Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-09 00:00:00

stock of River Plale. at the end of January was cer-
tainly small, viz,:--13,798-hides, - the price of Buenos
AYTes Ox was 71d. In- February the stock offered so
little-choice to buyers that little business was done.. In
Unroll. we had a very, steady demamd, and a 'slight
advance was obtained for Monte -Video's which
comprised our stock. In April the- market
was in a very excited state, caused by Continental
disturbances, and the; very small stock of hides here,
and an advance of id.. to id, per lb. was obtained; leather
market very brisk-ld. to 2d. per lb. dearer. In May we.
had another month of excitement and activity,, and con-
siderably advanced prices were paid, both on the spot and
for arrival ; the sales on the spot attiounted,to 26,300
hides, which comprised B. A. heavy.ox, average ,59i lbs.,
at 9d. per lb., tare 5 lbs.; light Ox, average 471 lbs., at 8, d:
to 9d. per lb., tare 4 lbs. In June the sales amounted to
43,000 hides; market steady. In July the market was not
quite so brisk, though a fair business was donerbut at
rather lower prices. The same feeling existed during.
the early part of August, but towards the end a large
number of hides being taken by exporters (chiefly light,)
coupled with the unfavourable news received by the mail,
caused ~the home trade to secure the best parcels, at a
slight advance. In September we had a brisk trade, and
all the available parcels were taken by the home trade,
and a large portion by exporters ; the quotations for Bue-
nos Ayres being 81d. to B.ld. per lb., since which time to the
present, holders have been asking 81d. to 9d.", whichprices
are rather beyond the views of buyers, though less than
81d. to 81d, . will not be taken for best quality:
With regard to the future prospects we do not anticipate
lower prices for salted River Plate, on the contrary they
may be a little higher, as the killing season will be late,
and the number of cattle that have died will reduce this
year's import considerably, and should the. Continental
demand for salted continue we must have a brisk de-
mand; the hides that are coming forward from America
will be mostly confined to their own slaughter and
dry hides, we may also expect a large quantity of Ameri-
can tanned leather, but the quality and description will
be such as not to interfere with our home tannage,
and we fully anticipate that the leather trade generally,
which is now in a very healthy state, will continue to
.prosper during the year 1860. During the year we
have received at this port from the River Plate 657 dry
ox. and Cow hides, against 3,716 in 1858, 4,636 in 1857,
6,633 in 1856, and 1,304 in 1855 ; and 226,931 salted,
against 171,482. in 1858, 253,670 in 1857, 205,715 in
,1856, and 184,620 in 1855. From Rio Grande we have
no direct import, against 1,485 dry, and
,23,280 salted
in 1858, 20,605, in 1857, 3,247 in 1856, and 1,038 dry,
and 22,51.1 salted, in 1855, shewing a decrease of 21,026
salted, and 1,485 dry, from the previous year. The
imports into London are 1,990 dry, against 10,783 in
in 1858, 8,525 in 1857, 116 in 1856, and 1,402
in 1855; and 193,675 salted, against 122,289 in 1858,
162,258 in 1857, 103,220 in 1856, and 146,696 in 1855.
From Rio Grande 11,455 dry, against 1,511 in 1858,
37 in 1857, 5,994 in 1856, and 600 in 1855; and 371,067
salted against 34,746 in 1858, 41,184 in 1857, 33,442 in
1856, and 38,660 in 1855; being an increase of 9,944
dry, and a decrease of 2,421 salted, on the previous year.
Into the outports 100,274 salted River Plate, against
43,470 in 1858, 61,374 in 1857, 69,943 in 1856, and
• 77,005 in 1855. From Rio Grande 76,205 salted' against
53,108 in 1858, 154,254 in 1857, 105,344 in 1856, and
98,675 in 1855; showing an increase of 76,901' hides
on the previous year. The stock at this port is nil,
dry, and 36,922 salted River Plate hides, against 550
dry, and 22,034 in 1858, 2,100 dry, and 61,542 salted
in 1857, 1,266 .in 1856, and 3,542 in 1855. In Rio
Grande we have 2,154 salted hides, against 22,780 in
-1858, 9,666 in 1857, nil in 1856, and nil in 1855.. In
London 200 dry, and 24,500 salted River Plate, against
1,180 dry, and 26,400: salted in 1858, 6,518 dry, and
50,956 salted in 1857, 2,149 in 1856, and 4,316 in
1855 ; and 5,248 dry, and 5,282 salted Rio Grande,
against 500 in 1858, 29,332 in 1857, nil' in 1856, and
100 in 1855. At the outports 7,457 salted River Plate,
against.B,ssl in 1858, 19,000 in 1857, nil in 1856, and
nil in 1855. In salted Rio Grande 7,000, against 9,700
in 1858, 34,218 in 1857, nil in 1856, and 2,900 in 1855.
The total imports into the United Kingdom of River
Plate and Rio Grande ox and cow hides are-14,102 dry,
against 16,010 in 1858, 11,981 in 1857, 12,245 in 1856,
and 4,344 in 1855's 642,600 salted, against 448,259 in
1858, 695,122 in 1857, 16,805 in 1856, and 568,167 in
1855; being a decrease of 1,908 dry, and an increase of
185;993 salted on the previous year. The sales are.-
10,384 dry, against 23,354 in 1858, 5,687 in 1857,
21,162 in 1856, and 3,982 in 1855 ; and 642,266 salted,
against 563,665 in 1858, 492,606 in 1857, 524,837 in
1856, and 594,269 in 1855. The stocks are-5,448 dry,
against 1,730 in 1858, 9,074 in 1857, 1,107 in 1856,
and 998 in 1855 ; and 83,300 salted against 89,066 in
1858, 205,362 in 1857, 2,841 in 1856, and 10,877, in
1855.