The New York herald., 1860-12-09

chi'drcnb ursshe pure white of The one and the pre-
poudearoe o white In The other rssdssing them exceed
iDsiy suitable for that purpose hinver u not % much
used In this country - It ID In Europe bat We II
occasionally comparing unfavorably with ermias and
squirrel II 10, In fact, but inferior kind OF ermne snd
the dark spots Of seslskin placed at regular Intervals
imitation Of erm,ne us look, Ike all imssions far
away behind the original First among the imitation or
made rurs stands French rabbit or brown ooAey,
which can be dyed 70 resemble mink or sable.
II n Clark and glossy, bat OF course II
does not wear Ike either Of the leading fars.
II 10 known BY many names-srown sable, queen "a.
hle French narten, no Ausqussb, another imitation
fur ID even more literally supplied with aliases Aer.
ativo At that for II s called marsh mink swamp sable,
river mink, Mexican martsn, 60 IT, however has one de-
cidod advantage over the oouey for 10 durable,
and this fact should o1et Its unfortunate name II is
worn e1sssd aud maturd Opossum finds ready sals
In the rurs, DISTRICTS but at dseoun! u the towns
and titles Generally speaking. Indeed the black fus
formerly no Common all disappeared being replaced
by the lgnter colored ones
Strangely enough the sale Of different fuu y determined
by locality For instance ntch favorite In the West
and South, While In the Middle and Eastern sections Il
At discount New York the great market Tor the lead
Ing urs sable mink ard ermine, and whsrc QaAkers mo
do congregate squirrel Is In the ascen liant II would seem
from this that topography has something 70 do with
taste
Tho prices OF urs remain tho sams q last year. with
the exception Of mink which has depreoated fully twea
~ per cent Three causes operate TO produce this eject
creator catch OF mink than usuAl, the opening up Of
now sources Of suppy and the cosiness Of the article
which tends TO exclude It from the European Arkes aud
coasee uently to overstock own
The present threatening aspect OF public affairs At
home has not much effect on the fur eusiress
other manufacturing interests intimately connected
with tho South, for In those sunny sgons there Is no:
much demapd for fnrs at any time their miid, short
winters can DO cultured without them, and any
enporary interruption OF basioess With tdn seo
ton OF the country must a lightly this branch o,
industrial interests Charleston Is about the extreme
Southern limit OF the trade furs aud cuffs
and vicorne the only cords ordered for the Southern
market The amount sent South therefore, creator In
quantity than In value, ana falling or in the demand
would rot oeof vital consequence stni u would be fct
and lbs present crss bss LET, It's mark slsh. though
be- on the tur trade Of New York.
fbe estimation 10 vhioh the different speces of furs
held found by looking tho prices demanded for
them. The msrse, valce il the only real value.
Fur what's the worth OF enythiog,
But just 90 much as 1t Will bfnsS
Taking this Ioetical aud practical vic OF the subject
and adgpg by this heterogenov platform OF poetry
sable b the mort desirable OF all possessions n
the fur way 1t costs from tTo thousand to Two thou
SAND ve h. ired dollars set sn sometimes that
figure We do wonder therefore that to obtain pos
session Of such very pretty piece Of property should
the moet slumbsrirv ambition The most listles
lady might become energetic under the influence OF such
. potent stimulus. There Is possibility Of procuring
this fur at much reasonable price-say thou
sand dollars but OF IL not tbs nrst rate art ole
Hudson Bay sable ranges from two hundred to eight han
dred dollars set and ia very much admired fur o
OF the American variety OF this little
animal than DO OF ns Siberian relative the prico Of
the latter placing beyond tho reach OF saye the
wetlthiet Next comes the mink, the mott popular OF
al the different varieties OF this Indispensable winter
luxury. To the rich, dark glossines OF n far, al
most rivallirg the beauty Of the sable, Il
joins the very important advantage OF com
perave cheappcss, set Of this fur being procuraole
for prices varying from seventy Ave 10 two hundred dol
lars The ermne tho regal and judicial far OF Europe,
can bought for seventy Ave dollars and from that
70 hundred and any Its color makes suita
bio for balls, operas and festive than for the
street, from which, however, II IL not wholly exod.
Stone mar,fr, which 10 not much heretofore
varies from hundred and twenty Eve 70 hundred
anc city, and 8ich from nfty 70 severity I've dollars
The MIXED squirrel Ia very pretty and becoming fur
especially for children, 10 whom u seems by common
monopoly Of this AMI miDivcr has been grant
Thu gray squirrel very SOBER, sedas looking fur,
and we we're all 70 aud that Ia In great
demand and high favor among Quaker population. u
uat fur that Of the 1tnsss Of things would
point out for them II ranges from thirty 10 forty dol
lars set