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small lots and lirouirht ti> the railmad stations and boat 

 landings for shipinent to the great ports, where thev 

 are assorted tor quality and stencilled with the mark ot 

 the shipper. The hides are assorted with such care 

 that their qualitv can he determined hv their marks. 

 It the Iniver in England, on inspection, considers that 

 the hides are not up to the usual standard he appoints 

 some one to arbitrate in his behalf and the seller does 

 likewise. If the two do not aijree, a third is called in 

 and his decision is final. 



The marks ot Singapore hides ot the best qualitv are, 

 for instance. Horse Head (Horse rampant), E. B. ik Co., 

 B. M. & Co. Hides ot the best qualitv trom Rangoon 

 are marked PABS. There are also hides shipped trom 

 this locality known as "Shaved Rangoon," that is, ma- 

 chine tieshed, which are ot good quality and suitable 

 for picker purposes. Slaughtered Penang buffalo hides 

 are prepared with great care and are ot particularly 

 good quality. Thev are shipped under \arious marks, 

 one of which is "ONE." Buffalo hides trom )ava are 

 among the best produced and are sold under various 

 marks, those most in demand being: 



VNC 

 & MNC, ^^!'' MN, FE, MW, LYTM. 

 CO. ^ 



A very few Chinese buffalo hides were shipped to Eng- 

 land previous to the war, but during the war, and since, 

 large quantities have been sent to that country. The 

 quality of these hides is s(j good that there will 



