Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-08 00:00:00

MONTHLY REPORT.

The arrivals this month from the River Plate comprise
the Sleidreeht, and Istria, from Buenos Ayres ; the
Dorothea, Witch of the Wave, and Tiska, from Monte
Video, bringing 39,830 salted ox and cow, and 7,105
salted horse hides; the Gustav, from Buenos Ayres; the
Frederick VII. and Harrsonia, from Rio Grande, with
bone and bone ash. The arrivals of hides fiom other
quarters comprise 7,962 dry salted hides from the
Brazils, and some parcels of salted hides from the
Mediterranean.

The market for salted hides during the month has
experienced a considerable reaction, and several parcels
have been *areci at full pries for viality. The market

for leather has been more animateg, and prices of hides
now look in favour of the importers; the sales during the
month amount to 26,706 hides, of which 9,000 have been
sold to arrive and transhipped on owners' account. The
sales on the spot comprise Buenos Ayres light ox, fair to
good quality, average 48 lbs at 104 d per lb, tare 4 lbs ;
fair, average 60 lbs to 62 lbs at 911 to 10d per Ib, tare
5 lbs ; ditto, average 48 lbs to 491 lbs, at 10d per lb, tare
4 lbs; Monte Video ox, inferior quality, average 60 lbs at
9.0 per lb, tare 5 lbs; Rio Grande cows, average 40 lbs
at lUd per lb, tare 4 lbs; bulls, average 791 lbs at 91 per
Ib, tare 7 lbs. The present stock of River Plate hides in
this market is 33,592, and 1,469 salted Rio Grande hides.
Dry Hides : No import, sales, or stock.
Hirse Hides : Import 10,251. These hides have been
quite neglected this month by the home trade; the sales
during the month amount to 8,073 hides, of which about
7,000 were sold to arrive some time ago. The only
transactions on the spot include a parcel of light average
for exportation, viz., Uruguays, average 254 lbs, at 12s,
colts at 7s 6d each. The stock is about 46,073 salted ;
we have no dry in this market.
New South Wales Hides :No impart this month. Our
market has nearly been cleared this month by Exporters,
with the exception of about 2500 which are held for
higher rates ; the sales include Ist class, average 51ilbs.
at 63d per lb, tare olbs., ditto 371 to 39Albs. at 61d per
lb, tare 3lbs.' 2nd class at 6d per tb, tare 41bs., 3rd at
30 per lb. Hides that had been dried and resalted
brought 63d per lb ; the demand still continues.
Brazil Hides : Import 7962 •We have had a good
I demand.during the month, and the majority of the
import were sold to arrive, viz :—Parnaibas at 1011,
and Cearas at 10Id per lb; the sales on the spot in_
elude a parcel of Maceios of rather inferior qualify,
average 29t1bs, at 101 d, heavy, average 451bs, at 11d,
light, average 151:lbs. at 103 d, lit damp and country-
d amaged at 10i, 2ud damp at al per lb. The stock
is about 1200 hides.

West Coast Hides: No import. Sales 120 dry, at the
following prices :—sound, average 341bs at Ild to 121 d,
damaged at 1013 per lb.
West India Hides : Import 388. Sales 218, which sold
at the following rates :-Ist class, average 3111bs at 10i 1,
2nd class at Sid per lb. Stock, 386 hides.
North American Hides : Import 3,392. We have bad a
very fair demand for these hides during the last fortnight,
and the sales amount to 2,838 hides, which comprise New
Yorks, average 65 to 70ilbs at 611 to 7d per Ib, tare 56Ibs,
cows average 44 to 521105, at 61d, tare 41bs, bulls,.BBllbs.
at 6d, tare Ms ; the (lunged at id to id per lb reduction,
with extra tares. Stock 14,261 hides.
East India Kips : Import 43,000. Sales 28,700, which
have mostly been for warded on importer's account; the
sales on the spoVinclude Calinitta dry salted, average 7ilbs
to 7ilbs at 14d to 15#1. Ist rubbed, average 74 to 9 stbs,
at 131 to 131 common dry salted, average 710 s at 121 d
per lb. Stock 41,000 kips.
Buffalo Hides : Import 3,000 hides. We have had no
transactions thiSmonth.

