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

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Owing to the prevailing heavy 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
tendency.

The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis-
tricts, as well as from Ireland, ware 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 81bs. Second qualities of beef advanced 2d per
Slbs, 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 shorthorns, &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 was 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
5e 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, ai
very full prices.

Per 81b, to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8I Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 4
Second quality do. 3 10 4 4; Prue. S'thdown d 0.5 6 5 8
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Large orse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 !Prime small do /1 4 4 6
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 2 I Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second qualitygo. 4. 4 4 BjSmall 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
Calves 162 ; Pigs
Pigs 4401

The total imparts 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 LONDON LASS WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .. • 690 • • 1931 . • 293 • • 20
Harlingen 687 .. 1265 .. .. 192 .. 131
Hamburg 33 .. 783 .. . .—..1070
Amsterdam
Medemblik 149 .. 1822 .. • .
Vigo .
Gluckstadt
Nieu Diep • • • •
Antwerp
•• .. .. 4 ..
Ostend . ..... • . 5 • •
Bremen
Dordt l9B .. 972 • •
loaning. . 6117 .. 1455 .. -- ••

Total ....3,675 .. 8,235 .._ .. 494 ..1221
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862 1881 .. 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 .—•• —••—
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A statement and comparison of • the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Nov. 3, 1862, and this day.
Monday, Nov. 2, 1863.

Per 81b. to sink the offat.

Nov. 3,
162.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 0t 8o
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 do.
Prime coarse-woolied do 4 8 5 0
Prime Southdown do. ... •
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs.. 430
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 1,1861.—8 i
sheep, 20,709—calves, 219—pigs, 380.
Nov. 5, 1860.—Beasts, 4,97 o—sheep,
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
5,130
19,160
162
440
;as to, 5,460

;,700—calves,

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supply of town and country-killed meat on sale is
moderately large. For good and prime meat the trade con-
tinues firm ; but inferior qualities move off slowly at our
quotations,

Per 81b, by the carcase.
sdsd
Inferior beef ..L 8 3 0
Nliddling do. .. 3 2 3 6
['rime large do. 3 8 3 10
Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2
Large pork .... 3 4 3 10
Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8

edsd
Middlingmutton 3 10 4 4
Prime do . 4 6 4 8
Vaal
Small pork ~
Lamb

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BOROUGH HOP.

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The show of samples, both of English and foreign pro-
duce, is somewhat extensive. For good and fine parcels
there is a fair average inquiry, at full quotations. Inferior
qualities, however, are a slow sale, at about previous rates,
The import into London, last week, was two bales from
Dunkirk ; 425 Hamburg ; 134 Antwerp ; 410 Bremen, 176
Boulogne ; 48 Ostend ; 128 Rotterdam; 165 New York ;
and 179 pockets from Guernsey.
New Mid and East Kents £4 10s to £9 lOs per cwt.
New Weald of Keats 4 108 to 6 Os „
New Golding 6 Os to 6 10s ~
Now Sussex .
Yearlings
Olds 1 108 to 3 its „