The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-06 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of foreign stock on sale here to-day was
tolerably extensive, and in fair condition. Most of the
French beasts were very goad. Sales progressed slowly
on rather easier terms.
With home-fed beasts wo were fairly supplied. The
grass-fed stock came to hand in prime condition. The
arrivals from Ireland and Scotland were very limited.
For all breeds the demand was in a sluggish state, at a
decline in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of
2d per Sibs. The extreme top price was 5s Gd per Blbs.
The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and
Northamptonshire amounted to about 1,200 short horns ;
from other parts of England, 600 various breeds ; from
Scotland, 43 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 50
ozeu, &c.
The show of English sheep was tolerably good, and
most breeds were very prime. Downs and half-breds, in-
cluding prime Leicestors, &c., moved off freely, at fully
last week's currency ; but most other breeds wore a slow
inquiry, on former terms.
We had a dull trade for lambs—the supply of which was
on the average—on easier terms, viz., from Gs 8d to 7s 8d
per Blbs.
Calves were in fair average supply, and sluggish request,
at last week's prices.
In pigs, very little was doing ; nevertheless, the quota-
tions were supported.
Per 81b to sink the offal.
s ds d sdsd
CrseAr inf. beasts... 3 10 4 0 Pine ors-wool sheep 5 2 5 5
Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prune o'thilown n 0.5 0 6 0
Prime large oxen 10 5 2 La,ge coarse calvcs.4 4 4 lo
Prime Soots. 4 5 Prime small d0......5 0 5 4
Crse. and iut. sheep.•; 10 4 2 Large hogs .4 0 4 6
Second quality do ..4 45 0 Small porkers ..4 85 0

Lamb....es 8d to 7 . Bd.

Suckling calves, 2to to 23s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s
a 33s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Forelo'"m supply.
Beasts 2,750 1 Beasts ..... 2 960
Cows — Cows.
Sheep and lambs 27,120 Sheep and 1 .mbs
Calves 3_o Ca ves 220
i'lgs 450 IPigs 240
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 18,500 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, we received 20,400 ; in 1864, 14,029 ; in 1863,
16,675 ; in 1862, 10,802 ; in 1861, 9,697 ; and in 1860
15,157.

£MPOItT4 INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Amsterdam 6 ... 7 ... 301 ... ...
Antwerp
Boulogne 338 ... 612 ... ... 118 ..,
Bremen
Caen 271 ... 53 ... ... 147 ...
Calais.. — ... 82 ... ... 43 ... 8
Dieppe.
Dunkirk
Uottenburg
Hamburg 641 ... 3785 ... ... 17 ... 222
203 ... 590

irarlingeit ...... 273 ... 2788 ... 183 ...
Havre
Oporto
Ostend67 ... 64 ... ... 168
Itotterdam — ..o ... ... •
Taming 939 ... 1346 ... 323 ... ...

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Total 3,409 ... 10,247 ... '2,259 1,151 ...1374
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : 1
Boasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 2905 ... 9,478381 ... 530 —1035
...
1963
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Groat Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Aug. 7, 1865, and this day,
Monday, Aug. 6, 1866.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
Aug. 7, Aug. 6,
1865. 1866.
s d s d si d s d.
Coarse and inferior beasts... 310 to 4 4 3 Bto 4 0
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 5 0 5 2 410 5 2
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 6 2 6 4 510 6 0
Lambs
Largo coarse oalves 4 2 4 8 4 4 410
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 8 410 4 8 5 0
Boasts 6,780 4,750
Sheep and lambs 26,570 27,120
Calves
Pigs .., 390 460
Svvri,TEs ON SALE, Aug. 8, 1864.—Beasts, 6,680
theep and lambs, 30,640—calves, 361—pigs, 470.
Aug. 10, 1863—Beasts, s,3Bo—sheep and lambs, 26,780
—calves, 308—pigs, 540.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.
Tho markets are fairly supplied with each kind of mea
which moves off slowly, as follows ;

Per 81b by the cameo.
a d a d a d a d
Inferior beef 3 6 3 10 Inferior mutton.... 3 8 1 6
Middling do. 4O 4 4 Middling mutton-4 55 4
Prime large do. 4 64 s Prime do 56 5 8
Prime small d0....1 8 4 10 Large pork., 1 0 4 8
Veal 4 2 5 4 Small pork. 4 8 5 2
Lamb, 65 Od to Os 10d.