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ness being the chief. Those exhibited at the fair, rival the French 

 skins in both these respects; and in fineness of finish, excel them. 

 Our bark tanned sheep skins are decidedly superior, both in beauty 

 and intrinsic excellence. In japaned leather, the Germans and 

 French still maintain their supremacy, but we are confident they 

 must speedily yield it. 



We deem it proper before closing these remarks, to allude to two 

 specimens of band leather, each of like excellence, and both superi- 

 or in every particular to any used in Europe. Indeed we know of 

 applications from England for this very article, but owing to the 

 fact of there being a heavy duty on " articles of leather cut into 

 strips," which band leajjier is, we have not been able to introduce 

 it there to any extent. We anticipate however, that it will find a 

 market there before long, and to the mutual advantage of both 

 countries. 



We annex a table, showing the quantity and value of sole leath- 

 er inspected in the city of New- York, from 1827 to 1846, inclusive. 

 The quantity is taken from the returns of the State Inspectors, and 

 the value is determined by estimating the weight and price, assum- 

 ing as a basis, the average weight and price realized by one of the 

 most extensive houses in that branch of business in the city of New 

 York. 



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