, 1869-01-04
Fk1cEs AND hEc1trrs.
The following WeIe The monthly prices Of dsi


Hides ana Leather.
Hui fcw yrara have elspred since the business
Of 1nrr,uE leather in hicaso wa4 carried On by
t~o or three modeIa.e sized tanncsica. and the |
ltntbcr cnnrnmcd tn the Northwest all c,mc iron,
from hides which had been rent there from chl.
earu; But With The immense hcmlock forests on !
1ne o. ee ens 9cs oi
tuned, for the entire hide prod1ct OF the 4
Northwsstmss fhste M L @ no tanning mstsrisl Ter Gsow
MountAlus-'t was only question OF t.ne A. 70 /
VIII. n the manufacture Of leather wouid be ono |
Of .he adng intsse.s OF II he G,ssn Gsy
tantcriCe eight Of wttch are frst.clas. establish
merts, a1d minority Of them arc models |
It 1,ruced @ With th tfs % yisw 'se ei a:comp|i.Stne ]
the gteatsst amount Of work with The
leatt poFsih!e c9ucnse; Two Of the larger tan;
4 Co -sEe tievotc1 t1elusively TO the m1uutac-
,ure Of sclc leather, md each hasa capacity for
~ Is s,c nted cf uppsr and eaISsr ap
nirg. aEr haEe capacity ~ follows: Cn1on Hide
Leath.I COMPANY. Iso oog sides; Gssy, Glars
). a.. 1 G. NJ walker. 1000 sides. sni
Wen Bros, 81, ,0o0 ssdca. The remaic,ng twelve
9Ie capable Ct t.nrlnE esuuslx from sooo to
nIng espseits OF our city tanners from 100000 to
There sre also i've o. ss1 establishments devo.
ted 70 The tanning Of sheep sk,n-; their business,
amou1 t.nE,tn the aggregate, to some 1aao 900 sst1s
Tic reputation which Chicago upper lcathe.
has acquired ~i.hin the past few years Is some
thing as5or,hhing to- ,hn and spssks VS
those cneag. In The nanu: :.esuzc ot thi: article
throughout tie teason, and comm,nds froa1 l00
made de- n the United s.ate.. while tSe boats n anu
taciured ftom it tell, not only Ia the West: bnt
II The hoson ess a. a. sdsansc % s q IRON
Eppcr leather Of the country. Our hest .aleseo
| urpsr !. made OF selected ssnHhter heller hides.
Ttc.r ii les receive very fine rof, taunage, and
fclns eurr,cd IN the best manner po.s,b!c. make,
wesn wesrs r's roois asd ns, and turn. vite1 we'll
detailed account Of the process OF It's u1anusac-
ture would rtqufe TOO m1rh space for thl. a'tt
eli CT 70 tho general reader, K{p md eaf arc als !
| Tp.de b. the upper leather tsun"riea, aud p7 oce
q the ka,.tre estab!ishmetts hc.e-.he g Union
Hide and Leather .ompsny." Buff lc.thcr Is
manufactured quite extensively. From one thild
to one hslf cf the hstt upr leather has hcen con
snuled by the Wholesale boot manufactures O!
Chicsgo, and thu remainder has gone to Eastern
manufactures.
Unr new tsrncry has been erected during tnt
| ra>i year. and several othtrs cLlaEScd and i'm
r1nst d. so thst, notwithstanding tn. dcetructor
! by hrc Of one large estab',.hutnt, the sgcre
sa,e ta.p,n eapae,ty Of the .,1 j. ne@ariS e loo
| We SIT not In c.elou Gf tna data lroEl whicl
. to dctcrm &c the exact amonnt OF capital co
1ands ami hn,iotne i, snsu 1cl
! LtarlJ to $7,Ce0 COO.
Il Tie axcrsge p1.ce Of city tanned leather for IL
year 1ses has o.ss anou' ne per = for No;
!. {ea,hcr Ths ave1ass coat q eirk. dsrssfea .
II I the dosk, his been about e 20 pet ccrd.
G As awhnle, The 1auttng tu-lnes. of C,rfcsc
= lcr the Yea: just cnsca has been re.eouanlY 81
t:iacsory; the demand he'ne un:fo: st iajr pice
II Uri1sg the rast two months :rade rulel a hit
slaek, hnt larry orders fo- upper Leather arc no
ID ttire r:aeed by Eastern u:sufsctuzer-, and o,
d. own mauntscturrss will coon be IN the marx
fttft
as HIDES.
~ Ibis important brsneh nf our ucrc au;ile int
~ es': has shared in the ,nc.sl pro.rcrity that
y - at:& tlrl all oher departments OF nade Tue
H. vaee. d:rr IN extent tsat Of any pssysous e
10 he SS Il IL as @ saPpy saa @
70 miner fryquent aastaations dunnE eer;s
-, tho long run have renrsssly managed to profit
"a thess fluctuations. and the season q. whole b
M betn prosperous one.
es; gate l6s 1Gs rs, against aol7 ns receiv
r.; in lsG7-an inerca.e Of +.Iso las NJ. I he sh
ss,u: e. Is sas e. .pp,ed i
~ IN q: naratt du1ns he p.tt 5eaF to- sfssu
ost ed hides vas about = Ac Der ..
RECElrTs ARD AHIrMEH1s.
fe. The followtcrtahle thovs the receipts and sh
ae: sqs - aeesiyed, sh!pp'
- 1861. ..-.....-...... Is, 100 1s 56l
nes @ ls<Is .....-.................1 ...13,l3a5t5 914L
79- 1s6. s6........................ 20 G8u93 1o5aa
-. | 9S3 1f7 n
Ol9 1855 $500 - sa 1Es 1Ss asIS,
0t4 Thc rrrrjnts ri i'm hsrE for ill.,, war iS5s y
5T ta,l03 tons, which, At a valuation o, $50
rord-stout an asera 70 price for the ycar-1o
| anouut 10 $l6a III. 20.
lcE The following ART the psircipll stitis.lce Of
lcr ecin,s ah,nmrnrs and vainr. nf hiirs f,r r..
ex. 1LES.
an- .- Value
uas Received. Ms...........2S, ,1Ga,l6a l,2214S