The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-03 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was about an average supply of foreign stock on
offer in our market to-day, in fair average condition.
The show of English beasts was rather limited ; never-
theless, sales progressed slowly, at prices about equal to
Monday last. A few very superior Scots and crosses sold
at ss. 2d., but the general top figure was ss. per 81bs. Tho
quality of the stock was prime.
The arrivals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire amounted to about 1,300 Scots, short horns,
and crosses; from other parts of England, 500 various
breeds; from Scotland, 239 Scots and crosses; and from
Ireland 20 oxen.

The supply of sheep was tolerably extensive, though
not equal to last week. Nearly all breeds moved off
slowly ; nevertheless, previous rates were barely sup-
ported. The best Downs and half-bieds cLanged hands
at from 4s. 10d. to ss. 2d. por 81bs. The condition of the
English sheep was good.
Lambs were in good supply, and sluggish request, on
lower terms. The quotations ranged from 6s. 4d. to 7s. 4d.
per 81bs.
The sale for calves was heavy, at 41. por Blbs. less
money. The highest price was ss. 4d. por Sibs.
Paine small pigs were quite as dear as last week, but
larger pigs were vary dull.

Per Blbs. to sitik the offal.

stied edsd
Crse da inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pme crs-wool sheep 4 6 4 8
Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Prime S'thdown d 0.4 10 5 2
Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 8 Large coarse calves. 3 le 4 8
Prime Sciits, 10 5 2 Prime small d0......4 10 5 4
Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 6 3 10 Large hogs .3 2 3 8
Second quality do ..4 0 4 4 Sinai! porkers 310 4 4
Lamb....6s 4d to 7 41.

Suckling calves, 218 to 218 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 23s
LI 20s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
(casts MSO !Beasts
Cows. .. C0w5.....
Sheep ..nd lambs 9,1 iym ad 1 nibs
Calves
I igs 420 rigs 6O
A. statement and comparison of the
_supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on-aroirdayc June 4, 1866, and this day,
Monday, June 3, 1867.

June 4,
1866.

June 3,
1867.

ad ad ad ad
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 Bto 4 0 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do. ..• • 4 2 4 6 3 8 4 0
Prime large oxen 4 8 410 4 2 4 8
Prime Scots, &C.
o Second
0 54 22 48 1g 5s
120
ferloo.r
........... ..
5 8
4 3
4504 0 4 4
Prime coarse-woolled do. 5 2 5 6 4 6 4 8
C ars e a
.qualityn d
Prime Southdown d 0.......... 5 8 510 410 5 2

Lambs 6 8 8 0 6 4 7 4
Large coarse calves 5 4 510 310 4 8
Prime small do
Large hogs
Neat small porkers
Beasts 3,490 4,080
Sheep
Calves
Pigs
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SUPPLIES ON SALE, Juno 5, 1865.—Boasts, 4,640
sheep,
25,730—calves, 350—pigs, 370.
June
1864—Beasts, 6,o3o—sheep, 32,450—calves,
392—pigs,
560.
The total imports of toroign stock into London last week,
amounted to 11,857 head. In the corresponding week in
1866, we recoived 11,263; in 1865„15,911 ; in 1864,
8,708 ; in 1863, 5,778 ; in 1862, :5,323 ; and in 1861,
7,849.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Beasts.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Antwerp
Boulogne ••• ..•
Bremen
Cadiz
Caen
Calais
Copenhagen
Geistemunde 356 4928 13
Amsterdam
Gothenburg 23
Hamburg 546 1870 ... 3 ... 18
Harlingen 29 1673 130 ... 13
Dieppe
Ronfleur . . ....
Ostend 2 ... 17 ... 87 ...
Rotterdam — 184
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1866
1865 1172 ...11,605 1109 ... 583 ...1142
1864
Per Slb by the carcase.

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