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Prices of pelts, table showing increase in 5 



Price of silver fox pups, rise in 19 



Prices of staple skinB 131, 216 



Prince Edward Island, blue foxes in 67 



centre of fur-farming industry 2 



craze for fox-ownership in 61 



early fox ranches in 16 



foxes in captivity in, in 1912 64 



foxes of, a distinct variety 20 



fox-ranches in, in 1909 18 



fur-farmers, list of, in 223 



fur-farming in 1 



karakul sheep in 81, 87 



killing of foxes in 117 



legislation re foxes in 31, 47, 165, 176 



prices of skins from 133, 136 



Russian sable in 31 



silver fox pups, rise in price of, in 19 



silver fox skins, at London sales 28 



sales of 1905-12 136 



wild animals shipped to 31 



Prince of Wales soimd, fur-farms on islands in • 70 



Prince William sound, foxes on islands in 70 



Q 



Quebec, city of, conveyance of reindeer to 115 



early fox ranch near 15 



fox industry at 64 



Quebec, province of, conservation of game in, article on 182 



description of foxes of 182 



foxes in captivity in, in 1912 64 



fox ranches in, in 1909 18 



fur-farmers, hst of, in 248 



fur-farming in 1 



legislation re fur-bearers, in 31, 47, 179 



minks fotind in 91 



suggestions re game licenses in 184 



R 



Rabbit skins, imports of, to London 128 



use of, in London and Australia 65 



Raccoon, description of 89 



nimiber and value of pelts of 89 



reference to breeding of 1 



reference to fur of 7 g 



sale of skins of, in London 156 



slaughtering of 119 



Raw furs, commerce in 126 



Rayner, Silas, fox-ranching by 18 



