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through tlie Lake ports. New York, with its extensive shipments from 

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

 Francisco (s4,708), Boston ($3,029), Baltimore ($2,113), Philadelphia 

 (8510), and Xew Orleans ($200). 



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

 return of entries is placed at $26,070. The greater proportion ($23,520) 

 appears to come from the British Provinces through the Lake ports. 



The imports of birds are valued at $109,879. Of this amount, $71,989 

 comes to Xew 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 

 Xew York, except $133 worth through New Orleans. 



The following table, compiled from the " Statement showing quantities 

 and values of foreign merchandise entered into consumption 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: 



The domestic exports of living animals are valued at $3,306,308, as 

 shown in the following table: 



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

 from Brazos de Santiago, Tex. (363), Minnesota (196), San Diego, Cal. 

 (195), Corpus Christi, Tex. (82), Pnget Sound, Washington (66), San 

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

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

 Xew York 8150; those from Texas $40. 



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

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

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

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