The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-02 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Owing to the prevailing hbavy gales, the show of foreign
stock in our market to .day was very moderate. The demand
was, therefore, tolerably active, and prices had an upward

,endency.

The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis-
tricts, as well as from Ireland, were moderately good, but
from Scotland were limited. The general quality of the
stock was very middling. Prime beasts commanded a
steady sale at fully last week's prices, the top figure being
quite 5s per Sibs Second qualities of beef advanced 2d per
81bs, and all other kinds sold at extreme rates. Nearly the
whole of the supply brought forward changed hands.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received 2,200 short-horns, &c. ; from other parts
of England, 800 various breeds; from Scotland, 33 Scots
and crosses; and from Ireland, 600 oxen and heifers.

We were very scantily supplied with sheep as to num-
ber, but their condition was tolerably prime. For all breeds
there wap a good demand, at an advance in the quotations
of 2d per 81bs. Prime Downs and half• breds sold readily,
at an advance of 2d per 81bs. The general top figure was
fie Bd, but a few pens realised 5s 10d per 81bs.
Although the supply of calves was limited, the veal trade
was in a sluggish state, on former terms.

There was slight improvement in the sale for pigs, at
very full prices.

Per Slb, to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d. a. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 6 4
Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 , Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 6 5 8
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 101 Largo orse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 01 Prime small do e, 4 4 6
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Rcworid A-- d 11 RSmall porkers ... , 4 2 4 4
Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 26s each.

TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 1,840
Sheep and lambs .. 19,160 Calves
....
Calves . 162 Pigs
Pigs 4lO

The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 13,625 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, wo received 10,420—in 1861, 10,420—in 1860, 8,599
—in 1859, 7,120—in 1858, 4,513—in 1857, 6,244 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDOIN LASI WEER.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 690 .. 1931 .., 293 .. 20
Harlingen 687 .. 1265 .. .. 192 .. 131
Hamburg 33 .. 783 .. • ..1070
Amsterdam
es oe
Medembhk 149 .. 1822
Vigo .
Gluck stadt
Nieu Diep
Antwerp
.. 4 ..
Ostend
Bremen
Dordt. l9B .. 972 .. ..
. 6117 .. 1455 ..

Total ....3,675 .. 8,235 .. 491 ..1221
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862.. lBB4 9,524 .. 10 .. 437 .. 460
1861 .. 1136 .. 8,563 253 .. 468
1860 2167 .. 5 882 .. 129 .. 202 .. 217
1859 1768 .. 6,128 .. 77 .. 244 .. 108
1858 —

••
A statement and comparison of •the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in tho great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Nov, 3, 1862, and this day,
Monday, Nov. 2, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.

Nov. 3,
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 0 862
to 3 2
Second quality do
Prime large oxen .. 310 4 4
Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 6 310
Second quality dn. .. 4 0 4 6
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 5 0
Prime Southdown do. ... •
Lambs
-Large coarse calves .. 3 8 4 4
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves ..
Pigs.. 430
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 1, 1861.—Beasts, 5,460—
sheep, 20,700—calves, 2l9—pigs, 380.
Nov. 5, 1860.—Beasts, 4,97 o—sheep, 18,700—calves,
142—pigs, 300.

Nov. 2,
1863.
3 4to 3 8
310 4 4
4 6 410
410 5 0
310 4 2
44 4 8
410 5 4
66 5 8
00 0 0
36 4 2
44 4 6
36 4 0
42 4 4
5,190
19,160
162
440

LEADENHALL.

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