The Sun.
London, England, 1861-11-11 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEI.

There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer
here to-day; but its general quality was very midding.
With home-fed beasts we were fairly supplied, and there
was a good arrival from Ireland. The attendance of buyers
was tolerably numerous, and all good and fine breeds
moved off steadily, at, in some instances, an advance in the
quotations, compared with Monday last, of 2d per Blbs, the
primest Scots and crosses having realised 5s 2d per 81b ;
otherwise the beef trade was in a sluggish state, on former
terms.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received about 2,500 shorthorns, &c. ; from other
parts of England, 500 various breeds; from Scotland, 80
scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 830 oxen and heifers.
There was rather a limited show of home-bred sheep,
chiefly in middling condition. For all prime breeds the
demand ruled steady, at very full prices—the best old
Downs having realised 5s 8d per 81bs, whilst other breeds
moved off slowly, at quite last week's currency.
Calves—the supply of which was only moderate—were
in good request, at very full prices, viz., from 4s 4d to
5s 4d per 81b.
For pigs the demand ruled steady, and late rates were well
supported.

Per Slb. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 2
Second quality do. 3 4 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 2
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 6
Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 4
Lambs, Os
Suckling calves, 21s to 30s
22s to 325.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

s. d. s. d
Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 5 2
Pme. S'thdown d 0.5 4 5 8
Largo orse. calves 4 4 4 10
Prime small do 5 0 5 4
Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Small porkers , 4 8 5 2
Id to Os Od.

and quarter-old (store pigs,

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts
Sheop and lambs.... 22,690) Sheep
Calves
Pigs
The total imparts of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 12,755 head. In the corresponding week in
1860, we received 6,824—in 1859, 6,294—in 1858, 7,576
—in 1857, 4,374—in 1856, 6,367—in 1855, 7,732 head.
IMPORTS INTO IeuNDON 1,A.51 WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 93 .. 3725 .. .. 332 .. 16
Harlingen .... 230 .. 1620 .. .. 25 • • 396
Hamburgh .... 61 .. 343 , .. • •
0p0rt0.... .... 110 .. , .. ..

. • •
61 ..
DVolgrdoi.
Amsterdam —
Bremen
Boulogne ..
Tonning 1447 .. 852 • •
Medemblik
Antwerp • . • •
Nieu Diep — • • • •

- .. - • • - - -
453 .. - • • - • • -
633 .. --- • • - • • -
1 .. •-- • • - • • -

Total ....2,186 .. 9,800 .. .. 357 .. 412
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambe, Calves. Pigs.
1860 lBBO .. 4,546 .. .. 494 .. 104
1859 1472 .. 4,063 .. 111 .. 248 ..
1858 1332 .. 6,923 .. 4 .. 297 .. 20
1857 834 .. 2,672 .. . • 859 • • 9
186 E 1691 .. 4,287 .. .. 327 .. 38
1855 2255 .. 4,937 . , .. 401 .. 139
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Nov. 12, 1860, and this day,
Monday, Nov. 11, 1861.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Nev. 12, ' Nov. 11,
1860. 1861.
Coarse and inferior beasts 2 Bto2 10 210 to 3 2
Second quality do
Prime large oxen 3lO 4 4 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410 410 5 2
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled d0.'.... 4 8 5 0 4 6 6 2
Prime Southdown do. ...... 6 2 6 4 6 4 5 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 4 4 8 5 2
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 23,950 22,690
Calves
Pigs 6OO 410
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov l4, 1859.—Beasts, 5,020;
sheep and lambs, 23,560 ; calves, 80 ; pigs, 280.
Nov. 15, 1858.—Beasts, 5,258 ; sheep and lambs, 24,600 ;
calves, 160 ; pigs, 480.