LOSSES ON WARBLED HIDES. 
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Messrs. Fry & Co., of Birmingham, gives particulars of the numbers 
of sound and warbled hides sold at one of the Birmingham markets, 
and the price each parcel sold at, from the beginning of the warbled 
season, viz., February 14th, to the end, September 19th, in 1885. 
These details, it will be seen, extend over a duration of thirty-two 
weeks, and include price per pound of ‘ordinary’ and ‘ extra-flayed ’ 
hide (marked down the third column as ‘o’ and ‘ x ’ respectively), as 
well as those which are warbled. 
By casting the eye along the columns it will be seen that the first 
three heavy classes, namely, those of 95 lbs. and upwards, 85 to 94 lbs., 
and 75 to 84 lbs., which are all, or nearly all, ox-hides, do not suffer as 
much as the three following. These last—that is, the classes weighing 
G5 to 74 lbs., 5G to 64 lbs., and 55 lbs. and under—are principally 
heifer-hides, and are the greatest sufferers. Bulls’ hides are stated, 
as a rule, to be also very much warbled, but as these are not what is 
termed ‘ thrown out,’ but sold (sound and warbled) together, the pro¬ 
portion of warbled hide could not be given. 
The following abstract of the larger tables is given for convenience 
of reference. The amount sold during the thirty-two weeks of sound 
and of warbled hides may thus be conveniently compared, together 
with the highest and lowest prices per pound of each. The sound 
hides include both the ordinary and the extra-flayed. 
Abstract of Table , with particulars of different classes of Hides sold during 
warbled season of thirty-two weeks, from February 14th to September 
19th, 1885. 
No. of 
Highest and 
No. of 
Highest and 
tWeight and Description 
Sound 
Lowest Prices 
Warbled 
Lowest Prices 
of Classes of Hides. 
Hides. 
per lb. 
Hides. 
per lb. 
95 lbs. and upwards 
621 
5d. to 6d. 
68 
4^d. to 5Jd. 
85 lbs. to 94 lbs. ... 
911 
4|d. ,, 5fd. 
138 
4ffl* >> 4fd. 
75 „ 84 „ ... 
1495 
4^d. ,, 5|d. 
306 
4d. ,, 4fd. 
65 „ 74 „ ... 
1789 
4d. „ 4£d. 
541 
3fd. „ 4£d. 
56 ,, 64 ,, 
1692 
3£d. „ 4^d. 
497 
3+d. „ 4$d. 
55 lbs. and under ... 
873 
8fd. ,, 4fd. 
305 
8*d. „ 4£d. 
Heavy cow-hides ... 
1193 
3|d. ,, 4fd. 
140 
3*d. „ 4d. 
Light cow-hides 
1382 
3£d. „ 4|d. 
151 
3|d. ,. 3jd. 
Totals ... 
9956 
2146 
Careful study of the detailed 
(folding) tables is well 
worth while 
for those practically interested. They show the different time over 
which attack extends from February 14th, and that it certainly cannot 
be considered as stopping in July. We find it in the three lighter 
classes of hides as still present on September 19th, but it is worth 
some notice that three heavy classes did not contain warbled hides at 
a much earlier date. The heaviest ox-liides, 95 lbs. and upwards, 
