The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-10 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL

For the time of year there was a fair average supply of
foreign stock on offer in to-day's market. Amongst it were
about 90 oxen from Oporto, in fair average condition.
Compared with Monday last, the show of home-fed
beasts was on the increase, whilst the quality of all breeds
was very good. Although the beef trade was by no means
active, most of the beasts found buyers at, in some instances,
an advance in the quotations of 2d per Blbs. The best
Scots were disposed of at 4s 6d per 81bs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 2,300 Scots, crosses, and short-horns ; from other
parts of England, 900 various breeds; from Scotland, 550
Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 200 oxen and heifers.
We were again scantily supplied with sheep ; but the
quality of most breeds was tolerably good. Downs and
half-breds were in fair request at full prices ; but heavy
sheep moved off briskly at an advance in the quotations of
2d per Sibs. The best Downs realised 55 6d per 81bs.
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About 100 lambs came to hand from Dorsetshire, but,
owing to the prevailing cold weather, they sold heavily at
7s per 81bs. ths
We have to report a slow sale for calves, at Thursday's
decline in value. The supply was only moderate.
Pigs were in somewhat improved request, at quite list
week's currency. _ _ _

Per Sib. to sink the offal.

s. d. s. d. e. d. e. d
Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 S 6 Primeers-wool d 0.4 6 5 2
Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pmo. S'thdown d 0.5 4 5 6
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Larre orseealves 48 5 2
Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 4 6 8
Crse. inf .11 ',pi, ft 2 3 6 Largo hogs 3 8 4 2
Second quality do. 3 8 4 4 small porkers 4 4 4 8

Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. -
Suckling calves, lie to 255; and quarter-old store pigs,
20s to 30s.

TOTAL SUPPLY
Beasts
sheepFOREIGN SUPPLY.
4,420 i 1 Beasts .. . 465
Sheep
Calves
Pigs. 590 Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 821 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, we received 1,221—in 1860, 1,207—in 1859, 2,479
—in 1858, 358—in 1857, I,ol6—in 1856, 621 head.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

From Beasts.
Rotterdam .... 60 ..
Harlingen .... 179
Hamburgh • .
Ostend....
Vigo.' . • .
Dordt
Amsterdam —
Bremen
Boulogne —
Tonning ..
Medemblik
Antwerp......
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Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
113 .. .. 169 ..
4 ..

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234 . . - • • -• • ---

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Total ...." 239 .. 347 .. 235 ..
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1361 270 .. 693 .. .. 258
18(0 .. 377 .. '7OO .. .. 115 .. 15
1859 5Ol .. 1,660 .. 318 ..
1858 9O .. 58 .. .. 210 ..
1857 651 .. 122 .. .. 243 ..
1856 433 .. 12 .. 176 ..
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, Feb. 11, 1861, and this day,
Monday, Feb. 10, 1862.

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
Feb. 11,
1861.
3 0 to 3 4
36 4 0
42 4 6
4 8 410
310 4 2
44 4 8
5 0 510
60 6 2

Feb. 10,
1862.
3 2to 3 6
38 4 2
44 4 6
4 8 410
32 3 6
38 4 4
46 5 2
54 5 6

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality do.
Prime large'oxan
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 4 8 5 0 4 4 4 8
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 17,080 16,380
Calves
Piga 4lO 590
SUPPLIES ON SALE, FEB. 10, 1860.—Beasts, 3,870 ;
sheep and lambs, 18,320 ; calves, 137:; pigs, 390.
FEB. 14, 1859.—Beasts, 3,343 ; sheep and iambs, 15,070 ;
calves, 101; pigs, 420,