286 IVORY AND THE ELEPHANT 



1884 to 1911 inclusive, which are given here from official 

 figures : 



TEAR 



WEIGHT IN POUNDS 



VALUE 



1884 



7,761,906 



$ 229,630 



1885 



8,301,421 



194,046 



1886 



8,064,989 



157,362 



1887 



5,776,515 



144,663 



1888 



7,051,664 



156,533 



1889 



5,776,430 



96,605 



1890 



5,039,473 



61,477 



1891 



7,178,144 



76,837 



1892 



8,552,976 



114,753 



1893 



15,195,565 



275,282 



1894 



7,220,799 



101,397 



1895 



8,050,128 



889,437 



1896 



8,052,275 



80,642 



1897 



4,445,100 



44,618 



1898 



15,211,709 



157,275 



1899 



8,815,075 



88,479 



1900 



16,036,389 



243,548 



1901 



13,533,821 



179,735 



1902 



14,679,215 



165,489 



1903 



17,195,948 



196,246 



1904 



15,740,702 



229,944 



1905 



19,678,913 



410,883 



1906 



22,068,290 



516,435 



1907 



16,619,075 



467,100 



1908 



14,536,470 



376,021 



1909 



20,001,094 



608,684 



1910 



27,066,716 



1,104,924 



1911 



20,782,911 



771,970 



lis . 



348,433,695 



$7,340,015 



For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, the import of 

 vegetable ivory was 28,983,791 pounds, having a value of 

 $970,978; for the year ending June 30, 1914, the correspond- 



