444 IVORY AND THE ELEPHANT 



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WEIGHT OF IVOHT 



PRICE 



UAxCd 





IN POUNDS 



PER POUND 



1889, Sep. 



25 



75 



$2.76 



1890, Nov. 



14 



79 



2.92 



1891, Oct. 



3 



73 



2.69 



1892, Aug. 



31 



83 



2.46 



1893, Apr. 



25 



79 



2.15 



1894, Sep. 



19 



77 



2.06 



1895, Oct. 



4 



83 



1.85 



1896, Apr. 



13 



78 



1.80 



1897, Sep. 



9 



77 



2.06 



1898, Mar. 



14 



78 



2.20 



1899, June 



1 



77 



2.60 



1900, Oct. 



25 



75 



2.63 



1901, July 



5 



90 



2.52 



1902, Oct. 



30 



98 



2.58 



1903, Oct. 



14 



87 



2.69 



1904, July 



7 



78 



2.85 



1905, Nov. 



4 



73 



3.61 



1906, July 



26 



55 



3.10 



1907, Apr. 



8 



94 



4.00 



1908, Mar. 



12 



92 



3.83 



1909, Feb. 



19 



105 



3.65 



1910, Feb. 



18 



96 



3.44 



1911, Jan. 



9 



111 



3.78 



1912, Mar. 



12 



122 



3.84 



As we hav€ already stated, these relatively high prices 

 have been paid for ivory of superior quality, such as is 

 constantly in demand for the manufacture of billiard balls, 

 of the finest toilet articles, etc. This is clearly brought out 

 by the last entry in the list, noting the purchase of 122 

 pounds' weight of ivory at an average price of $3.84 a pound, 

 while at about the same time the average value per pound of 

 the ivory imports was a trifle over $2.50. On April 8, 1907, 

 as high as $4 a pound was paid although the average value of 

 the imports for that year was $3.10 a pound. 



