The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-23 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

There was a full average supply of foreign stock on offer
in to-day's market, but its general quality was very
middling. Sales progressed slowly, and prices had a droop-
ing tendency.

From our own grazing districts, as well as from Scot-
land, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were only
moderate, the time of year considered, but their general
quality was tolerably good. Compared with last week
there was less activity in the beef trade, and in some in-
s►ancea prices gave way 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and
crosses realised 4s 8d per 81bs.

The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire comprised 2,000 Scots, shorthorns, and crosses;
from other parts of England, including Lincolnshire, 1,050
various breeds ; from Scotland, 300 Scots and crosses ; and
from Ireland, 20 oxen and heifers.

The general quality of the sheep exhibited was somewhat
superior, but the supply of most breeds was large. Primo
Downs and half-breds changed hands steadily, at full rates.
Otherwise the mutton trade was in a sluggish state, and
pricer were 2d per 81bs lower than on this day se'nnight.
The top figure was 5s per 81bs.
Owing to the unseasonable weather the lamb trade was
in a sluggish state, at Friday's decline in the quotations,
which ranged from 5s to 7s per 81bs. The supply of lambs
was large. Amongst it were 100 from the Isle of Wight,
and 430 from Ireland.

Calves were in moderate supply and slow request, at late
rates. The top price was 5s per Sibs.
We have to report a dull inquiry for pigs, at previous
currencies.

Per Slb, to s
e. d. s. d.
Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 2
Secoadquality do. 3 4 3 6
Prime large oxen 3 3 4 4
Prime Scots, otc. 4 6 4 8
Crse. & inf. sheep 3 6 3 8
Second quality do. 3 10 4 2
Lambs, 5s
Suckling calves, lOs to 22s
19s to 295.
TOTAL SUPPLY. I FOREIGN SUPPLY.
Beasts
Sheep and lambs.... 30,210 Sheep and lambs
Calves
Pigs 4lOl Pigs ....
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan
cattle market, on Monday, June 24, 1861, and this day,
Monday, June 23, 1863.

ink the offal.

s. d. B. d.
Primecrs••wool d 0.4 4 4 8
I Pnae. S' thdown d 0.4 10 5 0
Largo orse. calves 4 0 4 6
Prime small do 4 8 5 0
Large hogs 3 10 4 4
Small porkers..., 4 6 4 10
Id to 7s Od.

; and quarter-old store pigs,

Per 81b. to sink the offal.
June 24,
1861.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 6 to 3 10
Second quality do. 4 0 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8
Primo Scots, &c 4lO 5 0
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woollod do 4 4 410
Prime Southdown do. .. 5 0 5 4
Lambs

June 23,
1862.
2 10 to 3 2
34 3 6
38 4 4
46 4 8
36 3 8
310 4 2
44 4 8
410 5 0
50 7 0
40 4 6
48 5 0
310 4 4
4 6 4 10
4,560
30,210
321
410
leasts, 3,800 ;
440.

Large coarse calves
Prime small do
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts
Sheep and lambs 26,750
Calves
Pigs.. 440

SUPPLIES ON SALE, JUNE 25, 1860.—8,
sheep and lambs, 24,600 ; calves, 294; pigs,
JUNE 27, 1859.—Beasts, 3,718 ; sheep and 1
calves, 336; pigs, 400.

lambs, 31,100 ;

The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 8,212 head. In the corresponding week in
1861, wo received 10,075—in 1860, B,oB3—in 1859, 6,366
—in 1858, 3,964—in 1857, 4,924—in 1856, 2,464 head.