The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-09 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Alt hough nearly 5,000 head of each kind of stock have
been lost at sea during the recent gales, the supply of
foreign beasts and sheep on offer here this morning was
rather on the increase. A fair business was transacted at
about stationary prices.
The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were moderately extensive, but their general con-
dition was by no means first-rate. Prime Scots, Herefords,
Down, and short horns, changed hands freely, at full prices,
being 6s. per 81b. ; otherwise, the beef trade was in a
sluggish state, and, in some instances, the currencies had
a drooping tendency.

Frotn Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 2,500 short horns, crosses, &c. ; from
other parts of England, 700 various breeds ; from Scotland,
74 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 700 oxen and
heifers.

The show of sheep was only moderate, but the quality
of most breeds good. Prime breeds commanded a steady
sale at full quotations; but inferior sheep were a dull in-
quiry, at barely late rates. The top figure was ss. Bd.
per 81b. Prior to the close of business, a fair demand has
been effected.

Calves, the supply of which was moderate, were in fair
request, at full prices—viz., from 3s. Bd. to 4s. Bd. per
81bs.

The pork trade was in a sluggish state, at about previous
rates,

Per Slb. to sink the offal.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s, d.
Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 4
Secondquality do. 3 10 4 4 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 6 5 8
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 Largo orse. calves 3 8 4 4
Prime Scots, itc. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 6 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 10 4 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 0
Second quality do. 4 4 4 8 Small porkers 4 24 4
Suckling calves, 12a to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 25s each.
TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts ....
Cows
.. 22,490— Calves
and lambs .... 6,890
.. 245
SheepB ••••
Calves 250 C pigs
Pigs 460
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 10,896 head. In the corresponding week in
1862, we received 11,980—in 1861, 12,755—in 1860, 6,824
—in 1859, 6,291—in 1858, 7,576—in 1857, 4,374 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.'
Rotterdam .... 544 . • 3516 ~, .. 158 .. 28
Harlingen .... 349 .. 1204 .. .. 3 .. 166
Hamburg .... 4 35.5
Amsterdam.... • . 427
Medemblik 87 . • 1798 1
Vigo .
Oporto
Nieu Diep
Antwerp. — • . .. 35 ..
Ostend . • . 4 .. 8 .. --
Calais ..... • • „ .. 50 ..
Dordt. 205 783
548 .. 466
Total ....1,834 .. 8,613 .. .. 255 .. 194
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1862.. 1984 9,266 l3O .. 465 .. 135
1861 2lBO .. 9,800 357 .. 412
1860 lBBO .. 4,516 .6 494 .. 104
1859 1472 .. 4,063 111 .. 248 ..
1858
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Nov. 10, 1862, and this day,
Monday, Nov. 9, 1863.
Per 81b. to sink the offal.

Nov. 10, Nov. 9,
1862. 1863.
Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 3 4to 3 8
Second quality do ....... 3 6 310 310 4 4
Prime large oxen .. 4 0 4 6 4 6 410
Prime Scots, (to 4 8 410 410 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep
4 0 310 4 2
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do ..... 410 5 2 410 5 4
Prime Southdown do. .. 56.'5 8 5 6 6 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves
4 4
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers •• •••• 4 8 5 0 4 2 4 4
Beasts .............. 6,090 5,190
Sheep and lambs .... 20,960 19,160
Calves
Pigs .. 390 440
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 11, 1861.—Bcasts, 6,250—
sheep, 22,890—calves, 140—pigs, 410.
Nov. 12, 1860.—Beasts, s,73o—sheep, 23,950—calves,
263—pigs, 600.
NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL.
Fair average supplies of town and country-killed meat
are on sale at these markets. Good and prime beef and
mutton—of which the quantity on offer is by no means
extensive—rule firm at quite previous rates; otherwise, the
trade is dull at our quotations.
Per Sib. by the carcase.
,a s d
Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0
Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6
Prime largo do. 3 8 3 10
Do. small d 0... 4 0 4
Large pork .... 3 6 3 10
Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8
BOROUGH HOP.

a de d
Middling mutton 3 10 4 4
Prime d 0....... 4 6 4 8
Vaa1........... 3 8 4 4
Small pork .... 4 0 4 4
Lamb ........ 0 0 0 0

