The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-22 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a full average supply of each kind of foreign
stock on offer in to-day's market, and the demand ruled in-
active at barely stationary prices, to slightly reduced rates.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up this morning were seasonably good as to number,
but somewhat deficient in quality. Prime Scots, crosses,
and short-horns were in fair request at about stationery
prices; but inferior breeds moved off heavily at, in some
instances, 2d per 81bs less money. The best lots sold at
5s per Sibs.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 1,550 short-horns, &c. ; from other parts
of England, 1,200 various breeds ; from Scotland, 200
Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers.
There was a fair average show of sheep in the market.
Downs and half-breds commanded a steady sale at extreme
currencies. Other breeds moved off slowly, but at full
prices. The best Downs changed hands at 5s 4d per Sibs.
Good and prime lambs moved off freely at full curren-
cies. Inferior breeds ruled dull at about previous rates.
Calves—the supply of which was good—were a dull in-
quiry at last week's prices.
The demand for pigs was much restricted, at last week's
prices

Per Sib. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. 1 s. d. s. d
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 S 8} Prime crs-wool do. 4 4 4 10
8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 I Pam S'thdown d 0.5 0 5 4
Prime large ox 44 4 Large arse. calves 36 4 0
Prime Scots, &en c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 Large hogs 3 10 4 4
Second quality do. 3 84 0 Small porkers 4 6 4 8
Lambs, 5s Od to Gs Od.
Suckling calves, 22s to 30s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
22s to 295.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 25,290 Sheep
Calves
Pigs 350; Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 10,609 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 15,120—in 1859, B,lol—in 1858, 7,958
—in 1857, 5,948—in 1856, 6,825—in 1855, 6,259 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 439 .. 1597 .. 691 .. 531 .. 43
Harlingen .... 106 .. 910 R.. 10 .. 165 .. 893
Hamburgh .... 321 .. 2370 .. • • • •
05tend........ • . .. .. 30
Calais. .. ..
Dordt
Amsterdam — • •
Bremen
Boulogne — ..
Tonning
Medemblik
Antwerp

-- . . • - • • --
205 .. 129 .. /
431 .. - • • --
77 .. .-- .. --

- •• - •• -
753 .. 154 .. -

...-. • • --- • • ---
--- • • -- • • 30

Large
SUPPLIES hogs
Beas t s
Total 1552 .. 6343 .. 984 ..794 .. 936
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1860 2047 .. 10,373 1220 .. 740 .. 740
1859 .. 707 .. 5,888 .. 667 .. 466 .. 373
1858 1,121 .. 3,951 .. 662 1115 .. 762
1857 661 .. 3,609 .. 513 .. 676 .. 489
A statement and comparison of, the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, July 23, 1860, and this day,
Monday, July 22, 1861.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
July 23,
1860.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 6to 3 10
Second quality do 4 0 4 4
Coarse and inferior sheep
Prime large oxen 4 6 5 0
Prime Scoaulythesdown.. ..... 54
Prime Scots, &c 5 2 5 4
310 4 2
Second quality do.
44 45
68
Prime coarse-woolled do. 410 5 2
Lambs
ON SALE,
ana Sheepla
lambs,
andbs
,12a8m, ;010. ; ...
58 6 8
Large coarse calves ..
4 0 5
Prime small do.
40 4 6
Neat small porkers ....
48 5 0
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730; 18
pigs,sB.—Beast 1858.—Beasts, 4L, 28,040
calves, 325 ; pigs,
sheep :22;5:4:20613:853:5009a.

July 22,

3 4to 3 8
310 4 2
44 4 8
410 5 0
34 3 6
38 4 0
4 4 410
50 5 4
50 6 0
36 4 0
42 4 8
'3 10 4 4
46 4 8
4,140
25,490
323
390
Beasts, 4,140;
440.

Lambs, 26,920 ;