The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-25 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

For the time of year there was a large supply of foreign
stock on offer in our market to-day. Sales progressed
slowly, and prices had a drooping tendency.
From our own grazing districts the arrivals of boasts
to-day were only moderate, but in good condition.
AU breeds met a dull sale, anti in some instances prices
were rather lower than last week. The top figure was
ss. 2d. per 8 lbs. The supplyfrom Scotland was rather
limited, while no arrivals were reported from Ireland.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire amounted to 1,500 Scots, short horns, and
crosses; from other parts of England 500 various breeds
and from Scotland 168 Scots and crosses.

The supply of sheep was on the increase. All breeds
met a heavy inquiry, and prides gave way 2d. per 8 lbs•
The best Downs and half-breda, in the wool, sold at 6s. to
6s. 2d. per 81bs. Out of the wool the quotations were
4s. 10d. to 50. per 81bs.
Lambs were in fair average supply and heavy request,
at from 78. 4d. to Bs. per 8 lbs. ,
The sale of calves was heavy, at late rates, via., from
4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. per 8 lbs. The supply was only mode-
rate.

Pigs wero very dull,- at prices barely equal to Monday
last. The highest figure was 4s. 2d. per 8 lbs.

for -81 b to sinkVit offal.

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Crim & inf.-beasts... 3 4 3 6
Second quality,do ..3 8 4 4
Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 10
Prime Scuts. etc...,..4 0 5 .2

sdsd
Pmeers-wool sheep 5 6 5 0
Prime oithdown 0u,6 0 6 2
LA'ige coarse calyes.4 6 6 10
rsane small d0......5 0 5 6

Cm. and inf. stieev.:s iO 1 2
Second quaLity do 4 6 2
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Large hogs ....3 2 3 8
6nial: porkers 3 8 4 2

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and quarter-old store Rigs, 23e;

Suckling calves, 20e to 22e ;
t 1.24.14 each. • '
Thad of stock oil sale.
Total supply. r . Forel,,u supply.
Beasts 3,0.0 I Delete 1 720
Cows — F Cows
sheep and lambs 15.800 I Sheep awl 1 ‘znha 6 6.)0
Calves 22 , ves
Pigs . . 3tio Ino
& statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold inch© Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, March 26,0.866, and this day,
Monday, March 23, 1867.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

March 26,
-1866.

March 25,
1867.

ad ad sd
Coarse and inferior boasts 3 10 to 4 0 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 4 8 4. 10 4 6 410
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep 4 0 4 8 310 4 2
Second quality do. ~ .
Prime coarse-woolled do. 6 8 0 2 5 6 510
Primo Southdown do
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 8 5 0 4 6 410
Prime small do
Largo hogs
Meat small porkers
Beasts 2,340 3,950
Sheep
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON Sala; March 27, 1865.—Beasts, 4,750—
sheep, 19,560—calves, 114—pigs, 480.
March 28, 1864—Beasts, 3,o2o—sheep, 17,590 —CaIYOS,
88—pigs, 420.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 10,305 head. In the corresponding week in
1866, we received 13,319; jn 1865, 7,189 ; in 1864,
7,100 ; in 1863, 5,499 ; in 1862, 2,768 ; and in 1861,
2,106.

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IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WENY.
Beasts. Sheep: Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Antwerp
Boulogne 69 ..• 1413 ~. —•-• ' u •••
Bremen 259 ...
....436 ... 6 ...
Calais
Geistemunde
..,. _ ... ...
Amsterdam - ... ... ... •••
Copenhagen — ••• ..• ••• •''
Gottenburg
Hamburg 642 ... 2108 ... ... 39 ...
Harlingen 144 ... 67
... . _ . 7 ...
Oporto - •••
Dieppo — •••
Honileur...
Ostend , — •••
Rotterdam — ...
Trouville

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The yearly eoraparisohof weeklz,hAports is as follows :
Boasts. Skov, ,Lambs. Cativo& Pip.
1866 ' 4309 ... 8,101 1.16 336 296
1565
1.861 • 1134 ... 2,416 8 ... 367 680„
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