The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-27 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

Our market to -day was tolerably well supplied with each
kind of foreign stock for the time of year. The demand
for it ruled steady, at full prices.
The supply of English beasts here this morning was very
moderate, but the quality of all breeds was good. Notwith-
standing that the beef trade was in a very sluggish state,
the currencies realised on Monday last were supported.
The best Scots and crosses realised 4s 10d per 81bs. The
Scotch arrivals were remarkably prime.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,100 Scots, &c. ; from other parts of England, 300
various breeds; and from Scotland, 750 Scots and crosses.
No beasts came to hand from Ireland.

The show of sheep was tolerably good, and the condition
of most breeds exhibited a slight improvement, when com-
pared with several previous weeks. Downs were in good
request, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs.
The general top figure was 5s 4d, but very prime stock
made 5s 8d per 81bs.
With lambs we were fairly supplied ; nevertheless, the
lamb trade was somewhat active, at extreme currencies.
Calves were in moderate supply and fair request, at very
full prices.

The pork trade ruled inactive, at last week's cur-
rency.

Per 81b, to sink the offal.
s. d. 13. d. , a. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool do.'4 6 4 10
Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 0 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Largo crse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 8 5 2
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 4 0 4 4
Second qualityilo. 40 4 2 Small porkers 4 6 5 0
Lambs, 5s 8d to 7s Od.
Suckling calves, 22s to 325; and quarter-old store pigs,
23s to 30s.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts 702
Sheep
Calves
Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 5,430 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 5,215—in 1859, 3,865—in 1858, 1,239
—in 1857, 2,344—in 1856, 1,761—in 1865, 2,673 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS, WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 43 .. 526 .. 130 .. 171 ..
Harlingen 104 1400 17 .. 60 15
Hamburgh 121 .. 3,020 .. 84 .. 34 .. 209
Oporto
Vigo
Dordt

Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 22,410
Calves
Pigs 390

Amsterdam 2 , .
Antwerp
Boulogne — • .
Tonning
Medemblik
Cuxhaven .

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Total .... 450 .. 4,946 .. 231 .. 270 .. 2:50

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1860 525 .. 5,668 .. 225 .. 380 .. 174
1859 lB4 .. 2,789 .. 477 .. 312 ..
1858 77 .. 1,658 .. 166 .. 231 ..
18.57 ll7 .. 1,772 .. 45 295
1851 213 .. 1,290 .. 111 . . 223 ..
1855 231 .. 913 .. 155 .. 313 .. 10
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, May 28, 1860, and this day,
Monday, May 27, 1861.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
May 28,
1860.
3 10 to 4 2
44 4 8
410 5 0
5 2 ,5 4
44 4 8
410 5 4
56 5 8
510 6 0
60 7 6
4 6 5
52 5 5
40 4 6
48 5 0

May 27,
1861.
34 3 8
3 10 to 4 2
44 4 6
4 8 410
3 6 310
40 4 2
4 6 410
50 5 4
58 7 0
40 4 6
48 5 2
40 4 4
46 5 0

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality do
Prime !arge oxen
Prime Scots, &c
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers

Beasts 3,930 3,790 -
Sheep and lambs 28,500 22,410
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, MAY 30, 1859.—Beasts, 4,180;
sheep and lambs, 25,770 ; calves, 210 ; pigs, 290.
MAY 31, 1858.—Beasts, 3,585; sheep and lambs, 22,570 ;
calves, 175; pigs, 250.

NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
The supplies of meat are less extensive. Good and prime
qualities move off steadily, and prices have an upward ten-
dency, but inferior descriptions are a dull sale.