The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-07 00:00:00

HIDE AND LEATHER TRADE.

The position and prospects of this trade are thus noticed
in the monthly circular of Messrs. T. J. and T. Powell :
In our circular of the last month we remarked that during
the previous twelve months we had scireely an exception
to a favourable monthly report of the leather trade. We
are sorry that we are this month unable to continue an
equally good description of it. The alterations in the money
market, which have taken place during the lest two or
three weeks—caused, no doubt, by the probably deficient
h , combined with the uncertainty of Eastern politics,
and the reported excess of Australian exports, nosy well
account for a temporary stagnation in the leather trade ;
but u the whole of the industrial population—agricultural
as well as manufacturing—are now in a prosperous

Usti, there can be no Coubt of a very extensive home de-
mand for leather; we hope, therefore, soon to be able to

announce au increase in the amount of sales, and a return
of the recent buoyancy of the market. It will be seen by
oar annexed Price Current, that there is scarcely any alte-
ration in the value of leather. Crop hides sold readily
during the greater part of the month, but have recently
been lees in request. There is no alteration in our quota-
tions. Butts have slightly receded in value, generally
about id. per lb. ; at this reduction there has been a fair
demand for light English and light foreign butts
—of light foreign butts the supply is small ;
heavy butts, both English and foreign, have been
only in limited request, with an increased stock.
Dressing hides of all kinds are in good I the demand
for common hides has continued tolerably
;
yp-good . Harness
bides meet lase inquiry. Shaved bides also are in more
limited request. We cannot, however, make any alteration
in our quoueions of these articles. Calf Skins: The supply
has greatly increased during the month, and the demand
has been limited ; former prices, therefore, have not been
maintained, except for the heavier weights. Kips, both
East India and Petenburgh, have been in good request
throughout the month at former rates, leaving only a small
stock on hand. Horse hides have brought former prices, for
all descriptions. Light hone butts have realised an advance
on our last quotations. Curried Leather : Not any altera-
tion can be quoted in any article of dressed geode. The
demand has been g Ily rod, particularly for light shoe
middlings. shoe butts. and kip butts. Foreign Tanned
Leather : The import of leather from the Continent has
been considerable during the month, and some has arrived
from America. We can scarcely anticipate a continuction
of shipments from the Continent, as prices have advanced
both in France and Germany, which, with a rather lower
market here, will, we think, diminish the importation tor
the present. The imports during the past month consist of
37,9.50 salted and 299 dry River Plate ox and cow, with
5,169 salted and 6,376 dry horse hides; 735 salted New
South Wales hides • 118 salted Cape ; 719 West India; 214
Punta Arenas ; 32 salted German ; 66 salted and 1,745 dry
Dutch hides; 1,000 Calcutta, 6,928 Singapore, 384 Penang
buffalos; 270,000 East India kips ; 206 tons oak bark ; 360 tons
Valonia ; 2,841 bales Gambier, and 2,309 bags Myrsbolans.
Salted River Plate Hides—The imports of the month
amount to 37,950 hides ; the sales are 11,256, making the
stock larger by 26,694 hides than at the close of the last
month, and it now amounts to 41,288 hides. In giving the
prices of the above sales, it is only just to say that they
were not, any of them, of the first qualities • many such
were offered for sale, but all withdrawn, the importers
holding for extreme prioes. The utmost price obtained for
best heavy Buenos Ayres hides, and those a very small lot
(under 100) was sid.; light ox, 61d.; while about 4,000
Entre Rios hides, 0.5 lb. sold for 41d. to 41.1.—thus esta-
blishing a tall on these goods of id. per lb. In addition to
these sales, 2,000 Buenos Ayres light ox, 48 lh., were cold
on the past day at bid. fee exportation. Salted Rio Grande
Hides— Not any imports during the month, and the sales
are only 1,052, se that the stock remains nearly as at the close of
the previous month—about 2.5,000, almost the whole of which
are heavy ox. Dry River Plate Hides—Scarcely any have
beta imported during the mouth—only 209. The sales
have been 1,084, so that the stock is reduced to 3,743
There has not been any alteration in the valise of the goods.
South American Horse Hides—The imports have been
abundant, amounting to 5,169 salted, 6,376 dry, at about
previous rates. The present stock is 13,073 salted, 31,490
dry. English oak bark continues unaltered in its value—not
much has been recently selling. Foreign oak bark, of which
the import is 268 toes, remains unchanged in value. Much
of this importation has been on manufacturers' own account.
Valonia—The import of the month is 360 tons. The sales
amount to about 3.550 tons. The remaining stock in first
hands is 250 tons. This article is quoted 10s. higher for the
best qualities—the more common descriptions remain un-
altered. Terra Japonica—Gambier has again rine in value
and is now 21. to 31. per ton higher than the close of last
month, bat at these high quotations the sales have been
very limited. The impor' is considerable, amounting to
300 tons. Of cutch there has been no import; it; prices
have receded about V. per ton Market hides have been
abundant during the month, and will be found in our quo-
tations 1.1. to id. per pound lower. Market calf skins arc
61 higher. Market horse hides remain unchanged.
[Since the above was put into type, news has
arrived which shows the probability or almost
certainty of a war between Turkey and Rus-
sia. The effect of war is, of course, a greatly
increased consumption of leather, and should this event
take place, it will have a tendency to vise the prices of it ;
particularly of those descriptions chiefly used for military
accoutrements, and with our present unrestricted and un-
taxed imports, whatever may effect continental prices mug I
eventually be felt here, but as the season of the year is now
too tar advanced to admit of much actual warfare before
the next spring, and as it cannot be doubted that the armies
of the contending powers are fully prepared, it is hardly to
be expected that the event will have any greater immediate
effect on the leather and hide trades, than supporting present
prices.]

ROYAL EAST BERRY AGRICULTVRAL ASSOCIATION.
—Yesterda) the annual meeting of this society, which is
under the patronage of her Majesty the Queen and his
Royal Highness Prince Albert, was held at Maidenhead
Unlike the neighbouring agriculturvl associations, the East
Berke effers prises for the best cattle, horses, sheep, and
pigs exhibited at their meeting. This year there was a gut,d
exhibition of stuck, the principal prizes being gained by
Mr. John Hercy, for the hest bull; by Sir Gilbert Emit, for
the hest fat cow; Mr. flayliv,for the best ram, &c. The
silver cup, value 5/., given by Sir Gilbert East, Bart., to the
owner of the best five acres of Swede turnips is one piece,
was ailjudg, dto his Royal Highness Prince Albert. The
dinner took place at the Town-hall, Maidenhead, and was
fully attended. The chair was taken by Sir Gilbert East,
Bart., of Hall-place, Col. Vai.sittart officiating as rice-pre-
'ideal; and amongst those present we olnerred Robert
Palmer, Esq , M P., and G H. Vansittart, M.P., Col. the
Hon. A. N. llood (clerk marshal to the Prince Consort),
Major Court, the Rev. Austen Leigh (vicar of Brav), the
Rev. C Vansittart (vicar of White Waltham), Mr. Hirers-
dale Grenfell, Mr. Hercy, Mr. C. Sawyer, Captain I.ee
Gordon, and the lading agriculturists of the neigh
bonrhood.

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