The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-19 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Our market to-day was seasonably well supplied with
stock in somewhat improved condition. Sales progressed
steadily, at very full prices, to a slight advance.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from Scotland, wore limited. From
Ireland the supply was moderate, but in miserably poor
condition. Nearly all breeds moved off steadily, at an
advance in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of
2d per 81bs. The best Scots and crosses sold at 5s per
81bs, at which a good clearance was effected.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received about 1,200 short horns and crosses; from
other parts of England, 450 various broods; from Scotland,
8 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 150 oxen, cows, &c.
We were scantily supplied with English sheep, the
quality of which was by no means first-rate. Prime
Downs and half-breda changed hands freely at 2d per 81bs
more money. Most other breeds were in fair request at
full prices. Th• top quotation was 5s psr Blbs.
The sale for lambs was very dull at barely late rates
viz., from 4s 6d to 5s Gd per 81bs. The supply was toler-
ably good.
Calves were in moderate supply, and steady request.
Prime small calves were 2d per 81bs dearer. Other quali-
ties of veal wore tolerably firm.

Pigs moved off slowly at about stationary prices. The
supply was on the increase.
nor Blbs. to sink th• offal.

■ d s d sded
Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pme crs-wool sheep 4 4 4 8
Second quality do ..3 8 4 2 Prime b'thoOWo 00.4 10 5
Prime large oxen ..4 4 t 8 Large coarse calres.4 0 4 8
Prime Scots. lu 5 0 Prime small d0......4 10 5 4
Crse. and inf. sbeep.3 2 3 4 Large hogs .3 4 3 10
Second quality do ..3 6 1 2, Sinai! porkers 1 u 4
Lamb....4s Od to 5 61.

Suckling cakes, 22s to 21i ; and quarter old-store pio, 22s
to 23a each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 3,'9J Besets ....... l,BBl

Cows
Sheep and lambs 19,940
Calves l6l
eigs Vo

Cows —
Sheep and 1 alibi 7 O9O
Calves ll3
Pigs lO5

A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Aug. 20, 1866, and this days
Monday, Aug. 19, 1867.

Aug. 20,
1866.

Aug. 19,
1867.

ad ad ad ad
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 Bto 4 0 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do.' 4 2 4 8 3 8 4 2
Prime large oxen 4lO 5 2 4 4 4 8
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep ... 310 4 2 8 2 3 4
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do. i 2 5 8 4 4 4 8
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 410 5 0
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 4 410 4 0 4 8
Prime small do.
Largo hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 0 4 0 4 4
Beasts 5,890 3,590
Sheep
Calves
Pigs
Srmos ON SAL; Aug. 21, 1865.—Beasts, 5,510
sheep, 24,350—calves, 311—pigs, 380.
Aug. 22, 1864—Boast; 6,lBo—sheep, 29,270—calves
363—pigs, 470.
Tho total imports of toreign stock into London last week
amounted to 12,940 head. In the corresponding week in
1866, we received 18,092 ; in 1865, 18,131 ; in 1864,
16,172; in 1863, 14,015;
in 1862, 10,784; and in 1861,
13,400.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Antwerp - •.• ***
Boulogne — •.•
Bremen
Cadiz
Caen
Corunna 538 ...
Rotterdam
Geistemunde
___
51 ...
Trouville•••
... ...
...
Gothenburg ll6 ... 32 ... -- ... 82 ...
Hamburg 256 ... 2381 ... ••• ... 135
Harlingen B2 ... 484
sss •„113 ...1064
Dieppe......
Oporto 2OO ~. __.
... ... ...
Ostend — ••• --. ... ... 101 ... '''''
Tonniug 1473 ... 2183
... __. ... •..

Beasts.

"-- •e• -- ••• '—' ••• --..
—.—. ••• ..—. ••• ..• ...276

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. " Calves. Pigs
1866 14631 ...10,247 2259 1151 ...1374
1865 3992 ...15,540 1887 722 ...2259
1864