The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-23 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a fair average supply of foreign stock on offer
here to-day, in middling condition. Sales progressed slowly
on rather lower terms.
The arrivals ;of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts were considerably on the increase, and in very
prime condition. Those from Scotland were seasonably
good, from Ireland rather limited. All breeds met a slow
inquiry, at a further decline in the quotations of 2d por 81b.
A few very superior Scots sold at 5s per 81b, but the gene-
ral top figures were 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81b.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we
received 1,800 Scots and crosses; from other parts of Eng-
land 500 various breeds ; from Scotland 405 Scots and
crosses ; and from Ireland 180 oxen and heifers.
We were fairly supplied with sheep, although about
5,000 head were stopped at Tottenham by the authorities.
Although there were no buyers from the Midland districts,
the demand for all breeds of sheep ruled steady at high
quotations. Prime Downs and half breeds, iu the wool,
realised 6s 8d to 7s; out of the wool, fully 5s 8d per 81b.
These prices show an advance of about 2d per 81b.
Lambs—the supply of which was moderate—moved off
steadily at from 7s to 8s per 81b.
We had a steady sale for calves at full quotations, viz.,
from 5s 4d to 6s 4d per 81b. The supply was limited.

Pigs commanded very little alteration on rather lower
;arms.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

sdsd s d s d
Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2 Pmecrs-wool sheep 6 0 6 4
Second quality do ..4 4 4 6 Prime .i'llidown uo 6 8 7 0
Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 8 La ge coarse calvcs.s 4 5 10
Prime Scuts, &c.... 4 10 5 0 Pr.rne small 6 4
Crse. and int. sheep. 4 2 4 8 Large hugs .3 8 4 2
Second quality do ..4 10 5 s Small porkers ..4 44 10
Lamb.... 78 Od to 8, od.

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

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 9280 Beasts 1 230
Cows .. Cows.
Sheep
Calves 8 , Ca yes B5
Pigs 540 Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 16,614 head. fn the corresponding week in
1865, we received 6,141; in 1864, 4,443; in 1863,
2,772 ; in 1862, 2,641 ; and in 1861, 2,491.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs
Antwerp 24 4933 94 85.
Boulogne 406 ... 1714 26 ... 75
Bremen 397 ~. 391
Aarhaus 386
Cadiz •••
Calais.. l3
Corunna .......
Dordt.
Dunkirk
Delfzyhl.
Hamburg 399 ••• 2686 •,. ~. 630
Harlingen •••
Havre
Ostend
8
Oporto
Rotterdam 324 1,277 500 ... ..• 400

-- ... 4

... -- ... 9 ... 40

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- •.• -- ••• --- ..•
20 ... 5 ... 36 ... 12

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Total 2,682 ...11,558 ... 946 172 ...1258
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beaks. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 1199 ... 2426 ... 4 ... 221 ... 593
1863
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, April 24, 1865, and this day,
Monday, April 23, 1866.
Per Blbs. to sink the offal.
April 24, April 23,
1865. 1866.
s d s d sd sd.
Coarse and inferior beasts... 3 6t03 10 310 to 4 2
Second quality do. ...., . . ..... 4 0 4 4 4 4 4 6
Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 4 6 4 8
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 8 7 0
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 8 5 2 5 4 510
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 4 410
Beasts 4,290 4,280
Sheep and lambs 18,050 . 20,450
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 25, 1864.—Beasts, 4,360—
sheep and lambs, 22,140—calves, 157—pigs, 410.
April 27, 1863—Beasts, 3,920—sheep and lambs, 22,650
—calves, 215—pigs, 350.