The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-05 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

For the time of year, the supply of foreign stock in our
market to-day was good, and most of the sheep were in full
average condition. Sales progressed slowly, but at about
previous rates.
The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing districts, as
well as from Ireland, were moderately extensive, but the
general quality of the supply was only middling. Prime
Scots, shorthorns, Herefords, &c., commanded a steady in-
quiry, at an advance in the quotations, compared with Mon-
day last, of 2d per 81b, the top quotation being 5s per 81bs.
Otherwise, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, on former
terms. There were no fresh beasts in the market from
Scotland.

Notwithstanding that the show of sheep was very mode-
rate, the mutton trade was far from active. Prices, how-
ever, were well supported. A few very superior Downs
realised 5s 4d ; but the more general figure was 5s 2d per
Sibs, at which a clearance was effected. The quality of the
sheep was good.
Calves—the supply of which was moderate—moved off
slowly, at last week's quotations.
There was a fair sale for pigs, at from 3s 8d to 4s 81 per
Blbs.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire
we received 2,400 shorthorns, &0., from other parts of Eng-
land, 500 various breeds, and from Ireland 600 oxen and
heifers,

Per Sib. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 4 10
Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 0 5 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Largo orse. calSes 3 4 4 0
Prime Scots, ac. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 '2 4 4
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 OlLarge hogs 3 8 4 2
Second quality do. 4 2 4 6iSmall porkers 44 4 8
Lambs, Os Od to Os Od.

Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
l9s to 26s each.

TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts .... __
6,llolBeasts 2,501
Cows — • Sheep and lambs .... 6,310
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 3901

The total imparts of foreign stocK into London, last week,
amounted to 17,820 head. In the corresponding week in
1862,w0 received 12,898—in 1861, 12,734—in 1860, 8,743
—in 1859, 7,697—in 1858, 7,580—in 1857, 10,204 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDOIS LAO WEEK.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 312 .. 3049 .• 104 .. 426 .. 111
Harlingen .... 759 .. 1344 .. 37 .. 76 .. 517
Hamburg .... 123 .. 361 .. • 720
Amsterdam.... 498
Medemblik 60 .. 2334 .. .. 6
Calais .. • . 32

Vigo 24 ..
Nieu Diep
Antwerp. — ..

- .. -- • • 36 • • ---

Ostend ..... • • • • • •
Bremen ........ 603 .. 32 .. ..
Dordt. l7B .. 1009 ..
Tonning. . I''3o .. 1761 .. 478 ..

Total 3889 .. 10,388 ..1619 .. 549 ..1380
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862 lO7l .. 9,748 185 .. 488 .. 566
1881 827 .. 10,324 183 .. 281 1119
1860 2705 .. 5,210 64 .. 355 379

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Oct. 6, 1862, and this day
Monday, Oct. 5, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Oct. 6, Oct. 5,
1862. 1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 3 2to 3 6
Second quality do
Prime large oxen 3lO 4 2 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, &c 4 6 4 8 4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. .. 310 4 4 4 2 4 6
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 5 2 4 8 410
Prime Southdown do. 5 2 5 4 5 0 6 2
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 450 450
SurruEs ON SALE, Oct 7, 1861.—Beasts, 5,790—
sheep, 22,170—calves, 154—pigs, 630.
OCT. 8, 1860.—Beasts, 4,s4o—sheep, 23,500—calves,
77—pigs, 360.