The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market
was only moderate, whilst its general condition was rather
inferior. The trade was heavy in the extreme, at de-
pressed quotations. From our own grazing districts the
arrivals of beasts fresh up this morning were seasonably
good, and, for the most part, in excellent condition. The
attendance of butchers being limited, the demand for all
breeds of beasts was in a depressed state, at a decline in
the quotations ccmpared with Monday last of quite 2d per
81b. The extreme price for the best Scots and crosiies was
5s per 81b.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, comprised about 1,600 Scot; shorthorns, and
crosses; from other parts of England, 600 various breeds ;
and from Scotland 147 Scots and crosses. There were no
fresh arrivals from Ireland.
We were again well supplied with sheep, the quality of
which was prime. All breeds were heavy in the extreme,
and prices gave way 4d per Sibs. The best old Downs in
the wool sold at 5s Bd, out of the wool 4s 8d per 81bs.
There was a fair inquiry for lambs, at last week's cur-
rency, viz., 7s 4d to 8e per 81b.
Calves were in moderate supply, and sluggish request,
on rather lower terms. The top price was 5s 4d per 81bs.
The sale for pigs was heavy, at the late decline in value.
The supply was only moderate.
Per 81b to sink the offal.
dsds d s d
Crse & inf. beasts... 3 2 34 1 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 0 5 4
Second quality do ..3 6 4 2 Prime n'thdowu oo 5 6 5 8
Prime large oxen ..4 4 4 3 Large coarse calves 4 6 4 10
Prime Scuts, Ar.c....4 10 5 0 Prime emsil do 5 0 5 4
Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 4 3 8 Large hugs .3 0 3 4
Second quality do ..3 10 4 8 .trnall porkers 3 8 3 1u
Lamb....os Od to 0, Od.
Suckling calves, 21s to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 208
to 25s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 3,630 Beasts .... 1,260
Cows Cows .....
Sheep and lambs 25,240 Sheep and Limbs 5 0
98 8
Calves 99 Caorea ,
15
Pigs 340 Pigs
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, April 9, 1866, and this day,
Monday, April 8, 1867.
Per Blbs. to sink the offal.
April 2, April 1,
1866. 1867.
sd sd a d s d
Coarse and inferior beasts... 4 4to 4 8 3 2to 3 4
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 5 2 5 4 4 6 410
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 6 4 6 8 6 0 6 2
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 8 5 0 4 6 410
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 0 3 8 4 2
Beasts 1,230 3,630
Sheep
99
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 10, 1865.—Beasts, 4,010
sheep, 17,750—calves, 107—pigs, 370.
April 11, 1864—Beasts, 4,310—sheen
29,870—calves,
187—pigs, 600.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 8,245 head. In the corresponding week in
1866, we received 4,957 ; in 1865, 7,234 ; in 1864,
4,316 ; in 1863, 3,403 ; in 1862, 2,768 ; and in 1861,
2,106.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Ant*erp
••• 3530 ••• -- ••• GO ... —..
Boulogne 69 ... 1443 ••• —•-• 75 •••
Bremen 259 ... ... 436 ... 6 "'—
Calais - ••• 42 ... ••• 22 ••• ......
Geistemunde
Amsterdam - ••• ••• ••• --- •••
Copenhagen — „. —. ... -- ••• ---- •••
Gottenburg
Hamburg 642 ••• 2108 ... "... 39 ...
Harlingen
144 ••• 67 ••• ---- ••• 7 •••
Oporto
••• ••• ••• ••• --
Dieppe ...... - ••• ---
Honfleur...
••• •••
Ostend -- ••• --- --•..
--
Rotterdam — ••• ••• ••• •••
••• ••• -- ••
Trouville '
'''
••• ••• ----- ••• -- ••• -- ••• ---

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs•
1866
1865 l7BO ... 3,350 ... ... 225 ...179 7
1864

NEWGATE AND LEADENEALL.
Per 81b by the carcase.
These markets are fairly supplied with both town and
country-killed meat, for which the demand is inactive, as
follows :

s d 5 d
Inferior beef 3 0 3 6
Middling do. 3 8 3 0
Prime large do 4 0 4 ?
Prime small do 4 4 4 6
Veal 4 0 6 2

edict
Inferior mutton 3 2 3 10
Middling mutton-4 0 4 4
Prime do 4 8 4 8
Large pork 2 8 3 6
Small pork. 3 8 4 0

Lamb, Oa Od to 0e Od

The imports of foreign meat into London, last week,
were:-8 packages from Antwerp; 160 from Hamburg
22 from Harburg; 413 froM Bremen; and 87 from Rotter-
dam.