The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

Thero was a full average supply of foreign stock on
offer in our market to-day, in, for the most part, good con-
dition. On the whole, sales progressed steady, at full
quotations to a slight advance.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our grazing dis-
tricts were rather limited, whilst the quality of most breeds
was not equal to Monday last. From Ireland and Scot-
land the receipts wero on a very moderate scale. The at-
tendance of buyers was by no means extensive, and the
beef trade was by no means inactive. However, most of
the stock was disposed of at an advance in the quotations
of 2d per Sibs. A few superior Scots realised 5s 4d, but
the general top figures were 5s to 5s 2d per Blbs.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge, we re-
ceived 920 Scots, crosses, and short horns ; from other
parts of England, 300 various breeds ; from Scotland, 170
Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 30 oxen and heifers.

There was a fair average number of sheep in the pens in
prime condition. All breeds sold freely, at very full prices.
The best Downs and half-breeds, in the wool, realised 7s;
out of the wool, 5s Gd to Us 8d per 81bs.
Prime lambs were very firm in price, but inferior lambs
were rather cheaper. The quotations ranged from 8s to
Os per Blbs. About 500 lambs reached us from the Isle of
Wight.
Calves were in short supply and good request, at from
5s 4d to Gs 4d per 81bs, being very full prices.
In pigs only a limited business was passing on former
terms, viz., from 4s to 4s 10d per 81bs.

Per 81b to sink tho offal.

oda d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2
Second quality do ..4 44 8
Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0
Prime Scuts, ac.... 5 0 5 2
Crse. and int. sheep. 4 2 4 8
Second quality do 10 5 o

tided
Pme crs-wool sheep 6 0 6 4
Prime s'thdown 00.6 8 7
Large coarse calvcs.s 4 5 !O
Prime small d0......6 0 6 4
Large hogs ....4 0 4 4
Small porkers- 4 6 4 10

13amb....8s 01 to 93 Od.
Suckling calves, 21s to 248 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 308
to 3.. s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 3,510 1 Beasts 1 77C

Cows. — Cows. •
sheep
Calves 4O Caves 2V
Pigs 3BO !Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 9,128 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, we received 9,284 ; in 1864, 5,814 ; in 1863,
4,518 ; in 1862, 2,140 ; and in 1861, 2,095.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Antwerp — 3338 ~. 36 58
Boulogne l2O 456 .„ 32
Bremen ... 369 ~. 221 5 105
Gestomunde 258 GOO 20

Cadiz - •.•

Calais..
•.•

Corunna — ...
Dordt. - ~.
Dunkirk - ...
Dieppe. - es. ... ... --
Hamburg 733 .„ 1641 „. ... ... 753
Harlingen
~. ••• -- ~. --- ...
Havre
.... et• "'—' et. ."" Ise .—.. ••• '—
Ostend l4 ... 60 ... 2 .„ 43 ... 7
Oporto
Rotterdam
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31 ... -- ..• 41 ... -

'..... ••• """'"' ... --- •.. --
- ... - ... - ... 113

Total 1,565 6,127 ~. 223 157 ...1056
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 1258 2954 94 443 ...1109
1863
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, May 1, 1865, and this day,
Monday, April 30, 1866.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.

clay 1,
1865.

April 30,
1866.

B (i 8
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3
Second quality do. . 3lO 4 2 444 8 4
4 4 Prime large oxen 8 310 t o 84 d 2.
6 410 5 0
Prime Scots, ez.c.
Coarse and inferior sheep ~ 4 0 4 8 4 2 4 8
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 8 7 0
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 5 4 510
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 6 410
Beasts 4,810 3,540
Sheep and lambs 21,160 20,320
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 2, 1864.—Beasts, 5,270—
sheep and lambs, 25,820—calves, 209—pigs, 480.
May 4, 1863—Beasts, 3,990—sheep and lambs, 22,640
—calves, 143—pigs, 450.
NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.
These markets aro but moderately supplied with meat.
Generally speaking, the trade is steady at very full prices.