62 
Estimated Loss by Warble on Hides passing through Aberdeen Market 
from February to June, 1888, inclusive . 
Number of Number of Estimated Loss 
Week ending Sound Hides. Warbled Hides. per week. 
& 
s. 
d. 
February 
3 ... 
2344 
418 
80 
19 
9 
9 5 
10 ... 
2300 
443 
85 
16 
7£ 
9 9 
17 ... 
2454 
473 
91 
12 
101 
9 9 
24 ... 
2374 
501 
97 
1 
4 
March 
2 ... 
2641 
569 
110 
4 
11 
99 
9 ... 
2124 
611 
118 
7 
7i 
9 9 
16 ... 
2249 
602 
116 
12 
9 
9 9 
23 ... 
2137 
719 
139 
6 
H 
9 9 
30 ... 
2095 
718 
139 
2 
3 
April 
6 ... 
2181 
750 
145 
6 
3 
9 9 
13 ... 
2207 
755 
146 
5 
n 
99 
20 ... 
1699 
705 
136 
11 
10i 
9 9 
27 ... 
2021 
640 
124 
0 
0 
May 
4 ... 
2308 
755 
146 
5 
71 
99 
11 ... 
2257 
754 
146 
1 
9 
9 5 
18 ... 
2076 
875 
169 
10 
7i 
9 9 
25 ... 
1660 
664 
128 
13 
0 
June 
1 ... 
2091 
916 
177 
9 
6 
9 9 
8 ... 
1981 
747 
144 
14 
7i 
9 9 
15 ... 
1943 
771 
149 
7 
7i 
J> 
22 ... 
1685 
751 
145 
10 
H 
9 9 
29 ... 
1446 
693 
134 
5 
H 
Total for 5 months.. 
46273 
14830 
2873 
6 
3 
“ Being about 25 per cent, of total number of bides affected by 
warble. 
“ Average depreciation calculated at fd. per pound. Weight of 
hides principally affected, 50 to 70 pounds.”—Messrs. William 
Murray & Son, George Street, Aberdeen, N.B. 
I was also favoured by the following valuable information from 
Messrs. Bichard Markendale & Co., Manchester, and, without over¬ 
loading my present observations with more of the communications 
with which I was favoured, this is much too important to be 
omitted, and was as follows:— 
“March 16th, 1889.—Further to yours of January 14th, 1889, 