There is no activity perceptible in our market. In good
and fine samples a moderate business is doing, and prices
continue to rule firm. Inferior produce, however, is dull
yet no material change has taken place in the rates current
in our last report. The import into London last week was
20 bales from Ostend, '287 Rotterdam, 177 Boulogne, 80
Dunkirk, 105 Hamburg, 15 Antwerp, 179 Dordt, and 95
bales from New York.
New Mid and East Bents •. £4 lOs to £9 Os per cwt.
New Weald of Kents.. 4
lOs to 6 Os
New Susses ........ to 6 5s
New Gelding
- Yearlings .......... 3 Os to 5 Os
1 108 to 3 108
Olds, ............... „
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Foreign potatoes continue to arrive in very small quan-
tities. With home.grown produce, however, these markets
are fairly supplied, and the trade, generally speaking, rules
firm at quite previous rates.
Regents ................. 65s to 85s per ton.
Flukes ..
liwic•9 .g. .... ....... 659 to 70s ~

STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG
FOR THE SEASON.
1863. 1862.
Tallow despatched from Cronstadt Casks. Casks.
to Oct. 7, 0. S. (estimated. at 25
In ships loading and lighters 5374
63,003
poods to the cask)

Total loaded off from St. Petersburo•
Oct. 10, 0. .................. 6' GE 377
Do. after this date .................... ,

Total at the close of the navigation

46,855
10,119

56,974
6,905

London ...................... 46,724
Liverpool ......................
Bristol ....................... 304 2,192
Other English ports .......... 1,289 1,651
Ireland ........................ 178 212
Scotland ...................... 160 405
Germany ...................... 12,285 11,C04
France

63,879
25,972

1861.
Casks

869
6,906

576
1,785
11,173
1,796

- -
Total .................. 63,003 46,855 57,087

Destructive Floods in Lancashire.

On Saturday we gave the particulars of some
very destructive floods which had visited a portion
of the agricultural districts between Preston and
ora
very
Ormskirk. It seems that the inundations have
been general on the coast land in North Lancashire.
Between Preston and Milnthorpe, the latter place
acres
Kendal, hundreds of
en
fig
have
ey
been
fewd
deluged,
uigl miles
andfr
heavy losses have
been sustained by many of the farmers. For some
months past portions of land between Lancaster and
Preston, on the Fylde side, have never been free from
water. Daring the past week these low-lying lands
have been completely flooded. •
The rivers Brock
and Wyre have overflowed their banks in several
places. For many days much of the land in con-
tiguity to them has been seriously deluged. On
Saturday heavy rain set in, and more land was sub-
merged in Sowerby, Garstang, Catterall, St.
Michael's, and Ravreliffe. At Sowerby tha land is
situated very low, and acres were covered with
water. For miles fields are inundated, and in this
quarter some of the land belonging to the Earl of
Derby is deluged. This has beencaused by the burst-
ing of the banks of one of the small rivers running
through the locality. Large quantities of grain, po-
tatoes, turnips, &c., have been destroyed in Sowerby
and the neighbourhood. Some of the farm-houses
are entirely surrounded with water, and the
entire lend connected with two or three large farms
is completely out of sight. Wheat, corn, and bean
stacks are in water to the depth of several feet.
Transit by either foot or carriage is altogether
stopped in some places. Sheets of water, three or
four miles in length, may be seen on Sowerby
Meadows and the adjacent land. Much of the wheat
recently sown hail been entirely ruined. Garstang
has been visited with a storm of both wind and rain;
Large trees have been torn up in several places.
cottages and out-houses have been unroofed ; and
much devastation has been caused. Several acres
of land have also been flooded ; but the damage
from this cause has fortunately not been very
serious. Ia Catterall the wind has caused consider-
able havoc. Here, as at Garstang, trees have bean
torn up by the roots, and slates have been blown
from the roofs of several buildings. Several of the
meadows and pastures have been flooded. At St.
Michael's the storm has been very violent. Scores
of acres of land are under water; the boundary
hedges can scarcely be observed in some places;
and roads have been rendered impassable; grain
and potato fields have been flooded. In the
district of Rawciiffe the storm has been at-
tended with disastrous results. Buildings have
been partially blown down ; fields and roads
have been swamped ; trees, fences, &c. have
been washed away ; and the whole dis-
trict has assumed the appearance of a gigantic
lake. At Cartford, another neighbouring town-
ship, much injury has been caused. The roofs of
some of the houses have had to be tied down in con-
sequence of the severity of the wind. A good deal
of the land has also been flooded. Towarde Lan-
caster—at Scorton, Galgate, Glasson, Thurnham,
&e., much of the land has been flooded. Beyond
Lancaster—in the districts of Hestbank, Carnforth,
Burton, and Milnthorpe—many meadows and pas-
tures are inundated. The entire damage caused in
the localities named will amount to many thousands
of pounds.