LOSSES ON WARBLED HIDES. 



XXXI 



This strikes first, of course, where the Warbles are first observed: it 

 may come, like the rest, on the cattle owner or farmer ; or it may come on 

 the butcher or tanner ; or further on it comes on the many trades in which 

 leather, discovered after purchase to be pierced, is useless for its purpose, — 

 a loss to the manufacturer ; or a loss, or even a danger, to the wearer 

 or user. 



Loss ON Warbled Hides. 



In the following pages I submit returns of information with which 

 I was favoured in reply to my enquiries regarding amount of money- 

 loss on hides from warble injury (during one year, or during the warble 

 season) from several of our chief hide markets, companies or associa- 

 tions connected with business in hides, namely, from Aberdeen, Bir- 

 mingham, Boston, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, 

 Newcastle-on-Tyne, Nottingham and Sheffield. 



Most of these were placed in my hands in the year 1888 ; but 

 particulars on the annexed table, with which I was favoured by the 

 courtesy of Messrs. Fry and Company, Leather and Hide Factors, 

 Moor Street, Birmingham, was placed in my hands in 1884. 



Particulars of seven iveeks' supply of six classes of hides, beiny the total of 

 each class of sound and warbled sold at two markets in Birminyliam, 

 comiiwnciny May 3rd up to and includiny June 14i//, 1884, and shoiciiu/ 

 the actual loss of each class (f warbled hide : — 



Six Classes of Hides. 

 Weight from 



95 lbs. and upwards 

 85 lbs. to 94 lbs ... 

 75 „ 84 „ ... 

 65 „ 74 „ ... 

 50 „ 64 „ ... 

 55 lbs. and under 



Totals... 



Sold at 



Per hide 

 less than the sound. 



|d. per lb. or 6s. 3d. per hide 



Total 545 



Loss on 

 each Class. 



M s. d. 



20 18 



73 1 6 



124 6 8 



1G8 17 6 



110 5 



47 12 



It will be observed that of the total number of hides {viz., 5185) 

 over one-third were warbled ; and looking merely at one line of the 

 figures, it shows that out of 1460 hides, ranging from 65 lbs. to 74 lbs. 

 weight, 579 were lessened in value at the rate of Id. per pound, or 

 6s. lOd. per hide, giving a total loss on these of £168 17s. Gd. 



The above table of particulars does not include the three classes 

 known as " heavy " and " light " cows' and bulls' hides, which also 

 were warbled, but the numbers of which were not taken, on account 

 of Messrs. Fry not being as much interested in these as in the other 

 classes. 



