The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-04 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The show of foreign stock in our market, to-day, was
only moderate, yet the demand for it ruled inactive, at
barely late rates.
From cur own grazing districts, the arrival of beasts
fresh up this morning, were on the increase, and the
quality of most breeds was prime, especially the Scots and
crosses from Norfolk and Scotland. The beef trade was in
a very inactive state, at last Monday's quotations. The
general top `figure for beef was 4s 8d ; but very prime
arrivals realised 4s 10d per Sib.

The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridge, amounted to 2,200 Scots, shorthorns and crosses;
from other parts of England, 600, various breeds; from
Scotland, 266 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 103
oxen and heifers.

We were fairly supplied with sheep for the time of year,
and nearly all breeds came to hand in good saleable oondi-

tion, Prime Downs and half-breds in the wool, sold
slowly, at late rates; otherwise, the mutton trade was
dull and heavy, sheep declined 2d per 81b. The best
Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s; out of the wool, 4s 8d to
4s 10d per 81b. The top quotation for clipped Lincolns
was 4s 4d per Slb. Lambs moved off steadily at from
6s 8d to 7s 4d per 81b. A few very superior lambs pro•
duced 7s 84 per 81b. The supply was only moderate.
Calves—the show of which was moderate•—were in slow
request at later, namely, from 4s 4,1 to 5s 44 per 81b.

The demand for pigs was in a sluggish state, at last
week's currency.

Per Blbs.to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, ac. 4 8 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 4
Second qualitydo. 4 8 5 2
Lambs, • • • .1

d. s. (1.
Primecmlvool d 0.5 4 5 8
Pine. S' thdown d 0.5 10 6 0
Largoorse. calves 4 4 5 0
Prime small do 5 2 5 4
Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Small porkers... 4 2 4 6
a 8d to 7s 45.

Buckling calves, 16s to 23, ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 26s each.

TOTAL sUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Cows - Sheep and lambs .... 1,840
Sheep and lambs 22,870 Calves
Calves ............ 1371 Pigs
Pigs ......... 4101

The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 4,115 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received
.6,130—in 1862,:3,258—in 1861, 2,035
—in 1860, 2,114—m 1859, 2,425—in 1868, 806 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Boasts. Sheop. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 2Ol .. 117 .. 108 .. 129
Harlingen .. • — .. 7 ..
Hamburg 28 .. 2457 . -- • .
Amsterdam
Boulogne..., —
24
Bremen
Dordt..
Nieu Diep .. • •
Antwerp.
Ostend .
Calais .....•••••
Oporto
Dunkirk...

.---. ---. 117
•""' ea •—• .•

•••••• •• ---• •• ••••• •• .•-"'
137 .. .-- .. - .. •."'

" ".....
*ID .... .. 8 Of 6
.. 120 .. - .. 10 .. 236
.. - .. .. 164

......
• • .--. • • - • •
--- .. -- .. -- .. 124

comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Total .... 375 2331 .. 133 .. 776
The YoarlY
Beasts. Sheep.
1863...... 296 .. 5,314 Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.. 40 .. 423 .. 27
1862...... 91 .. 1,922
.. 239
209 .. 2,999 .
1861...•••
Mondays
toda ye
sink 1860 ...•
.. 252 .. 30
282 .. 1,559
1850...... 117 .. 2,238 .. :70
.. 21 .. 19
1858...... • •
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
the offal.
Monday, April. 4, 1864. April 6, 1863, and this day,
cattle market,roenr

April 4,
1864.
3 4to 3 8
310 4 2
44 4 6
4 8 410
38 4 4
44 5 2
54 5 8
510 6 0
68 7 4
44 5 0
2 5 4
36 4 0
42 4 6
4,250
18,170

April 6,
olled
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 1863.
Second quality do 3 4to 3 6
8 4 0
Prime large oxen .. 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c
CoarseSecondPrime
ca quality
sl eit.yw inferior
do
n . sheep.. . .
..
4 8
48 43 1010
Prime Southdown do. .. 6
~ 8 610
Lambs ..............
Large coarse calves .. 4 0 4 8
Prime small do.
Largo hogs
Neat small porkers 4 4 4 6
Beasts
Sheep and lambs • .
7, 1862.—Beasts, 3,630-
82 82
rcaigivse.s.
........... ......................
360 260
sheep, 19,680—calves,
ehBAeetivpritaPin:dl:l:laimBoboNsi,......:l3;el3:o-80A731:7e2s,if_pigs, 510.
59--pigs, 370.

EhoAl:EthileiitriLdeLi's steady,
y clpplied with town and
11181 b. by the carcase.
at prices without any material change from last week.
331::
On
14e:h.! let a ILw
country
killedm e rke
meat.
s e andart.e
Per
NEWGAT
s a a d'
Inferior beef .. 3 0 3 2 Q
fsliddlinm do. .. 3 4 3 "
Prime large do. 3 10 4 0
Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4
Large pork .... 3 2 3 10
4 3 10
Inferior mutton. 3

dsd
Mid dling mutton 4 0 4 4
Prime do ....... 4 6 4 8
Vaa1........... 3 10 4 8
Small pork ~ so 4 0 4 6
Lamb ........ 6 0 7 0

BOROTJ

H HOP.

We have to report a less active market both for old and
new English hops, as well as for foreign produce. Good
aciatnudotflnieon have ls were
a drooping bly Par
stendency. The import into
London last week amounted to 310 bales from Antwerp,
31 from Hamburg, 15 from Rotterdam, 15 from Bremen,
and 947 bales from New York,
e toolpeirnag firm in price, otherwise the
Mid and East Keats L 5 Os to £9 10s per cwt.
Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 78
Sussex
Yearlings
Bavarian ....•••••••• 5 58 to 8 8s
,"
Belgian
,',
American