for Consumption in the Metropolis. 
r.83 
the London market as at any former period ; but the pastures 
have been very bare of grass. On the continent the supply is 
increasing, but the stock now sent bears very little comparison 
with our own breeds. Prime beasts and sheep are, therefore, 
likely to continue to be dear. 
The annexed return shows the total numbers of each kind of 
stock exhibited in the great Metropolitan market in the first six 
'months : — 
Total Supplies of StocJc Exhibited. 
Last half of year. . 
Beasts. 
Cows. ! Sheep and Lambs. 
Calves. 
Tigs. 
1861 .. .. 
1862 .. .. 
1863 .. .. 
1864 .. .. 
109,812 
116,735 
120,045 
131,694 
3005 
3054 
3005 
3014 
604,650 
631,672 
628,072 
622,330 
6,560 
8,259 
10,449 
9,935 
15,952 
17,407 
16,435 
17,679 
The aggregate arrivals of beasts during the present and four 
previous years were derived as follows : — 
District Bulloch Arrivals. 
Last half of year. 
Northern 
Districts. 
Eastern 
Districts. 
Other parts of 
England. 
Scotland. 
Ireland. 
1860 .. .. 
1861 .. .. 
1862 .. .. 
1863 .. .. 
1864 .. .. 
4,000 
47,000 
400 
470 
68,520 
64,060 
68,420 
66,940 
62,170 
21,420 
17,700 
29,290 
16,330 
19,980 
5033 
8712 
9794 
9610 
9918 
1,477 
256 
2,545 
1,664 
2,740 
Within the past fifteen years the average prices have varied as 
follows : — 
Average Prices of Beef and Mutton. 
Per 8 lbs. to sink the Offal. 
Beef. 
1850. 
1855. 
1860. 
1861. 
1862. 
1863. 
1864. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
Inferior 
2 10 
3 4 
3 6 
3 4 
3 0 
3 4 
3 6 
Middling .. 
3 6 
4 4 
4 6 
4 4 
4 0 
4 4 
4 6 
Prime 
4 2 
5 0 
5 6 
5 0 
4 8 
5 0 
5 0 
Mutton. 
1850. 
1855. 
1360. 
1861. 
1862. 
1863. 
1864. 
s. d. 
s. d.- 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
Inferior 
3 0 
3 6 
3 10 
3 8 
3 6 
3 10 
3 8 
Middling • .. 
3 6 
4 4 
5 2 
5 0 
4 6 
4 8 
4 G 
Prime 
4 2 
5 0 
6 2 
5 10 
5 4 
5 6 
5 2 
2 e 2 
