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

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET .

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 )rthern 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 Sibs.

We were fairly supplied with lambs, mostly in middling
condition. Primo 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 Mb. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 61Primeers-wool do. 4 4 4 10
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 i Pme. S' thdown do . 5 0 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Largo crse. calves 3 6 4 0
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small d 0... 4 2 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 Large hog' 3 10 4 4
Second qualityglo. 3 8 4 01Small porers . 4 6 4 8
Lambs, 5s Od to 6s Od.
Suckling calves, 21s to 30s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
22s to 295.

TOTAL SUPPLY. ! FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 27,140 Sheep
Calves
Pigs 640; Pigs
The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 10,766 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 13,201—in 1859, 10,972—in 1858, 7,877
—in 1857, 7,488—in 1856, B,olo—in 1855, 6,696 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 333 .. 1635 ..1350 .. 679 .. 51
Harlingen lOl .. 1021 .. 98 .. 826
Hamburgh lB9 .. 2036 .. • .
Oporto 61 .. ..
Calais. o • • • • • • • •
Dordt
Amsterdam — ,
Bremen
Boulogne —
Tonning
Medemblik
Antwerp

.-.• • • '-' • • - • • -
- .. _
.. 42 .. -

Total .... 1490 6006 1574 .. 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
1858 .. 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,
1860.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 6to 3 10

July 29,
1861.
3 2to 3 6

Second quality do
Prime large oxen
Prime Scots, &c
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do
Prime Southdown do.

4 0
4 6
5 2
3 10
4 4
4 10
5 4

4 4
5 0
5 6
4 2
4 8
5 2
5 6

3 8
4 2
4 8
3 4
3 8
4 4
5 0

Lambs
58 6 8
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkors
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 24,600
Calves

4 0
4 6
4 10
3 6
4 0
4 10
5 4

50 6 0
36 4 0
42 4 8
3 10 4 4
46 4 8
5,220
27,140
367

Pigs 3OO 640
SUPPLIES ON SALE, AUG. 1, 1859.—Beasts, 4,610;
sheep and lambs, 29,030 ; calves, 228 ; pigs, 380.
AUG. 2, 1858.—Beasts, 5,038; sheep and lambs, 26,530;
calves, 355 ; pigs, 400.