The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-06 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a large supply of foreign stock on sale here
to-day, chiefly in middling condition. The trade was slow
at prices barely equal to last week. A few prime beasts
from France realised ss. per 81bs.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were on the increase ; but their condition was by
no means first-rate. The supply from Ireland and Scot-
land was moderately good. The quality of the stock from
Aberdeen was remarkably prime. Good and prime beasts
commanded a steady sale at full prices, but inferior animals
changed hands slowly at barely late rates. The best Scots
and crosses sold at from ss. 2d. to ss. 4d. per Blbs.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 1,800 short horns, &c. ; from other parts
of England, 750 various breeds from Scotland, 121 Scots
and crosses, and from Ireland 250 oxen, cows, and heifers.
The supply of English sheep on sale was but moderate.
The few prime Downs in the pens produced 6s 6d to 6s Bd,
and the top price of half-breds was 6s 6d per 81bs., at
which the trade was inactive. Middling and inferior sheep
moved off slowly, and prices were 2d per 81bs. beneath the
late highest point.

Calves were in short supply and sluggish request, at
about stationary prices, viz., from 4s 6d to 5s 6d per 81bs.
The supply of pigs was on the increase, and sales pro-
gressed slowly on rather lower terms.
The day appointed for holding the'great Christmas mar-
ket is Monday, the 11th of December.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

a dadi
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 8
Second quality do ..3 10 4 6
Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0
Prime Scots. art.... 5 2 5 4 I
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 2 4 6
Second quality do —1 10 5 6

acted
Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 0
Prime blhdown d 0.6 6 6 8
Large coarse calycs.4 6 5 2
Prime small d0......5 4 5 6
Large hogs .4 0 5
Small porkers 5 4 5 8

Lambs....os Od to Oi Od.
Suckling calves, 20s to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s
to 35s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 5,050 Beasts Z 350
Cows. — Cows . —
Sheep and lambs 27,220 Sheep and lambs 14,990
Calves HS Ca yea 94-
VW' 32) Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 19,909 head. In the corresponding week in
1864, we received 13,674 ; in 1863, 10,898 ; in 1862,
11,980 ; in 1861, 12,755 ; in 1860, 6,824 ; and in 1859,
6,294 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Antwerp ... 881 „.. 2
Boulogne l9 ... 386 ... ... 631
Bremen
Dordt.
Caen
Calais..
••• •••
Dunkirk 24 ...
.. • •••
•••
217
Oalborg
Daneburg 3O ... 2676 450
Harlingen ..... 250 ... 207 ... 2 19 ...1926
Iledemblik 62 2140 ...
Christiana....
Ostend — 89 63
Rotterdam 4OO 3502 ... 36 107
Tonning 2304 ... 1885 ... 279
Gothenburg 24 ... 29 1

Total 3822 ...11,898 390 454 —.3345
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1864 4269 ... 7,621 ... 82 .. 719 ...1033
1863 1834 8,613 ... 255 194
1862 .. 1984 9,266 ... 130 465 135
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 81bs. to sink the offal.

Nov. 7,
1864.

Nov. 6,
1865.
_

a d a d s d a d.
Coarse and inferior beasts 8 4to 4 0 3 2to 3 8
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 419 5 2 4 8 5 0
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep 310 4 6 4 2 4 8
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 5 8 510 6 4 6 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 0 4 6 4 6 5 2
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 4 410 5 4 5 8
Beasts 7,110 5,050
Sheep 21,330 24,220
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 9, 1863.—Beasts, 6,430—
sheep, 22,490—calves, 250—pigs, 460.
Nov. 10, 1862—Beasts, 6,o9o—sheep, 20,960—calves, 142
—pigs, 890.