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Show All KliifU of lmhrr. i It has been demonstrated that nil sorts of skin may he tanned Heasta, birds, fishes anti reptiles have lieen alike brought to the tan yard, und the prices of their skins are regularly tguuted In tlie price current of The Shoe and Leather Lea-ther Reporter. Alligator skins have long been a favorite material for the manufacture manu-facture of pocket lwokn and satchels The high price which the first product oommandr-d soon induced manufacturers to prod u ft Imitations. These are merely mere-ly embossed leather. Tlie peculiar surly nature of the alligator's hide is successfully success-fully imitated by mcanB of steel dies, which leave a durable imprcusion upon the trather so perfect in resemblance to the genuine alligator skin that only experts ex-perts can tell the difference. Tlie same process Is used to imitate other fancy akins, so that there is no novelty that is not imitated within thine months of its first appearance. The alligator skins were first put on the market in 1870, Kangaroo skins have only been on the market about three ywu. The skin of the porpoise has lately been used for shoes, and is well considered because of its fine grain making it waterproof. It resembles a goat skin. The skin of the seal has also been made into leather, and sells for about 40 a dozen skins. One of tho latest novelties is rattlesnake rattle-snake leather, which is used chief! r for making pocbetixHjka The mottled appearance ap-pearance of tlie finished skin makes a pretty- leather, and h. is rather faahion-f faahion-f able. Tlie imitation sliins, mado of em-! em-! bossed sheep skin, are already on the ! market. The skin of the monkey has also lieen tanned and used for making pocketbooks. Bear Bkins have lung been ! used with the hair on for caps and coats, and the hides have also been used for leather. Of course these novelties are not made in large quantities, und aro i mostly used for fancy trade. During the past few years the hides of horses have been successfully tanned and put upon the market as a standard article of leather. American kid Is 6f w taking a prominent promi-nent place in the leather market, and is even preferred to French kid by many manufacturers, who find it quite as soft, pliable and durable, and much cheaper. It is declared that American kid nt twenly-f I ve cents a foot is equal to French kid at forty cents. Pig skins are yet in demand for saddles, New York Bun, |