The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-14 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was about an average supply of foreign stock on
offer in our market to-day, and sales progressed slowly, at
about previous rates.
The arrival of beasts from our own grazing districts, as
well as from Scotland, was tolerably good, and most breeds
came to hand in somewhat prime condition, The beef trade
was in a sluggish state; nevertheless, the value of Scots,
crosseF, and Devons was well supported—the top figure being
5s per 81bs. Most other breeds changed hands at about
stationary prices.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,300 Scots, crosses, and short• horns ; from other
parts of England, 660 various breeds; from Scotland, 286
Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers.
We were again but moderately supplied with sheep, but
their ,eneral quality was good, The mutton trade was
inactive, at last Monday's currency. The best Downs, in
the-wool, sold at 6s; out of the wool, 4s 10d to Ss per Bibs.
More than half of the supply was shorn.

.. ..
Lambs were in short supply and steady request, at from
6s 8d to 7s 4d per Blbs.
_ _

Calves—the show of which was very moderate—changed
hands steadily, at Thursday's advance in the quotations.
The top price was 5s 4d per 81ba.

Small pigs moved off steadily, at full prices. In large
hogs, very little was doing, on former terms.

Per Blbs.to sink the offal.

s. d. N. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Primecrs-wool do,
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Pme. S'thdown do.
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo orse. calves
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 6 0 Prime small do
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 4 Large hogs
Second quality do. 4 6 5 2 Small porkers

s. (1. e. d.
L 5 4 5 8
~5 10 6 0
,4 45 0
5 25 4
3 6 4 0
4' 2 4 6

Suckling calves, 16s to 24s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 26s each.

TOTAL surrnr. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ... .
Cows — i Sheep and lambs .... 749
Sheep
Calves
rigs, 2601

The total imparts of foreign stocK into London, last week,
amounted to 4,133 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 2,806—in 1862, 1,451—in 1861, 2,494
—in 1860, 2,025—in 1859, 2,524—in 1858, 537 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI 'WEEK.

From Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 308 .. 108 .. 206 .. 130
Harlingen 497 .. 31
Hamburg 25 .. 1351 .. .. 25
Amsterdam
Boulogne .

Bremen . l2 • . —_
.. _
.. _
.. _
Dordt.. 63 •• 116 .. • . 3 ...
Nieu Diep •• • • - • • ---- • • - .. - 4 4 ....
Antwerp .. 71 • . 20 • —.. 28 ..
Ostend .. ... 215 .. 683 • • • • 8 .. 160
Calais — .. _ _ .. --

Oporto
Dunkirk. .• 80 •• ••
Total
.... 1191 .. 2358 279 .. 305
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep.
Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 473 .. 2,111 220 .. 2
1862 .. 272 .. 883 299 ..
1861 9.54 . • 1,374 , 102 .. 64
1880
1859 155 .. 2,319 50 ..
1858
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, March 16, 1863, and this day,
Monday, March 14, 1864.

Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

March 16, March 14,
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 6 1863
8
to 3 8 3 6t03 10
Second quality do ....... 310 4 2 4 0 4 4
Prime large 0xen............ 4 4 4 8 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. ........... 410 5 0 410 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 8 4 2 310 4 4
Second quality do. .......... 4 4 5 0 4 6 5 2
Prime coarse-woolled do ..... 5 2 510 5 4 6 8
Prime Southdown do. ...... 6 0 6 2 510 6 0
Lambs ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Largo coarse ca1ve5:........ 4 4 5 0 4 4 5 0
Prime small do.
Large hogs ................ 3 8 4 4 3 6 4 0
Neat small p0rker5.......... 4 6 4 8 4 2 4 6
Beasts .............. 3,580 4,250
Sheep and lambs .... 18,140 18,170
Calves
61 82
Pigs" .. 370 260
SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 17, 1861—Beasts, 3,460
sheep,
R 7R,96o—calves, 45---pigs, 370.
ml
18, 1861.—Beasts, 3,36 o—sheep, 18,450—calves,
10
46—pigs, 230.

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NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL.

These markets continue to be moderately supplied with
town and country-killed meat. The trade, generally speak-
ing, is dull, at oar quotations.
Per Sib. by
seisd
Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2
Middling do. .. 3 4 3 6
Prime large do. 3 8 3 10
Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2
Large pork .... 3 2 3 10
Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8

the carcase.

tided
Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2
Prime do . 4 4 4 6
Veal 3 8 4 8
Small pork
Lamb

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The
supply of
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foreign samples is tolerably large.
On the whole the trade rules steady, and last week's cur-
rency is well supported. The import, last week, consisted
of 898 bales from New York, 261 from Antwerp, 459 from
sp
show of
h hops on sale at our market is
Bremen, 21 from Rotterdam, 8 from Ostend. and 979 from
Guernsey.

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7s
Sus and
8 o 6Ma 99
Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s 99
Belgian
American
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BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
ifF Full average supplies of potatoes continue on sale at these
markets. All good and fine qualities are in steady request,
at full prices; otherwise the trade is dull,
Yorkshire Regents Ms to 70s per ton.
Flukes
Rocks
Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 60s to 70s ~
Rocks