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tliroiigli tlie Lake ports. Kew York, with its extensive shipments from 

 Europe, receives the next proportionate share ($111,501), then San 

 Francisco ($4,708), Boston ($3,029), Baltimore ($2,113), Philadelphia 

 ($519), and New Orleans ($200). 



The teams of emigrants have the right of free entry. The yearly- 

 return of entries is placed at $2r),070. The greater proportion ($23,520) 

 appears to come from the British Provinces through the Lake i)orts. 



The imports of birds are valued at $109,879. Of this amount, $71,980 

 comes to New York, and consists principally, no doubt, of singing birds. 

 The Provinces send $38,328, probably, for the most part, fowls. 



Leeches are imported to the amount of $4,227. All come through 

 New York, except $133 worth through New Orleans. 



The following table, comiuled from the " Statement showing quantities 

 and values of foreign merchandise entered into consumjition in the 

 United States during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1877, «&;c." (No. 20, 

 pp. 446-505), while it necessarily does not tally with the figures already 

 given, is instructive, since it shows in fuller detail the numbers and char- 

 acter of the imports of foreign animals : 



Description of animal. 



Horses . 

 Cattle . , 



Number. 



9,240 

 31, 893 



Sheep 282, 4;i2 



Hogs 4, 534 



Animals for breeding purposes 5, 370 



Towls, land and water 



Birds 



Leeches 



Animals not elsewhere specified. 



Total 



Value. 



$602, 513 



314, 094 



674, 883 



9,876 



416, 470 



36, 793 



73, 187 



4, 288 



27, 737 



2, 159, 847 



The domestic exports of living animals are valued at $3,300,308, as 

 shown in the following table : 



The largest number of horses is shipped from New York (727), next 

 from Brazos de Santiago, Tex. (3G3), Minnesota (106), San Diego, Cal. 

 (195), Corpus Christ!, Tex. (82), Puget Sound, Washington {G6), San 

 Francisco (52), and Baltimore (53). The horses shipped from San Fran- 

 cisco are most valuable, being worth $500 on an average ; those from 

 New York $150; those fi-oin Texas $40. 



The principal exports of horses are to Mexico (603) chiefly from Texas, 

 Quebec, Ontario, «S:c. (391), the British West Indies and Honduras (232), 

 Cuba (157), and the French West Indies and French Guiana (129). 

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