The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-19 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Very limited supplies of foreign stock arrived in the
port of London last week—the total import being only
1,237 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we re-
ceived 1,105 ; in 1855, 2,371 ; in 1851, 1,996 ; in 1853,
3,951 ; in 1852, 1,508; and in 1851, 2,668 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WNEE.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam lOl 451 ... 115 •
Harlingen 276 ... 193
Antwerp

95 ...
- ... - •.•

T0ta1.... 377 ... 644 ... 216 ...
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves.
• Pigs
1856 555 563 ... 187
1855 857 1,300 ... 212 2
1854 757 1,007 - ... 197 25
[853 537 2,873 ... - 539 ... 5
1852 289 1,e31 2.8
[B5l 4lO 1,918 297 ... 53
There was a very limited show of foreign stock in our
market to-day ; but the arrivals of beasts from our own
grazing districts, as well as from Sootland, were season-
ably good, and a full average quality. Owing, chiefly, to
the mildness of the weather, the beef trade was heavy, and
prices, compared with Monday last, declined fully 2d per
81bs, the extreme value of the best Scots not exceeding 5s
per Ribs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,750 Scots and short-horns ; from other parts of
England, 300 of various breeds ; from Sootland, 450 Scots,
and from Ireland, 130 oxen.
We had a very limited show of all breeds of sheep, but
their general weight and condition were good. The mut-
ton trade was brisk, at a further advance in the quotations
of 2d per 81bs. Tho best old Downs realised 5s 6d
per 81bs.
Very few calves were in the market, and the veal trade
ruled brisk, at an improvement in prices of 4d per 81bs.
The best calves were worth Os per 81bs.
Pigs were in moderate supply, and fair request, at last
week's quotations.
Per Blbs to sink the offals.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Interior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 1 PrimeSonthdown 5 4 5
Secend quality.... 3 8 4 0, Largo crse. calves 4 4 5 6
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 BlPrime small do 5 6 0
Prime Soots, &c. 510 5 "Large hogs
Inferior Sheep ...4 (1 4 4 Small porkers 4 6 5 2
Second quality ...4 6 410 Suckling calves-23 030 0
Prime arse.-wlled.6 0 5 `.l Quarter old pigs. 22 0 28 0

YOZEIGN SUPPLY.
Boasts . ...
Sheep • ........ .........15,420 1 Sheep ....
Calves
•
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibited and geld in the Great Metropolitan Cattle
Market, on Monday, Jan. 21, 1856, and this day, Monday,
Jau. 19, 1857.
Per Blbs, to sink the offal&
Jan. 21, 1856. Jan.l9, 1857
a. d. s. d. s. d. a. d.
Coarse and inferior boasts 2 10 to 3 013 4to 3 6
Second quality ditto 3 2 3 6 3 8 4 0
Prime largo oxen ~. 3 5 4 0 4 4 4 8
Prime Scots, Ac 4 2 4 65 10 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep 210 3 2 4 0 4 4
Second quality ditto ... 3 4 3 4 6 4le
Prime coarse woolled ditto 310 4 2 5 0 3 2
Prime Southdown ditto 4 4 4 85 4 5 6
lambs ... 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
Largo coarse calves 4 2 4 1014 4 5 6
Prime small ditto i 0 5 615 8 0 0
(Argo hogs 3 3 4 213 S 4 4
Neat small porkers „. 4 4 5 014 6 6 2
Beasts._ ..„ ~„ ,„ „, 3,77 g 4,072
Sheep ... 20,330 15,420
81
320
SUPPLIIS of SALI, Jan. 22, 1855.—Boasts, 3,161; sheep,
'21,310 ; calves, 32 •, pigs, 315.
January 23, 1854.—Beasts, 4,513; sheep, 17
61 ; pigs, 243.

TOTAL lIIPIPLI.

,240 ; calves,

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supplies of meat on sale here slaughtered in London
aro very moderate for the time of year ; but rather large
quantities have come to hand from Scotland and the pro-
vinces. The trade generally is steady, as follows :

Per Sibs by the carcase.
s. d. s. d. s. (I. R. 4
Seer, interior 3 0 3 4 Mutton, Inferior 3 6 310
Do., middling 3 6 310 i Do., middling 4 0 4 4
Do. prime 1arg0..4 0 4 4 i Do., prime 4 6 4 8
D.., do. small ....4 6 4 10 1 Veal 3 8 4 10
Pork, large 3 8 4 4 1 Pork, small 4 8 5 4