The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-13 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

• The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
Were 1,033 head. In the corresponding week in 1856 we
received 705; in 1855, 1,090; in 1854,4,202 ; in 1853, 4,225;
in 1852, 1,30; in 1851, 1,883; and in 1850, 1,244 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WREN.

From Beasts.
Harlingen 264 ...
Hamburgh 2O
Rotterdam...— 4O „.
Antwerp
Ostend
Schiedam

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.

•••

• • •

301 ... 8 ... 174

••• J ...

T0ta1.... 356 366 ... 10 ... 301
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheen. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1856 173 ... 338 194
1855.... 411 623 56
1854 565 452 ... 181 4
1853 616 3,208 - 401
1852 254 754 307
1851 443 1,018 393 29
1850 464 ... 545 235

There was a very limited show of all kinds of foreign
stock in to-clay's market. The whole of it changed hands
at high prices.
From our own grazing districts, as well as from Scot-
land, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were
small for the time of year, and in but middling condition,
owing to which, and the return of cold weather, the beef
trade ruled brisk, at an advance in the quotations, com-
pared with Monday last, of from 2d. to 4d. per 8 lbs. The
best Scots realised ss. 2d. per 8 lbs.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam.
bridgeshire were only 1,750, Scots and short horns ; from
o:ther parts of England, 300 of various breeds; from Scot-
land, 310 Scots ; and from Ireland, 9J oxen via Liverpool.
We were again scantily supplied with sheep, the quality
of which, however, was prime. As the receipts of shorn
sheep were smaller than usual, we find it necessary still to
quote sheep in the wool in our usual tables. The mutt in
trade ruled firm, at fully last week's prices. The best old
Downs, in the wool, sold at ss. 101.—out of the wool, 58.
per 8 lbs.

Lambs were in moderate supply and sluggish request,
at froiri 6s. to 7s. per 8 lbs. From the Isle of Wight, only
50 lambs came to hand.

We were moderately supplied with calves, which moved
off slowly, at.last Monday's currency. The top quotation
for veal was .ss. 10d. per 8 lbs., being 2d. lower than on
Thursday last.

' The pork trade ruled heavy; but we have no change to
notice in the quotations.

Per Sibs to sink the offal'.
s. d. s. 41.1 s. d. s
Interior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 StPrimeSonthdown 5 6 510
Second quality.... 3 10 4 2 Large crse. calves 4 2 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 10'Prime small do 5 6 510
Prime Scots, di-c. 5 0. 5 21arge hogs
Inferior Sheep. ...4 2 4 WSniall porkers
Second quality _4 8 4 101 Suckling calves-23 0 30 0
Prime erse.-wlled.s 4 5 4.,ivarter old pigs.2l 0 28 0
Lamb, Gs 0,1 to 7s (A.
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat
stock exhibltea and sold in tho'.Great Metropolitan Cattle
Mark. t, on Monday, April 14, 1856, and this day, Monday,
April 13, 1857.
Per 81bs, to sink the offals.
April 14, 1856.
s. 0. s. d.l
3 2to 3 41
3 6 3 .10
40 4 4
46 4 8

Apr.l3, 1357
s. d. s. d.
(3 60 3 S
3 10 4 2
It 4 410
;15 0 5 2

Coarso and inferior beasts
'Second quality ditto
Prime large oxen ..„
Prime Scots, &c

Coarse and inferior sheep 3 8 4 014 2 4 6
Second quality ditto 4 2 4 614 8 410
Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 8 4 100 0 5 4
Prime Southdown ditto 5 0 5 4p 6 510
Lambs 6 4 7 4p 0 7 0
Large coarse calves 4 2 5 0.4 2 5 4
Prime small ditto 5 2 5 5 6 510
Large hogs 3 6 4 2 3 8 4 2
Neat small porkers 4 4 4 8 4 4 5 0
Beasts... 2, 888 3,828
Sheep and lambs 18,000 17,740
Calves._ 49 131
Pigs „
SUPPLIES ON Sams, Apia 16, 1855.—Beasts, 3,281; sheer,
and lambs, 19,520; calves, 151; pigs, 420.
April 17, 1854.—Beasts, 3,384; sheep and lambs, 17,870;
calves, 100'; pies. 350.
TOTAL SUPPLY:

FOREIGN surrLY.

Beasts
Sheep and lambs 14;610
Calves ll4
Pigs 260

Beasts 136
Sheep and lambs .. 175
Calves B2
Pigs —

NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supplies of London-killed meat on sale in these
markets continue very moderate. From Scotland and the
provinces the arrivals are extensive. The trade generally
is by no means active, yet prices ara fairly supported.
Per 81bs by tho carcase.
s. d. s. d.
Beset, interior 2 10 3 2 Mutton, Inferior
Do., middling 3 4 3 8 Do., middling....
Do. prime large 3 10 4 0 j Do., prime
Do., do. small ....4 2 4 4 ( Veal...
Pork, large 3 8 4 2 I Perk. small
Lamb, Is 8d to Gs 6d.

a. 4. e.
3 2 3
~3 8 4 2
..4 4 4 6
.310 5 2
~4 6 5 2

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

Coastwise, the arrivals of potatoes since our last report
hava been only moderate ; but the receipts by land car-
riage have been seasonably extensive. The imports have
been 369 bags from Hamburg, 87 tons from Rotterdam,
84 tons from Teranzen, 130 tons from Harlingen, 3 sacks
from Emden, and 2SI bags from Schiedam. Selected qua-
lities are in good request, at our quotations, but inferior
parcels are dull.
• York Regents, 1003 to 130 s per ton ; Kent and Essex do.,
95s to 1253; Scotch do., 85s to 105 s ; do. cups, 75s to
90s ; Middlings, 60s to 70s; Lincolns, 80s to 95s ; Blues,
85s to 95s ; Foreign, 75s to 90s.