The Express.
London, England, 1853-09-09 00:00:00

HIDE AND LEATHER TRADE.

The month) circular of lire;;;;.T.J. and T. Powell
remarks as follows : " Oa reference to our circulars for the
last twelve months, we Hod that there is during the year
scarcely an exception to a favourable monthly report of the
leather trade; a regularly increasing demand for leather,
and a corresponding but steady advance of prices, with
constantly diminishing stocks of almost all descriptions of
goods. The same features are still prominent in our lea-
ther market. The demand for nearly every article has not
abated, and we have, as will be seen by the accompany log
price current, again, is almost (very description of leather,
raised our quotations. Crop hides have been in short sup-
ply throughout the month, and have realised an advance of
Id. to Id. per lb.—Foreign Tanned Leather: An advance
corresponding with that on goods of home manufacture will
be found on almost all articles of foreign produce. The
stocks are not large, and we believe that the present value
of leather in France and Germany is sufficiently high to
prevent any large supplies coming Bona the Continent.—
The imports during the past month consist of 19,940
salted and 1,443 dry River Plate ox and cow, with
6,213 salted and 2,346 dry horse hides ; 4,558
salted Rio Grande ox and cow hides; 23,137 salted
New South Wales hides; 1,281 salted Cape hides;
54 West India hides ; 1,200 dry and 1,426 salted Dutch ;
166 salted Flemish hides ; 95,000 East India kips ; 400 Cal-
cutta, 2,268 Batavia, 951 Singapore, and 435 Penang
buffalo; 80 tons oak bark, 70 tons Mimosa, 520 tons
Valonia, 1,932 bales Gambier, and 2,937 bags Myrabolans.
Salted Wirer Plate hides : The imports of the past month
are 19,940 hides ; the sales of the month are 21,837 ; so that
the amount of stock is little altered since the previous
month, and is now 11; 53 hides. The above sales have
been made generally at previous rates, with Id. advance
above our last (petitions, for some recent cargoes of
Buenos Ayres, which were of superior qualities, and brought
Ra. for the best heavy, old. for light ox, and 51d. to 51d.
fur cow hides. Some good Monte Video, rather large in
pattern, brought 615. ; others not so good, 41d to 5d.,
These prices have been readily obtained ; and looking at
the state of the leather market and the stock of these goods,
we are not able at present to discover much probability of
an alteration in their value.—New South Wales hides: The
arrivals of the past month have been unusually large,
amounting to 23,137 hides —une vessel alone having on
hoard 14,000. These hides have sold freely throughout the
month, and we quote them Id. to id. higher. The present
stock amounts to 17,400 hides, the greater part of which
are not yet landed.—East India kips : The import of the
month is 9.5,000, and the tales are not lees than 160,000,
consequently the present stock is considerably reduceB, and
amounted at the close of the month to only 140,000. Since
which 70,000 have been brought to sale, and produced gene-
' rally rather higher rate', diminishing the stock to about
8 ~000. There has been a good demand for every descrip-
tion of kips, especial y for those of goad quality and heavy
weights, which may be quoted Id. per lb. higher.—English
oak ba:k has been more inquired for during the month,
and several parcels have been sold at fully our quotations,
which remain unaltered.—Foreign oak bark: Import 80
toils. Prices continue as our last; net much is doing in
the article.—Vslonia : The import is 520 tons. About 300
tons have been cold during the month at former rates; pre-
sent stock, in first hands, about 600 tons.—Terra Japonica
has again considerably advanced. Gauthier V. per ton,
match is above 201. per ton higher; present price of Gambier
351., and for cutch 60/. The import of Gambier in the
month is 1,932 bales ; not any cutch has arrived.—Market
hides of heavy weights have been more advantageously pur-
chased the last two or three market days, but light hides
have considerably risen during the month—id. to id. per
lb. The well flayed cows are 2s. per bide higher. Market
horse hides and calf skins continue at former prices."

COTTON.—LIVERrooL, SEPT. B.—The market dosed
very heavily, without change in prices since Isst week.
The sales amounted to 6,000 bales—including 4,000 Ame-
rican (1,600 tor export) ; 100 Pernanss and klaranhams,
61d. to 70. ; 500 Egyptians, 51d. to 9d. ; 400 Surat,
3d. to 41d. per lb.

MANCHESTER, SEPT. B.—Tbe revived doubts of au easy
settlement of the Turkish question, the dearness of money,
and the uneasiness of the operatives, continue to operate
unfavourably on this market, and the depression is fully
equil to that felt on Tuesday. Besides the uneasiness of
factory operatives, the extravagant demands of the colliers
render the supply of coals for the winter dountful, and
manufacturers are unwilling to enter into contracts or any
binding engagements in such a state of things. There is no
change in the character of the demand, but if anything the
extent of purchases is more restricted, and the market wears
a gloomier aspect.
WOOL.—Bnarrroutt, Sept. S.—There continues to be
very great mactivity in the purchase of Wool for consump-
tion. The spinners positively assert they cannot make their
own, and are now working more sely than usual, the
prim s sought acting as a barrier. Nods and shorts are not
plentiful, and command good prices —Bradford Obserrt r.

MANUFACTURES.—BHAurORD, Sept. 8. Yarns:
The demand for worsted yarns continues to take off what is
made, with the machinery that is at work, but the ruinous
prices now current will tend to cripple the supply, for Wool
is now fully at the rate of Is. per gross too dear to allow of
a spinning margin. This is a bad state of things, and that
at a permit when Wool ought to be plentiful, BO near slier
the clip. For shipping more is doing, and the inquiries
extend to numbers suitable for Germany, a department
which lor some time has been very dull, but the limits at
which orders are fired will in many instances barely cover
the coot of the top. Pieties : At present the demand is not
so active as a few weeks back. The merchant* in the ware-
houses are very buoy in finished go• do, awl no doubt ere
long we may see greeter animation in the g•ey market.
The manufacturers complain of the bad peplum; they are in,
both cotton and worsted yarn■ ranging at -rices that will
not admit of a profit. In ell wool goods, moreens, merinos,
and last logo, the murmurings Are equally great.—Bradford
Observer.

CORN.—BIIttIINOKAY, Sept. B,—During the present
we. kFe ircely a transaction in Wheat is reported. B airy
tending upwaids. On Oate the turn is in favour of the
seller. More doing in Beaus and Peas at fully former
rates. At this day's market there was a full supply of
Wheat, and Eng'ish sold at a reduction of 2s. to 3s. pin qr.;
foreign altering 12. to 22. per qr. lower, without finding
buyers. H. evy Barley realised Is. iier quarter advance.
Oats dull, and new were cheaper. Beans unaltered. Pees ELECTION OP A SCOTCH REPRESENTATIVE PEER.
rather hihger.
—On Wednesday, ate meeting of the peerage of Scotland,
BRISTOL SEPT. B,—For some days pest the weather has Aummnned by royal proclamation within Holyrood House,
undergone a favourable change. 'Poe days have been C,lll- Lord Viscount Sirathallan was unanimously elected one of
tinuutply dry, aith 'ugh not of so high a temperature as the six,een Scotch representative peers, in room of the late
could be desired. A great deal of wheat has been cut, but Earl of &afield. Sixteen peers were present, and six who
Sue quantity carried is not to the same extent. The change were absent voted by signed lists. Another vacancy in the
has produced au effect upon the market, which has been representation has been recently caused by the death of
dull and restricted, buyers showing a reluctance to operate Lord Saltoun, for which the present Earl of &afield is a
unless at &decline of le. per quarter on both foreign and candidate.

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