The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-09 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was al;a:ge supply of foreign stock on offer here
to-day. The beasts from France came to hand in excel-
lent condition. Those from Tanning, however, were very
middling. Sales were rather difficult at full prices.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were on the increase, but their general quality
was only middling. The receipts from Ireland and Scot-
land wele trifling. Good and prime moved off steadily at
full quotations. Otherwise, the trade was very inactive,
at barely late rates. The best Scots and crosses realised
5s 8d to 5s 10d, in some instances, Gs per 81bs. The Lin-
colnshire season has now fairly commenced.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 800 Scots, short-horns and crosses ; from Lin-
colnshire and other parts of England, 1,200 various breeds ;
from Scotland, 35 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 50
oxen, &c.

The show of English sheep was only moderate—of
foreign extensive. Good and prime Downs and half-
breds were in steady request at full prices. Inferior sheep
were a slow inquiry at late rates. The general top figure
was 6s; but, in some instances, 6s:4d per 81bs was obtained
for prime Downs.

There was a good demand for lambs at full prices—viz.,
from 6s 8d to 8s per 81bs. The supply was rather limited.
Calves met a dull inquiry on former terms, from 4s 4d
to 5s 6d per Blbs. The number was rather extensive.
The pork trade was in a sluggish state at about last
week's currency. _ _

Per 81b to sink the offal.

ad 8 d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 4
Second quality do ..4 6 5 0
Prime large oxen ..5 4 5 6
Prime Scots, &c.... 5 8 5 10
Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 8 4 2
Second quality do ..4 4 5 0

d s d
Pme ors-wool sheep 5 2 5 S
Prime S'thdown d 0.5 0 6 0
Large coarse calves. 4 4 5 2
Prime small do 5 4 5 6
Large hogs 4 0 4 6
Small porkers 4 8 5 0
Lamb.... 68 8d to 8s 4d.

Suckling calves, 20s to 238 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s
to 33s each. _ _ _

Head of stook on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 4,440 Beasts 2,060
Cows. _ .
-- --" - -

Sheep and lambs 32,020 Sheep and limbs 15,250
Calves 512 Caves . 527
Pigs 450 Pigs 75
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week.
amounted to 14,754 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, we received 17,053; in 1864, 10,250 ; in 1863,
14,133 ; in 1862, 7,977 ; in 1861, 10,082 ; and in 1860,
12,239.

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

Aarhuus -- ... ... -- ... -- •••
Antwerp 92 ... 1075 ... 532 ... 199 ... 11
Boulogne 446 ... 869 ... 69 ... 30 ... 13
Bremen . 123 ... 314 ... 574 ... 7 •••
Tronville. 6l ... ... -.-
Cadiz —

-- ••• -
50 ... -
11 ... -

60 ... 20

Calais.. —
Dunkirk
Caon 924 ...
Christiana,
~• ... ••• •••
Dieppe.
Hamburg 413 ... 3468 ... .„ 12 ... 172
Tonning 493 ... 653 ...1051 ... 1 •••
Ostend 9B ... .. 145 ... 3
Vigo
Rotterdam

117 ... -

77 ... -

... - ...
--- ••• -- •.. - ... 192

Total 3,511 7,680 2,157 1,000 ... 405
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
1865 3445 ~. 9,414 ... 2292 ~. 976 926
1864 1247 ... 6197 1281 710 ... 815
1863 1630 8760 ... 1955 ... 1042 ... 746
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, July 10, 1865, and this day,
Monday, July 9, 1866.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
July 10, ' July 9,
1865. 1866.
sd sd ad Bd.
Coarse and inferior beasts... 3 Bto 4 0 3 10 to 4 4
Second quality do. - 4 2 4 8 4 6 5 0
Prime large oxen 4lO 5 0 5 2 5 6
Prime Scot; &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.! 4 8 5 4 4 4 5 0
Prime coarse-woolled do. 5 6 5 8 5 2 5 8
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 510 6 0
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 4 4 5 2
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 6 4 8 4 8 5 0
Beasts 5,020 3,620
Sheep and lambs 27,380 24,730
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, July 11, 1864.—Beasts, 5,260—
sheep and lambs, 26,890—calves, 370—pig; 410.
July 13, 1863—Beasts, 4,7 so—sheep and lambs, 22,340
—calve; 466—pigs,. 350.