The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-11 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

For the time of year the supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market was tolerably good. Sales progressed
slowly, at depressed currencies.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis
tricts, as well as from Scotland, were on the increase, and
their general quality was prime. The beef trade was inac-
tive, at, compared with Thursday, a decline in the quo-
tations of 4d per 81bs. Compared with Monday last the
fall was 2d per 81bs. The top figure for the best Scots and
crosses was 5s per Blbs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,200 Scots, orosses, sc. ; from other parts of Eng-
land, 900 various breeds ; from Scotland, 481 Soots and
crosses; and from Ireland 90 oxen and heifers.
Alt hough'! the show of sheep was only moderaie, the
mutton trade, owing to large arrivals of meat up to New-
gate and Leadenhall, was somewhat heavy. Prime small
Downs changed hands on rather lower terms, and all
heavy breeds of sheep gavd, way fully 2d per Sibs. The
extreme value of Downs was 6s per Sibs. _ _

Calves met a slow sale, nevertheless prime veal was 2d
per 81bs dearer than on Monday last.
The pork trade was heavy, and prices wero not supported.

Per Blbs. to sink the offal.

a. d. a. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, etc. 4 10 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4
Second quality do. 4 6 5 0
Suckling calves, 12s to 20s
20s to 25s each.

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

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Boasts .. 530
Sheep and lambs 6BO
Calves B4
Pigs

Beasts ....
Cows
Sheep
Calves B9
Pigs. 440
The total imports of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 2,307 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 2,988—in 1862, 3,135—in 1861, 738
—in 1860, 2,135—in 1859, 2,663—in 1858, 541 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam • • 271 • . 449 .r, - • • 310 • • --
Harlingen .... 326 .. 206 .. .. 17 ..
Hamburg .... .. 313 .. -•-. — ..
Amsterdam.... -- .. • • .. • •
Medemblik ~.. .. .. ..
Bremen •• •• .• •• -- ••
Vigo 4l 4, '-"' • • - •• "'''" • •
Nieu Diep ..
Antwerp .. .. •. --- .. 27 ..
Ostend . ..... ... 15 .. 241 .. .. 31 .. 10
Calais — • • • • • • • 5
Dordt — • •
Boulogne.. — • .

- • . - .. - .. 45

Total .. .. 653 .. 1,209 .. .. 385 .. 60
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.863 B5l 1,066 171 --

.Bn2 . 636 .. 2,276 .. .. 221 .. 2
1861 2Bl .. 367 .. .. 90 ..
LB6O
1859 491 .. 1,881 .. .. 275 .. 6
1858 65 .. 291 .. .. 185 .. ..--

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 12, 1863, and this day.
Monday, Jan. 11, 1864.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.

Jan. 11,
1864.
3 6to 3 10
40 4 4
46 4 8
410 5 0
310 4 4
46 5 0
52 5 8
610 6 0
00 0 0
40 4 6
48 5 2
38 4 0
42 4 6

Jan. 12,
1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &c 4lO 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. .. 4 4 410
Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 6
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves ...... 125
Pigs 370 I
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan l3, 1862.—Beasts, 4,460—
sheep, 17,450—calves, 86—pigs, 440.
Jan. 14, 1861.—Beasts, 4,040—sheep, 19,700—calves,
110—pigs, 400.