134 OX WARBLE FLY. 
The following table, it will be seen, gives the weights of the six 
classes of hides reported, together with the number of sound and of 
warbled hides in each; also the reduction on warbled hides per pound, 
and per hide, and the consequent loss in each class. 
Particulars of seven weeks’ supply of six classes of hides, being the total of 
each class of sound and warbled sold at two markets in Birmingham, 
commencing May 3rd up to and including June 14th, 1884, and 
showing the actual loss of each class of warbled hide :— 
Six Classes of Hides. | Hides. 
SS | a Se SS FP . Loss on 
aa No. of | No. of Per Hid 
Weight from sound. warhled. Sold at less than the sound. each pa 
Biasi da: 
95 lb. and upwards , 286 67 | 3d. per lb. or 6s. 8d. per hide) 20 18 0 
85 lb. to 94 Ib.......| 446 222} 2d. ;; a5 OK TOs ss | wo) eo 
MOU Benen Ot ore trecrees 754 373 | id. ,, 3; 08. Sde 33 | 124 6 8 
G52 ase7 TAS Sy eee 881 OW OW eller se 308: Ode ys 168 17 6 
DG es OSs <5 cceces 629 441s lid, ; ee, Ose OUe 55 HOM ome 
55 lb. and under ...| 283 | 224] 1d. ,, » 4s. 3d. . 4712 0 
Totalss-.. \8279 | 1906 | Totalecece | 545.0 8 
The reader’s attention is particularly directed to the proportion of 
warbled hides, which amounts to nearly two-thirds of the number of 
sound hides, showing the great prevalence of warble maggot still re- 
maining during the seven weeks, inclusive, from May 38rd to June 14th. 
The following table is an abstract of particulars of sound and 
warbled hides sold at one of the three Birmingham markets from 
February 14th to September 19th, 1885. The detailed information 
which I have given in full in my Annual Report for 1888 and else- 
where contains in column form returns for each week of the period 
named of amount of sound and of warbled hides sold in each of the 
classes named, with price of each. 
Abstract of table, with particulars of eight different classes of hides sold 
during warbled season of thirty-two weeks from February 14th to 
September 19th, 1885. 
a Sane No. of Highest and No. of Highest and 
Weight and Description > x at : 
ct laws of Eides,” Sunil tortnrt eset! Sea ote 
95 lb. and upwards 621 5d. to 6d. 68 44d. to 53d. 
85 lb. to 94 1b. ... 911 43d. ,, 53d. 138 43d. ,, 42d. 
PDN begs a os ane, 4 ea ee 41d. ,, 53d. 3806 4d. ,, 48d. 
Go Po, C2 tt ee ies 4d. ,, 423d. 541 Sed. ,, 4ad. 
56s 4. 6 G4 30 ce) GOS Sid. ,, 42d. 497 Bid. ,, 42d. 
55 lb. and under ... 873 83d. ,, 43d. 805 34d. ,, 423d. 
Heavy cow-hides ... 1198 3id. ,, 43d. 140 Bid. ,, 4d. 
Light cow-hides ... 1882 O2d: 4; 4a. | LbE Bid. ,, 33d. 
Totals ... 9956 2146 
