The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-12 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

The supply of foreign stock here to-day was only mode-
rate, both as to number and quality. Nearly the whole of
it changed hands, at prices fully equal to Monday last.
From our own grazing districts, as well as from Ireland
and Scotland, the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning
were limited for the time of year ; but the general quality
of the stock was prime. The attendance of buyers wer
tolerably numerous, and the beef trade ruled somewhat
active, at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81bs, and
at which a clearance was effected. A few very superior Scots
and crosses realised bs 2d per 81bs ; but the general top
figure for beef was 5s per Slbs.
. . .

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,620 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns; from other
parts of England, 1,000 various breeds ; from Scotland,
40 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and
heifers.

The supply of sheep was again rather limited, and the
quality of each breed was by no means first-rate. On the
whole, the mutton trade was firm, at prices fully equal to
this day se'nnght. Very inferior Downs and half•breds
sold at Cs, and the general top figure was 5s 10d per 81bs.
Calves, the supply of which was only moderate, moved
off steadily, at Thursday's advance in the quotations of 2d
per 81bs. The top price was 4s Bd.

Pigs changed hands somewhat freely at full prices. The
supply was good.

Per Sib. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 6 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2
Second quality do. 4 4 4 10

s. d. s. d.
Prime crs-wool do. 5 0 5 6
Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 8 5 10
Large arse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime small do 4 4 4 8
Large hogs 3 8 4 4
Small porkers 4 6 4 8

_ .
Suckling calves, 10s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 30s.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY,
Beasts
Cows — Sheep
Sheep ........ 18,7(30 Calves
Calves 125 Pigs .... —
Pigs 370

A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 13, 1862, and this day,
Monday, Jan. 12, 1863.

Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

Jan. 13,
1862.

Jan. 12,
1863.
3 4to 3 6
38 4 0
42 4 8
410 5 0
38 4 2
4 4 410
50 5 6
5 8 510
00 0 0
36 1 2
44 4 8
38 4 4
46 4 8
3,840
18,760
125
370
asts, 4,040

Coarse and inferior beasts 3 0 3 4
Second quality do. 3 6 to 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4
Prime Scots, &o 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 0 3 4
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 4 5 0
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 2 5 4
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs 440
SUPPLIES ox SALE, Jan l4, 1861.—B(
sheep, 19,700—calves, 110—pigs, 400.
JAN'. 16, 1860.—Beasts, 3,960—sheep, 2
135—pigs, 490.
The total imparts of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 2,988 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, we received 3,135—in 1861, 738—in 1860, 2,135
—in 1859, 2,563—in 1868, 541—in 1857, 1,237 head.

L,l2o—calves,

IMPORTS INTO LONlital LA6'.. WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .. 175 .. 759 . , .. 142 • •
Harlingen 212 .. 943 .. .. 4 ..
Hamburgh 8 .. 264 .. . . • •
Boulogne - ..
Medimblik
Vigo ll O..
NieweDiep — ..
Amsterdam - ..
Antwerp.
..
Bremen - ..
Corunna.
Ostend
- Of
Tonning — • •

'''- • r --- .• --- .. -
- .. - .. 4 • • --

Total .... 851 .. 1,966 .. 171 ..
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows:—
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862 636 .. 2,276 .. 221 .. 2
1861 .. 281 .. 367 90
1869 573 .. 1,283 .. 276 --
1859 491 .. 1,881 .. 275 .. 6
1858 B5 .. 291 .. .. 185