The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-22 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was about an average supply of beasts and sheep
here to-day. Sales progressed heavily, at depressed cur-
rencies. The number of calves was very limited.

From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts
fresh up this morning was very moderate as to number,
but in fair average condition. The supply from Scotland
was rather limited, whilst no fresh arrivals were reported
from Ireland. The attendance of butchers being far from
numerous the demand for all kinds of beasts was heavy,
at a decline in the quotations compared with Monday last
of 2d per 81bs. The best Scots and crosses sold at 4s 10d
to 5s per 81bs.
The supply from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge-
shire comprised about 1,200 crosses, and shorthorns; from
other parts of Engiand, 400 various breeds, and from Scot-
land 183 Scots and crosses.

Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was only
moderate, all breeds met a heavy sale, at 2d per 81b less
money when compared with this day sen'night. The best
Downs and half brads in the wool changed hands
at 5s 8d to 5s 10d; out of the wool, 46 8d to 4s 10d,
per Blbs.
Prime Down lambs were in moderate request at 8s per
81bs, but inferior breeds gave way 2d to 4d per Sibs. The
supply from the Isle of Wight was confined to 50 head.
The few calves in the market sold at high quotations--
viz., from 4s 6d to Gs per 81bs.
The show of pigs was tolerably good. The demand was
heavy, at barely last weak's prices.
Per 81b to sink the offal.

stied sided
Crsc & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pme ere-woof sheep 5 2 5 6
Second quality do ..3 ti 4 % Prime n'tlldOWii n 0.6 8 5 10
Prune lar,p, oxen ..4 4 4 8 La ge coarse ealves.4 6 5 4
Prime Scuts, .te....4 1.) 4 u Prune small d0......5 6 6 0
Orse. and int. sueep.3 63 1 Large hogs ...3 2 3 6
Seeond quality do ..1 0 1 to :itnalt porkers 3 ti 4 2

Od to 8-, Od,

Suckling calves, 215 to 23s ; quarter-old store pigs, 22s
to 26s each.

Head of stock on sale.

" Forel:01 supply.
Beasts
Cows. — I Cows..:..
Sheep ..nd lambs 10,791 , Sheep and 1 mbs 6 360
Calves B6 iCa yes
Vigs 3lslPlgs 25
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, April 23, 1866, and this day
Monday, April 22, 1867.

Total supply.

April 23,
1866.

April 22,
1867.

sd sd id sd
Coarse and inferior boasts 3 10 to 4 2 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do.
4648 4 4 4 8
Prime large oxen
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep ... 4 2 4 8 3 6 310
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 6 8 7 0 5 8 510
Lambs
Largo coarse calves 5 4 510 4 6 5 4
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 4 410 3 8 4 2
Beasts 4,280 3,200
Sheep
Calves
Pigs
Surkixs ON SALE, April 24, 1865.—Beasts, 4,290
sheep, 14,050—calves, 65—pigs, 330.
April 25, 1861—Boasts, 4,36 o—sheep, 22,140—calves
147—pigs, 470.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 8,412 head. In the corresponding week in,
1866, we received 16,614; in 1865, 6,141 ; in 1864,
4,413 ; in 1863, 2,572 ; in 1862, 2,641 ; and in 1861 ,
2,491.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEBIE•
Antwerp
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
... 733 Boulogne 26 167 ...
Bremen
Cadiz
Caen
Calais
4 ...
Copenhagen l3O
Geistetnunde
Amsterdam
•••
Gottenburg
••• ••
Hamburg 314 ... 3094 es•
Harlingen
• 20
Diep
Honileur...
Ostend —
."
Rotterdam — -

"....
Ooe .. ... ...—. 6.0 .......
'.....—.
s* ......—. ... 4 ". -

••• --- ... 33
... -

•••
•••
The yearly comparison of Weekly •imports ••• _'97
is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1866
2682 ...11,558 ... 946
1865 1316 ... 3,568 .. ... 172 ...1256
1864
1 ... 176 „JON
1199 ... 2,426 ... 4 ... 221 ... 593

NEVTGATE AND LEADENTIALL.
These markets are tolerably well but not to say heavily
supplied with each kind of meat. On the whole the trade
is inactive at our quotation.. Last week's imports of
meat into London were confined to 164 packages from
Hamburg, and 89 from Rotterdam.
rer 81b by the carcase.
ad a d
Inferior beet 3 2 3 6
Middling do. 3 8 4 0
Prime large do 1 2 4 4
Prime small do 4 4 4 6
ti
Veal 4 6 5
Lamb, Os 0,

sdri
Inferior mutton..•. 3 4 d
M z idrimedli 4 ng
..
mutton 4 4 6Pdo . . ....... 4 6 4
Large pork ........ 3 0 3 6
small pork. ....... .3 8 4 2
Id to Os Ott

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.

These markets are fairly supplied with potatoes, Which
move off freely at very full prices. The imports last
week were about 220 tons from Dunkirk, 50 boxes fro m
Alexandria, 80 bags from Christiania, and 1 bag from
Rotterdam.
Regents l2os to 150 s per ton.
Flukes 131 s to 1703 „
Scotch Regents lloa to 160 s „