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The total imi)ort of ivory amounts to $379,402. Nc/w York receives 

 $333,727, Boston $21,938, Baltimore $20,043, Pliiladelpliia $2,749, San 

 Fraucisco $905. 



HORN. 



The total value of the importation of horns, horn-tips, and horn-strips 

 is $285,308, of which $240,487 comes to New York, $35,352 to Boston, 

 $4,720 to the Lake ports, and $4,119 to Baltimore. 



■WHALEBONE. 



Unmanufactured whalebone entered into consumption to the amount 

 of 1,880 pounds, valued at $1,379. The consumption of manufactured 

 whalebone is valued at $851. 



SHELL. 



. Shells of every description, including, doubtless, both tortoise shell 

 and shells of mollusks, entered into consumption, $102,708.70. 



CORAL. 



Unmanufactured coral entered into consumption to the amount of 

 $718,145 coral cut or unmanufactured to the fimount of $28,049. 



LEATHER. 



The following table shows the amounts and values of leather and 

 leather articles entered into consumption: 



Hides and skins: 



Goat-ski us, Angora, and sheep-skins, with the -wool on (less the 



value of the wool) $7,419 15 



Goat-skius, raw , 3,1H1,072 40 



All other hides, raw or uncured, -whether dry, salted, or pickled; 



and skins, except sheep-skius, with the wool ou 11, 79.'), 029 93 



Leather, tanned, not manufoctured 4, 588, 491 4G 



Manufactures of leather 3,449,979 7G 



Parchment 8,938 00 



Preparations of viscera : 



Manufactures of bladders lOG 00 



Gold-beaters' molds and skins: 



Entered iuto consumption 14, 23G 00 



Imported (this whole import comes to New York) 13, G34 00 



Sinews, nerves, «fec., crude 3, 798 00 



Catgut and whipgut unmanufactured, catgut strings and gut- 

 cord for musical instruments, also gut and wormgut for whip 

 and other cords, entered into cousumiitiou 1G3, 109 39 



The total entry of catgut strings amounts to $140,210. Of this, I^ew 

 York receives $117,952, Baltimore $12,218, San Francisco $5,035, Boston 

 $5,411, New Orleans $2,898, and Philadelphia $1,044. 



Wool pelts, less the value of the wool, are imported to the value of 

 $8,730. This import is entered entire at Boston. 

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