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are very curly and good. The yearly collection is about 

 120,000 to 200,000, and the price ranges from Is. 6d. to 

 6s. per dozen, according to demand. The longest- 

 woolled Slink Lambs are sometimes dyed grey, light 

 brown, etc. The majority of Slink Lambs are sent raw 

 from Buenos Ayres to France and Germany, where they 

 are di^essed, the cheap labour and process quite sup- 

 planting the English dressers. 



The horns of Highland and other breeds make beauti- 

 ful mounts. 



For leather purposes the skins, after various processes, 

 are split into two by machinery. The top part is called 

 Skivers, and is dyed and used for book-binding. The 

 under part is very soft, and is called chamois or wash- 

 leather, and is used for domestic purposes. Many _ 

 thousand salted pelts (skins without wool) are imported 

 from New Zealand, and find a ready sale. The chief 

 supply of mutton-tallow sent to this country comes from 

 Australia and New Zealand. Many thousand casks are 

 imported annually. The samples are drawn from each 

 cask, looking like tallow-candles without a wick, and 

 are classified according to colour and quality. The 

 samples are shown to the buyers on large slate tables. 

 The sales are held in the Baltic Sale-rooms, usually on 

 Fridays. The price is about 21s. to 30s. 6d. per cwt. 

 A large quantity is used for the manufacture of soap, 

 and some is even sold as butter or margarine. A great 

 deal of English tallow is also used. 



