The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer
in our market to-day, but its general condition was very
middling. Sales, however, progressed steadily at very full
p' ices.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up this morning were moderately extensive, but, com-
pared with many previous weeks, their quality exhibited a
falling off. Good and prime stock commanded a steac:y in-
quiry at an advance in the quotations of 2d per 81b; other-
wise the beef trade ruled firm at full currencies. The best
Scots and crosses changed hands at 5s per 81b. There were
a few beasts on offer from Lincolnshire in but middling
condition.

The receipts from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam.
bridgeshire comprised 2,300 Scots, crosses, and shorthorns;
from other parts of England, including Lincolnshire. 550
various breeds; and from Scotland 140 Scots and crosses,
There was a lull average number of sheep in the pens in
fair condition. Nearly all breeds wre in good request at
au improvement in the currencies of 2d per 81b. The gene-
ral top figure for Downs was 5s per 81b.
Lambs were in good supply and steady request at full
prices. The general currency ranged from 5s 4d to 6s 8d ;
but a few very superior lambs sold at 7s per 81b.
We have to report a slow sale for calves—the supply of
which was moderate—at late rates.
The pork trade was heavy on former terms.

Per bib. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Prinaecrs-wool d 0.4 8 4 le
Second quality do. 3 10 4 4 Prue. S'thdown d 0.4 10 6 0
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo erse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, ac. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Urse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 3 4 4 0
Second qualitydo. 4 2 4 6 Small porkers 4 24 6
Lambs, Ss 4d to 6s Bd.

Suckling calves, 12s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigst
19s to 295.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts • . • .
Cows .............. (Sheep and lambs
Sheep and lambs . • 26,180 1 Calves
Calves 325 Pigs
Pigs. 3lO

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June 9,
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 018t0623. 2
Second quality do .... 3 4 3 8
Prime large oxen .. 310 4 4
Prime Scots, &c... 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 8 310
Second quality do
Prime coarse-woolled do ..... 4 6 4 8
Prime Southdown do. . ..... 410 5 0
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 350
SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 10, 1861.—8
sheep and lambs, 26,490—calves, 279—Pigs,
JUNE 11, 1860.—Beasts, 3,76 o—sheep and
—calves, 335—pigs, 410.
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 5,772 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, we received 5,323—in 1861, 7,849—in 1860, 10,231
—in 1859, 3 111—in 1858,.3,605—in 1857, 4,369 head.

June 8,
1863.
3 4to 3 8
310 4 4
46 4 8
410 5 0
38 4 0
42 4 6
4 8 410
410 5 3
54 6 8
40 4 6
48 5 0
34 4 0
42 4 6
4,190
25,040
68
390
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440.

jambs, 29,570

IMPORTS INTO LONIuh LAO WEEK.
From Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs•
Rotterdam 291 .. 490 ~ 684 .. 713• 3
Harlingen 136 .. 1,132 68 .. 149
Hamburg 1,082 .. • • •
Boulogne. ••
Dunkirk 6 ..
Calais
NieweDiep — . •
Amsterdam — .•
Ant

_ . . 11 . . 26

- . . •--- • • - . . -_
-. . . - • • 43 „„,

.werp * -- • • - - -
---" • • 23 • .
Ostend ...
• • •-- • •
30 .---
Bremen... 4B .. 333 .. •• ..
Dordt 4 .. 235 .. 272 .. 6 ..
Guernsey - • • • • • • -- .. ___

Total .... 518 .. 3,272 ..1014 .. 945 .. 29
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
[862 483 .. 4,077 • • 277 • • 401 .. 85
1861 .. 478 .. 5,562 .. 592 .. 520 .. 607
1860 673 .. 7,922 • • 932 .. 569 .. 134
[859 l6O .. 1,901 • • 537 .. 502 .. 13
1858 202 .. 2,459 .. 481 .. 459 .. 22