 3,617 and in 1852
head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST VEER'.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam -
Harlingen
Dordt
Hamburgh
.45 ..
Antwerp .. • •
Ostend . . •
Oporto

742 .. -- ..

-- .. - .. 32 ..

Total 5Ol 1,660 318
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1858 9O .. 58 210
1857 657 122 .. 243
1856 433 12 176
1855 214 165
1854 1,011 2,327 491 5
1853 475 .. 2,842 .. 289 9
There was only a limited supply of foreign stock here
to-day, and a good clearance was effected, at full prices.
Fresh up from our own graz;,-ig districts the receipts of
Scots were very moderate for the time of year, and in very
middling condition. Although the attendance of butchers
was by no means numerous, the beef trade rried steady, at
prices fully equal to Monday last. A few very superior
srrts produced 5s : but the general top figure for beef was
4s 10d per 81bs. From Norfolk, spilolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, we received 2,000 Scots, short-horns, and
crosses ; from other parts of England, 500 of various breeds ;
from Scotland, 400 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland,
16 oxen. _ _

The show of sheep was again rather limited. For 01
kinds wo had a good demand, at, in most instances, an im-
provement in value of 2d per Blbs, the current value of the
best Downs being 5s 4d per 81bs. Shorn sheep were sell-
ng at 8d per Sibs. beneath those in the wool.
The few lambs in the market sold at irregular quotations.
Calves wore gin short supply and fair request, at full
prices.

We had a dull inqr4ry for pigs, at late currencies.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0
Second quality do. 4 2 4 6
Suckling calves, 17s to 21s
18s to 225.
TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts 3,343
Sheep 15,070
Calves

s. d. s. d
Prime crs-wool d 0.4 8 6 0
Prue. S'thdowndo.s 2 5 4
Large crse. calves 3 8 4 6
Prime small d 0... 4 8 5 4
Large hogs 3 0 3 6
Small porkers .... 3 8 4 2
; and quarter-old store pigs,

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts . 282
Sheep
Calves

Pigs 420 IPigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Feb. 15, 1858, and this day,
Monday, Feb. 14, 1859.

_ .
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
Feb. 15, 1858. Feb. 14, 1859.
a d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . .
Second quality ditto 3 8 4 0 3 8 4 2
Prime large omen 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots. &c. . ._ • .
Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 4 3 8 3 6 4 0
Second quality ditto . . . .3 10 4 0 4 2 4 6
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 2 4 8 4 8 5 0
Prime Southdown ditto . .
Lambs
Large coarse calves . . .
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers . . .
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . .
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 16 , 1857.---Beasts, 3,541;
sheep and lambs, 15,910 ; calves, '0 ; pigs, 180.
Feb. 18, 1856.—Beasts, 3,985; sheep and lambs, 19,670;
calves, 33; pigs, 205.