The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-10 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a large supply of foreign beasts on offer here
to-day in but middling condition. The show of sheep was
of poor quality, but that of calves and pigs was tolerably
good. Sales progressed slowly at depressed currencies.
With home-fed beasts we were but scantily supplied, and
the condition of most breeds was very middling. The
arrivals from Scotland were good, but a portion of the
stock was suffering from the foot and mouth disease. The
beef trade was heavy, at a decline in the quotations com-
pared with Monday last of 2d. per 81bs. The rates for
Scots and crosses were 4s. Bd. to 4s. 10d.—in some instances
ss.—per 81bs. Prime shorthorns sold at 4s. 6d. to 4s. Bd.
per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 1,500 Scots, &c. ; from other parts of England,
various breeds; from Scotland, 370 Scots and crosses;
and from Ireland, 90 oxen and heifers.

The supply of sheep was moderate, and the mutton trade
was very inactive at 2d. per 81bs. less money. The best
Downs and half-breds, in the wool, sold at 6s. 6d. ; out of
the wool, ss. 2d. to ss. 4d. per Blbs.

Lambs, the show of which was good, sold steadily at
from 6s. 4d. to 75..8d. per Blbs. The arrivals from the Isle
of Wight consisted of 600 head. A few very.prime lambs
realised Bs. per 81bs.

We had a dull sale for calves at 2d. per 81bs. less money.
Prices ranged from 4s. 2d. to ss. 4d. per 81bs.
In pigs very little was doing, at about stationary prices.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

s d s d e da d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Pme crs-wool sheep 510 6 2
Second quality do ..3 10 4 2 Prime s'thaown u 0.6 4 6 0
Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 6 La ge coarse .calvcs.4 2 4 10
Prime Scots, &c.... 4 8 4 10 Prime small d0......5 0 5 4
Crse. and inf. sneep.4 6 5 0 Large hugs ....3 4 4 0
second quality do ..5 2 5 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 8
Lambs....6s Cd to 7: Od.

Suckling calves, l9s to 218 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s
4:-) 25s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 4,010 Beasts
Cc ws .. Cows.
Sheep .... ..
Calves l4l Ca ves 129
Pigs 4lO Pigs 4O
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week
amounted to 7,234 head. In the corresponding week in
1864, we received 4,316 ; in 1863, 3,403 ; in 1862
2,615; in 1861, 2,615 ; and in 1860, 3,825 head.

. .
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
339
... ... 19 ...
340 ... ... ... 208
432 ... ... ... -
- ... 2 ... 67

Antwerp
Boulogne 53
Bremen •••
Calais ll
Cadiz ... •.•
Dordt.
Dunkirk
Hamburg
Harlingen 349
Ostend 6 240
Rotterdam 687 -
Oporto...
Vigo 96

~ 240

240 ... - ... 17 ... --
181 ... 17 ... 214 ... 630

•• • -

Total 1474 4,325 17 255 —1163
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1864 375 2831 ... 133 776
1863
1862
1861

1860

... 252 ... 30

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, April 11, 1864, and this day,
Monday, April 10, 1865.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

April 11, April 10,
1864. 1865.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 4to 3 2
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 6
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 4 6 6
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 2 410
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 2 4 8
Beasts 4,540 4,010
Sheep 21,190 18,760
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 13, 1863.—Beasts, 4,020—
sheep and lambs, 21,710—calves, 154—pigs, 240.
April 14, 1862—Beasts, 3,76 o—sheep and lambs, 13,370—
calves, 151—pigs, 280.