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Imports of Congo ivory into Great Britain from 1870 to 

 1895, in tons:* 



1870 667i 



1871 664f 



1872 586J 



1873 632J 



1874 610| 



1875 ...... 680i 



1876 ...... 568f 



1877 626| 



1878 627| 



1879 444| 



1880 456J 



1881 540 



1882 425J 



1883 586| 



1884 468 



1885 442 



1886 400 



1887 419 



1888 '508 



1889 400 



1890 444 



1891 436 



1892 430 



1893 339| 



1894 3951 



1895 376f 



Imports and sales of ivory in Antwerp from 1888 to 1913 

 (kilograms) and average price realized per kilogram if 





IMPORTATIONS 



SALES 



AVERAGE PRICE 



Francs 



1888 



6,400 



6,400 



24.00 



1889 



46,600 



46,600 



28.24 



1890 



77,500 



77,500 



25.51 



1891 



59,500 



59,500 



20.02 



1892 



118,000 



118,000 



18.43 



1893 



224,000 



224,000 



16.00 



1894 



264,500 



186,000 



15.05 



1895 



362,000 



274,000 



16.40 



1896 



200,000 



265,700 



15.82 



1897 



265,000 



281,000 



16.95 



1898 



231,000 



205,300 



18.35 



1899 



328,000 



292,500 



28.24 



1900 



333,000 



336,000 



17.93 



1901 



327,200 



312,000 



19.41 



*"La Belgique Coloniale," 2d Annee, p. 9, 1896. 

 tRoyaume de Belgique, Ministere des Colonies, 

 1, January 1914, pp. 44-47. 



Reseignements de I'OflSce Colonial, No. 



