The Sun.
London, England, 1861-09-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a full averago supply of foreign stock on offer
in our market to-day. The quality of the beasts was very
middling—of the sheep remarkably good.

The show of home -fed boasts was seasonably extensive
as to number, but their general condition was by no means
first- rate. Prime Scots, crosses, short horns, Herefords,
and Devons commanded a steady sale, at full quotations,
the highest quotation being 4s 8d per gibs, otherwise the
beef trade was in a sluggish state, and in some instances
prices had a drooping tendency.

From Lincolnshire, LeLTstersbire, and Northampton-
from other parts
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Scotland, 27 Scots
and crosses; and from Ireland, 750 oxen and heifers.
With sheep we were tolerably well, but not to say heavily,
supplied. The best Downs and half-breds were in steady
request, at full prices, viz., from 58 to 5s id per 81bs. In-
ferior breeds were a dull inquiry, on former terms. The
quality of the sheep was very middling,
There was a fair average number of calves on offer, and
the veal trade ruled heavy, on easier terms. The top price
was 486 d per Blbs. _ .

Although the supply of pigs was rather extensive, the
pork trade ruled firm, at full quotations.

Per Slb. to sink the off'al.

s. d. s. d.l s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 S 2Primecrs-wool d 0.4 2 4 10
Second quality do. 3 4 3 611 Pao. S'thdown d 0.5 0 5 4
Primo large oxen 3 8 4 2 I Large erse. calves 3 4 3 10
Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 8 IPrime small do 4 o'4 6
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 0 3 4' Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Second quality do. 3 64 0 Small porkers 4 8 5 0
Lambs, Os Od to Os Od.
Suckling calves, 21s to 30s; and quarter-old store pigs,
21s to 31s.

TOTAL SUPPLY. i FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ..
Sheep and lambs.... 23,6801 Sheep .. 7,210
Calves
Pigs 570 Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 11,763 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 8,673—in 1859, 8,563—in 1858, 6,911
—in 1857, 6,329—in 1856, 6,354—in 1855, 7,764 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheop. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 210 .. 2837 .. 614 .. 106
Harlingen 185 .. 1510 .. 63 . • 698
Hamburgh .... 89 .. 127 .. 50
Ostend....
Vigo .. 176 ..
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Bremen
_ _
Boulogne
Tonning 1283 .. 1123 163
Medemblik 34 .. 1600 83
Antwerp
Varel

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458

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Total 2288 .. 7,682 246 -?.. 683 .. 854
Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1860 1413 , . 5,539 .. 60 .. 631 .. 1030
1859 l6BB .. 6,291 .. 65 .. 263 .. 253
1858 BB5 .. 5,132 .. 46 609 .. 548
1857 1514 .. 4,025 68 .. 362 .. 300
statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Oct. 1, 1860, and this day,
Monday, Sept. 30, 1861.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.

Oct. 1,
1860.
Coarse and inferior beasts 2 6to 2 10
Second quality do. 3 0 3 4
Prime large oxen 3 6 4 4
Prime Soots, Bcc. . •
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. .. 310 .4 4
Prime coarse-woolled d 0..... 4 6 410
Prime Southdown do. ...... 5 0 6 2
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do. ... .
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 6 2
Beasts ..
Sheep and lambs 25,600
Calves

Sept. 30,
1861.
2 10 to 3 2
34 3 6
38 4 2
44 4 8
30 3 4
36 4 0
4 2 410
50 5 4
00 0 0
3 4 3 10
40 4 6
40 4 6
48 5 0
6,080
23,680
169

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Pigs 440 f 570
SUPPLIES ON SALE, OCT. 3, 1859.—Beasts, 4,870 ;
sheep and lambs, 22,080 ; calves, 103 ; pigs, 610.
OCT. 4, 1858.—Beasts, 5,686; sheep and lambs, 23,500 ;
calves, 157; pigs, 350.