294 ANIMAL RESOURCES AND FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES. 

 The imports of hair, by countries, are as shown below: 



The imports are made chiefly to New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. 

 Twenty-one thousand and three pounds ,of horse-hair for weaving., 

 valued at $4,201, pass through Boston to England as a foreign export 

 also manufactures of human hair to the value of $19,329, chiefly to Eng- 

 land, and other hair manufactures ($3,597) chiefly to Belgium. 



BRISTLES. 



The amount of bristles entered into consumption is placed at 353,281 

 pounds, valued at $545,011. The imports of bristles by countries is shown 

 below : 



Bristles. 



Almost the entire import of bristles is entered at New York (449,910 

 pounds), a small quantity going to Boston (137) and New Orleans (9). 

 There is a foreign export of bristles from New York to Canada amount- 

 ing to 4,642 pounds ($3,236). 



