THE COMMERCE OF IVORY 449 



The figures for the two fiscal years ending, respectively, 

 June 30, 1913, and June 30, 1914, may be compared with 

 those just given for the calendar years up to 1912: 



FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30 





WEIGHT IN 

 POUNDS 



VALUE 



AVERAGE VALUE 

 PER POUND 



1913 . . 



706,705 



$1,796,878 



$2.54 



1914 . . 



480,516 



1,315,325 



2.48 



FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1914 



WEIGHT IN VALUE AVERAGE VALUE 



POUNDS PER POUND 



320,184 $876,086 $2.74 



It will be noted that while the weight of ivory imported 

 last year was much less than in either of the preceding 

 fiscal years, the average value per pound was considerably 

 greater and, indeed, exceeds that of any calendar year since 

 1896, excepting the years 1907 and 1908. Undoubtedly 

 the imposition of an ad valorem duty of 20 per cent, after 

 October 4, 1913, explains in part the diminished imports, 

 but recently the great war has been the most active cause. 

 There can be little doubt that with the resumption of free 

 commercial intercourse between Europe and the United 

 States, and with the cessation of the numerous and un- 

 avoidable interruptions to trade that the war has caused, 

 the ivory market will rapidly improve in every way. 



The weight and value of the ivory imported into the 

 United States from all parts of the world during the years 

 1902 to 1911, arranged according to the sources of supply, 

 were as follows: 



