The Washington union., 1857-05-08
DEPARTMEN NEWS.
STATE DEPARTMENT.


Frankfort Easter FAIR Sc.-The following letter. da.l
April 9Th, has been received from correspondent resdOr
at Frankfort on the Main
The Faster Fair commenced ON the LIST inst ard .,,
terminate next week. There has been an animated h~i
in wooen goods and la mixed articles--wool sI
silk, and wool and cotton and the transactions IN tb
have been at advance owing to the increased pr -
wool and silk For cotton goods at least for most kind
the advance has not been great nevertheless the a.
nand has been well sustained As to the leather MAJ
ket which, according TO the regulations Of the fair v
not be opened for days. there different opinions
On the side it is contended that in consequence ~
the great advance athe last fair and the universal coO
tnental peace, which il conducive economy in eatb
supply will be offered sufficiently abundant to prey
further augmentation on the other hand n /
thought probable prices viii go up yet higher after
the example OF the recent fairs in other places m.
operations in leather ut the Frankfort fairs geneaI
reach toa very large amount and regulate for season tb
prices throughout great extent of country but tI
rates for leather seldom vary to any great extent
have been told that the large and unexpected
ton OF prices at the last fair created quite much aston
ishment among the peasants IN districts as revo
luton would have done. II afforded them fruitful nh
ject of wonder and discussion They had never napnd
that the price of article sober and hitherto 90 nm
changeable leather coud he affected by modern nr
gress " and it appeared to shake their confidence IN h
stability of things generally but there are circumsap
likely to affect the leather market still more T
whole country is threatened with great calamity Thai
nulIain, WHICH Tor long time
prevailed among the cattle in northern Europe is NJ
ported to be extending Its ravages southwark and
southern Germany has very little surplus stock. or
stock to lose, without entailng vast amount of dsrs
on the proprietor and the country. Although there
are for instance in the Duchy and Electoral Hesse only
about neat animal to or 81 inhabitants, ftbosS
States suddenly deprived OF this stock il would L
far more difficult to renew it than for Louisiana which
has more than neat animal to every one inhabitan
to regain her whole stock The loss here would he terri
bic, because the stocks in many instances are held lr
those of small means, and but few have surplus
England has already prohibited the importation Of
hides, horns, &c. from northern Germany Franc. ani
some Of the German States have also adcpted nryau
tionary measures. Whether similar measures ~, Ia
adopted by other continental States Yet exempt from t
disease Is still to be If the hides of the pran
killed animals susceptible of use it may be that tc
temporary reduction prices which must necessarily 6l
low from the cessation OF the export demand may bv
keeping stocks at home effect reduction in the price Of
leather But If the yet healthy parts Of Germany also
prohibit the introduction of infected skins prices must
necessarily go up still higher here especially for the
heavier kind Of leather.