The Sun.
London, England, 1867-03-18 00:00:00

METROPOLITA.N. CATTLI3..

Beasts

tows. ..

Sheep and lambs 16:0 .0
Calves 22 ,

Pigs

Coarse and inferior boasts
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen
Prime Scots, drc.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do
Primo Southdown do
Lambs

Boasts.

Our market, to-day, was fairly supplied with foreign
stock as to number ; but its general quality was only
middling. Sales progressed slowly, at barely last week's
quotations.
From our own grazing districts the arrivals of boasts
fresh up this morning wore tolerably good, and in fair
average condition. The supply from Ireland and Scotland
was limited. For all breeds, the demand was in a slug-
gish state; nevertheless, compared with Monday last, very
little change took place in the quotations. The best Scots
and crosses sold at ss. to ss. 2d. per Sibs. _

The supply from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam-
bridgeshire, comprised about 1,500 Scots, short-horns,
and crosses ; from other parts of England 600 various
breeds; from Scotland, 175 Scots and crosses, and from
Ireland, 44 bulls.
We were but moderately supplied with sheep ; but their
quality was good. Prime Downs and half breds moved
off freely, and in some instances the quotations had an
upward tendency—the top figure being 6s. 4d, per 81bs.
Other broods of sheep sold slowly, at last week's currency.

Prime shorn Down sheep, the supply of which was good,
realised 58. per 81bs.
Lambs were in moderate supply and sluggish request
at from 7s. to Bs. per 81bs.
We had a dull inquiry for calves, at 2d. per 81bs. less
money. The supply was an average one for the time of
year.

In pigs very little business was passing, at late rates, viz.,
from 3s 2d to 4s 2d per Sibs.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

s ds d s ds d
Crse & Inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 6 5 0
Second quality do ..3 8 4 4 Prime s'thitown no 6 0 6 4
!'rime large oxen ..4 6 4 10 Large coarse calvcs 4 6 4 10
Prime Scots, &c.... 5 0 5 2 Prime small do 5 0 5 6
Crse. and int. sneep.3 10 4 2 Large hogs ....3 2 3 6
Second quality do ..4 4 5 2 Sinai! porkers 3 8 4 2

. .
Lamb.... 03 Od to Ci Od.
Sucklinr, calres, 20a to 223 ; and quarter-old storo 243
to 273 encl.

load of stock on sale.
Total supply.
^^ Forelzn supply.

Cows

Sheep awl I mb3 4 l6o
CR

Pigs

A. statement and comparison of tho supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in tho Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, March 19, 1866, and this day
Monday, March 18, 1867.

For Blbs. to sink the offal.
March 19,
1866.

March 18,
1847.

Bclsd s d s d
3 10 to 4 0 3 4t o 3 6
4446 3 8 4 4
4 8 410 4 6 410
5052 5 0 5 2
3 10 4 6 3 10 4 2
4864 4 4 5 2
6 6 0 6 6 510
6266 6 0 6 4
0000 0 0 0 0

evening.

Large coarse calves 3 8 5 0 4 6 410
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 5 0 3 8 4 2
Beasts 4,160 4,300
Sheep
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SAL; Marsh 20, 1865.—Beasts, 4,820—
sheep, 18,250--calves, 136—pigs, 370.
March 21, 1861—Beasts, 4,7 so—sheep, 22,070—calves
133—pigs, 480. _ _

The total imports of tor•ign •took into London lam. -meet
amounted to 10,305 head. In the corresponding week in
1866, we received 13,319 ; in 1865, 7,189 ; in 1864,
7,100 ; in 1863, 5,493 ; in 1862, 2,768 ; and in 1861 ,
2,106.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST lumx.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Antwerp
Boulogne
Bremen 376 549
Geistemunde
Amsterdam ... .••
Copenhagen — •••
Gottenburg
Hamburg 549 ... 794
Harlingen 223
Oporto 5O ...
Dieppe •••
Hontleur...
Ostend •••
Rotterdam
Trouville
Tho yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1866
1865 1325 3,449 ... 121 ...1791
1864

8 1

- ... 36 .:: -
- ... 8 ... 0

68 ... 3 ... 30

- - - - - ...314

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HER MAJESTY, &c•

WINDSOR CASTLE, Sunday.

Yesterday being the anniversary of the death of
die lamented Duchess of Kent, her Majesty and the
Royal family went in the morning to Frogmore,
and visited the Duchess's mausoleum, and her Ma-
jesty gave permission for it to remain open for a
space of time sufficient to enable the attendants and
servants of the Duchess to visit the tomb of their
Beasts ".
.1,60) I revered mistress.

The Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac-
companied by her Royal Highness Princess
Christian.

His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, attended by
Major Elphiustoue, arrived at the Castle in the

The Queen, Princess Christian, Princess Louise,
Prince Arthur, Princo Leopold, and Princess Bea-
trice, and the Ladies and Gentlemen in Waiting,
attended Divine Service this morning in the Private
Chapel.

The Rev. W. Brookfield (Chaplain in Ordinary
to the Queen) preached the sermon.
The Duke of Buckingham (Secretary of State for
the Colonies) had an audience of the Queen to-day.

The Prince of 'Wales attended Divine service at
the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday morning.
The Communion service was read by the Rev.
Thomas Helmore and Rev. J. R. Wood.

Anthem.—" 0 taste and see."—Goss.
Sung by Master Wood, Messrs. R. Barnby, Cum-
mings, and Whitehouse.
Mr. Cooper presided at the organ. The sermon
was preached by the Lord Bishop of Meath, from
2 Samuel, ehapvtr xii., rcraes 13, 14.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-
Strelitz attended the service.

The Princess of Wales.

We are enabled to state that the health of her
Royal Highness the Princess of Wales has very
decidedly improved in every particular during the
past two days. The public will learn with satis-
faction that there is no reason to doubt a continuance
of the favourable progress towards recovery.