THE ENGLISH FEATHER MARKET. 91 



that the principal reason why the ordinary Cape mer- 

 chant loses by exporting feathers and selling them on 

 the London sales is a want of knowledge in making 

 up the cases to suit the retail dealer. Taking the lot 

 I here give out of the catalogues — 



£200 



the first, fourth, fifth and tenth lines might suit a 

 west-end retailer, whilst he could do nothing with the 

 other lines; whilst a retailer from a manufacturing 



