The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a fair average supply of fat stock here to-day
in but middling condition. Amongst it wore about 200
shorn sheep from Holland. The trade was heavy, and
prices had a drooping tendency.

The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from Scotland, were seasonably good.
The Lincolnshire season has not yet been brought to a
close. Many of tho graziers in that county are still send-
ing forward two-year-old beasts, apprehensive of heavy
losses from the prevailing disease. All breeds of beasts
moved off heavily at a decline in the quotations of fully 2d
per 81b. The general top figure for Scots was os per 81b.
The quality of the English beasts was only middling, of
the Scotch very prime.

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton..
shire we received 1,500 short horns, &c., from Norfolk
Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire 1,620 Scots and crosses:
from other parts of England, 500 various breeds; from
Scotland, 800 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 150
oxen, &c.

We were but moderately supplied with sheep, but the
quality of most .breeds was good. Primo Downs, half-
breds, &c., moved off slowly, but at full prices ; otherwise,
the demand ruled heavy at 2d per 81b less money. The
highest currency was 6s 8d per 81b.
There was only a moderate inquiry for calves at late rates
—viz., from 4s to 5s per Blbs. The supply was rather
limited.

The sale for pigs was steady at full rates. Small porkers
realised 5s 2d.

Per 81b to sink tbo offal.

Bdsd 8 d 5 d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Prnecrs-vvool sheep 5 8 6 2
Second quality do ..3 10 4 4 Prime S'thdown 00.6 4 6 8
Prime large oxen ..4 8 4 10 La ge coarse calvcs.4 0 4 6
Prime Scots, &c.... 4 0 5 0 Prime small d0......4 8 5 o
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 8 Large hogs ..4 t 4 8
Second quality do ..4 10 5 e Small porkers 4 8 6 2
Lamb....os Od to 0, Od.

SuAling• calves, 20s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s
to 34s each.
_ _ _

lead of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
_
Beasts
Cows

Beasts _
6,150
Cows ..
_7

Sheep
Calves 315 Ca yes 34
rigs 590 Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week
amounted to 5,856 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, we received 2,003; in 1864, 2,307; in 1863,
2,988 ; in 1862, 3,135 ; in 1861, 738 ; and in 1860,
2,135 head.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Beasts.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.

_
Amsterdam — ••• ••• --- •••
Antwerp
Boulogne 23 ... 250 ...
Bremen 75 ...
Copenhagen — ...
Cadiz l2 ...

•6 • "-

Calais.. —
Dordt.
Dunkirk —
Gothenburg
Hamburg —
Harlingen ......
Medemblik — ...
Ostend 4 ... 393 ...
Rotterdam 144 ... 1264 ... ... 404 ... 65
Tonning —

•.•
... 164

••• -.'

76 ... -- ...
225 ... - ..•

•••

... 101 ... -

—'' se•

Total
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 653 ... 1,209 ... ... 385 ... 60
1863
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Jan. 9, 1865, and this day,
Monday, Jan. 8, 1866.

Per Blbs. to sink the offal.
Jan. 9,
1865.

Jan. 8,
' 1866.

sd s d ad sd.
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 Bto 4 4 3 4to 3 8
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 5 0 5 2 4 6 410
Prime Scot; &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 4 6 8
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2 4 0 4 6
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8 4 8 5 2
Beasts 4,820 7,530
Sheep 14,930 24,810
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan. 11, 1864.—Beasts, 4,320--
sheep, 17,360—calves, 237—pigs, 440.

Jan. 12,1863—Beasts, 4,B4o—sheep, 18,760—calves, 125
—pigs, 370. •

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

The supplies of meat on sale at these markets are mo-
derate. The trade is steady, at tho annexed quotations :

Per 81b by the carcase.
sd s d
Inferior beef 3 0 3 4
Middling do. 3 6 4 0
Prime large do 4 2 4 4
Prime small do 4 4 4 6
Large pork 4 0 3 0
Lamb, Os 0,

e d e d
Inferior mutton 3 6 4 4
Middling mutton 4 6 5 2
Prime do 5 4 5 8
Veal 4 o 5 0
Small pork. 5 2 5 8
Id to Oe Od.

BOROUGH HOP.

Speaking generally, our market is quiet. For good and
fine samples there is a steady demand, and prices rule firm;
but for inferior produce the trade is slow. The quotations
are without material chango from last week. The imports
into London last week were 81 bales from Antwerp, 18
Hamburg, 8 Ostend, 111 Boulogne, and 85 bales from
Dunkirk.
New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt.
New Weald of Kents
New Sussex
Yearlings 9ss to 135 s „