THE COMMERCE OF IVORY 455 



Total imports of animal 

 1896 to 1910 inclusive: 



ivory into Great Britain from 









AVERAGE VALUE 



YEAR 



WEIGHT IN POUNDS 



VALUE IN DOLLARS 



PER POUND 



1896 



1,091,100 



$ 2,226,804 



$2.04 



1897 



1,028,800 



2,048,863 



1.99 



1898 



1,000,200 



1,990,838 



1.99 



1899 



993,900 



1,959,499 



1.96 



1900 



988,900 



1,933,334 



1.95 



1901 



882,500 



1,628,160 



1.84 



1902 



1,082,100 



1,931,332 



1.78 



1903 



924,100 



1,648,438 



1.78 



1904 



904,500 



1,754,293 



1.94 



1905 



1,055,000 



2,058,469 



1.95 



1906 



985,500 



1,978,042 



2.01 



1907 



1,078,700 



2,718,693 



2.52 



1908 



934,500 



2,094,700 



2.24 



1909 



1,155,500 



2,590,215 



2.24 



1910 



1,120,000 



2,397,833 



2.14 



Totals 



15,225,300 



$30,959,513 



$2.03 



Weight in pounds and source of animal ivory imported 

 into Great Britain: 





1906 



1907 



1908 



1909 



1910 



Germany .... 



73,300 



93,100 



125,500 



149,300 



88,200 



German West Africa . 



62,000 



45,400 



34,400 



17,900 



12,800 



Netherlands . 





800 



300 



4,600 



4,000 



Belgium 



222,900 



262,000 



195,400 



315,300 



314,200 



France .... 



63,200 



50,400 



41,100 



36,900 



23,000 



French West Africa 



47,000 



41,100 



36,900 



23,000 



29,700 



Portuguese West Africa 



3,500 



1,000 



800 



900 



400 



Portuguese East Africa 



12,700 



9,200 



14,600 



25,300 



27,100 



Egypt .... 



144,700 



187,900 



144,800 



177,600 



199,400 



Tripoli .... 



8,700 



20,300 



17,300 



12,300 



28,300 



Congo Free State 



12,300 



15,000 



36,000 



9,900 



30,100 



United States of Amer- 













ica 



152,800 



79,000 



68,500 



101,400 



99,800 



Other foreign countries 



12,700 



13,100 



27,500 



28,400 



16,500 



Total from foreign 













countries 



815,800 



818,300 



743,200 



921,800 



888,800 



