The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-30 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

There was a full average supply of foreign stock on
offer in our market to-day, in, for the most part, good con-
dition. On the whole, sales progressed steady, at full
quotations to a slight advance.
The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our grazing dis-
tricts were rather limited, whilst the quality of most breeds
was not equal to Monday last. From Ireland and Scot-
land the receipts were on a very moderate scale. The at-
tendance of buyers was by no means extensive, and the
beef trade was by no means inactive. However, most of
the stock was disposed of at an advance in the quotations
of 2d per 81bs. A few superior Scots realised bs 4d, but
the general top figures were 5s to 5s 2d per 81bs.

From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge, we re-
ceived 920 Scots, crosses, and short horns; from other
parts of England, 300 various breeds ; from Scotland, 170
Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 30 oxen and heifers.
There was a fair average number of sheep in the pens in
prime condition. All breeds sold freely, at very full prices.
The best DOwns and half-breeds, in the wool, realised 7s ;
out of the wool, 5s 6d to 5s 8d per 81bs.
Prime lambs were very firm in price, but inferior lambs
were rather cheaper. The quotations ranged from 8s to
Os per 81bs. About 500 lambs reached us from the Isle of
Wight.

Calves were in short supply and good request, at from
5s 4d to 6s 4d per Blbs, being very full prices.
In pigs only a limited business was passing on former
terms, viz., from 4s to 4s 10d per Blbs.

Per 81b to sink the offal.

sd s d
Crse.& inf. beasts... 3 10 4 2
Second quality tlo ..4 4 4 8
Prime larg, oxen ..4 10 5 0
Prime SeAs, ac.... 5 0 5 2
Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 2 4 8
Second quality do ..4 10 5

dad
Pme crs-wool sheep 6 0 6 4
Prime o'thdown .0.6 8 7 I,
La ge coarse calves.s 4 6 :0
Prime smidl d0......6 0 0 4
Large hugs 4 0 4 4
rnallporkerd 4 6 4 10

- -
Lamb....Ss Od to 9, vd.
Suckling calves, 2ts to 248 ; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s
to 3.5 each. _ _ _

.., ..._ ______
Head of stock on sale.
Total supply. Foreign supply.
Beasts 3,540 Beasts 1,77 G
Cows — Cows.
sheep
Calves 4O Ca ves 2O

rigs 3BO 'Pigs
The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week,
amounted to 9,128 head. In the corresponding week in
1865, we received. 9,284 ; in 1864, 5,814 ; in 1863,
4,518; in 1862, 2,140 ; and in 1861, 2,095.

IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER.

Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
Antwerp — ... 3338 ... ... 36 ... 58
BoulOgne l2O ... 456 ... ...
Bremen......
Gestemunde 258 ... 600
Cadiz - ~. --
Calais.. — ~. --
Corunna — ~, --
Dordt. - ... -
Dunkirk - ... 34
Dieppe. . 71 ...
Hamburg 733 ... 1641
Harlingen —
Havre —
Ostend l4
Oporto
Rotterdam..

Beasts.

5 ... 105

... _
... _
... 41 ... --

... • •• .. ••• ... •••
60 ... 2 ... 43 ...

••• --- .•• - ... 113

Total 1,565 ... 6,127 ... 223 157 ...1056
The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :
Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs.
1865
1864 1258 ... 2954 ... 94 ... 443 ...1109
1863
A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of
fat stock exhibited and sold in tha Great Metropolitan
Cattle Market on Monday, May 1, 1865, and this day,
Monday, April 30, 1866.

Per Bibs, to sink the offal.
May 1,
1865.

April 30,
1866.

sd sd sd-s 8..
Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4to 3 8 310 to 4 2
Second quality do.
Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 410 b 0
Prime Scots, &c.
Coarse and inferior sheep
Second quality do.
Prime coarseLwoolled do 5 4 5 8 6 0 6 4
Prime Southdown do 5lO 6 0 6 8 7 0
Lambs

Large coarse calves 4 2 4 8 8 4 510
Prime small do.
Large hogs
Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 6 410
Beasts 4,810 3,540
Sheep and lambs 24,160 20,320
Calves
Pigs
SUPPLIES ON SALE, May 2, 1864.—Beasts, 5,270—
sheep and lambs, 25,820—calves, 209—pigs, 480.
May 4, 1863—Beasts, 3,990—sheep and lambs, 22,640
—calves, 143—pigs, 450.
NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.

These markets are but moderately supplied with meat.
Generally speaking, the trade is steady at very full prices.

Per 81b by the carcase.

s d s d e d ■ d
Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 6 4 4
Riddling do. 3 8 4 2 /diddling mutton.. 4 6 5 2
Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 5 4 5 6
Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 10 5 8
Large pork 3 10 4 4 -Small pork. 4 6 4 10
Lamb, 6s 6d to 8s Od.