The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN' CATTLE MARKET.

The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
were 2,531 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we
received 2,305; in 1855, 2,866; in 1854, 3,369; in 1853, 4,735 ;
in 1852, 4,943; in 1851, 3,056 ; and in 1850, 2,124 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST MISR.

From Beasts.
Harlingen ll4
Dordt
Rotterdam 56
Bremen
Hamburgh ...
Schiedam
Amsterdam 14 ...
Antwerp 4
Calais

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. rigs.
854 18 ... 56 ...
184 62
350 59 184

385 ... --- ...

•.-•- 16

4 - 44 -

••• ••• 80
••• - • ••• 4

T0ta1.... 231 ... 1,777 ... 77 ... 430 ... 10
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1856 79 1,701 240 _. 285 —.
546 ... 1,828 _. 215 604 —. 35
1854 682 -. 1,803 —. 200 400 ... 30
1853 ' 552 _. 2,880 .. 547 —. 711 _. 45
1852 650 _. 3,237 -. 310 _. 668 23
1851 199 2,376 157 —. 301 23
1850 370 —. 1,285 58 _. 375 26

There was a fair average show of foreign stock here, to-
day, in, for the most part, fair condition.
From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts
considerably on the increase, and in prime condition ; in
deed, this was by far the best supply shown during the
present year. Although the attendance of butchers was
tolerably extensive, the beef trade ruled heavy, at a decline
in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of folly 2d
per Sibs. The general top figure for beef was 4s 8d ; but
the very primest Scots realised 4s 10d per•Blbs.
• The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire were 2,500 Scots and short-horns ; from other
parts of England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland,
220 Scots ; and from Ireland,, 10 oxen.
We were seasonably well supplied with all breeds of
sheep--though weight and condition of which were prime,
and the mutton trade was in a sluggish state. In prices,
however, no change took pace. The best old Downs sold
at 5s per 81bs.
Lambs were in moderate supply, and fair request, at last
week's prices, viz., 5s 8d to tis 8d per 81bs.
We were fairly supplied with calves, which moved off
slowly, at a decline in valve of 4d per 81bs. The highest
quotation was 5s 2d per 816 s.
The show of pigs was limited, and the pork trade ruled
heavy, at barely stationary prices.

Per Bibs to sink the offal..
s. d. S. 4.1 e. d. s 0.
Interior Bcasts....3 2to 3 41PrimeSonthdown 410 5 0
Second quality.... 3 6 S 1011argo crso. calves 310 410
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4Tel= small do 5 3 ;5 2
Prime Scots, dm 4. 6 4 10:Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 0 3 4lSmall porkers
Second quality ...3 6 4 o:Suckling calvcs 23 0 30 0
Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 B;Quarter old plgs 21 0 28 0
Lamb, 5s 84 to 6s Bd.
TOTAL surrtv:
Beasts
Sheep and lambs ~ 26,750
Calves

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts
Sheep and lambs ..
Calves 173

Pigs 2501 Pigs —
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Mark,t, on Monday, Juno 9, 1856, and this day, Monday,
Juno 8, 1857.
Per Sibs, to sink the offals.
June 9, 1856. June 8, 1857
s. d. s. d.l,s. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts ... ... 3 6to 3 lop 2to 3 4
Second quality ditto ... ... ... 4 0 4 2(3 6 $l9
Prime large oxen ... ...
... ... 4 4 4 814 0 4 4
Prime Scots, &c ~. ...
~.
... 410 5 014 6 410
Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... 4 0 4 2p o 3'4
Second quality ditto ...
... ... 4 4 4 8 3 6 4 0
Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... 410 5 0 4 2 4 8
Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 5 9 5 4(4 10 5 0
Lambs ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 6 015 8 6 8
... Large coarse calves ...
... ... 4 0 4103 10 410
Prime small ditto „.
...
...
... 5 0 5 4 5 0 5 2
Large hogs ..• ... .. ... „. 3 2 4 0 3 8 4 2
Neat small porkers ...
... ... 4 4 4 S 4 4 5 0
Beasts... ...
...
... ... 3.017 4,409
Sheep and lambs ... ... 22,590 26,750
Calves... ... ...
... ... ... 227 262
Pigs .385 250
1 Sumas ON Seta, June 11, 1855.—Beasts, 3,969 ; sheep,
and lambs, 24,570 ; calves, 256: pigs. 450.
June 12, 1854.—Reasts, 4,295; sheep and lambs, 27,600 ;
calves, 390 ; pigs, 350.