327 



AEABIAN SHEEP. 



The Arabian Sheep has long and veiy coarse wool. 

 The principal colours are black, mottled, and white. 

 The skin is not of much value, but about 40,000 or 

 more are imported, and made into good leather. 



The Lamb-skins, however, are used for fur purposes. 

 These are generally black, rather coarse, and curly, and 

 are usually sold to Canada for the manufacture of cheap 

 coats. They are generally imported salted, and fetch 

 about 6d. to Is. A few years ago many thousand skins 

 were imported from Bussorah, as the fur was supposed 

 to be the same as the Persian Lamb, but the result was 

 very disappointing to the owners. 7,700 Arabian Sheep 

 were delivered to Jehoshaphat as a tribute by the 

 Arabians ; it is also recorded that many were sold in 

 Tyre. 



BOKHAPiAN LAMB. 



The Lamb-skins collected in Bokhara are very similar 

 to the Astracan, but they are larger, rather coarser and 

 thicker in the wool, and better curled. They are dyed 

 black in Germany, and treated like the Astracan skins. 

 They are chiefly purchased by Canadians, and a few are 

 bought by English furriers. The price of a dyed skin is 

 about 2s. to 5s. 



