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the manufacture of fertilizers," is placed at $82,882. The amount en- 

 tered into consumption is $56,935. 



The principal import is through the Lake ports, which enter to the- 

 value of 652,4:69. Baltimore, the seat of many extensive fertilizer fa- 

 toiies, receives to the value of $23,857, Kew York $4,937, and Boston 

 11,475. 



The total export of bones and bone-dust amounts to 7,072,000 pounds^ 

 valued at 6121,493. 



GUANO AND OTHER FERTILIZERS. 



The import entry of guano, except from bonded islands, is placed at 

 25,482 tons, valued at 6873,790. 



The export of guano amounts to 954 tons, valued at 641,530. 2,757" 

 tons, valued at 677,190, goes as a foreign export to Ireland (1,537 tons),, 

 England (680), and Cuba (535). It passes through Petersburg, Va. 

 (1.437 tons), Beaufort, S. C. (779), and Kew York (541). 



Other fertilizers are imported to the value of $157,471. Of this, 

 amount Baltimore receives $48,230, :New York 618,897, Philadelphia 

 69,613, and other ports $80,647. 



Manures, probably mostly animal, are exported, to the value of 

 61.076,602. 



SPECIMENS OF NATURAL HISTORY. 



The following entered into consumption : 



Specimens of natural history, botany, and mineralogy for cabinets, &c., and 



not for sale 12,191 



Skeletons and other preparations of anatomy 4, 04O 



Bird-skins 11 



Stuffed birds 1,097 



Fossils 37S 



Total 17,714 



The following table shows the countries from which guano is imported t 



Guano is brought chiefly to Xew York (16,738 tons), Baltimore (7,732) r 

 Philadelphia (673), Norfolk (300), San Francisco (122), and Xew Or* 

 leans (16). 



