The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-17 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

A moderate supply of foreign stock was on sale here
to-day, in very middling condition. The trade, both for
beasts and sheep, was slow, at barely the rates of Monday
last.
Fresh up from our own grazing diaricts the arrivals o f
beasts were only moderate. An increased supply was re -
ceived from Scotland, in prime condition. The attendance
of butchers, owing to the absence of 40 greater portion of
the country buyers, was small, and the beef trade, as re-
garded all qualities, ruled heavy, at a decline in the quo-
tations as compared with Monday lag of 2d per 81bs. Prime
S,,ots and crosses realised 5s 4d pal 81bs.
The arrivals from N orfolk, Suffolk Essex, and Cambridge-
shire amounted to 1,350 Scots, short-horns, and crosses;
from Lincolnshire, 140 oxen ; fromother parts of England,
400 of various breeds; and from Scotland, 257 Scots and
crosses.
The supply of sheep in the pens was moderate, but the
quality and condition were only iiiddling. The trade
was quieter than on Monday last, aid that day's improve-
ment in the quotations was not maiitainod. Prime Downs
and half-breds sold at 5s 4d per 81bi.

A good supply of lambs was exhbitod for sale, chiefly
in very middling condition. The trade was dull, and
prices were lower, the quotation being 6s to 7s. per 81bs.
Calves were in moderate supply. The trade for them
ruled quiet, at late rates.
Pigs met a slow sale, at last Monlay's currency.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

s d s d e ds d
Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 6 Pme Irs-wool sheep 4 8 4 .Q
Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Prim. b'thuown oo 5 2 5 3
Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 0 Lariz4 coarse calres.4 0 4 to
Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 2 5 4 Pruitt small d0......5 0 5 6
Crse. and int. sbeep.3 4 3 6 Large bogs .3 4 3 10
Second quality do ..4 2 4 6 i Small-porkers ..4 4 6
Lamb....6a Od to '• Od.

Suckling calves, 21s to 24s ; and quarter-old store pies, '23s
to 265 cuuh.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreivt supply.
Beasts
Cows. Cows.
Sheep and lambs 5.250 Sheet and 1 .mbs
11
Calves 335 Ca vs; .. 8
rigs 4-0 , rigs. l5
A. statement and comparison of tho supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, June 18, 1866, and this day,
Monday, June 17, 1867.

Juno 18,
1i66.

June 17,
1867.

a (1-; d e d s d
Coarse and inferior beasts.,. 4 oto 4 4 3 4to 3 6
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 5 2 5 6 4 2 410
Prime Scots, &C.
Coarse and inferior sheep,,, 3 8 4 2 3 8 310
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do. 5 2 5 8 4 8 410
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 5 2 5 4
Lambs .......................... ; 6 8 8 0 6 0 7 0
Large coarse calves 5 0 5 6 4 0 410
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 0 4 6
Beasts 3,580 3,610
Sheep
Calves
Figs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, June 19, 1865.—Beasts, 4,990
sheep, 28,590—calves, 436—pigs, 40.
Juno 20, 1861—Boasts, 5,160—sheep, 28,730—calves
311—pigs, 520.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 12,592 head. In the corresponding week in
1866, we received 13,821 ; in 1865, 14,169 ; in 1864,
in 1863, 8,323 ; 186 Z 8,212 ; and in 1861,
1101„090i2 ;
5.

IMPOETS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Antwerp
Boulogne
Bremen
Cadiz
Caen
Calais
Copenhagen _
Geistemuude
Amsterdam
Gothenburg 62
Hamburg ..... 580 4000 ... 10 ...
Harlingen 57 ... 910 ... 136 ... 6
Dieppe
Honfleur ......
Ostend — ... 32 158 ...
Rot terthun
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1866
1865 2231 ... 8,307 1673 233 ...1792
1861

Beasts.

NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.
The supply of meat on sale here to-day is moderate
The trade, generally speaking, is quiet on rather easier
terms. The import of meat into London last week was
30 packages from Hamburg, and 3 from Rotterdam.
Per Blbs by the carcase.
ed s d eds d
Inferior beet ......3 4 3 8 Interior mutton 3 8 4 6
Middling do. ...... 3 10 4 2 Middling mutton 4 6 4 8
Prime large d0.....4 4 4 6 Prime do 4 10 5 0
Prime small d0....4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 4 3 10
Veal ..............4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 0 4 6
Lamb. 5s 8d to 8a 81