The Sun.
London, England, 1861-08-12 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The show of foreign stock on offer here to-day was large,
and sales progressed slowly in all descriptions, at in some
instances a decline of 2d per 81bs.
From our grazing districts the arrivals of beasts were
seasonably extensive, for the most part in fair condition.
All breeds met a dull inquiry, and for middling and inferior
descriptions prices further gave way 2d per 81b. The ge-
neral top quotation was 4s 8d per 81bs.
About 2,000 shorthorns, crosses, &c., came to hand from
Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire ; 800
various breeds from other parts of England ; 180 Scots and
crosses from Scotland, and 160 oxen from Ireland.
We were fairly supplied with English, but extensively
with foreign sheep, and the mutton trade ruled heavy.
Prime Downs and half-breds supported last Monday's cur-
rency—the tap quotation for mutton being 5s 4d to, in a
few instances, 5s 6d per 81bs; otherwise prices ruled in
favour of the butcher to the extent of 2d per Blbs.
• The lamb trade was very dull, at fully the late decline in
prices. The primest breeds sold at 5s 8d per 81b.
The demand for calves—the supply of which was mode-
rate—was in a sluggish state at late rates. Prime veal
realised 4s 6d per Blbs.

Pigs moved off slowly, on 1
Per 81b. to s
s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 S 2
Second quality do. 3 4 3 8
Prime large oxen 3 10 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6
Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 0
Lambs, 4s ]
Suckling calves, 21s to 30s
22s to 295.

former terms.
ink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Prirctecrs-wool do. 4 4 4 10
Pine. S' thdown d 0.5 0 5 4
Large orse. calves 3 4 3 10
Prime small do 4 0 4 6
Large hobs 3 10 4 4
Small porkers 4 6 4 8
.0d to 5s Bd.

and quarter-old store pigs,

TOTAL SUPPLY. , FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 29,280 Sheep ..
Calves
5201 Pigs

Pigs.

The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 9,697 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 15,057—in 1859, 10,622—in 1858, 9,518
—in 1857, 8,922—in 1856, 5,028—in 1855, 8,867 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .. 236 .. 2612 .. 340 .. 39
Harlingen .... 65 .. 1040 204 .. 73 .. 559
Hamburgh .... 34 .. 1153 , 18
0p0rt0....
Calais .. •• ••
Dordt
Amsterdam 2 ..
Bremen
Boulogne .
Tonning .. 709 . •
Medemblik
Antwerp ...... 14 ..

- . • - • • 23 - ^
347 .. 210 .. - • • --
581 - - • •
177 - • • -

•-• • • -
890 121 . . - • • --

13 .• -
• -

Total .. 1297 6800 .. 635 .. 449 .. 616
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1860 l7Bl .. 10,633 . • 665 .. 723 .. 1225
1859 1245 .. 8,381 .. 70 .. 713 .. 413
1858 2524 .. 5,035 .. 494 .. 143 .. 772
1857 1046 .. 6,140 .. 513 .. 643 .. 580
1851 .. 1205 .. 4,6/0 .. 165 .. 662 .. 784
1855 1736 .. 6,099 .. 175 .. 628 .. 1028
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock. exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Aug. 13, 1860, and this day,
Monday, Aug. 12, 1861.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
'Aug. 13,
1860.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4 to. 3 8
Second quality do 3lO 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 5 0
Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 6
Coarse and inferior sheep ••• • 3 8 4 0
Second quality de.
Prime coarse-woolled do.: 4 8 5 2
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 4 5 6
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Neat
Large
small porkers
4 0 6
l porkers

Aug. 12,
1861.
3 6to 3 4
3 6 310
40 4 4
46 4 8
34 3 6
38 4 0
4 4 410
50 5 4
410 5 8
3 4 310
40 4 6
3 10 4 4
46 4 8
4,720
27,190
294
400
3easts, 4,750;
200.

Beasts ..
4,420
Sheep and lambs.. 24,250
Calves
Pigs 3OO
SUPPLIES ON SALE, AUG. 15, 1859.—]
sheep and lambs, 29,260; calves, 350 ; pigs,
AUG. 16, 1858.—Beads, 5,434; sheep and
calves, 277 ; pigs, 450.

Lambs, 25,900;

NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supplies of both town and country lined meat are
only moderate. Good and prime qualities move off steadily,
and prices are well supported. Otherwise the trade rules
slow, at our quotations. .