The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-29 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL

Our market to-day was again well supplied with each
kind of foreign stock in but middling condition. The de-
mand ruled inactive, and, in some instances, prices had a
drooping tendency.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were seasonably good, both as to number and
quality. The supply being in excess of the demand, the
butchers purchased cautiously, and, compared with Mon-
day last, prices gave way quite 2d per gibs. The extreme
value of the best Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs.
From the n zthern districts we received about 2,000
short-horns, &c.; from other parts of England, 1,200
various breeds ; from Scotland, 170 Scots and crosses ; and
from Ireland, 300 oxen and heifers.

There was a fair average number of sheep in the pens.
Prime Downs and half-breds, from their comparative
scarcity, changed hands steadily at full quotations ; but all
other breeds moved off slowly at late currencies. The best
old Downs realised 5s 4d per 81bs.

We were fairly supplied with lambs, mostly in middling
condition. Prime breeds were in request at full prices ;
otherwise, the lamb trade was in a sluggish state, on
former terms.

Calves—the supply of which was good—were a dull in-
quiry at last week's currency.

We have to report a slow sale for pigs at late prices.
Per Sib. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool do. 4 4 4 10
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pine. S'thdowndo.s 0 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 !Large erse. calves 3 6 4 0
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 2 4 8
Crse. & inf. eep 3 4 3 6 ILarge hogs 310 4 4
Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 0; Small porkers 4 6 4 8
Lambs, 5s Od to Gs Od.
Suckling calves, 21s to 30s; and quarter-old store pigs,
22s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. i FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 5,220 ' Beasts 1,585
Sheep and lambs.... 27,140 Slip
Calves
Pigs 640 i Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 10,766 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 13,204—in 1859, 10,972—in 1858, 7,877
—in 1857, 7,488—in 1856, B,olo—in 1855, 6,696 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 333 .. 1635 ..1350 .. 679 .. 51
llarlingen .... 101 .. 1021 93 .. 826
Hamburgh 189 .. 2036
0p0rt0.... 61 ..
Calais. • • • •
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Bremen
Boulogne •• •• ..
Tonning .. 801 .. 1051 .. 99
Medemblik
Antwerp

.-- • . - • • - - --
272 .. 125 .. - .. -

-- • • -- • • 42 • •

Total .... 1490 .. 6006 .. 809 .. 877
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1860 1629 9,761 1104 760 .. 950
1859 1378 .. 6,636 1409 .. 977 517
1858 1 165 .. 4,057 .. 1008 .. 1389 258
1857 1905 .. 4,672 .. 414 769 .. 581
185 q 1964 4,466 572 571 .. 417
1855 1197 .. 5,515 .. 430 .. 713 841
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, July 30, 1860, and this day,
Monday, July 29, 1861.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.

July 30, July 29,
160. 161.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 6 tBo 310 3 2 8
to 3 6
Second quality do 4 0 4 4 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 6 5 0 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. ... ,
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. .. . .
Prime coarse-woolled do 4lO 5 2 4 4 410
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 6 0 4 6 4 8
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 24,600 27,140
Calves
Pigs 3OO 640
SUP PL Elsamrs,
250,101,30 E,;
cAaulvGe.s,l2,2BlB;sp9i.; B3eBaos.ts, 4,610;
sheep an
5,038; sheep andlambs, 26,630 ;
calves, 356;
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AVG. 2,