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The total import of ivory amounts to $379,402. New Yorl^ receives 

 $;3;]3,727, Boston $21,938, Baltimore $20,043, Philadelphia $2,749, San 

 Francisco $905. 



HORN. 



The total value of the importation of horns, horn-tips, and horn -strips 

 is $285,308, of which $240,487 comes to New York, $35,352 to Boston, 

 $4,720 to the Lake ports, and $4,119 to Baltimore. 



WHALEBONE. 



Unmanufactured whalebone entered into consumption to the amount 

 of 1,880 pounds, Aalued at $1,379. The consumption of manufactured 

 \\halebone is valued at $851. 



SHELL. 



Shells of every description, including, doubtless, both tortoise shell 

 and fsliells of mollusks, entered into consumption, $1G2,708.7G. 



CORAL. 



Unmanufactured coial entered into consumption to the amount of 

 8718.14; coral cut or unmanufactured to the amount of $28,049. 



LEATHER. 



The following table shows the amounts and values of leather and 

 k'ather articles entered into consumption: 



Hides and skius: 



Goat-skius, Augora, and sheep-skins, witli tlie wool on (k^ss the 



value of the wool) pAlO 15 



Goatskins, raw 3,181,072 4a 



All other hides, raw or uueuied, whether dry, salted, or pickled; 



and skins, except sheep-skins, with the wool on 11, 795, 029 93 



Leaf her, tanned, not raauufactnred 4, 588, 491 46 



Manufactures of leather 3, 449, 979 76 



Parchment- % 8,938 00 



I'rcparations of viscera: 



Manufactures of bladders 106 00 



Gold-beaters' molds and skins : 



Entered into consumption 14, 236 00 



Imported (tins whoh' import comes to New York) 13, 634 00 



Sinews, ueiwes, etc., crude 3, 798 00 



Catgut and whipgut unmanufactured, catgut strings and gut- 

 cord for musical instruments, also gut and wormgut for whip 

 and other coixls, entered into consumption 103, 109 39 



The total entry of catgut strings amounts to $140,210. Of this, New 

 York receives $117,952, Baltunore $12,218, San Francist-o $5,035, Boston 

 $5,411, NcAV Orleans $2,898, and Philadelphia $1,044. 



^Vool pelts, less the value of the wool, are imported to the value of 

 $8,730. This import is entered entire at Boston. 

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