The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-29 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a fait average supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market, but its general quality was inferior.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from cur own grazing dis-
tricts, as well as from Scotland, were somewhat on the in-
crease. The quality of the former was only middling, of
the latter prime. The best Scots, crosses, &a., moved off
slowly, at prices barely equal to Monday last. All other
breeds were very dull, at a decline in the quotations of 2d
per Blb. The extrema value for beef was 5s per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received, 2,200 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns, from other
parts of England, 700 various breeds, and from Scotland S3l
Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 110 oxen.
We were again scantily supplied with sheep. The con-
dition of most breeds, however, was good. The mutton
trade was in a sluggish state, and in most transactions the
currencies gave way 2d per 81bs. The top figure for Downs
in the wool was 6s, out of the wool, 4s 10d to 5s per 811os.
Lambs—the supply of which was tolerably good—sold
heavily, at from 6s 8d to 7s 4d per Sibs.
Prime small pigs moved off steadily, at full prices, but
large hogs were very dull, and rather cheaper.

Per Blbs.to si
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 G 3 10
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4
Primo large oxen 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4
Second quality do. 4 6 5 2

ink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8
Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0
Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8
Prime small do 4 10 5 2
Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Small porkers 4 2 4 6
and quarter-old store pigs,

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Suckling calves, 19s to 27s
20s to 26s each.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN STIFFLY.
Beasts . . 9BO
Sheep and lambs .... 2,240
Calves
Pigs

Beasts ...
Cows
Sheep .. 17,840
Calves ,,.. 163
Pigs. 460
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 3,580 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 3,433—in 1862, 639—in 1861, 2,636
—in 1860, 2,514—in 1859, 3,255—in 1858, 266 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 259 .. 533 ~ .. 210 .. 56
Harlingen •.. • 504 .. 10 .. • . 19 . •
Hamburg 32 .. 455 .. . .. -- ..
Amsterdam 18 .. .. .. ,
Boulogne .. .. .. --
Bremen . — • • • • • . • •
Vigo l4B .. • • • • • • ---
Nieu Diep
Antwerp ... 7 .. .. .. 63 ..
Ostend lO3 .. 312 .. 8 .. 27 .. 246
Calais . .. .. .. ..
Oporto — .. -- • • .. ..
Dunkirk. ..

Total .... 1114 .. 1764 .. 8 .. 319 .. 375
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 651 ~ 2,460 .. .. 327 ..
1862 .. 155 .. 329 155
1861 615 .. 1,829 160 .. 32
1860 331 .. 2,008 .. .. 112 .. 60
1859 642 .. 1,111 .. 176
1858 123 132 .. .. 362 ..
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, March 2, 1863, and this day.
Monday, Feb. 29, 1864.

Per 81b. 10 sink tho offal.

March 2,
1863.
3 4 to 3 6
3 8 4 0
4 2 4 6
4 8 4 10

Feb. 29,
1864.
3 6to 3 10
40 4 4
46 4 8
4 10 5 0

Coarse and inferior beasts....
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen ..
Prime Scots, &c.
_ _

Coarse and inferior sheep ....

36 4 0

310 4 4

Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 8 5 4 5 8
Prime Southdown do. ....
Lambs
Large coarse calves:
Prime small do
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 3lO 460
SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 3, 1862.—Beasts, 3,270—
sheep, 18,680—calves, 110—pigs, 260.
MARCH 4, 1861.—Beasts, 3,64 o—sheep, 15,400—calves,
84—pigs, 360.