The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-05 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a large supply of foreign stock on sale here
to-day, in fair average condition. The trade was conse-
quently heavy on lower terms. The primest French and
Tonning beasts realised Is 10d per 81b. The best Dutch
sheep were worth 5s 8d per 81b.
From our own grazing districts the arrivals of boasts
fresh up this morning wore only moderate. There were
some really prime beasts in the market, but the general
quality of the supply was only middling. All breeds
moved off heavy at a decline in the quotations compared
with this day fortnight of quite 2d per 81b. The top price
was 5s 2d per 81b. _

From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton-
shire we received about 1,700 short horns, &c., from other
parts of England 700 various breeds, from Scotland 30 Scots
and crosses, and from Ireland 50 oxen and heifers.
The supply of sheep was only moderate. Most breeds,
however, came to laand in improved condition. The sale
was heavy, and the currencies gave way fully 2d per 81b.
Prime Downs ' and half-brods sold at 6s and prime Lin-
coins at 5s 4d per 81b.
Calves were in moderate supply and sluggish request,
on former terms—viz., from 4s Gd to 5s Gd per 81b.
The sale for pigs was very inactive on easier terms. The
highest figure was os per 81b.
Per 81b to sink the offal.

sded s ds d
Crse & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Pine crs-wool sheep.s 4 5 8
Second quality do ..3 10 4 4 Prime J'tliclown u 0.5 10 6
Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 10 Large coarse calycs.4 6 5 0
Prime Sects, .56e....5 0 5 2 prune small d0......5 2 5 6
Crse. and int. sheep. 3 8 4 0 Large hogs .4 0 4 6
Second quality do ..4 2 5 0 Small porkers 4 8 5 0

Lamb....oii Od to 6, Od.

Suckling calves, 20s to 21s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30 s
to 33s each.

•
Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 6,080 Beasts 3 7.30
Cows ...... Cows.
Sheep and lambs 21,05) Sheep and I.mbs 9 l7O
Calves - 125 Ca yes llB
figs 6lO ;Pigs ' • 210
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week
amounted to 15,693 head. In the corresponding week in,
1865,_ we received 19,909; in 1864,
_13,674 ; in 1863,
_ _

10,896; in 1862, 11,981.; in 1861, 12,755 ; and in 1860
6,824.

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

Amsterdam. ..... —
... ... ... ...
Antwerp 43 ... 6137 ... ... 163 ... 121
Boulogne
Bremen
Caen 34 ... ... ... 6 ... 22
Calais.. — ... ... ... 0 ...
Dieppe.
Dunkirk...
...
... ... _
...
__
Hamburg 240 ... 1418 ... ... ... 23
Harlingen ......
Honfleur

••• ••• ___ •••
Oporto
Ostend 921 - ••• 40 ... 14
Rotterdam —
... _ ... ... .., 271
St. Petersburg —
... _ ... ... ... _
Tonning 2240 ... 2022 ••• ••• •••

The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as folloivs :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 4269 7,633 ... 719 ...1033
1863
A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Nov. 6, 1865, and • this day,
Monday, Nov. 5, 1866.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
Nov. 6, Nov. 5,
1865. 1866.

s d s d s d sd.
Coarse and inferior beasts 8 2to 3 8 8 4to 3 8
Second quality do
Prime large oxen 4 8 5 0 4 6 410
Prime Scot; itc.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do. 5 8 6 0 5 4 5 8
Prime Southdown do 6 4 6 8 510 6 0
Lambs

Large coarse calves 4 6 5 2 4 6 5 0
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 5 4 5 8 4 8 5 0
Beasts 3,050 6,010
Sheep
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Nov. 7, 1864.—Beasts, 7,110—
sheep, 21,330—calves, 266—pigs, 350.
Nov. 9. 1863—Beasts, 6,43 o—sheep, 22,490—calves,
250—pigs, 460.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

These markets are rather heavily supplied with each
kind of meat. Generally speaking, the trade is heavy on
lower terms. Last week's imports of meat were 145 pack-
ages from Hamburg, 472 packages 192 baskets from Rot-
terdam, and 2,950 carcases from Nieu Diepo.
pealb by the carcase.
d ad Ild
Inferior beef 3 2 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 3 4 4 0
Middling do. 3 6 4 0 Middling mutton..l 2 4 6
Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 8 5 0
Prime small d 0... . I 4 4 6 Large pork 3 8 4 6
Veal 4 2 5 2 Small pork .4 8 5 2
Lamb. Os Od to Os Od