The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-27 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Our markets to-day was tolerably w ell supplied with
foreign stock, but its general quality was inferior. Sales,
however, progressed steadily at very full prices.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were only moderate, and there was a falling off in
quality compared with several previous weeks. The re-
ceipts from Aberdeen were 92, from Fifeshire, &c., 212
Scots and crosses in excellent condition. Prime Scots,
crosses, &c., changed hands freely at an advance of 24 per
Blbs. Most other breeds were quiet at late rates. The ge-
neral top figure was 58 per Bibs.

From Norfolk, Suffulk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,900 Scots and crosses, including a few short
horns ; from other parts of England, 9,,0 various breeds ;
front Scotland, 304 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland,
90 oxen and heifers.

There was about an average number of sheep in the
pens ; but most breeds come to hand in middling condition.
Prime Downs and hall-ureds moved off steadily at full
prices ; but inferior breeds met a slow sale at barely late
rates. The general top figure was 5s 2d per 81bs. A few
very superior Downs i ealised 5s 4d.

Prime lambs commanded full quotations with a steady
demand. Interior lambs were dull on former terms.

Calves were in moderate supply, and slow request at late
rates, viz., from 4s to 5s per B.bs.
The pork trade was heavy on farmer terms.

Per Bibs. to sink the offal.
s. d. g. d. s. d. s. d
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 ; Primeors-wool d 0.4 6 4 10
Secondquality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme.S'th.downdo.s 0 5 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Largo use. calvell 4 0 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 10 5 0
Urse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 101 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 !Small porkers 42 4 6

Lar0b5....63 Od to is Od.
Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 26s each.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts ...
Cows 26,890
Sheep and lambs B,lOO

rontiarr surrior.
Beasts . .
Sheep and lambs 4,490
Calves
Pigs

Calves 524
t'igs. 27U 1
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 11,956 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 10,440—in 1862, 12,709—in 1861, 6,291
—in 1860, 7,705—in 1859, 7,015—in 1858, 7,169 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONIA.I4 LAW.I. WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 539 .. 2581 80 .. ,593 161
Harlingen .... 517 57 26
Hamburg .... 309 .. 4265 .. .. 626
Amsterdam.... • .
80u10gne......
Bremen .. 27 • •
Dordt. 6O ••
Corunna
Antwerp ..
Ostend 45 •
Gibraltar lO4 ..
Calais.• ••• .• • • •
Dunkirk...

673 .. 181 .. 2 .. 33

- • • - • . 16 • . -

.. 2
.. 47

Total 1612 .. 8459 .. 261 .. 678 .. 946
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts, Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 949 .. 6,329 .. 1791 .. 1091 .. 280
1882 .., 449 .. 11,197 .. 773 .. 214 .. 76
1861 958 .. 4,313 .. 889 .. 384 .. 377
1860 791 „ 3,959 855 .. 635 .. 753
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock ezkibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, June 29, 1863, and this day,
Monday, June 27, 1864,

Per 81b. to sink tho offal.
June 29,
1863.
3 4to 3 ia
3 10 4 4
4 6 410
60 5 2
38 4 2
44 4 8
410 5 0
60 6 2

June 27,
1864.
3 4to 3 8
310 4 2
44 4 8
410 5 0
3 6 310
40 4 4
4 6 410
60 5 2

Coarse and inferior beasts....
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen ..
Prime Soots, &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 porkors
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
••••••
Pigs 3lO 370
SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 30, 1862.—Beasts, 3, 820—
sheep and lambs, 28,180—calves, 237—pigs, 475.
JULY 1, 1861.—Beasts, 3,sso—sheep, 27,260—0a1ve5,
341—pigs, 510.