The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-19 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a large supply of foreign beasts and sheep on
offer in to-day's market. The show of calves was season •
ably extensive. Sheep—the quality of which was good,
were in request, at very full prices, but beasts and calves
met a dull inquiry, at late rates.

The arrivals of home-fed beasts, fresh up, this morning,
were again large, but their general quality was by no
means prime. The best breeds were, consequently, taken
off somewhat freely, at full quotations—the top figure being
be per Sibs. Otherwise the beef trade was in a sluggish
state, at last week's currency.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received 2,200 shorthorns, &c. ; from other parts
of England, 950 various breeds; from Scotland, 3 Scots;
and, from Ireland, 760 oxen and heifers.

We were again but moderately supplied with sheep as to
number ; but their quality was prime. The mutton trade
was firm, and, in some instances, prices advanced 2d per
Blbs. A few very superior old Downs produced 5s 6d, but
the general top figure was 5s 8d per 81bs.

Calves were in fair average supply, and heavy request, at
about previous quotations, viz., from 3s 4d to 4s 4d par 81b.
There was a moderate inquiry for pigs, at stationary
prices.

Per Slb. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. H. d. s. d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 2
Secondquality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 2 5 4
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Large orse. calves 3 4 4 0
Prime Scots, ecc. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 2 4 4
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Small porkers 4 2 4 6
Lambs, Os Od to Os Od.
Suckling calves, 12s to 20s; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 26s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY.

FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ..
Sheep and lambs
Calves .. 233
Pigs

Beasts .. 6,920
Cows
Sheep and lambs
Calves 239
Pigs . 440
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 14,181 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, wo received 8,909—in 1861, 9,501—in 1860, 8,395
—in 1859, 7,509—in 1858, 8,609—in 1857, 4,210 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Rotterdam .... 471 .. 3088 ~ 148 .. 33
Harlingen .... 400 .. 1356 .. 202 .. 33 .. 64
Hamburg I•.. • • . 110 . • •-- • a • • 332
Amsterdam.... 120 ..
Medemblik •0 • • 38 • • 1771 .. • • 3
Calais .. ..
00
Gluckstadt.....
Nieu Diep • • 58 • • 411 • • --- .. • • --
Antwerp.
-- 00 .. ..... .. 31 ..
Ostend ........ • • . . • • . • •
Bremen ....•.• • 395 •, 557 .. .. • •
Dordt 93 .. 548 .. • •
Teaming. . 1943 .. 1625 344 .. 1

Total ....1,943 .. 1,625 .. 546 .. 216 .. 429
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862...... 2128 -.. 5,961 .. 118 .. 420 .. 342
1861 .. 333 -.. 8,190 .. 52 .. 215 .. 533
1860 2299 .. 9.474 .. 89 .. 434 .. 362
1858
1859 1619 .. 6,530 .. .. 138 .. 108
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Oct. 20, 1862, and this day
Monday, Oct. 19, 1863.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.

Oct. 19,
1863.
3 2to 3 6
38 4 2
44 4 8
410 6 0
38 4 0
42 4 6
48 5 2
62 6 4
00 0 0
34 4 0
42 4 4
36 4 0
42 4 6
6,920
23,240
239
440

Oct. 20,
162.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2to 3 4
Second quality do ....... 3 6 3 8
Prime large oxen .. 310 4 4
Prime Scots, &c 4 6 4 8
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 4
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 6 5 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves
Prime small do.
Large hogs
neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 490
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oct 2l, 1861.—Beasts, 6,860—
sheep, 24,250—calves, 260—pigs, 370.
Om 22, 1860.—Beasts, s,soo—sheep, 26,700—calves,
290—pigs, 450.