The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

We wore again heavily supplied with foreign stock, for
which the inquiry ruled heavy, on rather lower terms
when compared with Monday last. The quality of both
beasts and sheep was very middling.

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The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis-

tricts were only moderate, whilst those from Ireland and
Scotland were limited. As to quality the supply was rather
inferior. Prime Scots, short horns, Herefords, and Devons
commanded a steady sale, at full quotations. Inferior
breeds were dull, and rather cheaper. The top figures
were 5s 2d to 5s 4d per Blbs.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received about 1,500 short horns, &c. ; from other
parts of England, 500 various broeds ; from Scotland, 38
Scots and crosses ; and from Iroland, 200 oxen, cows, and
heifers.

The aggregate supply of sheep was rather extensive.
Good and prime Downs and half-breds, as well as
Leicesters and Lincolns, moved off steadily at full prices;
otherwise the mutton trade was somewhat heavy, on rather
lower terms. The highest quotation for Downs was Gs 8d
per 81bs.

There was a fair number of calves on show. The de-
mand for them was inactive, nevertheless late currencies
wore supported. Prices ranged from 4s 6d to 5s 6d per
Blbs.

Prime small pigs were scarce and in request, at from
5s 4d to 5s 10d per 81bs. Large hogs moved off heavily, at
from 4s 2d to 5s 2d per 81bs.

Per 81b to sink the offal.
sded s d s d
Crse. Jr inf. beasts... 3 2 3 8 Pme ors-wool sheep 5 8 6 2
Second quality do ..3 10 4 6 Prime s'thdown d 0.6 4 6 8
Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0 Large coarse calves.l 6 5 2
Prime Scots, &c.... 5 2 5 1 Prime small d0......5 4 5 6
Crse. and inf. sneep.4 44 1 Large hogs
.4 2 5 2
Second quality do ..5 U 5 6 Small porkers 5 4 5 10
Lambs....os Od to 0 Od.
Suckling oarres, 20s to 235; and quarter-01d store pigs, 30s
to 35s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 6,29, Beasts ".
3,1150
Cows.
Sheep and lambs 29,010 Sheep and lambs 16,. 8
Calves 163 Ca ves 145
lige 3SO Pigs 34
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 22,947 head. In the corresponding week in
1864, we received 15,032 ; in 1863, 13,625; in 1862
10,421.; in 1861, 11,423 ; in 1860, 8,599 ; and in 1839,
8,599 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LIST WEER.

Beasts.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs,
Antwerp — ... 300 28
Boulogne 8 507 ... ...
Bremen 252 56 226
Dordt.
Caen
•.
Calais.
Dunkirk
Cadiz
Hamburg
Harlingen 349 ... 2140 ..•
801
121 63
Medemblik 335 1980 ... 2
Christiana 3O ...
Ostend —
Rotterdam. 1217 ... 5124 ... 877 428 2
Tonning 2565 ... 2276 192
.2 ...
Gothenburg

... 450

- ... -- ... 4

•••
Total 5229 —14,565 ... 795 ... 644 —1714
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1864
1863
1862
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Oct. 31, 1864, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 30, 1865.
Per Blbs. to sink tho offal.
Oct. 31, Oct. 30,
1864. 1865.
s d s d s d sd.
3 4to 4 0 3 2to 3 8
4 2 4 8 810 4 6
410 5 2 4 8 5 0
5 4 5 6 5 2 5 4
3 8 4 4 4 4 410
4 6 410 5 0 5 6
5 0 5 4 5 8 6 2
5658 6 4 6 8
0000 0 0 0 0

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

Large coarse calves 3lO 4 4 4 6 5 2
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 410 5 4 510
Beasts 5,940 5,720
Sheep 20,950 32,140
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 2, 1863.—Beasts, 3,190—
sheep, 19,160—calves, 162—pigs, 440.
Nov. 2, 1862—Beasts, 6,42 o—sheep, 24,530—calves, 282
—pigs, 430.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets.
On the whole the trade is steady, and prices rule firm.

Per 81b by the carcase.
sd s d
inferior beef 3 0 3 4
Middling do. 3 6 4 0
Prime large do 4 2 4 4
Prime small do 4 6 4 8
Large pork 4 4 5 4
Lamb, Cs 0

sd s d
inferior mutton :i 4 4 4
Middling mutton 4 6 5 2
Prime do 5 4 5 8
Veal 4 4 5 4
Small pork. 5 6 6 0
Id to Os ud.

BOROUGH HOP.

The trade for all good and fine hops is firm, at fully late
rates. The demand for inferior qualities rules far from
active, and in some instances prices are rather lower. The
imports into London last week were 117 bales from Ham-
burg, 144 Ostend, 219 Antwerp, 120 Ghent, 42 Boulogne,
and 57 bales from Dunkirk.
New Mid and East Rents llos to 195 s per cwt.
New Weald of Rents
New Sussex
Yearlings 950 to 135 s

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
The supplies of potatoes on sale at these markets aro
tolerably large. In most qualities a fair business is doing,
at prices without material change from last week. The
imports into London last week were about 150 tons.
Kent and Essex regents
Scotch do. —s to —s
Yorkshire do 6os to 80s
„ Flukes
„ Rocks 40s to 60s If
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