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Langur (S. schisfanus), however, " is much esteemed as a fur, and 

 200 or 300 skins are imported annually." 



In most cases the value of a skin is given, e. g., a perfect black 

 maned skin of a lion is worth £50 to £70 : a good tiger (Indian) 

 skin is worth £4 to £6, and the claws dd. to os. each, but in the case 

 of the Chinese Tiger, the value of the former is from £10 to £40, 

 and of the Turkestan Tiger from £3 to £25 : 135 Chinese tiger skins 

 were imported in 1891. 



There appears in India to be an idea that the skin of the Snow 

 Leopard is of great value, but Mr. Poland dissipates this idea ; the 

 value, he sajs, of a good skin is from £2 to £6 lO.s., and £7 is the 

 highest price paid ; those of the Chinese Leopard fetch from £5 to 

 £10 10s. The extreme price of an ordinarj^ Panther skin is from 12s. 

 to 42s. Of all the animals, whose skins are an article of commerce, 

 the Sea Otter furnishes the most valuable one ; it is only 4 or 5 feet 

 long with a very short tail ; a skin has been sold for £200, and £100 

 is not considered an extraordinary price. About 2,400 skins were 

 imported in 1 89 1 , but it doubtless will soon share the fate of the 

 Great Auk, 



The Yak next claims our notice. " Many tails are imported annually 

 for the manufacture of wigs, etc.; the white are worth 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; 

 the black and grey are in less request for wigs, and fetch 4s. and 2s. 

 respectively." 



Under the head of the Common Goat we find that in 1891 

 7,259,212 skins were imported tanned from India alone. The only 

 Indian Deer we find any mention of is the Cheetal ; " a few skins are 

 sometimes bought by the United States, also a few by English 

 furriers, for foot-muffs, etc., but the majority are now purchased for 

 leather; a good large skin is worth 6s. to 75." ; the horns are also an 

 article of commerce. 



E. F. B. 



* Rowland Ward's New Book. 



The raison d'etre of this book is explained in the first few words of 

 the preface : — "My object in producing this book is to start a record 

 of horn measurements of the Great Game of the World." The 



* Horn Measiirements, by Rowland Ward, published by same. 

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