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, were 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
81bs, 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. brads sold readily,
at an advance of 2d per Blbs. The general top figure was
5e Bd, but a few pens realised 5s 10d per Blbs.
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, at
very full prices.

Per Sib. to sink the offal.

s. d. a. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10
Prime Scots, ac. 4 10 5 0
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 2
Second quality do. 4 4 4 8

s. d. s. d.
Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 4
Pine. Sithdown d 0.5 6 5 8
Large orse. calves 3 6 4 2
Prime small do 4 4 4 6
Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Small porkers 4 2 4 4

Suckling calves, 12s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 263 each.
TOTAL SUPPLY. 1 FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Cows --- i Sheep and lambs .... 1,840
Sheep and lambs
Calves 162 , Pigs
Figs 440

The total imports of foreign stocK into London, last week,
amounted to 13,625 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, we 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 LAST WEER.

From Beasts. Sheep. Lambe. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam 690 .. 1931 ~ 293 .. 20
Harlingen 687 .. 1265 .. .. 192 .. 131
Hamburg 33 .. 783 ..1070
Amsterdam --
Aledemblik., 149 .. 1822 ..
Vigo._ l2O ..

Gliiekstadt — • •
Nieu Diep
Antwerp. — • .
Ostend ......
Bremen ••••• • • • 181 • • 7 .. •. ••
Dordt l9B .. 972 .. o• ••
Tonning• . 6117 .. 1455 .. .. ..

- .. --- • • 4 .. -
• • 5 • • -

Total ....3,675 .. 8,235 .. 491 ..1221
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862 lBB4 ~ 9,524 .. 10 .. 437 .. 460
1861 .. 1136 .. 8,563 253 468
1860 2167 .. 5 882 .. 129 .. 202 .. 217
1859
1858 1768 .. 6,123 77 244 108
•• •• ••
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 offal.

Nov. 3, Nov. 2,
• . 163.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 0 1862
to 3 2 3 4 8
to 3 8
Second quality do
Prime large oxen .. 310 4 4 4 6 410
Prime Scots, &c 4 6 4 8 410 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality dn. .. 4 0 4 6 4 4 4 8
Prime coarse-woolled do ..... 4 8 5 0 410 5 4
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 4 5 8 6 6 5 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs ...• 24,530 19,160
Calves
Pigs 430 440
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 1, 1861.—Beasts, 5,460—
sheep, 20,700—calves, 219—pigs, 380.
Nov. 5, 1860.—Beasts, 4,97 o—sheep, 18,700—calves,
112—pigs, 300.