VI. statistics of Fur Production 



AVERAGE ANNUAL FUR PRODUCTION BY CONTINENTS* 



North America 



By E. Brass 



Lynx and Wildcat 90,000 



House Cat 80,000 



Timber Wolf 8,000 



Prairie Wolf 40,000 



Red Fox 200,000 



Silver Fox 4,000 



Cross Fox 15,000 



White Fox 30,000 



Blue Fox 6,000 



Gray Fox 50,000 



Kit Fox 4,000 



Hudson Bay Marten 120,000 



Fisher 10,000 



Mink 60,000 



Weasel (Ermine) 400,000 



Wolverene 3,000 



Badger 30,000 



Skunk 1,500,000 



Civet Cat 100,000 



Otter 30,000 



Raccoon 600,000 



White Bear 400 



Black Bear 20,000 



Brown Bear 3,000 



Grizzly Bear 1,200 



Marmot 30,000 



Beaver 80,000 



Muskrat or Musquash 8,000,000 



Opossum 1,000,000 



Hare 200,000 



Musk-ox 500 



Average production, about $24,000,000 



The average value of the fur produced annually in the other 

 continents is estimated as follows: 



South America about $ 2,000,000 



Australia " 6,000,000 



Europe " 24,000,000 



Africa and Oceania " 2,000,000 



Asia " 26,000,000 



* Estimated on the basis of production of the three years, 1907-1909 



