The mails from Shanghai, Hankow, and the maritime provinces are now coming vid Huchow and Fushan. The principle is "safety first,' for the time required from Shanghai to Kueiyang ix between 20 and 30 days.
A plague is sweeping off the cattle in the south of the province, and as soon as the animal expires and the skin removed the meat is hurried to market; 70 to 80 pounds per dollar is about the price it brings. Hides are cheap in consequence, and tanners have a good! opportunity to reap a harvest.
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