, 1859-04-11

TUE SkrSk SKIN TE.rslc-Thc o.lor Of tie
skunk possesses distinctive property which
c"nnnt be mistaken by any whose sense Of s,nci!
is at all discriminl;i'e. During the past few
inuaths, those wl1n haze rerailbul;i,rd uur
.'"wu.1own business streets lluv. repeatedly i.au
their ultactorirs greeted by this nnmstuknblc
perfume, and, wondering wbcncc it originated.
bare 1T last traced it 10 the warehouses nf our
lurriers. 4 few inquiries might have explained
1hc ca1,sc Of this new Accession to the two AMI
seventy stenchrs ri the metropolis. Tic traffic
III skunk skins has suddenly Grcunc i most i,l,~
I,urtnt branch IT tlt fur trade, and the skins Of
I'LL unmss which three years ago were deemed nf
Ito value whatever, are now i'll the greatest de-
t:la!ld. They are collected for r4nurtatun alone
The PRINCIPAL markets arc Russia and Turkey,
iuu .h s,tilse are sent to Germany, where they
are sold ut large profit rs the fur oi the gcnu
inr fisher"
The black sllins are valued the mnst, and dur
ing the past winter ,hr market price las bccn as
high us II per skin. while notified skins brought
uny 70 cents. These prices, however, have
recently deprecated considerably, On account
ii tho immense exportatinn. Upward Of 5p,t4m
s.t these skins have been shipped from this city
alone within thu past few mouths. aud one firm
in Maiden Lane have oil hand about l. ,'nu'
ready for shipment. These are designed fur the
Lripsic salcs. I.ripsic being, next 10 Novgurod.
in knssIn. the must important fltr rntr<pof in
Europe The first intlu,atinn received III this
market Of the value uf this new dcscEIptnn Of
fur came from the HuLsou's hay Company,
which, having shipped few to London ut Il
venture. fnun! the returns 50 profitable that
they immediately prosecuted tIc business on all
extensive SCALE. and n"w 50 large ha>;Ercn the
rAlortaton that IL ..lut in tie market il antici-
pated. The heaviest collections ART made inthc
| Middle anu Eastern States, in SONG parts Of
which tllr nl1iin for capturing. thr>t ul,isnals
seems to liavr elualrdtl,e Pixies Peak gold ex-
ol,,
IN mass for that purpose; uud in many inslai,-
ees tursske their regular .lvocations for the
>ake Of prospective gains from tue hunt. H.
deed, the experience ol tic two pursuits is
somewhat similar, fnrtuuc being Ms cnpricieus
| t"ward the >kunkcatchcrs Us the 4n!d -liggcrs
| for, :ouletinrsa single animal is fund in bur.
row. and again dirt rlacers OF IL &lozc.. ur tweu-
sv arc discovered in single ncst, though such
| renuMtru1iyt " "[,'tle>' are not common In ad-
d,ion to the prs,tits realized on The sale Of the
furS, nl,r fur dealers also receive IL considerable
sun, fur the fat OF these animals. which, We are
crcdlbly informed, is hcing bought Mt tiye cents
per pound by prominent druggist in Broad
way, wl,u expects s.'tn to lstuniS! isle world by
the introduction Of new and valuable oiut
u,rnt, Iininent, or pnu,ade, manufactured from
this rare material. Farmers and the poultry
eating public are also expected tn derive M tit
tic benefit trn this wholesale slaughter Of the>,
drrtrtlAtors Of the poultry hp,l>t. sincc riggs
I md fowls will becoult more abundant aud the
prices Of these desirable articles If food, it i
reasonable IN infer. rrornrionatrly diminished
| Journal t.T Commerce.