ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 291> 



the manufacture of fertilizers," is placed at $82,882. The amount en- 

 tered into consumption is $50,935. 



The principal import is through the Lake ports, which enter to th& 

 value of $52,4:09. Baltimore, the seat of many extensive fertilizer lac- 

 toiies, receiv^es to the value of $23,857, New York $4,937, and Boston 

 $1,475. 



The total export of bones and bone-dust amounts to 7,072,000 pounds^ 

 valued at $121,493. 



^ GUANO AND OTHER FERTLLIZERS. 



The import entry of guano, except from bonded islands, is placed at 

 25,482 tons, valued at $873,790. 



The export of guano amounts to 954 tons, valued at $41,530. 2,757 

 tons, valued at $77,190, goes as a foreign export to Ireland (1,537 tons),. 

 England (080), and Cuba (535). It passes through Petersburg, Va> 

 (1,437 tons), Beaufort, S. C. (779), and New York (541). 



Other fertilizers are imported to the value of $157,471. Of this 

 amount Baltimore receives $48,230, New York $18,897, Philadelphia 

 $9,013, and other ports $80,047. 



Manures, probably mostly animal, are exported, to the value of 

 $1,070,002. 



SPECIMENS OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



The following entered into consumption : 



Specimens of natural Mstory, botany, and mineralogy for cabinets, &c., and 



not for sale |12, 191 



Skeletons and other preparations of anatomy 4, U40 



Bird-skins 11 



Stuifed birds 1,097 



Fossils 37S 



Total 17,714 



The following table shows the countries from which guano is imported t 



Couutries. 



CMli 



France 



Scotland 



British West Indies and Brit 



ish Honduras 



Hayti 



Peru 



Countries. 



Mexico 



Venezuela 



All otlier countries and ports 

 in South .america 



Total 



Guano (except from 

 bonded island.s). 



Tons. Dollars 



18, 481 

 4,463 



25, 582 



741, 124 

 65, 27(>. 



873, 390 



Guano is brought chiefly to New York (10,738 tons), Baltimore (7,732),. 

 Philadelphia (073), Norfolk (300), San Francisco (122), and New Or- 

 leans (10). 



