The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-14 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer
here to-day. The beasts were in very middling condition,
but the quality of both sheep and calves was good.
From our own grazing districts, tho arrivals of beasts
fresh up were only moderate, compare(' with several pre-
vious weeks, and their general quality was by no means
first-rate. All prime breeds commanded a steady sale, at
an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs, the best Scots
having realised 4s 10d per 81bs ; otherwise, the beef trade
was in a sluggish state, at late currencies.
The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire, amounted to 2,000 short horns and
mixed breeds ; from other parts of England, 400 various
breeds ; from Scotland, 10 Scots ; and from Ireland, 600
oxen and heifers.

We were somewhat scantily supplied with sheep, which
came to hand in very middling condition. The mutton
trade was inactive, at an advance in the quotations realised
on Monday se'nnight of from 2d to, in some instances, fully
4d per 81bs. Some superior Downs and half-breds realised
6s 8d per 81bs. _ _

Calves, the supply of which was limited, were in active
request, at an improvement in values, compared with Mon-
day last, 8d per Sibs, the top figures being 4s 10d to ss. per
Blbs.

We have to report a steady demand for pigs, and in some
instances prices had an upward tendency.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 3 2 i Primecrs-wool d 0.4 4 5 0
Second quality do. 3 4 3 8 Pule.S'thdowndo.s 2 5 6
Prime large oxen 3 10 4 4 Largo erse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6 i Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Second quality do. 3 84 2 Small porkers 48 5 0

- Lambs, Os ()d to Os Od.
Suckling calves, 20s to 30s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
21s to 30s.

TOTAL SUPPLY. / FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 20,7901 Sheep
Calves
Pigs 520 P igs
The total imports of foreign atonic into London, last week,
amounted to 12,188 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 5,409—in 1859, 7,509—in 1858, 7,949
—in 1857, 8,712—in 1856, 6,848—in 1855, 10,605 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 104 .. 3476 125 66
Harlingen .... 89 .. 1311 12 38 .. 897
Harnburgh .... 52 108 .. 213
0p0rt0........ 110 ..
Vigo.. . ..
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Bremen
Boulogne .. .. .• ..
Tonning 1057 500 .. 51 ..
Medemblik
Antwerp . • . .
VareJ ...... . • •

--- • • --- • • ---- --- -.
570 ..
730 ..

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• • "-".

Total ....;1629 .. 9,156 63 .. 164 ..1176
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1860 333 .. 4,727 . , 4 242 .. 303
1859 .. 1423 .. 5,735 26 124 .. 201
1858 1430 6,164 28 .. 261 .. 66
1857 1515 .. 6,192 90 .. 556 359
185 f; 2342 .. 4,123 248 135
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Oct. 15, 1860, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 14, 1861.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Oct. 15, Oct. 14,
1860. 1861.
Coarse and inferior beasts 2 6to 2 8 210 to 3 2
Second quality do 2lO 3 4 3 4 3 8
Prime large oxen 3 6 4 2 310 4 4
Prime Scots, &c 4 4 4 6 4 6 410
Coarse and inferior sheep ... , 3 2 3 6 3 2 3 6
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 410 4 4 5 0
Prime Southdown do. .
Lambs
Large coarse calves ........ 4 2 4 8 4 0 4 6
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 4 4 8 5 0;
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 27,750 23,680
Calves
...
Pigs lBO 570
SUPPLIES ON SALE, OCT. 17, 1859.—Beasts, 5,450
sheep and lambs, 24,410 ; calves, 112 ; pigs, 560.
Our. 18, 1858.—Beasts, 6,015; sheep and lambs, 23,830 ;
calves, 114 ; pigs, 450.