548 



REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



86. Statement by countries of the imports of manufactures of shells, including mother-of 

 pearl, during each year from 1S91 to 1S94, inclusive — Continued. 



The imports of inother-of-pearl, not cut or manufactured, were first 

 separately classified in 1891, and from the following table it appears 

 that most of these are received from England, with occasionally large 

 imports from the Netherlands, France, Germany, etc. 



87. Statement by countries of the imports of mother-of-pearl, not cut or manufactured, 

 during each of the four years ending June 30, 1894. 



Exports by countries. — The shells exported consist largely of abalone 

 shells from the Pacific coast, which are sent principally to England and 

 France. Table 88 shows the value of those exported to each foreign 

 country during the year ending June 30, 1894. The customs returns 

 do not show similar data for preceding years. 



88. Statement by countries of the exports of unmanufactured shells from the United States 

 during the year ending June 30, 1894. 



Countries. 



Value. 



France 



Germany 



Spain 



United Kingdom . . . 



Quebec 



Mexico 



British West Indies 



Turkey in Asia 



Egypt'. 



Total 



$14, 9S0 



5,564 



25 



51,028 



137 



4 



1,580 



643 



367 



74, 328 



