The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-22 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a moderate supply of foreign stock on offer in
our market to-day. Among it were 360 Spanish and Por-
tuguese beasts, and 200 shorn sheep from Holland. The
quality generally was very middling, and sales progressed
slowly at depressed currencies.

The arrival of beasts fresh up from our own grazing
districts, as well as from Scotland, was seasonably good.
The quality of the English breeds exhibited a decided
improvement compared with several previous weeks. The
Scotch beasts were remarkably prime. The order prohi-
biting the removal of beasts into the country districts for
the purpose of slaughter had a depressing influence upon
the trade, which ruled heavy at a decline in the quotations
of 2d to 4d per 81b. A few very superior Scots and crosses
realised 4s 10d, but the general top figure was 4s 81b per
81b. The Lincolnshire graziers are still sending forward
half-fat animals.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we
received 1,800 Scots, crosses, Sm. ; from other parts of
England, 1,200 short horns, Devons, Herefords, &c.; from
Scotland, 800 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 200
oxen and heifers.

Although the total supply of sheep was limited, the sale
for all breeds was heavy, and the quotations gave way 2d to
4d per 81b. The best Downs and half-breds wore disposed
of at Gs 2d to 6s 6d. per 81b.

The few calves on offer sold readily on higher terms.
viz., from 4s 6d to os 8d per 81b.

Pigs were a dull inquiry at drooping prices. The supply
was moderate.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

d s d 8 dad
Cree.& inf. beasts... 3 2 3 6 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 6 6 0
Second quality do ..3 8 4 0 Prime S'thdown a 0.6 2 6 6
Prime large oxen ..4 2 4 6 Large coarse calvcs.4 6 5 2
Prime Scuts, &c.... 4 6 4 8 Prime small d0......5 4 6 8
Crse. and inf. sheep. 3 10 4 6 Large hogs .3 1 4 4
Second quality do ..4 8 5 4 Small porkers ...4 64 lt
Lamb....os Od to 04 Od.

Suckling calves, Ds to 21s; and quarter-old store pigs, 2:e.
o 2( s each.

Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 4,970 Beasts
Cows. .. Cows. —
Sheep
Calves 166 Ca ves 165
rigs 325 Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 8,928 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, wo received 5,695 ; in 1864, 1,722 ; in 1863,
2,696 ; in 1862, 797 ; and in 1861, 598.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK.

Beasts.

neep. _Lambs. calves. figs.

Amsterdam ".
Antwerp ". 1871 ". oes—
Boulogne: 97 ". b4l ". •41. --
Bremen ... 107 ". bl
Copenhagen
Cadiz
Calais..
Dora.
Dunkirk ."
Gothenburg.— 256 ... 17 ... -
Hamburg 33 ." 493 ". ". 19
Harlingen 507 405 ... 37
Oporto 7B ". ". ." ." --
Ostend l6 ." 499 ... ”, 9
Rotterdam 404 ... 2776 305 377
Touning - ... ... e” .1; --

•.• --- ... 20

Total 1,498 ... 6,653 ... ... 305 ... 472
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :

Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 579 ... 711 ... ... 382 ...
1863 661 ... 654 ... ... 381 ... 50
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, Jan. 23, 1865, and this day,
Monday, Jan. 22, 1866.
Per 81bs. to sink the offal.
Jan. 23, Jan. 22,
1865. 1866.
sdsds d s d.
Coarse and inferior beasts... 3 6to 4 2 3 2to 3 6
Second quality do.
Primo large oxen 5 0 5 2 4 2 4 6
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Primo coarse-woolled do.
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 2 6 6
Lambs
Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 6 5 2
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Teat small porkers 4 0 4 6 4 6 410
Beasts 4,680 4,340
Sheep 15,930 20,130
Calves
.
Pigs 310 485
SUPPLIES ON SALE, Jan. 25, 1864.—Beasts, 4,270—
sheep, 14,030—calves, 96—pigs, 330.
Jan. 26, 1863—Beasts, 4,lso—sheep, 16,180—calves, 177
—pigs, 310.