The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-14 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a large supply of foreign beasts and sheep on
sale here to-day, and there were several Spanish and Ton-
rang beasts on offer of very good quality. The trade ruled
firm at quite last Monday's currency.
The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing districts
were but moderate as to number, and they were certainly
deficient as to quality. For all breeds there was a steady
demand, and last Monday's prices were well supported.
Prime short-horns, indeed, changed hands more freely than
on this day se'nnight. The top quotation for beef was 5s
per Sibs. _ .

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 2,500 short-horns, &c. ; from other parts
of England, 600 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 12 Scots
and crosses; and from Ireland, 310 oxen and heifers.
There was a slight increase in the number of sheep in
the pens, but the general quality of the stock was inferior.
The trade for all breeds was in a healthy state, and the late
improvement in the currency was well supported. Prime
downs and half-breds sold readily at 5s 4d per 81bs.
The supply of calves was moderately good. Generally
speaking, the demand ruled inactive, yet no change took
place in prices, compared with Monday last, the top quota-
tion being 4s 81 per :Sibs.

Pigs moved off somewhat freely, neverthless prices ruled
firm.

Per Slb. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. (1. s. d. s. d.
Crso. & inf. beasts 3 6 3 101Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 0
Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Pine. S' thdown d 0.5 2 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 S 4 10 Largo crse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 j Prime small do 4 4 4 8
Prse. ez, inf. sheep 3 S 4 2 I Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 4 4 4 8 j Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6
Lambs, Os Od to Os Od.
Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
18s to 25s each.

TOTAL SUPPLY. i FOREIGN STIFFLY.
Beasts ....
Cows — Sheep and lambs .... 8,640
Sheep and lambs .. 4,170 ICalves
Calves
Pigs. 290
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 18,242 head. In the corresponding week in
1862,we received 11,109—in 1861, 14,327—in 1860, 12,020
—in 1859, 13,828—in 1858, 8,207—in 1857, 8,558 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 712 .. 4793 .. 172 488 .. 122
Harlingen .... 521 .. 1173 .. 189 .. 65 .. 693
Hamburg 2 .. 1351 .. ..
Boulogne. ...... .. .. ••
Medemblik 60 .. 2019 .. .. 2
Calais ... •• —4 •• 3 ••
Vigo
Amsterdam 7 732 —••—
Antwerp......
Ostend
23
Bremen ...• 265 .. 52
llordt 134 .. 1143 .. 19 .. 2
Tonning. . 1427, 1643 .. 426

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Total .... 3151 .. 12,911 .. 804 .. 561 .. 815
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862...... 2228 .. 7,66 1 .. 362 .. 612 .. 246
1861...... 1596 .. 10,176 .. 273 .. 579 .. 1703
1860...••• 1578 .. 8,648 .. 214 .. 512 .. 1068
1859...... 1631 .. 10 624 .. 444 .. 491 .. 638
1858,..... 1329 5,632 .. 137 .. 553 .. 526
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Sept, 15, 1862, and this day,
Monday, Sept. 14, 1803.
Per Sib. to sink the offal.

Sept. 15, Sept. 14,
1862. 1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 3 6to 3 10
Second quality do ....... 3 4 3 6 4 0 4 6
Prime !arge oxen .. 310 4 4 4 8 410
Prime Scots, &c 4 6 4 8 410 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do
Primo Southdown do. .. •
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs .. •
Calves
Pigs ........ 360 460
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 16, 1861.--Beasts, 5,750
sheep, 25,32 C--calves, 218—Pigs, 510.
SEPT. 17, 1860.—Beasts, s,4so—sheep, 25,250—calves,
90—pigs, 410.
NEW GATE AND LEADENIIALL.
°°lY moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these
markets. l'he trade, generally speaking, is firm, at fully
previous quotations.

Per 81b. by the carcase.
stie
Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 d 0
Middlingmutton
diddling do. 3 2 3 G Primed.......
I rime largo do. 3 8 3 10 Veal ..
Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Small pork
Largo pork 3 6 4 0 Lamb
inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8

o dsd
310 4 2
44 4 6
38 4 4
42 4 6
00 0 0

WOOL.
The excitement prevailing in the cotton market has
created a much firmer feeling in the trade for English wool,
and the tendency of prices is in favour of sellers. Colonial
qualities have changed hands to a limited extent; never-
theless, the quotations have ruled firm. The import last
week was only 840 bales from Port Elizabeth.

SEEDS.
mu,tard seed is Very firm, la linseed and rape seed, a
fair business is doing, at !ate rates. Other seeds are a slow
sale. For cakes, there is a good demand, at full quo-
tatiors.

Turntp,White,p.bus.lls to 14s
Swede —s
Mustard, Browu lO3 14s
White, 1 is 12s
Tares, New ...... 75 Od 8s Od
Oldper quarter - s —s
Cz,nary, per quarter Ns 5 s
stye grass, new -s -s
Clover, Red Eng., et. —s
White
Foreign - s -s
White. -s -s
Trefoil, new 2os 2}S

Carraway 263 283
Coriander 163 183
llempseed, per qr 44s 463
Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s
Crushing
Baltic
Odessa
Linseed Cake., p ton —s
English ......£9 10s.C10 —s
Foreign ...... 108 £lO 15s
Rape Cakesi,p tou£6 Os Xtl 10s
Rapeseed, new,pr qr GOs Gls

BOROI:Gir AND SPITALFIELDS.
The supply of potatoes is moderately large. In most de •
scriptions a fair average business is doing, at the late decline
in the quotations. The currency is as fellows :
Kent and Essex Regents 70s to 100 s per ton.
Do. Rocks
Do. Shaves