The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-03 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a large supply of foreign stock on sale is our
market to-day, but its general quality was inferior, Sales,
therefore, progressed slowly at barely stationary prices.

The arriyals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were only moderate, and nearly all breeds came to
hand in middling condition. Prime Scots, crosses, Here-
fords, Devons, and short horns moved off s'eadily at full
quotations, but inferior beasts met a dull inquiry at last
week's currency. The best Scots and crosses realised 5s 4d
per Blbs.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton.
shire we received 2,500 short horns, &c. ; from other parts
of England 900 various breeds, from Scotland 43 Scots and
crosses, and from Ireland 550 oxen and heifers.
We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied
with sheep, the quality of which was by no means prime.
For Downs and half-breds, as well as for the best Lincoln',
Leicesters, &c., there was a good demand at fully previous
rates ; otherwise the mutton trade was in a sluggish state
at about stationary prices, the top figure was 58 Sti per Blbs.

Calves—the supply of which was moderate—were in fair
request on former terms, viz., from 43 to 5s per Blbs.
We have to report an improved inquiry for pigs at quite
last week's currency ; the highest price was 4s 10d per Blbs.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
e. d. s. d. s. d. s. d
Ors°. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool de.s 2 5 4
Secondquality do. 3 10 4 6 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 6 5 8
Prhne large oxen 4 8 5 0 Large orse. calves 4 0 4
Prime Scots, &c. 5 2 5 4 Prime small do 4 10 5 0
Urse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 Large hogs 3 6 4 4
Second quality do. 4 8 5 0 Small porkers..., 4 6 4 10
Lambs....os Od to Os Od.
Suckling calves, 16s to 218; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 26s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

Beasts ...

FOREIGN surrLy.
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

Cows —
Sheep
Calves ........
rigs. 690
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 17,315 head. In the corresponding week in
1863,w0 received 17,820—in 1862,12,898—in 1861, 12,734
—in 1860, 8,713—in 1859, 7,697—in 1858, 7,180.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LA.bl WEEK.

Beasts.

From
Amsterdam.... ..
Antwerp — .
Bremen ... 393 ..
Boulogne ~. ..
Calais - ..
Dordt. B3 ..
Dunkirk...

Sheep. Lamb*. Calves. Pigs
191 ..

.. _. .. 44 .. -

6 Ili Oa 175 ill

630 .. - ..

--- .. --- .. -- • . 135

Hamburg 49 .. 491 .. . 44 ..
Harlingen 356 .. 1174 53 111 654
Aledemblik 614 .. 11 ..
Oporto 6l .. .. .. ..
Ostend
Rotterdam
Tonning lBl3 .. 1456 .. 2U9

Total .... 3334 .. 10,561 .. 277 ..1168 ..1506

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs,
1863 2889 .. 10,388 16t9 .. 544 .. 1380
1812 .. 1071 .. 9,748 18i .. 488 .. 606
1861 bl27 .. 10,324 .. 183 .. 231 .. 1119
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Oct. 5, 1863, and this day,
Monday, Oct, 3, 1864,

Per 81b. to sink tho offal.
Oct. 5, Oct. 3,
1863. 1864.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 6 3 4to 3 8
Second quality do 3 8 4 2 310 4 6
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 4 8 6 0
Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0 6 2 5 4
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 410 6 2 5 4
Prime Southdown do.
0000 0 0 0 0
Lambs
Largo coarse calves
Prime small do
Large hogs
Neat small porkers....
Beasts ..
Sheep and lambs
Calves
••••••
Pigs 390 690
SUPPLIES ON SALE, OCt 6, 1862.—Beasts, 6,050—
sheep, 25,150—calves, 167—pigs, 450.
OCT. 7, 1861.—Beasts, s,79o—sheep, 22,170—calves,
154—pigs, 630.