The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-13 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a full average supply of each kind of foreign
stock on sale in to-day's market, but its general quality was
very middling. Sales progressed slowly at about stationary

prices.

Compared with Monday last, the arrivals of beasts fresh
up from our own grazing districts were only moderate, but
they were quite equal to the demand. From Scotland the
receipts were seasonably good, viz., 462 Scots and crosses
from Fifeshire and East-Lothian, and 196 from Aberdeen.
The show of Irish beasts were limited. All breeds met a
dull inquiry at last week's decline in the quotations—am
top figure being 4s 8d per 81%, The quality•of the stock
was good. A few grass fed beasts were on offer. From
Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received
2,000 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns ; from other parts of
England, 600 various breeds; from Scotland, 653 Scots and
crosses; and from Ireland, 80 oxen and heifers.
The show of sheep was seasonably good both as to num-
ber and quality. The mutton trade was in a sluggish state
at last Monday's currency. The general top price for
Downs and half-breds were 5s per 81bs. Good and prime
lambs were in steady request at full prices, Inferior lambs
were dull at late rates. Prices ranged from 6s to 7s per Slbs.
We have to report a slow inquiry far calves—the supply
of which was moderate—at Thursday's decline in value.
The sale for pigs were very inactive on former terms.

Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s.d
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 10
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme. S' thdown d 0.4 10 5 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Large orse. calves 4 0 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Small porkers 4 2 4 6
Lambs....6s Od to 7s Od.
Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 25s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts ...
Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 4,510
Sheep and lambs.... 28,130 !Calves . 259
Calves 259 Pigs
Figs

The total imparts of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 12,207 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we zeceived 9,513—in 1862, 5,585—in 1861, 9,083
—in 1860, 9,7u4—in 1859, 4,574—in 1858, 5,229 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONbult LAO WEEK..

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 8 1 .. 2166 ~ 160 .. 400 .. 129
Harlingen .... 1040 .. 1876 .. 249 .. 130 .. 25
Hamburg .... 126 .. 3210 .. . ~ .. 477
Amsterdam.... ..

.. 14 • • -

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80u10gne..... .. .. 14
Bremen .. 60 .. 9 .. .. ..
Dora, 36 .. 386 .„ 396 .. 13 8
C.rnima 358
Antwerp. — • •

'.....'. •• - •• - •• ---
_ .. -
.. 18 .. 31
.. 23 .. -

Ostend 44 ..
Havre — • •

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Oporto
Dunkirk. — • •

- .. - .. 3 ..

Total .... 2465 .. 7647 .. 805 .. 601 .. 689
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 693 7,195 .. 911 .. 687 .. 27
1862 199 .. 3,997 .. 735 .. 629 .. 34
1861 1660 .. 6,332 .. 461 .. 798 .. 432
1860
A statement and comparison of the supplies and pricea of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, June 15, 1863, and this day,
Monday, June 13, 1864,

Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

--- June 15, June 13,
1863. 1864.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 2to 3 6
Second quality do 3lO 4 4 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen .. 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 4
Prime Scots, &c
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 410 4 6 410
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8 4 2 4 6
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
• •
Pigs 430 560
SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 16, 1862.—Beasts, 3,380
sheep and lambs, 26,670—calves, 336—pigs, 510.
JUNE 17, 1861.—Beasts, 3,820—sheep, 28,460—calves,
383—pigs, 520.