The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-21 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of foreign stock into to-day's market was
only moderate compared with Monday last. In the
quality of both boasts and sheep there was a decided im-
provement.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from Ireland and Scotland, were again
limited, and, with very few exceptions, in middling condi-'
tion. Prime Scots, crosses, Doyens, Herefords, and short
horns moved off steadily at full quotations, the top figure
being ss. 4d. per 81bs.; otherwise the beef trade was heavy,
at barely late rates.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received about 2,000 short horns, &e.; from other
parts of England 500, various breeds ; from Scotland, 134
Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 120 oxen and heifers.
The show of English sheep was very limited, and the
number of prime animals was small. The mutton trade
was very firm, at an advance in the quotations, compared
with this day fortnight, of 2d. per 81b. The best Downs
and half-breds realised 6s. 6d, in some cases 6s. Bd. to
6s. 10d. per 81b.
Lambs, the supply of which was very moderate, were in
fair request at late rates, viz., 6s. to 7s. per 81b.
We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied
with calves, which changed hands slowly on former terms.
There was a steady inquiry for pigs, and the quotations
were well supported.
Per 81b to sink the offal.
s d s d s dad
Crse. dc inf. beasts... 3 8 4 2 Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 10 6 2
Second quality do ..4 4 4 8 Prime 'thdowii 10.6 4 6 6
Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Large coarse calves. 4 2 4 8
Prime Scuts. (to 2 5 4 Prime small d0......4 10 5 2
Crse. and inf. sneep.4 6 5 0 Large hogs ..4 0 4 6
Second quality do ..5 2 5 8 Small porkers 4 8 4 10
Lambs....6s Od to 7s Od.

Suckling calves, 19s to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 230
to 23s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply.

Foreign supply.
Beasts -' - 5,51 J 5,51J Beasts .. 3 4OO
Cows. .. Cows.
Sheep and lambs 24,350 Sheep and lambs
Calves 3i 1 Ca Yes 258
Plgs 3BO Pigs BO
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 18,131 head. In the corresponding week in
1864, we received 16,172 ; in 1863, 14,015; in 1862,
10,784 ; in 1861, 13,400 ; and in 1860, 10,025 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Beasts.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.

Antwerp —
Boulogne —
Bremen
Calais —

881 112 ... 6 -
6 - ... 22 10

Cadiz
Dunkirk — •.. •••
Dordt. -
Medemblik 2l ... 1633 8 ...
Gothenburg
Hamburg
Harlingen lO6 1097 ... GG ... 90 ... 444
Oporto
Ostend
Rotterdam . 685 4735 ... 413 ... 512 ... 788
Tonning lBl9 ... 1952 ... 606

Total 3092 ...11,220 ... 1085 ... 685 ...2052
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 Sionday, Aug. 22, 1864, and this day,
Monday, Aug. 21, 1865.

Per Blbs. to sink the offal.

Aug. 22, Aug. 21,
1864. 1865.
sd sd sd sd
3 4to 3 6 3 Bto 4 2
3844 4 4 4 8
4 6 410 410 5 0
410 5 0 5 2 5 4
310 4 2 4 6 5 0
4 4 4 8 5 2 5 8
410 5 0 510 6 2
5 2 5 4 6 4 6 6
5868 6 0 7 0
3 0 4 8 4 2 4 8
410 5 0 410 5 2
3640 4 0 4 6
4 2 4 6 4 8 410
6,180 5,540
29,270 21,350
363 311
470 380

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
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep
Calves
Pigs

SUPPLIES ON SALE, Aug. 24, 1863.—Beasts, 5,890—
sheep and lambs, 29,060—calves, 436—pigs, 310.
Aug. 25, 1862—Beasts, s,2Bo—sheep and lambs, 26,640
calves, 266—pigs, 470.