ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF- UNITED STATES. 29^ 



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

 tered into consumption is $.")G,035. 



The principal import is throuj;h the Lake ports, which enter to th& 

 value of $52,4G0. Baltimore, the seat of many extensive fertilizer fac- 

 toiies, receives to the value of $23,857, New York $4,937, and Bostoii 



$1,4:75. 



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

 valued at $121,493. 



GUANO AND OTHER FERTILIZERS. 



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

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



The export of guano amounts to 954 tons, valued at $41,530. 2,75T 

 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:. 



Specimcus of natural history, botany, and mineralogy for cabinets, «&c., and 



not for sale 



Skoletons and other preparations of anatomy 



Bird-sliiiis 



Stulied birds 



Fossils 



Total 17,714 



The folloAving table shows the countries from which guano is imported : 



Couutrics. 



Chili 



France 



Scotland 



Britisli West Indies and Brit- 

 ish Honduras 



Hayti 



J't-ru 



Countries. 



Mexico 



Venezuela 



All other countries and porta 

 in South j\.mcrica 



Total 



Guano (except frim 

 bonded islaud.s). 



Tons. 



18, 481 

 4,403 



Dollars. 



741, 124 

 65, 27S- 



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). 



