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

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL

There was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market; and its quality was very superior,
compared with many previous weeks.
With home-fed beasts we were seasonably well supplied,
both as to number and quality, and the show of Irish stock
was large. All prime breeds commanded a steady sale at
full currencies ; otherwise, the beef trade was in a sluggish
state, on former terms. The general top figure for beef
was 4s 8d per 81bs. _

The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire, amounted to 3,000 short-horns, &c, ;
from other parts of England, 400 various breeds ; from
Scotland, 40 Scots ; and from Ireland, 570 oxen and
heifers.

There was a moderate supply of sheep on offer, in for the
most part middling condition. On the whole, the mutton
trade was firm at very full prices, a few superior half-breds
having realised 5s 4d per 81bs.
Some small lambs changed hands steadily at from 5s 8d
to 6s per Sibs. Inferior lambs were a dull inquiry tit
barely late rates. The lamb season is now closing.
The veal trade was much less active than on Thursday,
and prices gave way 4d per Sibs. The top figure was 4s
8d per 81bs. The supply of calves was good.
Pigs were a slow sale, yet prices were well supported.
Per Slb. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 2 10 2 Primeers-wool d 0.4 2 4 10
_ _

Secow

Prime
Prime
Crse.
Secon

.5 0 5 4

3 E 6 4 0
4 24 8
3104 4
4 64 8

age.
Hamburgh 26 .. 1057 .. 95
Ostend.... - ..
Vigo .. . 125 .. - • .
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Bremen
Boulogne - • •
Tonning .. 741 672 .. 234 ..
Medemblik 49 1978 5 ..
Antwerp
Varel

313 .. 87 .. - ..

Total .. .. 1702 .. 8447 .. 425 .. 598 .. 895
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1860 2278 10,050 192 .. 614 .. 465
1859 1256 .. 10,705 .. 244 525 .. 539
1858 1695 8,380 261 .. 904 .. 788
1857 2057 .. 6,150 .. 442 .. 066
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Sept. 10, 1860, and this day,
Monday, Sept. 9, 1861.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Sept. 10,
1860.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 oto 3 4

Second quality do.
Prime large oxen

Prime Scots, &c

Coarse and inferior sheep ....
Second quality do. ..
Prime coarse-woolled d 0.....
Prime Southdown do. ......

_
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.

Sept. 9,
1861.
2 10 to 3 2

Second quality do. 3 4 3 ;.• me. S thdown d 0.5 0 5 4
Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2 Large orse. calves 3E6 4 0
Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 .:IPrime small do 4 2 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 ' '4, ',-
.. ge hogs 3 10 4 4
Second qualitydo.e.3 4.i , P . porkers
k, - !;4. - Ocl.
,
Suckling
~.': ', rk.. ter-old store pigs,
22s to 295. ,- . - • ,•"-.-
, ....,...
TOTA ° ' - 4GN SUPPLY.
Beasts-...;
_ 1,820
Sheep and la ~ . -
Calves
Pigs ''
, -s 'l.
~ —
The total i n --: on, last week,
amounted . . nding week in
1860, we i - • , --• 9—in 1858, 12,628
—in 1857, 9, ' - '''• 1855, 10,370 head.
IMPORTS LAO WEEK.
From Beasts. .-..- /3. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 357 .. 1830 .. .. 451 .. 106
Harlingen .... 136 .. 1754 .. 104 .. 142 .. 636