The Sun.
London, England, 1863-02-09 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market, in middling condition. Sales progressed
slowly, at about last week's currency.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from Scotland, were moderately good,
both as to number and quality. From Ireland, however,
the receipts were trifling, and in middling condition. The
attendance of both town and country buyers was small, and
the demand for all breeds of beasts ruled inactive, never-
theless last Monday's prices were supported. The best
Scots and crosses sold at 4s 10d per Blbs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 2,000 Scots, short horns, and crosses; from other
parts of England, 800 various breeds ; from Scotland, 420
Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and heifers.
Although the supply of sheep was limited, the mutton
trade was in a sluggish state, nevertheless the quotations
were firmly supported, the best Downs having sold at 6d
per 81bs. The recent decline of 2d in the value of skins had
no influence upon the trade—shorn half-breeds and crosses
realised 5s per 81bs.
The few lambs on sale changed hands slowly, at from Os
8d to 7s 4d per 81bs.
The veal trade was firm, at an advance in the quotations
of 2d per Sibs. Prices ranged from 4s 4d to 5s 6d per Sibs.
We have to report a slow sale for pigs, at late rates—viz.,
from 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 0 5 6
Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Pme. S' thdown d 0.5 8 6 0
Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Large orse. calves 4 4 5 0
Prime Scots, ci.`ti. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 5 6
Urge. & inf. sheep 3 6 4 0 Large hogs 3 8 4 4
Second qualitydo. 4 2 4 10 Small porkers 4 6 4 8
Suckling calves, 10s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
21s to 30s.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.

Beasts

Cows

Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs -

Sheep
Calves 149

Pigs ...

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Feb. 10, 1862, and this day,
Monday, Feb. 9, 1863,

Per 81b. to sink tho offal.

Feb. 10,
1862.
3 2 to 3 6

Feb. 9,
1863.
3 4to 3 6

Coarse and inferior beasts....

Second quality do.
Prime large oxen
Prime Scots, &c
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. ..
Prime coarse-woolled do

3 8 4 2
4 4 4 6
4 8 4 10
3 2 3 6
3 8 4 4
4 6 5 2

38 4 0
42 4 6
4 8 4 10
36 4 0
4 2 4 10
50 5 6

Prime Southdown do. ..
Lambs
Large coarse calves

5 4 5 6
0 0 0 0
4 8 5 2

58 G 0
00 0 0
44 5 0

Prime small do. 5 4 5 8 5 2 5 6
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 4 4 8 4 6 4 8
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs 690 270
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb ll, 1861.—Beasts, 3,620—
sheep, 17,080—calves, 86—pigs, 410.

FEB. 13, 1860.—Beasts, 3,B7o—sheep, 18,320—calves,
137—pigs, 390.
The total imports of foreign stocE into London, last week,
amounted to 2,142 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, we received 821—in 1861, :,221—in 1860, 1,207
—in 1859, 2,479—in 1858, 358—in 1857, 1,016 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASS WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam l5O .. 337 328 .. 8
Harlingen 360 .. 18 .. 6 ..
Hamburgh 878 ..
Boulogne. — • •
Medimblik
Vigo — • .
NieweD iep ,
Amsterdam —
Antwerp.
Ostend .....
Corunna.

-- .. -- .. 14 .. -
43 .. - .. - .. -

Carril — • •
Tonning — • •

Total .... 510 .. 1,276 348 .. 8
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862.. 239 .. 347 .. • • 235 • •
18n1 270 .. 693 .. 258 ..
1860 377 .. 700 .. 115 16
1859 6Ol .. 1,660 .. .. 318 ..
1858 9O .. 58 .. .. 210 ..