The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-18 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The show of foreign stock in to-day's market was only
moderate for the time of year, and its general quality was
by no means first rate.
From our grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, the
arrival of beasts fresh up was tolerably good. The English
beasts were of middling quality—those from Scotland very
prime. Most breeds commanded a steady sale, and, in
some few instances, the quotations advanced 2d per Sibs.
Inferior beasts sold at last week's currency. A few very
superior Scots and crosses realised 55., but the general
top figure for beef was 4s 10d per Sibs., at which sales pro-
gressed steadily.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge.
shire amounted to 1,950 Scots, crosses, and short horns;
from other parts of England, 700 various breeds ; from
Scotland, 337 Scots and crosses ; and, from Ireland, 140
oxen. With most breeds of sheep, we were somewhat scantily
supplied—but their general condition was good. The
mutton trade was firm, and really prime sheep were 2d. per
Bibs. higher in price. The best Downs, in the wool, sold
at 6s ; out of the wool, 4s 10d per 81bs.

Lambs were in fair request a.; very full prices, viz , from
Gs to 7s 4d per 81bs. About 600 arrived from the Isle of
Wight.
In calves—the supply of which was only moderate—very
little was doiug, at last week's quotations.
The sale for pigs was heavy, at late rates.
Per Blbs.to sink the offal.
E. d. s. d. e. d. s. d.
Crso. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8
Secondquality do. 3 10 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large orse. calves 4 4 5 0
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 5 4
L'rse. ez inf. sheep 3 8 4 4 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second quality d0...4 8 5 2 Small porkers , 4 2 4 6

Lambs....6s Od to is 41.

Suckling calves, 178 to 23s and quarter-old store pigs,
2O to 265 each.

TOTAL rsurrior. i FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ...
Cows -- Sheep and lambs .... 1,630
Sheep and lambs.... 19,020 Calves . , 130
Calves ..... ... 149 ; Pigs
Pigs 49J' _ _ _

The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 4,525 head. In the corresponding week in
1863, we received 3,716—in 1862, 2,539—in 1861, 3,211
—in 1860, 1,939—in 1859, 914—in 1858, 2,318 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASS WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 430 .. 83 .. 283 .. 233
Harlingen .... 714 1 25 .. --
Hamburg .... 18 .. 1934 ..
Amsterdam.... .. 1111 •• ••

Boulogne ....: .. ..

- • • - • • --- - 245

Bremen .. •• -- • • • • • •
Dordt.. 2O .. 87 •• .. 1 ..
Nieu Diep ••
Antwerp. 7 ••
05tend......... 39 ..
Calais — • • ---- • • --- • • • •

•••• - • • -
- . - . . 12 .. 76
. . - . . 16 . . 57

Oporto 9l ..
Dunkirk.

- .. 145

Total .... 1327 .. 2104 .. 1 .. 337 .. 766
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1863 677 2,4i26 .. 20 .. 548 .. 15
1862 .. 72 .. 2,056 .. 4 .. 402 .. 5
1861 484 .. 2,206 .. .. 193 .. 328
1860
1859 233 .. 567 .. 9 .. i3l .. 4
1858 252 .. 1,814 .. .. 252 ..
& statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, April 20, 1863, and this day.
Monday, April 18, 1864.
Per 81b. to sink tho offal.
April 20,
1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts..., 3 2to 3 4
Second quality do. 3 8 310
Prime large oxen .. 4 0 4 4
Prime Scots, &c 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. .. 4 0 4 6
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 5 4
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves:
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkors 4 2 4 6
Beasts . .
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 470
SuPPLIEs ON SALE, April 21, 1862.—8(
sheep and lambs, 21,460—calves, 37—pigs, 4
Arum 22, 1861.—Beasts, 3,6 lo—sheep, 1
65—pigs, 530.

April 18,
1864.
3 4to 3 8
310 4 2
44 4 6
4 8 410
38 4 4
1 4 8 5 2
54 5 8
610 6 0
60 7 4
44 5 0
52 5 4
36 4 0
42 4 6
4,290
19,020
149
490
asts, 3,420-
15.
7,62 o—calves,

NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.

These markets are but moderately supplied with town
and country-killed meat. The trade, however, is dull, at
our quotations.

Per Sib. by the carcase.

BdeCl 0 d s 6
Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling mutton 4 0 4 4
diddling do. .. 34 3 S Prime do .. 44 4 6
Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal
Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork
Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Lamb
Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 10 ,