Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-24

STICKS ana lneg RreaL5OTaSS SOll6S SWAiSAa
are used by the mandarins to warn
the common people to get out of theiy
way when they ride through the town
Beyond this Is a street of stlversmiths'
shops, where one can find most gor-
geous hairpins and bracelets OF silver
decorated with enamel. such wares
are sold by weight the extra charge
over the uctual weight OF the silver
being for the workmanship. 5@
MUKDEN's BIG FUR TRADE.
This place is one of the chief fur mar
kets Of Asia. The country above Muk-s
den swarrns with wild animals, and
their raw skins and furs are brought.
here for sale. There are more than 40
tanneres In and about the city, and
one sees leather and fur stores every
where. The fur shops are all OPEN
The skins are displayed just MS they
come from the tannery and also sewel
together In the shape OF the mandarin
coat Such5a coat Is large and full, the,
fur being afterward cut and fitted 10.
the shape of the wearer Many such
sfurs are used for Innings, the outsides
being of brocaded satin or silk, and
some are worn by the Chinese with the
hair outward, the lining being of silk
or other materials. There are also
rugs of various sizes and furs for sale
to foreign dealers, such as sable and
fox. There are buyers who come here,
from all parts of Asia, and large ship
Inents are made every winter to Shang-
hal, .Tientsin and Picking. 4
Is During the coolest weather the Tar
tars In the northern part of the EN-
Pire Wear almost nothing else but furs
of one kind or another. The coolies
have suits of sheepskins and goatskins,
while the nabobs wear foxsklns, mink
and sable. The Manchu houses are
poorly heated, and fur-lined clothes are
Worn indoors and out. AS a rule the
hest furs are exported. III had thought
to have bought an overcoat here, but
am told that I can purchase one 1T
a much lower price In Picking.
AS to the extent of the fur trade
1t Is enormous In addition to the vast
quantity used by the natives several
hundred thousand skins are annually,
exported. a large part OF the product
goes to America, and among the things
sent there are thousands OF dogskin
mats and dogskin rugs, as well MS bales
of squirrel tails and fox tails,for muffs
and hat decoration.
4 Some OF the furs are fine. There are
tiger skins, which bring as high as
s4O0, and leopard skins at from $40 to
$50 apiece. Something like 5000 sables
are annually exported the best of them
yielding $45 a skin. Last year about
1000 silver foxes were sold. some OF
which netted $50 skin. Over 10000
red fox furs brought from $40 to $50
each, and as to the skins of wolves,
badgers, goats and lambs, they We're,
sold by the tens Of thousands.
MANCHURIA's DOG FARMS.
The biggest part Of the fur trade with
America is In dogskins. The country
is so cold that this animal grows a
long thick coat worth so much that
dogs are raised for their skins. The
best skins bring 81 apiece, and they
make beautiful rugs. am told there
are many dog farms between here and
Siberia, where the animals are bred
for this purpose. They are killed
just before spring, while their coats
are still long and warm. The killing
is done by strangulation, for the rea-
son that a. knife might injure the fur.
The dogs of the cities are treated in the
same way. see many in Mukden to-a
day which I doubt not will be turned
into American rugs In the next year
OF. So
JAPANESE SPECULATION IN DOGS.
The people here look upon dogs as
SO much live stock. and bitterly resent