The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-27 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Our markets to-day was tolerably well supplied with
foreign stock, but its general quality was inferior. Sales,
however, progressed steadily at very full prices.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were only moderate, and there was a falling off in
quality compared with several previous weeks. The re-
ceipts from Aberdeen were 92, from Fifeshire, &c., 212
Scots and crosses in excellent condition. Prime Scots,
crosses, &c., changed hands freely at an advance of 2d per
81bs. Most other breeds were quiet at late rates. The ge-
neral top figure was 5s per Blbs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,900 Scots and crosses, including a few short
horns ; from other parts of England, 900 various breeds ;
from Scotland, 304 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland,
90 oxen and heifers.

There was about an average number of sheep in the
pens ; but most breeds come to hand in middling condition.
Prime Downs and half-breds moved off steadily at full
prices; but inferior breeds met a slow sale at barely late
rates. The general top figure was 5s 2d per 61bs. A few
very superior Downs realised 5s 4d.
Prime lambs commanded full quotations with a steady
demand. Inferior lambs were dull on former terms.

Calm were in moderate supply, and slow request at late
rates, viz., from 4s to 5s per B..bs.
The pork trade was heavy on former terms.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d.
Cm. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8
Seeoud quality do. 3 10 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0
Urse. int'. sheep 3 6 3 10
Second qualitydo. 4 0 4 4
Lambs....(
Suckling calves, 163 to 22s
20s to 25s each.
TOTAL surrtr.

s. cl. s. d
Primeers-wool d 0.4 6 4 10
Priae.S'thdown d 0.5 0 5 2
; Large use. calves 4 0 4 8
Prime small do 4 10 5 0
Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Small porkers 4 2 4 6
is Od to 7s Od.

and quarter-old otore pigs,

Beasts
Cows 26,890
Sheep and lauibs B,lOO

FOICEIGN bUYPLY.
Beasts ..
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs

Calves 524
rigs. 27U
The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 11,956 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 10,440—in 1862, 12,709—in 1861, 6,291
—in 1860, 7,75—in 1859, 7,015—in 1858, 7,169 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONi,u2.4 LAsi WERE..

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs•
Rotterdam .... 639 .. 2581 4141, 80 .. 693 .. 161
Harlingen •.. • 617 • • !:115 • • • • 57 • • 26
Hamburg .... 309 .. 4265 .. •- .. 626
Amsterdam.... 41 41 • .
Boulogne...o•• .. •• •• ^•
Bremen .. 27 • . 25 .. .. ..
Dordt., 6O .. 673 . • 181 .. 2 .. 33
Corunna 4141
Antwerp . • .
Ostend .......41 45 ..
Gibraltar lOl ..
Calais
Dunkirk. ll • .

- .. 51
-••- • .
.. 26 .. --

...... • •

47 •• •••••• •• .. ..---

Total .... 1612 .. 8459 .. 261 .. 678 .. 946

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows:

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 919 .. 6,329 .. 1791 .. 1091 .. 280
1862 .. 449 .. 11,197 .. 773 .. 214 .. 76
1861 958 4 313 .. 889 .. 384 .. 377
1860
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, June 29, 1863, and this day,
Monday, June 27, 1864,
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
June 29,
1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3
Second quality do. 3lO 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 410
Prime Scots, &c 5 0 5 2
Coarse and inferior sheep 3 8 4 2
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4lO 6 0
Primo Southdown do. 5 0 5 2
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 3lO
SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 30, 1862.—8 E
sheep and lambs, 28,180—calves, 237—pigs,
JULY 1, 1861.—Beasts, 3,sso—sheep, 21
341—pigs, 510.
NEW GATE AND LEADENHA
Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at I
to-day. For goad and prime beef, mutton, a
is a steady demand, at full prices; otherwise,
quiet, on former terms.

June 27,
1864.
3 4to 3 8
310 4 2
44 4 8
410 5 0
3 6 3 10
40 4 4
4 6 410
50 6 2
60 7 0
40 4 8
410 5 0
36 4 0
42 4 6
4,58 G
26,890

.624
370
easts, 3, 820-
475.
7,26 o—calves,

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