The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-21 00:00:00

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Dordt • 3:38 363
Harlingen 168 325 22 ... 80 337
Rotterdam 284 1,021 224 9
Amsterdam 5 BS4 103
Varil
Medemblik 23 ... 1,696
Elamburgh 37 1,469 ...
Tonningen 109
'conning 217 ...
Schiedam
Bremen 478
Antwerp —
Havre

1 ...

... 61

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- ... - 95 --

T0ta1....1,863 ... 5,758 22 ... 503 ... 407
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pin
1856 2,339 5,942 730 384
1855. 1,747 ... 6 S2B ... 112 625 578
1854 2,096 5,837 171 285 402
1853 ...... 1,835 10,186 159 552 496
1852 ' 1,792 9,024 ... 130 709 383
1851 1,903 6,869 ... 192 508 930
1850 1,217 7,787 ... 138 446 274

In most of our large grazing districts, the supply of grass
has become rather extensive. This circumstance, coupled
with the prospect of a larger root crop, may induce our
graziers to withhold from our market a portion of their
stock for the present.
There was only a mxlerate show of foreign stock in to-
day's market. The beasts were mostly in poor condition ;
but the sheep, some of which realised 3/ each, were of more
than average weight.

From our own grazing distrists there was a falling off
in the arrival of beasts, and their general quality was very
middling. Compared with Monday last, there was a
decided improvement in the trade, and the primest Scots,
Sze., sold readily at an advance of ;quite 2d per 81bs, the
top figura being 4s 10d. Other breeds were tolerably firm
at extreme rates.
The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire were, 2,300 short horns ; from other
parts of England, 350 of various breeds; from Ireland, 500
oxen; and from Scotland, 27 Scots.
There was an unusually small supply of sheep in the
market for the time of year, and their condition was by no
means first rate. The mutton trade was very brisk, at an
improvement in the quotations of fully 2d per Blbs. The
best Downs produced quito 5c Gil o►L., ....a .. sooa
clearance was effected.
The lamb season is now over. The few lambs on sale,
however, sold at comparatively high rates.
Wo were but scantily supplied with calves, which sold
at 2d. per 8:b. more money.
For pigs, the supply of which was on the increase, we
had a good demand, and prices advanced quite 2d per
Sibs.

Per Slbs to sink the offals.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d
Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Prime Southdowo 5 2 5 6
Second quality.... 3 8 3 10,1Arge ors°. calves 3 8 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4,Prime small do 4 6 418
Prime Scots, dm. 4 6 410 Largo hogs
Inferior Sheep ...3 6 3 81Small porkers 4 8 5 2 0
Second quality ...3 10 4 2 Suckling calves 29 0 31
Prime crse.-wiled.4 4 5 0 Quarter old pigs 29 0 35 0
TOTAL SUPPLY: FOREIGN Burma..
Beasts 4,956 Beasts]
Sheep and lambs 21,080 Sheep and lambs 3,400
Calves 2lO Calves
Pigs 355 Pigs 55
& statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, Sept. 22, 1856, and this day, Monday,
Pi. pt. 21, 1857.
Per Bibs, to sink the offals.
Sept. 22, 1856.5ept21,1857
s. d. s. d. d. s. d.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 oto 3 43 4to 3 6
Second quality ditto , 3 6 3 10,3 8 310
Prime large oxen „,. „, 4 0 4 6,4 0 4 4
. Prime Scots, die „, 4 8 4 10,4 6 410
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 6 3 83 6 3 8
Second quality ditto 3lO 4 23 10 4 2
Primo coarse woolled ditto .1.. 4 4 4 6 4 4 5 0
Prime Southdown ditto 4lO 5 2 5 2 5 6
Large coarse calves 1„ 3 8 4 2 3 8 4 4
Prime small ditto „, ~, 4 4 4 104 6 410
Large hogs • 3 6 3 10;4 0 4 6
„ ••• Neat small porkers
, • I 4 2 4 84 8 5 2
Beasts... 5 517 5,760
e.. ••• .11 •••
Sheep and lambs 24,930 22,630
•210 220
••• •.• •.. ..• ..•
Pigs ..• 3OO 325
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SUPPLIeS ON SALlip Sept..• 24,• 1855.• —Beasts, 5,008; ghee;,
and lambs, 23,33); calves, 209; pigs, 407.
Sept. 25, 1851.—Beasts, 4,668; sheep and lambs, 31,19) ;
e‘lves, 248 ; pigs, 420.