The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-16 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEI.

There was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market, in fair condition, and sales progressed
steadily, at full quotations.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from inland, were tolerably good as to
number, but somewhat deficient in quality. The primest
breeds commanded a steady sale, at full prices. Otherwise
the beef trade was in a sluggish state, and in some instances
the currencies had a drooping tendency. '
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received about 3,000 short horns, &c.; from other
parts of England, 300 various breeds; from Scotland, 16
Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 500 oxen and heifers.
The show of sheep was moderately good. Prime stock
was scarce and in fair request, at full quotations—the best
Downs and half-breds having sold at 5s 4d per 81bs, but
other breeds moved off slowly, at late rates.
The lamb season is now over. The few lambs in the
market were taken off slowly, at from 5s 4d to 5s 8d per
81bs.

We were well supplied with calves, in which a fair
amount of business was transacted, at full prices, viz., from
3s 6d to 4s Sd per Blbs.
There was an increased demand for pigs, and prices were
the turn higher.

Per Slb. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 S 2 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 2 4 10
Second quality do. 3 4 3 61 Pam S'thdown d 0.5 0 5 4
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2 Largo orse. calves 3 6 4 0
Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 8 Prime small do 4 2 4 8
Crse. & ma. sheep 3 2 3 4 Large hogs 3 10 4 4
Second quality do. 3 6 4 0 Small porkers 4 64 10
Lambs, Os Od to Os Od.
Suckling calves, 20s to 30s; and quarter-old store pigs,
21s to 30s.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY:___

Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 25,350 Sheep ..
Calves
Pigs 5lOl Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 14,327 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 12,020—in 1859, 13,828—in 1868, 8,207
—in 1857, 8,558—in 1866, 9,399—in 1855, 10,888 head.

IMPORTS INTO lAANDuN L,A.81 WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 328 .. 3000 .. .. 500 .. 90
Harlingen .... 92 .. 948 .. 69 .. 70 ..1589
Hamburgh .... 119 .. 1088 .. 70 .. .. 24

Vigo.. . -- .. --I .. -- .. -- --
Dordt - .• -- ..
Amsterdam l2 .. 1250 .• -- .. —.., .. --
Bremen - .. -- ..
Boulogne - .. -- .. -- .. -- .. --
Tonning - .. --
Medemblik - .. 2 .. --
Antwerp - ..
Varel ......

'---- to • .-"'" • • ''''' • • ""'•

Total .... 1596 .. 10,176 .. 273 .. 579 ..1703
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1860.. 1578 .. 8,648 .. 214 .. 512 .. 668
1859 .. 1631 .. 10,624 .. 444 .. 491 .. 638
1858 1329 .. 5,632 .. 137 .. 583 .. 526
1857 lBOB .. 5,758 .. 22 .. 503 .. 407
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Sept. 17, 1860, and this day,
Monday, Sept. 16, 1861.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Sept. 17, Sept. 16,
1860. 1861.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 10 to 3 2 210 to 3 2
Second quality do
Prime large oxen 3lO 4 6 3 8 4 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 410 4 4 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.'
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 2 5 4 5 0 6 4
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 2 4 6 410
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 25,250 25,350
Calves
.. 90 218
Pigs 4lO 510
SUPPLIES ON SALE, SEPT. 19, 1859.—Beasts, 5,770;
sheep and lambs, 29,400 ; calves, 134 ; pigs, 360.
1 SEPT. 20, 1858.—Beasts, 5,002; sheep and lambs, 24,460;
calves, 160; pigs, 900.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supplies of meat on sale here are only moderato, yet
the trade, generally speaking, is in a sluggish state, at our
quotations.

Per Slb. by the carcase.

sdsd sdsd
Inferior beef 210 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 8 4 2
Middling do. .. 3 4 3 6 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6
Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal 3 6 4 4
Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Small pork
Large pork .... 4 0 4 4 Lamb
Inferior mutton. 3 0 3 6