The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-02 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The supply of foreign stock on offer in our market to-
day was very limited, and in but middling condition.
Rather a large number of beasts from France have been
stopped by the Customs' authorities this morning. The
arrivals from Norfolk were 84 Scots and crosses ; from
Aberden 111 ; from Dundee 31 ; and Berwickshire 208
Scots and crosses. -The supply from Ireland amounted to
200 oxen and heifers. As the dead markets are heavily
supplied with meat, the demand for beasts was far from
active, and prices were a shade lower than on this day
so'nnight. The general top figure for Scots was 58 per 81b.
There was a moderate show of both English and foreign
sheep, in full average condition. A demand having sprung
up in Birmingham, Peterborough, and other towns and
cities in the midland districts, the mutton trade was very
active, on higher terms. The best Downs and half-brods,
in the wool, realised 6s 8d to 7s ; out of the wool, 53 4d per
81b.

fromLamBsbsto—,tsheresrupeml.y of which was scarce —sold freely at

There were no calves in the market. Prices, therefore
ware nominal.

We were fairly supplied with pigs, in which only a
limited business was doing, at late rates, viz., from 4s to 5s
per 81b.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

s ds d s dad
Crse. dz inf. beasts... 3 8 3 10 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 10 6 1
Second quality do ..1 2 4 1 Prime ollidown ,i 0.6 8 7 0
Primt large oxen ..4 6 4 8 La ge coarse calves.o 0 0 0
Prime Scuts, 10 5 0 Prime small d0......0 o 0 0
Crse. and int. sticep.4 0 4 8 Large hugs • 4 4 6
Second quality do ..4 10 5 6 [ omall porkers ....... 4 8 5 0
Lamb....t.:s 9d to 94 Od.

Suckling calves, —s to —s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s
t) 338 each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply, Foreign supply.
Beasts 930 Beasts 235
Cows
bheep
Calves — Ca yes
s
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 6,916 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, we received 9,527; in 1864, 4,115; in 1863,
6,130; in 1862, 2,252 ; and in 1861, 3,258.
IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs, Calves. P.
Antwerp
Bremen ... 28 ... ... 48 ...
Gothenburg.— ..•
Cadiz
Calais.. •••
Corunna .......
Dordt.
•••
Dunkirk
Delfzyh.
Hamburg l4
Harlingen l3O ...
Havre—
•.•
Ostend
•••
Oporto —
Rotterdam BO3
1001 71 ... 101 154

- ... 36

••• ...—' •e• --
277 ... - ... - ... 100

- ••• - ••• - •••
100 ... - ... 4 ...

Total 1,104 5,261 119 142 290
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 375 ... 2831 ... • 133 ... 776
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 3, 1865, and this day,
Monday, April 2, 1866.

Per Blbs. to sink the offal.
April 8,
1865.

April 2,
1866.
d s d.
3 Bto 3 10
42 4 4
46 4 8
410 5 0
40 4 8
410 5 8
510 6 4
68 7 0
80 9 0
00 0 0
00 0 0
40 4 6
48 5 0

a d sd
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 10
Second quality d 0..,..., 4 0 4 4
Prime large oxen 4 6 4'B
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 6 4 6 6
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8
Boasts 4,180
Sheep 17,750
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, April 4, 1864.—Beasts, 4,310
sheep, 22,870—calves, 137—pigs, 410.
April 6, 1863—Beast; 3,4 lo—sheep, 19,720—calves,
82—pigs, 360.

930
18,350

NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL.
Per Blb by the carcase.
a d
Inferior beet a
10 3 4
Middling do. 3 6 4 0
Prime large do 4 2 4 4
Prim- small do 4 6 4 ti
Large pork 3 10 4 6
Lamb, 7s 0

s d s d
Inferior mutton 3 6 4 6
Middling mutton 4 8 5 t.,
Prime do 5 2 5 4
Veal 4 8 5 4
Small pork. 4 8 5 0
Id to 8s ud.

BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS.
Kent and Essex regents
Scotch do. 4os to 80s
97
Yorkshire do 6os to 90s
),
77 Flukes Bos to 110 s
77 Rocks 40s to 60s
19