The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

We wore again heavily supplied with foreign stock, for
which the inquiry ruled heavy, on rather lower terms
when compared with Monday last. The quality of both
beasts and sheep was very middling.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis-

tricts were only moderate, whilst those from Ireland and
Scotland were limited. As to quality the supply was rather
inferior. Prime Scots, short horns, Hereford; and Devons
commanded a steady sale, at full quotations. Inferior
breeds were dull, and rather cheaper. The top figures
were 5s 2d to 5s 4d per 81bs.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received about 1,500 short horns, &c. ; from other
parts of England, 500 various breeds ; from Scotland, 38
Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 200 oxen, cows, and
heifers.

The aggregate supply of sheep was rather extensive.
Good and prime Downs and half-breds, as well as
Leicesters and Lincolns, moved off steadily at full prices ;
otherwise the mutton trade was somewhat heavy, on rather
lower terms. The highest quotation for Downs was 6s 8d
per 81bs.

There was a fair number of calves on show. The de-
mand for them was inactive, nevertheless late currencies
were supported. Prices ranged from 4s 6d to 5s 6d per
81bs.

Prime small pigs were scarce and in request, at from
5s 4d to 5s 10d per Blbs. Large hogs moved off heavily, at
from 4s 2d to 5s 2d per 81bs.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

s de d s dad
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 8 Pme ors-wool sheep .5 8 6 2
Second quality do ..3 10 4 6 Prime S'thdown 00.6 4 6 8
Prime large oxen ..4 8 5 0 Large coarse calves.* 6 5 2
Prime Scots, ac.... 5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 4 5 6
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 4 4 lv Large hogs ..4 2 5 2
Second quality do ..5 0 5 6 Small porkers 5 4 6 10
Lambs....os Od to 03 Od.

Suckling calves, 20s to 238 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s
to 35s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. I
Foreign supply.
Beasts ~ 6,29., Beasts 3 lBO
Cows. .. Cows.
Sheep and lambs 29,010 Sheep and lambs 16,18
Calves lO3 Ca ves 145
Pigs 3St) Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 22,947 head. In the corresponding week in
. 1864, we received 15,032 ; in 1863, 13,625 ; in 1862
10,421; in 1861; 11,423 ; in 1860, 8,599 ; and in 1859,
8,599 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Beasts.
Antwerp
Boulogne 8 ...
Bremen
Dordt.
Caen
•••
Calais.. - ...
Dunkirk 24 ...
Cadiz
Hamburg
... ... 801
Harlingen 349 ... 2140 ... ... 121 ... 63
Medemblik 335 ... 1980 -...— ... 2
... _
Christiana 3O ...
... _
... _
... _
Ostend
Rotterdam ...1217 ... 5124 ... 377 ... 428 ... 2
Tonning 2565 ... 2276 ... 192 ... .. 2
Gothenburg 2 ... 52 .._

Sheep. Lambs. Calves- Pigs.
300 ... 28
507 ... 450
56 ... 226
622

- ... 4

••• •••
62 :. - -
• ••• •••

- ... --- ... - ... 311

'--. • •• ....-.'

Total 5229 ...14,565 795 644 ...1714
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1864
1863 - 3675 ... 8,235 ... ... 494 ...1221
1862
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stook exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Oct. 31, 1864, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 30, 1865.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

Oct. 31,
1864.
a d a d
3 4 to 4 0
4 2 4 8
4 10 5 2
5 4 5 6
3 8 4 4
4 6 4 10
5 0 5 4
5 6 5 8
0 0 0 0

Oct. 30,
1865.
a d s d.
3 2to 3 8
310 4 6
48 5 0
52 5 4
4 4 410
50 5 6
58 6 2
64 6 8
00 0 0

Coarse and inferior beasts
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen
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
Beasts

310 4 4
4 6 410
36 4 0
4 I 410
5,940

46 5 2
54 5 6
42 5 2
5 4 510
5 720

Sheep 20,950 32,140
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ox SALE, Nov. 2, 1863.—Beasts, 3,190—
sheep, 19,160—calves, 162—pigs, 440.
Nov. 2, 1862—Beasts, 6,42 o—sheep, 24,530—calves, 282
—pigs, 430.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at those markets
On the whole the trade is steady, and prices rule firm.

Per 81b by the carcase.
d s d
Inferior beef 3 0 3 4
Middling do. 3 6 4 0
Prime large do 4 2 4 4
Prime small do 4 6 4 8
Large pork 4 4 5 4
Lamb, Cs 0

e d s d
Inferior mutton • 4 4 4
Middling mutton 4 6 5 2
Prime do 5 4 5 8
Veal 4 4 5 4
Small pork, 5 6 6 0
Id to Os ud.

BOROUGH HOP.

The trade for all good and fine hops is firm, at fully late
rates. The demand for inferior qualities rules far from
active, and in some instances prices are rather lower. The
imports into London last week wero 117 bales from Ham-
burg, 144 Ostend, 219 Antwerp, 120 Ghent, 42 Boulogne,
and 57 bales from Dunkirk.
New Mid and East Keats llos to 195 s per cwt.
New Weald of Kents
71
New Sussex
71
Yearlings 9ss to 135 s

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
The supplies of potatoes on sale at these markets are
tolerably large. In most qualities a fair business is doing,
at prices without material chango from last week. The
imports into London last week wore about 150 tons.
Kent and Essex regents
Scotch do. —s to
-
Yorkshire do 6OB to 80s
„ Flukes
„ Rocks 40s to 60s 71