Hair : Import 66 bales, 54 bags : sales 92 bales, 65 bags.
At the public sale on the sti inst., we had but a poor
attendance of buyers, and a considerable quantity was
left unsold ; the following are the prices realised-Grey
stump tails, Ist at 3s 46, do. 2nd and matted at 11 3id ;
grey, cut tails, 3rd at 1536, do. canibings at 1013, black
stump tails, Ist at 21.1 to 211 d, do. 2nd at 123, do. 3rd at
613 to 93d, matted, lsts at 17d to 1711, do. 2nd at 101 d to
1131, do. greasy at Had, black cut tails, lsts at 24d, do.
2nds and 3rds at 146 to 166, mixed, good at 143 d to 156,
do. fair to good at 121 to 1210, do. fair at lld to 1111, do.
slight and slight to fair at 101.1, (1). short at 813 to 946,
cordova fair at lld to 12J, combings at 113 d, cow off skin
at 131 d to 131 d, do. on skin at 103 d to 1116, do. damp and
poor at 63d to 62d, cow off skin damaged at 7id to 91 per
per lb.i,Stock 233 bales, 38 bags and sarong.
_tHorns : Import 70,000. Sales 77,000 River Plate, 37,500
Australian, 4,600 West Coast, and 2,200 West Indian. At
the public sale on the 23rd ult. we had a great demand,
andiinearly all offered bound buyers at the following
prices :-River Plate ox, average 141 to 16i oz at 49s to
51s 6d, do. average 71 to 12.1 oz at 163 6d to 345. rough ox
and cow average 16 to 211 oz at 13s 6d to 233, do. average
4N to 91 oz at 33 to Bs, cows fair average 12i oz at 30s,
middling do. average 111 to 121 oz at 253 to 27s 61, without
tips average 12 oz at 225. Australian ox, average 191 to
201 oz at 73s to 783 6d, do. average 101-sth to lilt oz at 333
to 345, cows; average 81 to 91 oz at 22s to 283, ox and cow,
average 9i -tia 93 oz at 2.33 6d, ox and cow with sloughs in,
average 25 to 26 az at 503 31 to 51s, small, average 51 to
64 oz at lis to 123. West Coast ox, average 211 oz at 655,
cows, average 11i oz at 30s, ox, with sloughs, at 45g.
Jamaica caw horns, average 20 oz at 47s 66, do. average
91 oz at 18s 61, Rio Hache, average 11 1-6th oz at 295.
Brazil, horns at 3ls 61 per 123. Buffalo horns : 2,869
Mauritius, average 26 oz at 26s 66 per cwt.
Cattle Bones : Import 500 tons. Sales 500. We have
had a good demand all month, chiefly for exportation ;
the following are the prices realised :-Australian shanks,
fresh, at £l7 lOs to £lB 10s, perished at £7 153 to £BlO3,
South American thighs at £5 153 to £6 7s 6d, common at
£5 to £5 lOs per ton. Bone Ash.-Import about 1,000
tons. Sales have been made at .E 6 15s to £7 per ton for
good.
Oak Bark : Import 100 tons. Sales 120 tons, at to

5 5s per ton.
Valonia : Import 1,500 tons. Sales 780 ton 3, which
have mostly been sold to arrive, prices not reported ; the
sales on the spot comprise good Smyrna at £l5 ss, fair to
good at £l4 to £l4 10s, Camatina at £l5 IJ3, Drago-
mestro at £l2 per ton. Stock 2,800 tons.
Divi Divi : Import 520 tons. Sales about 100 tons, at
the following prices :—Maracaibo, good, at £l2, Savanilla
at damaged at £6 5s per ton.
Buenos Ayres Sheep and Lamb Skins : Import 9 bales.
Sales 8 bales Buenos Ayres sheep skins, good wools,
average 301bs.per dozen at 131 d per lb. Stock 1,503 sheep
and 10,000 lamb skins. _ _

Newfoundland Seal Skins : Import 70,000. There has
been no transactions this month, prices are nominal.
Stock 103,000 skins.

South American Tallow : Import 963 pipes ; sales about
1,400 pipes. We have had a steady demand, with little
fluctuation in prices during the month, viz :—fair to good
Saladero at 583 6d to 593 61 per cwt, 58s to 583 3d for
yellow. Stock 500 pipes. Mares' Grease.—lmport about
170 casks ; sales have been made at 42s 6d to 43s 61.
Stocks 150 casks. P. Y.. C. is to-day quoted at 60s 6d to
61s per cwt.

" GEORGE FREDERICK MARTIN•