The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-01 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a large supply of foreign beasts and sheep
on sale at our market, to-day, for the most part in very
middling condition. With foreign calves, the market was
moderately supplied. Generally speaking, the trade was
slow, on rather easier terms.

Fresh up from our own grazing districts the arrivals of
beasts were good, both as to number and quality. The re-
ceipts from Scotland were large, and the condition of the
stock was very prime. For all breeds of beasts the trade
was in ari inactive state, and prices declined 2d. per 81bs.,
from Monday last, the top figure being 4s. 10d. per 81bs.
Prime heavy Scots and Crosses sold at 4s. Bd. per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we re-
ceived 2,160 Scots and Crosses ; from other parts of Eng-
land, 750 of various breeds; from Scotland, 940 Scots and
Crosses ; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers.
The supply of sheep on sale was moderate, and the
quality of the stock was moderately good. The mutton
trade was decidedly quieter than on Monday last; never-
theless, good and prime Downs and half-breds changed
hands, in most instances, at that day's currency. Inferior
sheep declined in value 2d. per 81bs., out of the wool.
There was a fair supply of lambs on sale, and the lamb
trade was dull. Prices ranged from 6s. Bd. to Bs. per 81bs.,
showing a decline of 2d. to 4d. per 81bs. from Monday
last.

Calves met a slow sale, at Thursday's decline in prices,
of 6d. per 81bs. The top price was ss. per 81bs. The sup-
ply on offer was only moderate.
Prime small pigs were firm in prices, but large pigs
were on dull inquiry.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

aded
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 b
second quality do ..3 le 4 2
Prime large: oxen ..4 4 4 6
Prime Bc,,ts, eze....4 8 4 10
Crse. and inf. sucep.4 0 4 8
second quality do —4 :0 5 2

e ds d
Pmecrs•wool sheep 6 4 5 8
Prime 'thdowit 00.5 10 6 0
La ge coarse calvcs.4 2 4 8
Prime small d0......1 10 5 2
Large hugs ....3 6 4 4
Small porkers. 4 6 5 0

Lambs....6s 8d to 8, Od.

Strikling calves, 16s to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s
to 258 each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 4,81) Beasts 1 9)O
Cc wa
Sheep and lambs 24,160 Sheep and lambs 5 B5O
Calves 199 Ca ves - l9l
Pigs 375 Pigs 75
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 9,284 head. In the corresponding week in
1864, we received 5,844 ; in 1863, 4,518 ; in 1862,
2,140 ; in 1861, 2,091 ; and in 1860, 4,229 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Flits
Antwerp
Boulogn©
Bremen
Calais l2 ... 80 ... ~.
Cadiz l2O ... ... ..
Dordt.
Aarhuus 244 ...
Hamburg
Harlingen 370 ... 16 ... ... 3 ... 69
Ostend lO ... 218 ... 6 ... 16 ...
Rotterdam 837 ... 619 ... 170 ... 564 ... 485
Oporto
Dunkirk

Beasts.

9 ... 17

- •.• •.•
91 ... 8 ... 3 ... 2

-

- ... 370 ... - ...

Total 2076 ... 5,653 ... 184 ... 595 ... 776
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, May 2, 1864, and this day,
Monday, May 1, 1865.
Per Blbs. to sink the offal.

May 2, May 1,
1864. 1865.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 3 4to 3 8
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 4lO 5 0 510 6 0
Lambs - 6 4 7 4 6 8 8 0
Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 2 4 8
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 6 4 6 5 0
Beasts 5,270 4,290
Sheep 25,820 18,050
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 4, 1863.—Beasts, 3,990—
sheep and lambs, 22,640—calves, 133—pigs, 450.
May 5, 1862—Beasts, 3,99 o—sheep and lambs, 23,420
—calves, 130—pigs, 420.