The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-06 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The show of foreign beasts and calves here to-day, was
moderate--of foreign stock somewhat extensive, but it was
chiefly composed of merinos from Germany in poor con-
dition. The rates demanded for them were from 22s to
27s each.
From our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland,
the arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were moderately
good, and the condition of most breeds was prime. The
attendance of buyers being on the increase, the beef trade
ruled firm, at an advance in the quotations realised on
Monday last of 2d per 81bs, and a good clearance was
effected. The best Scots and crosses sold at 4s 10d per Blbs.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire comprised : 1,750 Scots, short-horns, and
crosses; from other parts of England, 600 various breeds;
from Scotland, 400 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland,

10 oxen and heifers,
There was a very small supply of English sheep in the
pens; but their general quality was good. Downs and
half-bre& moved off slowly, at prices equal to Monday
last ; but heavy sheep were a dull inquiry at barely that
day's currency. The best Downs, in the wool, realised 5s
10d ; out of the wool, 4s 10d per 81bs. The general top
figure for short Lincolns and Leicesters was 4s 6d per 81bs.
Lambs—the supply of which was small—changed hands
steadily at full quotations, viz., from 7s to 8s per Sibs. The
arrival from the isle of Wight was confined to 90 head.

We have to report a fair demand for calves, at quite
previous quotations. The top figure was 5s 2d per 81bs.
There was very little business doing in pigs, at drooping
prices.

Per Sib. to sink the offal.
s. d. a. d. , a. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 IPrimecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 ) Pale. S' thdown d 0.5 8 5 10
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Large arse. calves 4 0 4 8
Prime Scots, etc. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 4 10 5 2
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 4 3 10 Large hogs 3 6 4 2
Second quality do. 4 0 4 8 Small
8a poOdrkers 4 4 4 6
Lambs, 7s Od to .

Suckling calves, lls to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 28s.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ~ .. ........ 3,4101 Beasts
Cows — Sheep
Sir-.....,
.... 19,720 i Calves

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Calves
Pigs 360 I
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, April 7, 1862, and this day,
Monday, April 6, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
April 7, April 6,
1862. 1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 2 10 to 3 0 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do. 3 2 3 6 3 8 4 0
3840 4 2 4 6
Prime large oxen
Prime Soots, &c. 4 2 4 4 4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. .. 4 0 4 4 4 0 4 8
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 6 5 2 410 5 6
Prime Southdown do.
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8 4 4 4 6
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs 640 260
SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 8, 1861.—Beasts, 3,630—
sheep and lambs, 19,680—calves, 59—pigs, 370.
APRIL 9, 1860.—Beasts, 3,240—sheep an 4 lambs, 18,870
—calves, 119—pigs, 330.
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 6,130 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, we received 2,252—in 1861, 3,258—in 1860, 2,114
—in 1859, 2,425—in 1858, 806—in 1857, 1,033 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAS WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 132 .. 263 .. 20 .. 341 .. 27
Harlingen .... .. ''' • • --•
• Hamburgh .... 16 . 4,830 .. . . • • • --
Boulogne — .. 10 .. 1 .. ..
Cuxhaven .
Vigo
__. _ 118 .. . • .. • • ---

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Amsterdam....
--
Antwerp. l9 ..
Ostend •••••••• • •
Carrel • • •••••• • • • • • • • • • .
Dordt. ll .. 191 .. 1 .. .. •
Calais.. ...... • • • • • • •

- - • • - • • 59 • • -
- • • 18 . . 23 • • -

Total .... 296 .. 5,311 .. 40 .. 341 .. 27
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
.862..
8111 219 .. 2,999 21 .. 19
.860 282 .. 1,559 .. .. 252 .. 30
1859 ll7 .. 2,238 .. 70 ..
[B5B 2O .. 641 .. .. 145 ..