FUR-FARMING IN CANADA 139 
APPROXIMATE AVERAGE YEARLY PRODUCTION OF THE WORLD’S 
FURS IN THE THREE YEARS, 1907-1909 
By E. Brass 
The value of the world’s production for each year amounts to 
360,000,000 marks ($95,680,000), of which furs to the value of 
160,000,000 marks come to Leipzig each year. 
Skins used by the natives and hunters for supplying their own 
requirements are not included. 
BEARS 
White bear: 
Polar regions, Asia and Europe, 600; America, 400. 
Grizzly bear: 
America, 1,200. 
Brown bear: 
America, 2,000; Asia, 6,000. 
Black bear: 
America, 20,000; Asia, 1,000. 
Common brown bear: 
Asia, 3,000; Europe 2,000. 
BEAVER 
America, 80,000; Asia, 1,000; Europe, a few skins. 
NUTRIA 
South America, 1,000,000. 
MusKRAT OR MuUsQUASH 
America, about 8,000,000; Russia, 3,000. 
CHINCHILLA 
Peru, 600. 
CHINCHILLONA 
Peru and Bolivia, 12,000. 
BASTARD CHINCHILLA 
Bolivia, 3,000; Chili, 25,000. 
BADGER 
Europe, 100,000; America, 30,000; Asia, Japan and China, 
30,000. 
