The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-04 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CA.TTLE.

There was a considerable falling off in the supply of
foreign beasts exhibited on sale here to-day. The show
of sheep, however, was good, and the quality, on the
whole, tolerably firmer. The trade was steady at full
prices.
Fresh up from our own grazing districts, as well as
from Scotland, the arrivals of beasts were limited. The
receipts from Ireland were moderate. The general quality
of the stock was very middling, and all good and prime
breeds changed hands at full prices, whilst inferior stock
met a somewhat inactive sale at last Monday's currency.
The general top quotation was 5s 4d, the extreme 5s 6d
per 81bs.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received 1,500 Scots and crosses ; from other
parts of England, 600 of various breeds ; from Scotland,
67 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 25 0 oxen and
heifers.
The total supply of sheep on sale was moderate, and the
quality, generally speaking, was tolerably good. For most
breeds there was a Steady demand, and last Monday's cur-
rency was well supported. The general top figure was
6s 8d per 81b8 ; but really first-class Downs sold as high as
7s per 81bs. About 3,000 sheep were in the pens.
The lamb season must now be considered over; but the
few choice breeds on sale realised 7s per 81bs.
Calves were in very moderate supply, :-.nd the trade
ruled steady at full prices. The top quotation was 5s 4d
per Blbs.
For pigs there was a fair demand at quite previous
rates.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

s d s s ds d
Crse. & inf. beasts... l 4 4 0 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 10 6 2
Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime J'thdOWll a 0.6 4 6 8
Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Large coarse calves. 4 4 4 10
Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Pilule small d0......5 0 5 4
Crse. and inf. stieep.4 6 5 0 Large hogs ...4 2 4 8
Second quality do ..5 2 5 8 Small porkers 4 10 5 2
- - - • - - -

Lambs....6S Od to 74 Od.
Suckling calves, 19s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 25s
to 30s each. _ _ _ . _

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 4,27J. I Beasts 2 2OO

Cows — Cows.
Sheep and lambs 27,810 Sheep and lambs
Calves 243 Ca yes... 233

E'lgB 340 Pigs
The total imports of toreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 26,208 head. In the corresponding week in
1864, we received 20,533 ; in 1863, 19,831; in 1862,
11,698 ; in 1861, 12,067 ; and in 1860, 13,595 ; and in
1859, 13,269 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Beasts,

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
- 31:
•.. 'a,. 78

AntwerP
Boulogne
Bremen 251
Calais
Canel
Dordt.
Dunkirk 9 76 ...
Gothenburg 44 47 2 ... 2
Hamburg
Harlingen 35 2775 ..• 119 ... 121 ... 884
Medemblik 26 2295 ... 10 ...
Oporto
Ostend
Rotterdam 5OO 6114 ... 562 ... 978
Tonning 1350 2434 483

.560 ..• - ...

- ... 12 ...

••• -- ".
-- ••• -
• 562 ...978

Total 2444 ...17,923 612 ...1322 ...3907
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beaits. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Ns
1864 4068 ... 12,828 992 1075 ...1510
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 Sept. 5, 1864, and this day,
Monday, Sept. 4, 1865.
Per Blbs. to sink the offal.
- • •

_ ______ .._
Sept. 5, Sept. 4,
1864. 1865.
sd sd sd sd
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 6 3 4to 4 0
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 4 6 410 410 5 0
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 5 2 5 4 6 4 6 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves. , 310 4 6 4 4 410
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers • 4 2 4 8 410 5 2
Beasts 4,270
Sheep 27,820
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 7, 1863.—Beasts, 5,190—
sheep and lambs, 20,360—calves, 239—pigs, 460.
Sept. 8, 1862—Beasts, 6,o7o—sheep and lambs, 26,080
calves, 252—pigs, 450.