Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-26
The Morocco Trade.

REPORT OF WILMINGTON BUSINESS OF
OUR SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS.
The Shoe and Leather Reporter, of the oath
inst, has the following items concerning the
Wilmington morocco trade:
The morocco manufacturers of Wilmington,
Del, are doing fair amount OF business for
the season, notwithstanding the high price of
raw goatskins, which adds materially to the cost
OF stock making an advance Ill prices neces-
sity. his would make no difference were trade
in its natural condition, but it is very hard to
get the additional amount required to cover the
Increased cost of the raw skins. Sumac has
also advanced recently, thus creating an addi-
tional burden.
The large factory near the depot owned by W..
Jones * Co., has been turning out 1875 dozen of
Patna skins daily. They are now producing ITO
dozen day.
William Bush Il Co., finish As to so dozen
Cape and Tampico skins dail.'. This class Of
stock finds ready sale among manufacturers of
ladies' fine shoes, both in the Western and East
ern States.
The John G. Baker Manufacturing Company
are producing about 45 dozen Tampicos daily.
MIR. Baker, the president of the company, pur-
chased last summer about 800 bales of Tampico
skins, thus effectually guarding his factory
against the "goatskin famine" which seems to
have struck hard in some places.
s. Postles X Son, having enlarged their fac
tory, GRe making their usual quantity of prime
morocco stock. The senior partner of this
house is one of the oldest in the Wilmington
trade in this line.
Maltrtz Il Richardson are tanning Patnas in
pebbles, grains and kid, mostly black stock, al
though in the season they finish great many
colors, being the only manufacturers IN that line
in Wilmington,
Charles Baird 4 Go. make Cape and other
"soft stock" Their factory is on Third Street,
and, although not a large one, is run to its full
capacity Henry s. McComb is q special part
ner in this house. This we'll known tanner and
railroad manager is probably the wealthiest man
in the trade in this or any other country.
Pussy, Scott Co., are the Oldest morocco man
nfacturing firm, and have one Of the largest and
best org, nized factories in that city. Ito mem
bers are all pracucal men, who were brought up
in the business, which was established in 1S45.
They work soft stock, and are now making a
specially of heavy Cape and South American
their Cincinnati agent, p. &. Stevenson. have
been very large for some years past.
Jacob Richardson has Just built new moroc-
co factory in Wilmington, which has capacity
for 80 dozen a day OF Cape and Patnn stock and
it is now producing about half OF that amount.
The machinery in this factory was furnished by
G. w. Baker, of Wilmington, who makes spec
alty of furnishing tanneries. He has put in a
fine Is horse power engine, which will furnish
motive power and heat for the whole building
also the Baker CHASING and sewing machines,
which are among the most valuable inventions
known to the trade.
Taylor q Baedenkopf are tanning Cape stock.
William Y. Warner, who has recently with
drawn from the firm of Pusey, Scott IL Co., in
tends builing factory this fall, which will have
q capacity for producing about 20 dozen OF Cape
skins daily. This gentleman owns the Warner
& Crook patent process for filling and tanning
skins.