The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-31 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of foreign stock here to-day was less eaten
sive than on Monday last, and the demand for it ruled
steady at full quotations.

From our own grazing districts the receipts fresh up
this morning were only moderate ; but the supply from
Ireland was seasonably good. The arrivals from Scotland
were again limited. For nearly all breeds there was a
good demand, at an advance in the quotations compared
with Monday last of 2d per 81be. The best Scots and
crosses realised 5a 4d to 58 61 per 81bs. The general quality
of the stock was but moderate.

The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire, comprised 2,000 short-horns, &c. ;
from other parts of England, 600 various breeds; from
Scotland, 70 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 600 oxen
and heifers.

With most breeds of sheep we were but modeiately sup-
plied, and the quality of the stock was inferior, Prime
Downs, half-breeds, &0., sold fully at an improvement in
value of 2d per 81bs, Otherwise the mutton trade was
steady, at full prices. The top figures were 65 Gd to 53 8d
per 81bs.

Calves, the supply of which was limited, sold at Thurs-
day's decline in price, The highest quality was 4s 10d
per Blbe,

Thero was a fair average business doing in pigs, at ful
prices—viz., from 3s 6d to 4s 10d per Blbs.

Per Bibs. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. a. cl. s d
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 4 0 Primeers-wool d 0.5 0 5 4
Secondquality do. 4 '2 4 8 Prne.S'aidowndo.s 6 5 b
Prime large oxen 4 10 5 2 Largo cm. calves 3 10 4 4
Prime Scots, &o. 6 4 5 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 10
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 1 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second qualitydo. 4 6 4 10 Small porkers..., 4 2 4 10
Lambs....os Od to Os Od.

Suckling calves, 163 to 204 ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 211 s each.

TOTAL SUPPLY'. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
-• ~,,,,

Cows — 1 Sheep
Sheep
Calves ... ... 329 Pigs
Pigs. 390
The total imports of foreign stocg into London, last week,
amounted to 15,032 head. In the corresponding week in
1863,we received 13,625—in 1862,10,42 —in 1861, 11,423
—in ]B6O, 8,599—in 1859, 7,120—in 1858, 473.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Beasts.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.. ..--. .. 28 ••

From
Antwerp —
Bremen ... 662 ..
80u10gne.....
Calais
Dordt. 6l ..
Dunkirk...
Gibraltar — .. ..
Hamburg •.• • 97 • • 737 • • • .A A.
Harlingen
Medemblik 143 .. 1795 11 ..
Oporto 6l .. .. .. ..
Ostend — .. .. .. 2 .•
Rotterdam
Touniug 2398 .. 1606 .. 123 ..
Vigo . - - ..

66 .. - •. - - -
4 .. - .. - .. 165
- .. - .. -- .. 41
622 .. -- .. --- .. --

- .. - .. .. 111

Total ....4,725 .. 8,510 .. 123 .. 894 .. 78J
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863. 3675 .. 8,235 .. 494 .. 1221
1862 .. 1834 .. 9,524 .. 10 .. 437 .. 460
1861 1136 .. 8,563 .. .. 253 .. 466
1860
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prima of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Groat Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Nov. 2, 1863, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 31, 1864,
Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

Nov. 2,
1863.
Coarse and Inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 8
Second quality do. 3lO 4 4
Prime large oxen .. 4 6 410
Prime Scots, &c 4lO 6 0
Coarse and inferior sheep 3lO 4 2
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4lO 6 4
Primo Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 4
Beasts ..
_ _

Oct. 31,
1864.
3 4to 4 0
42 4 8
410 6 2
54 6 6
38 4 4
4 6 410
50 5 4
56 6 8
00 0 0
310 4 4
4 6 410
36 4 0
4 2 410
5, 940

Sheep and lambs .... 19,160
Calves
Pies 440
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 2, 1862.—8(
sheep, 24,530—calves, 282—pigs, 430.
Nov. 1, 1861.—Beasts, s,46o—sheep, 21
219—pigs, 380.