The Sun.
London, England, 1857-02-02 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Only limited supplies of foreign stock arrived in the
port of London last week—the total imports being 1,239
head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we received 916;
in 1855, 1,362 ; in' 1854, 2,709 ; in 1853, 3,770 ; in 110
1,968 ; and i❑ 1851, 3,309 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAB/ WEEE.

From

Beasts.

Sheep.

Lambs. Calves. Fig°'

Ostend

Rotterdam B6
Harlingen
Nieu Diep 4
Schiedam
Antwerp

137 ...

7$ -

- ... -

- ... - ... 120 ...
...---•••

Total ... 487 ... 480 272 •••
The yearly compari.on shows that the importatioo
have gradually declined of late years, arising almost wholly
from the immense demand in Holland on French acoono'
A very limited supply of foreign stock was on sale ill
to -day's market, and its general quality was inferior. u
Compared with Monday last the arrivals of beasts ire._
up from our own grazing districts exhibited a slight
off in number, but their general condition was prime. Th.
attendance of butchers was tolerably numerous, and
beef trade ruled very firm, at fully last week's quotation.
The best Scots sold readily, at fully 5s par 81es.
I From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire of
received 1,650 Scots and short horns ; from other parts
England, 350 of various breeds ; from Ireland, 120 oiel"
and from Scotland, 450 Scots.
• ve
ry
muted, supply of sheep, as to number, was again Yei
t,
muted, but all breeds came to hand of full average weig,Tii
The mutton trade ruled somewhat brisk, at prices filTa
equal to those realised on this day se'nnight. The best °'
Downs were worth fully 5s 61 per 8 lbs.
We were fairly supplied with calves, which sold slowly'
at Friday's decline in value of 4d per 8 lbs. tes
In pigs only a limited business was doing, yet late ra
were supported.

Per 81bs to sink the °flair
s. d. s. 6
Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 $ PrimeSouthdown 5 4
iecend quality.... 3 8 4 iilArge crse. calves 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8 Prime small d 0... 5 4 °
Prime Scots, cite. 4 I,! 6 OiLarge hogs
Inferior Sheep ...4 0 4 4•Small porkers 4 6 g I
;econci quality 6 4 IWSuekling calves .23 30 0
grime crse.-wlled.s 0 5 2I Quarter old pigs. 22 n "
TOTAL dIIPTLT. POSEION styrpLi • 120

1
Beasts .... •• • • 3.331 , Beasts— ............ • • •

cheep

'alves • ......•• ••

Calves-- ...... ..••• •

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices •f Ali,
stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan etc,
Mllsrk.t, on Alonday, Feb. 4, 1856, and this day, 31°11w."
Feb. 2, 1857.

Per Sibs, to sink the offals
2 $57.
Feb. 4, 1856. lib.
s. d. s. dds. d.
Joarse and inferior beasts ... 30to 3 t,3 4to 3 0
Second quality ditto 3 4
,1 3 8 p 8 4 s
Prime large oxen
... 310 4 44 2 4
Prime Scots, &e 4 6 4 II 510 5 0

-i
4 4
4 10
n
• 6 '
4 5 1
o 0 "
O 5 2
4 5
$ 4 4
6 5 2
3,391
16,220
67
206
,586 ; sheer'

Coarse and inferior sheep ... 3 0 3 4
Second quality ditto ... ... 3 6 310
Prime coarse woolled ditto ~. 4 0 4 4i
Prime Southdown ditto 4 6 4 101
Lambs • 0 0 01
Large coarse calves ... 4 8 5 41
Prime small ditto 6 6 6 01
Large hogs ... ... 3 8 4 Si
Neat small porkers ... 4 4 5 0
Beasts... ... ••• ... 4,207
Sheep ... ••• ... 17,780
Calves... ... ..• 56
SUPPLIES ON Sets, Feb. 5, 1855.---Beasts, 3,
20,920; calves, 01; pigs, 315.
February 6, 1851.—Beasts, 3,800; sheep, 19,521) ; Cal/eot
180 ; pigs, 335.