The Sun.
London, England, 1864-12-26 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a moderate supply of foreign stock on sale in
our market, to day, the trade for which ruled inactive, at
late rates.

The arrivals of beasts, fresh up from our own grazing
districts, were very moderate as to number; but their
quality was tolerably large for the time of year, and the
quality of the stock was prime. Fresh beasts of good and
prime quality were in steady request, at Thursday's cur•
rency—the top figure for beef being 5s 6d per 81bs. Stale
beasts, of which there were several, left over from Thurs-
day's market, including all inferior breeds, wet a slow sale,
at previous quotations,

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Nortamptonshire
we received 350 shorthorns, &c; from other parts of Eng-
land, including Norfolk, 300 of various breeds; from Scot-
land, 102 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 70 oxen
and heifers.

The supply of sheep on sale was small. Good and
prime downs, half-breds, &c., moved off steadily, at full
prices; otherwise the malting trade ruled inactive, at last
Monday's currtncy. lho top quotation was 6s per 81bs.

Only Dutch calves were exhibited for sale, and they
were disposed of at full prices.
There were no pigs at market. Our quotations are
therefore nominal.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Urse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 4
Second quality do. 4 6 4 10
Prime large oxen 6 0 5 2
Prime Scots, &c. 5 4 5 6
Urse. & inf. sheep 4 2 4 8
Second quality do. 4 10 5 2
Lambs....(
Suckling calves, 19s to 21s
20s to 26s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY.
Beasts
Cows
Sheep ... 4,920
Calves

s. d. a d
Primeers-wool d 0.5 4 5 8
Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0
Large orse. calves 4 2 4 10
Prime small do 5 0 5 4
Large hogs 3 6 4 4
Small porkers 4 6 1 10
s Od to Os Od.

; and quarter-old store pigs

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Boasts ..
Sheep
Calves .... • ...
Pigs

Pigs —
The total imports of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 5,406 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 3,521—in 1862, 2,440—in 1861, 2,382
—in 1860, 1,163—in 1859, 2,554—in 1858, 8,550.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Antwerp 42 .. 125 .. .. 22
Bremen .. .. 29 .. ••
• • .. 218
Calais
Dordt. — ••
Dunkirk — ••
Gibraltar ..
Hamburg •• . • 73 • • 436 • • •-- . 179
Harlingen
Medemblik .. ..
Nieu Diep
Ostend Bl .. 47 •• -0--
Rotterdam .. • - • • 176
Tonning
Cadiz —

_. .. - • • - .. 264

Total ....1,238 .. 3,042 ~ 193 ~ 933
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 650 2,886 .. 66 .. 19
1862 .. 356 .. 1,881 .. 203
1861 407 .. 1,965 .. 10 ..
1860
1859
A. statement and comparison of the supplies
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great
Cattle Market on Monday, Dec. 28, 1863,
Monday, Dec. 26, 1864,
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Dec. 28,
1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 Bto 4 0
Second quality do. 4 2 4 6
Prime large oxen .. 4 8 5 0
Prime Scots, &c 5 0 5 2
Coarse and inferior sheep! 4 0 4 6
Second quality do. .. 4 8 5 2
Prime coarse-woolled do 5 4 5 8
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves .. 4 0 4 8
Prime small do.
10 5 0
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts ..
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs lBO
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec 29, 1862.—Beasts, 3,790—
sheep, 13,710—calves, 172—pigs, 270.
LOW. 30, 1861.—Beasts, 4,4oo—sheep,o—calves, 18,920
—calves, 132—pigs, 310.

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and pricea of
Metropolitan
and this day,

'Dee. 26,

1864. -
3 Bto 4 4
4 6 4 10
60 5 2
54 5 6
42 4 8
410 5 2
54 5 8
510 6 0
00 0 0
4 2 410
50 6 4
36 4 4
4 6 410
1,250

4;920