The Sun.
London, England, 1866-10-22 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

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There was a full average supply of foreign stock on sale
this morning. The trade was heavy in the extreme, and
the quota Lions declined fully 4d per 81bs.. The plant), of
both beasts and sheep.was tolerably good.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were on the increase, and in fair condition. The
unfavourable state of the weather compelled buyers to
operate cautiously. All breeds of beasts, therefore, moved
off heavily, at 4d per 81bs less money. The top figure was
5s per 81bs. The supply from Ireland was limited, and
there were no arrivals from Scotland.
From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire, we received about 1,500 short horns, &c., from othor
parts of 'England, 600 various breeds, and from Ireland,
100 oxen and heifers.
Notwithstanding that the supply of sheep was only
moderate all breeds met a heavy sale, at a decline in the
quotations of fully 4d per 81bs. The best Downs and half-
breds sold at 5s 8d to 6s per 81bs.
The show of calves was tolerably good, and sales pro-
gressed slowly at a decline of 4d per 81bs. The highest
price was 5s 2d per 81bs.
We were extensively supplied with pigs, which moved,
off heavily. Prices declined 2d to 4d per 81bs. Top
price 5s per Bibs.
Per 81b to sink the offal. _ _

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acted edscl
'2rse & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 6 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 2 5 6
Second quality do ..3 8 4 2 Prime b'thdown 00.5 8 6 0
Prime large oxen 44 8 La^ge coarse calvcs.4 24 8
Prime Scots, &c.... 4 10 5 0 Prime small d0......4 10 5 2
Crse. and inf. sneep.3 6 3 10 Large hogs 3 10 4 4
Second quality do ..4
mb 0 4 I.os Od too Small
0. po
o.l.rkers 46 5 0
La ...

Suckling calves, 2ls to 233; and quarter-old store pigs, 29
.o 3.2 s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 6,50 Beasts 8 Bl
Cows. — Cows.
Sheep and lambs 20,16) Sheep and I .mbs 7 cflo
Calves 23k Ca ves ..
790 rigs 460
eigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week
amounted to 15,267 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, we received 24,129; in 1864, 13,922; in 1863
13,281; in 1862, 7,829 ; in 1861, 16,643 ; and in 1860:
9,577.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs

Amsterdam — ••• ••• -- ..• •.. --
...
... :. . .
. -.L. ... .. ... . 14_750 ... • : ... 121=
Antvierp
Boulogne
Bremen
Caen 3718,11. "...'...... 411_77
......... ---__ :::: 12814 ......... 33
_l6
Calais.. —
Dieppe.
Dunkirk...
... ......
...
Hamburg 3Ol ... 1428 ... ... ... 142
Harlingen 683 ... 1743 ... ... 58 ... 13
Honfleur 243 ...

"' •o•

Oporto 122
Ostend 4 148

••• ... •••
... 39 ...

4
... - ... 469

Rotterdam — ...

St.Petbrsburg ... ... „.
... _
Tonning 2211 ... 1767 ... 50 ... ...
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. , Ahcep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864: 3621 ... 8,702 ... ... 710 ... 713
1863
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Oct. 23, 1865, and this day,
Monday, Oct. 22, 1866.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
Oct. 23, Oct. 22,
1865. 1866.
s d s d ad s d.
Coarse and inferior beasts... 3 2to 3 8 3 2to 3 6
Second quality do.
Prime largo oxen 4 8 5 0 4 4 4 8
Prime Scots, eze. ........ . .
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do. '
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 6 4 6 8 5 8 6 0
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2 4 2 4 8
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 5 6 510 4 6 5 0
Beasts 6,850 5,670
Sheep
Calves
'
Pigs 350
760
SUPPLIES ON SALt7 Oct. 24, 1864.—Beasts, 6,820—
sheep, 24,030—enlves, 346—pigs, 570.
i3Oct. 26, 1863—Beasts, 6,580—sheep, 22,150—calves,
1 185—pigs, 430.

NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL
These markets are heavily supplied with meat to-day.
Owing in some measure to the extreme mildness of the
weather the trade is somewhat heavy, and prices generally
have given way quite 4d per 81b. The imports of foreign
meat last week were-6 cases from Antwerp, 2,749 car-
casses of mutton from Nieu Di6p, 436 packages from Rot-
terdam, 26 carcasses from Amsterdam, and 7 baskets from
Hamburg.

Per 81b by the Malaise.
ad s d
Prime large do 334
60 344
a d a d
Inferior beef
Middling do.
46 4 8
hi)nrifidemdricindrgommututtotnoo 43 0
43140
i'rime small d0....1 2 4 4 Large pork 3 8 4 4
Veal 4 0 4 .1) small pork 4 4 5 0
Lamb. oaudloOd Od