The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-15

Ouxfous Msveme~t of shs Hide and Les
ther Men,
70 THE EpiTOR OF TIE HERALD.
nc un,qua specimen bssiness acsrecenty displayed
BY Few Of The hide and leather dealers OF ths sny pa
,sdssr the details OF the business the puDie newyps
srs renders unnecessary 70 apologize for the preseuts
ION OF ci,ane On she ssms. wnoren do the losses OF
assss gentlemen interest the putcY Their circular pur
ports to be addressed the whsarc thsy9 Does
any one conversant with the business suppose the bulk
Of lhe tanning is no, done by the swamp, q majority
n interest for Swamp account and whal sort OF
entary does the fact Afford that these very gcntlcnen
are sstenporAneousy buying hides pre
raesf The Datur Inference would seem W DO that
they disposed to scare Off he weaker mades, hsa
s0y might reap more abundant harvest themselves
and he harvest would appear 10 DO net desperately
bad from the estimate paiaded In the following docu
WeAt:-
ouRouIAR LETTER
We, The undersisDea, in part Representing the
lido and leather trade OF New York, In view Of
- ,sI.n sv Ss ssa, S' S
two 70 I'VE cents per pound, and buying hides u
yiOo oispropor the price getting for lee
Aves you the subject giving views Of tae canse q
uneh dhprepertion, and Offering Few suggestions In
Wv u . remedy for the evil.
xAe eanse, IN opinion, surplus Of tho nAAufac-
sd srtsle VOC great capacity for such nanufaesore,
- ~ much desire " tho tanneries with
dss than they do full justice 70. Hthe present sys
- - on, with the present full supply Of hides
see nothing 70 prevent our being subject TO great
1nsnasons in price, aud oocasonail heavy ana disas
Ssus losses such 81 We have experienced the pas, SIX
Dsnshs We are beginning new year with . consider
sele s.rpiu 81! over from The pas. year with nrss
2ppuy " hides sent out the pas. fall yet 70 come
VIII hon the best information 40 caE ges, consider
80 surplus Of shoes left over At the Fast and 40
ss.asrsa sver tne country and unles. We can devise
- MEANS - chrta our manufacture, IN all reasonable
2UHaNFAS We result VIII be disastrous,
ne renAsdy Appears 10 "a Ipiain and ebvEMJ ns
PRESENT time, when the disparity between h!des and
baehor b 50 great; Ii obviously for the interest and
sa0y Of bsh tanners spd dealers discontinue tho pur
chase Of hides snd when this course has brought the
asrs .hosld limit their operations that thoy shall
than two THIRDS, Or At most three quarters as mueh
.ess:1 ~riss sss fsii~s.y .bOut Il. ist Of Sepem
hes ne stock they do take, they should make
ssr Su. .,s WIN better sIs and hsy s should se nd
- 20 that The market should MOI Be crowded ~ has
bssn lately.
~ taking twenty hve per cent lees etock, make ten
PR cent more GAIN he VIII get shout a. much money for
ns We Ave per- cent Is The 3, 100 90. we vii
wm give yhs same result
1eyaSs Asdes, average say q lbs, 40, 900 lbs,
ger cs.s ec.mi.on for ia,in 400 90
lisa q interest, say per eent-on value Of
"a q Iie:, commission ana interest,". 49os 90
3sese ~ hides, with gain 90 per cent, sS2,- :. ~
80 D., At Il cents. .................. 1920 90
ksss epsr cent for selling leather. Ass 20
NJ. proceeds Of h..h.r. ............ So, 49, 50
Coss Of hihes, commission and interest l2oS 90
Lssvss tanner for tanning SIS $40 50
Now then for Is per cent less hder:-
1850 hdes, average weight % lbs, 165, 0co lbs.
8. = cents, months. .:............. sss 900 90
spef cent commission for buyi ng......... ISIS 90
AHss q interest, say per cent on value OF
hAee I,oAi w
sA,... $40 $50 90
II go M hides, Win gain 70 per cent, aso6oo
:, es sOs ..,c l.: ss %
I..v,s.. SIS $50 20
oss 4 Aiaes commission and interest 50. 4O,6SS o.
B.i..ss ..sA,7N 70
- ~ g tanner gets within $500 10 ~ much for Tan
hHss, wah 90 per cent gain. The tanner be the
Sdss Of how much moro IL will cost TO tan the extra
1he above is given merely 70 show that tanner would
M nothing by doing less and doing better We would
now show what he might gain oy such course The
quantty tanned yearly for the New York market
$500 eco sidss Is per would reduce this quantity
1ooc 900 sides Is not reasonable TO suppose it would
enhance the prceP would also reduce the want OF
AiAss SEQ 600 II not reasonable to suppose would
bwer the price hides' We think requires no further
Wssnent 70 convince any thinking man. |
n past few years but title money has been made by
tsAners The imports Of hides have been large; the
spss % tan them also large Every favorable appear
the quantity tanned, and enhance the value OF
dss An stock Of leather, lower prices and heavy
u
better state OF things in the future unless and
dealers unite In . moderate policy Should they |
conclude TO adopt such Is pointed out for
Ne u,ure the effect will be to give confidence in leather
now In process Of manufacture; and would hold |
D. cir sock Till natural demand sprung up. Should |
nstApg BE- done, fear prices OF leather this year will
- IORTNG, ANDREWS l. CO.,
THOMAS SMuLL X CO.,
GEORGE FALLEN Il Co,
BUIKLEY LAPHAM,
WA. PAI.EN NOBLE,
II, J. BROOKS h CO.,
THOMAS FRASER Il BROTHER,
YOUNG, SCHULTZ & CO.,
C0RsE, PRATT L. CO.,
X. STOUT Il SON,
y. I. FAWCErT.
NEW YORK, Feb. %, 1860.
The FIRST statement, with so per cent gain, leaves tt5-
2so for tanning 352 900 lbs leather equal to about Axe
per H. Now the tanner doing respectable amount OF
business with adequate facilities, nakce fair living busi
&C., and generally willing TO contract at that
price, in good bark country II costs them from &c. 70
axe. per h. TO make leather. This ~ not very bad
business when considered the work OF ordinary
uhanics ordinary hides. There botches in all
trades give superior workman first quality hides and
- will produce so cent GAIN and surely he could not
lave reason 70 complain Of the result There must be
aOEeAng wrong In the estimates OF hese yentlemen,
sass hey preaching for effect.