The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-31 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 573 head. In the corresponding week in 1858 we
received 787; in 1857, 1,239 ; in 1856, 916 ; in 1855,
1,362 ; in 1854, 2,709 ; in 1853, 3,770 ; and in 1852,
1,968 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.
From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam
Hamburgh B.. 47 .. —..
Antwerp
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Ostend. •
• •

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64 • •
- .. 29 ..

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T*tal 163 199 211
The above is the smallest supply of stock that has reached
us in any week for some time past, and we must now anti-
cipate limited importations during the next month or six
weeks.

The supply of foreign stock in to-day's market was
limited as to number, but its general quality was tolerably
prime. Sales progressed slowly, at late rates.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis-
tricts were only moderate, and the general quality of the
stock was very middling for the time of year. The atten-
dance of buyers was only moderate, and the beef trade was
somewhat inactive. In prices, however, very little change
took place. A few very superior Scots realised 5s per 81bs,
but the general top figure for beef was 4s 10(/ per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire,
we received 2,200 Scots and shorthorns, from other
parts of England 600 of various breeds; from Scotland,
270 Scots ; and from Ireland, 23 oxen.

We were again rather scantily supplied with sheep, the
general condition of which was by no means first-rate.
The mutton trade was far from active, and very little
change took place in prices. The extreme value of the best
old Downs was 5s 2d per 81bs.

Calves, the supply of which was limited, sold steadily, at
full prices.
The pork trado.ruled heavy, Aelast week's quotations.
Per 81bs. tujirni 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 6 3 10
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4

d. s. d.
Prime ers-wool d 0.4 6 4 8.
Pine. S'thdowndo. 4 10 5 -fr
Large crse. calves 3 4 6
Prime small do 4 8 5 4
Large hogs 3 3 3 6
Small porkers
and quarter-old store pigs,

Suckling calves, 19s to 213
18s to 225.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 4OB
Sheep
Calves 67
Pigs
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market, on Monday, Feb. 1, 1858, and this day,
Monday, Jan. 31, 1859.

Beasts _ .
.4. 3,570
Sheep 15,980
Calves lOl
Pigs

Per Blbs, to sink the offals.
Feb. 1, 1858. Jan. 31, 1859.
1 d. s. d. it.' (I, s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts . . • 3 4to 3 6 3 4to 3 6
Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. . • • •4 6 48 4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep • • 3 4 3 83 ' 6 310
Second quality ditto . . . .3 10 4 0 4 0 4 4
Prime coarse-woolled ditto . • 4 2 4 8 4 6 4 8
Prime Southdown ditto . •
Lambs
Large coarse calves . • • • 4 2 '4 8 3 8 4 6
Prime small ditto
Large hogs
Neat small porkers . • • • 4 2 4 6 3 8 4 2
Beasts
Sheep and lambs . •
Calves
Pigs -

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SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 2, 1857.---Beasts, 3,391;
sheep and lambs, 16,220 ; calves, 67 ; pigs, 205.
calves, 56; pigs, 253.
Feb. 4, 1856.—Beasts, 4,207; sheepand lambs, 17,780;