The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-03-16 00:00:00

PRICES OF CORN.

Average Prices of Corn of Engle:oil awl Wales, by the
Quarter of Eight Winchester Bushel., 4'11.1 of oatmeal per
Anil of lanths. nvoirdupoise,lnnis she returns received in the
week ended the 7th of M•reity 18IR.
Wheat. Rye. Bailey. (lain,
1. rl. s. d. N. 4. s. fl.
84 7 40 9 46 2 I 28 9

MUMS. Pease. Oatmeal. Beer or 11. g.
a. d. a. d. a. d. la. d.
Z. 4 8 SS 1 34 0

THE LEATHEIi TIMDE.

CASE OF THE LEATHER TRAM; 31.innt 11, 1818

The following statements, added in the allegations eon.
taised in the numerous Petitions presented to Parliament
from all the different branches of the leather trade, in eta r y
part of Great Britain, will, it is respectfully submitted,
thew,
1. That before the last tax was imposed;the leather hr
increased in proportion to the increase of the popnla:ion
of the country.
2 That front the probable increase of the papal:llMo
since the tax was imposed, nod the aderititagcs that niixi,t
have arisen to the leather trade from our noire intimate
connexion with South America; together wills the impriii•il
state of the sea icultwenl and great annioilacturinz lutesests ;
the trade ought (note Mhetandiug the discont Moaner of the
war) to have increased; instead of which it has decline.'
since the impusititra of the tax, nuil has been particularly
ruinous to the teeters; maid that the genei al inis rest of Om
country, ar welt es those of the leather trade air pas t;cular,
requite the illlll4eattliC repeal of the additional tax upon
leather.
The tinmherof Issukrupts in the tanning trade within the
last 'two sears sod I{ half, ending January 5, ISIS, war
31111 which is111"1, than ever took µlnca within Once times
Mt space berme the double tax. In dais trade it may he
fairly sionsidereil there are two deeds of amignment to
hankrwptcy, which would make the number of radio es is ill _
iu the last l\telears end a hid( 166; bs lag almost etpi il
one-seveuth part of all the tanners iu this counts y ;
shuttling it has lista generally considered lisle of the s.rte•t
turtles in wl:eli capital could lie invested, from the
debts, ill proportion to the capitals employed, beim.; very in.
(onside' ab!e

Ali Account of the number of Meows granted to tanner•
for the five years and a half before the tax one itimovtd,
and also for the five year* and • half since, 'Mews the tn.,
nett are diiisinighed.—[This Account, thon;limovtil Co- by
Mr. Sumner, is out yet produced.]

It is important here to observe, that hundmils of the tan-
yards occupied when the tax look piaci', are now n•it worked ;
by which they arc intavindshly receiving great dnntaer• sir
are convert, d to nth. r purposes, whereby the 'mime!. nn.l
other fixed capitols of the I:macro', are rendered of
value. Taking esrli tan-yard int-hiding other fixed capital,
at the &vale vsiur of one th.•uaaad 'pound,. and ,sit
lodine: one sixteen hundred and ty-eight he nom-
ber there were in EllZlilllllol.4 W.t!es lirfore Ike tux sin MI.
they would amount in value to 1 tit/B,ooer
C,onsidering the unnier4sllo tan-yards ttttt 3 hot I
in
one comity (lianirliiiej there are twenl)-one
out rf fos ty.tno that were in 6111 werk when the tax nits
nod in litany other halt, of the c.unt,y, the e.sii,e

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