The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-05 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market for the time of year, both as regards
number and quality.
From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts
fresh up this morning were only moderate, but the quality
and condition of most breeds were good, especially those at
hand from Norfolk and Suffolk. On the whole, the beef
trade was steady, but at Thursday's decline in the quota-
tions of 2d per 81bE. The best Scots realised 4s 10d per
81bs. The Scotch beasts were, for the most part, in prime
condition; but they were mostly composed of crosses.
There was a fair show of Irish beasts, but they met a dull
inquiry, at low rates.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
from other parts of Eng-
land Scotland 340 Soots and
re
oc received it vhio lv, 8a districts
various
s Scots,b7 or breeds
e ds; shorthorns,fro and crosses; from the
Nshorthorns;from
crosses, and from Ireland, 400 oxen and heifers.
With sheep, we were very scantily supplied. All breeds
moved off freely, at prices quite equal to this day se'nnight,
—some very inferior Downs having realised 6s per 81bs,
and a good clearance was effected. The general top figure
for mutton was 5s 101 b per 81bs.
Calves--the supply of which was by no means extensive
—sold heavily, at the late decline in value. The highest
price was 4s 6d per 81bs.
We have to report a slow sale for pigs, at about sta-
tionary prices.

Per Sib. to si
s. d. a. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 4
Second quality do. 3 6 3 10
Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, e.:c. 4 l 4 10
Urse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2
Second qualitydo. 4 4 4 10,
Suckling calves, 108 to 20s
20s to 295.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

ink the offal.

a. d. s. d.
Primeers-w001.d0.5 0 6 6
Pme.S'thdowndo.s 8 6 10
Largo orse. calves 3 4 4 0
IPrime small do 4 2 4 6
Large hogs 3 8 4 4
Small porkers 4 6 4 8
and quarter-old store pigs,

Beasts

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Besets .. 950
Sheep
Calves
Pigs . ... —

Cows
Sheep
Calves l6O
Pigs. 290
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Jan. 6, 1862, and this day,
Monday, Jan. 5, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Jan. 6,
1862.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2 3 6
second quality do 3 8 to 4 2
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, &c 4 8 410
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 4 6 5 2
Prime Southdown do. .. 6 4 5 6
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
6
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs 360
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan 7, 1861.—Bee
sheep, 19,900—calves, 65—pigs, 300.
JAN. 9, 1860.—Beasts,: 4,830—sheep, 2
148—pigs, 220.
The total imports of foreign atom into London, last week,
amounted to 1,669 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, we received 3,164—in 1861, 1,118—in 1860, 1,862
—in 1859, 2,310—in 1858, 601—in 1857, 1,370 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONI)01.4 LAO WEER.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 492 .. 699 340 ..
Harlingen ••— • • • •
Hamburgh . • .
Boulogne. .
Medimblik • •

Jan. 5,
1863.
3 2to 3 4
3 6 310
40 4 6
4 8 410
38 4 2
4 4 410
50 5 6
5 8 510
00 0 0
34 4 0
42 4 6
38 4 4
46 4 8
8,430
20,900

its, 3,660

4060—calves,

Dordt - ..

NieuDiep - -
• .
Amsterdam — ..

• • '-' • • "'-' • • ...-

Antwerp.
• •
Bremen. — • •
Corunna. - • •
Ostend .. • •

- • • --- • • 28 • • -

Tonning — • •

Total .... 492 ..

699 .. - .. 368 .. -

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862 4Bl .. 2,476 .. .. 207 .. 8
18A1 .. 213 .. 776 ... —7.. 129 .. 61
1860 355 .. 1,167 .. .. 330 .. 62
1859 391 .. 1,745 .. .. 174 .. 7-
1858 B4 .. 362 .. —74 .. 155 ..