The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-20 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The show of foreign beasts in to-day's market was mode-
rate; sheep and calves, limited. Sales progressed steadily,
and the quotations had an upward tendency.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from Scotland, were tolerably good,
and, for the most part, in prime condition. Nearly all breeds
met a slow inquiry, and in some instances prices were a
shade lower than on Monday last. However, the best
Scots and crosses produced 5s 4d per 81bs. The supply
of beasts from Ireland was very middling.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Esse; and Cambridgeshire wo
received 2,200 Scots and crosses ; from other parts of Eng-
land, 700 various breeds ; from Scotland, 385 Scots and
crosses ; and from Ireland, 110 oxen and heifers.
The show of sheep was very limited, but in full average
condition. About one-third of the supply was out of the
wool. The mutton trade was active, at an advance in the
quotations of fully 2s per 81bs. Downs, in the wool realised
6s 4d par 81bs. Some half-bred tegs, with prime skins,
changed hands at 6s 6d, and'even 6s 8d per 81bs. The top
figure for clipped sheep was 5s 2d to, in some cases, 5s 4d
per Blbs.
The few lambs on offer
.readily produced is to 7s 4d
per 81bs.

Calves were in short supply and good request on higher
terms, Tho top price was 5s 8d per 81bs.
The pork trade was firm, at enhanced quotations.
Per 81b to sink the offal.
s d s d s de d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 8 4 2 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 0
Second quality do .. 44 10 Prime n'thdown uo 8 2 6 4
Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 2 La ge coarse calvcs 4 6 5 2
Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Prime small do 5 4 5 8
Ursa. and lot. sweep.* o o o Latgc hoge 3 6 4 sa
Second quality do ..5 2 5 6 Small porkers 4 4 410
Lambs....: (.41 to O. Od.

Bu Acting calves, 18i to 228 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s
to 2:s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply.
Beasts 4,210

Forei;•n supply.
Beasts 1,150

Ccws .. Cows
Sheep
Calves l2l Caves 1:1
Pigs 2W Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 4,507 head. In the corresponding week in
1864, we received 2,865 ; in 1863, 2,889 ; in 1862,
1,282 ; in 1861, 3,059 ; and in 1860, 1,921 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST 'WEEK.

Beasts.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.

Amsterdam 9 ...
Antwerp l2 ...
Boulogne 346 ...
Bremen

--- •.
71 ..,

... 16 ... -

~ 506

- ... 12 ... -
- - - ... 120

Calais --
Corunno,
Dordt. ..... 25 ... 107
Dunkirk
Hamburg - ... ••• ...
...
Harlingen 255 ...
... 3 ... 3
Ostend 35 ... 110 „ . ... 12 ...
Rotterdam ... 582 ... 1058 ... ... 133 ... 304
Oporto... l2B

- ... - ... 245

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Total 1413 ... 1740 ... ... 176 ...1178
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1864
1863
1862 314 ... 761 ... ... 199 ... 8
1861
1860 .

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A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market onMonday,February22, 1864, and this day,
Monday, February 20, 1865.
Per 81hs. to sink the offal.
Feb. 22, Feb. 20,
, . 1864. 1865.
Coarse itnd inferior beasts 3 Bto 4 0 8 Bto 4 2
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 5 0 5 2
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 2 6 4
Lambs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 4 6 5 2
Prime small do.
3640 3 6 4 2
Large hogs
4 2 4 6 4 4 410
Neat small porkers
Beasts 3,970
Sheep 18,760
108
Calves
63.—Beasts, 3,360
380
S
Pigs
February 24,1862—Beasts, 4,180—sheep, 17,140—calves,
sheep, trPPAI,E2B °4o 16,240—calves, SALE,aIv February
,
116—pigs, 405. pig 5,235,1018.