FURS. 
fix hiltings and three halfpence. Since that time it has 
wario sar fluctuated, but ftill kept progreffively rifing ; till 
at one time it had advanced to the enormous hei eight of thirty 
fhillings per pound. It then fell conieably, at gear 
maintains the av erage rate of twen nty four. rays O 
in his account of Canada frequently alludes to ie fur trade, 
furnifhes a few remarks, calculated to illuftrate this fubje 
for by acne the prices at the London fales with chole 
of Canada, which he gives in his ftatement, it will be feem,. 
oly, but the sing ie mand in the market, 
and the difficulty of fup ying | » have been the aétual 
caufes of the advance c 
The fo ote were the quantity, kinds, and prices of furs 
and peltry exported from Canada to Britain;’ on an average’ 
of three years cane 1805, viz. 
ze €. a, 
Beaver i - - 99,076 average weight each 14Jb. at 145. per Ib. : 92,470 18 8 
art - - 215370 - at 4s. each - - = - 4,634 O © 
tter - - 17,649 - — 175. 6d. - - - - 33,091 17 6 .|- 
Mink - 11,687 - — 25. 6d. : - - 1,460 17 6 
~ Fifher - - - 5,657 - 8s. 6d. ° - - - - 2:404 4 6 
Fox - - - 8,636 - — 12s. “ - - - 5,181 12 © 
Bear and cub - 20,074. - — 405. - : - : “ 40,148 06 6° 
Deer - - 223,290 - — $s - - - : 55,822 10 oO. 
Raccoon - 151,710 - —_ - - - 15,171 0 O- 
uflcwath - 79,650 == — Is.2d.. - - - - 4646 5 6 
Cat, cafed and open « 12,221 - — 7s. 6d. - - - 4582 47 @ 
Wolf - - 65425 - — 8s. - - - - 2,570 @ 0 
d - - - 1,032 - — ros. - - - - 516 oO @ 
Woolverin - « 1,250 - — 5S - - - - - 812 10 @ 
are ; ; 
ee * - 3,062 . — 8d. - - - - 76 It ® 
Squirrel 
Total invalue # 263,088 13 8 
Exclufive of this part of the trade, a large quantity of furs 
of all defcriptions are annually fent by way of St. John’s 
into the Gag States; not merely for fupplying the de- 
mands of that country, rae = pedi to China, fo 
r 
which, market the fineft fur me peltries are in re- 
quett. he oak of Ar ae “fold to the Americans 
‘FEaft India company’s fhips, together with the various re- 
ftriftions laid by the direétors, and the heavy duty payable , 
n the exportation. 
. Gray’s account of the ed ages of furs and peltries 
from Quebec in 1808, is as follows, viz. 
£ snd. 
Beaver - 126,927 .at 18s. od. 118,994 1 3 
Marten - 9:530 — 35. 4d. 1,588 6 8 
Otters = 7,230 — 205. 7,230 00 
fink - 9,108 — 256 gio 160 
Fifhers  - 3,866 — Ase 773° «40 
oxes - 1,038 — 5ss 259 Io 
Bears and cubs) 1,298 — 25%. 1,622 10 0 
eers - 103,875 — .3% 4d. 175312 10 0 
a 5718 — 3 4d. 953 00 
Raccoons 123,307. — 25: 12,330 14,0 
Mukk cats 6,513 — 15. 6d. 488 9 6 
olf - 18 — 75. 6d. 6 15 0 
Ik 662 — § 15s. 496 10 0 
ae 39 —. 5s 915 0 
als - io — 4s. 2 00 
Buffalo - To o— 20%. - I 00 
Total value 162,979 1 5 
. Vor. XV. 
is ftatement it will appear ee the fur trade to Brie 
tain be pea declined ; and that many of the articles 
have fold at a reduced aad et me the average 
amount and prices ia 180 
The Canadian imports, for Ai year 1808, confifted of 
92,000 parchment beaver coat ditto; 12 
ry ar 
a fimilar plan, man 
“byt the candle se a ee auétion.”? To explain the general 
ode hes fur trade, and scondving thé tiecef- 
ndians, it will be 
er Mac » whofe v ab ifeovery in the oo. 
indefatigable labours for the furtherance of th nch © 
co e profperity of our northern es in Ame-~ 
ce the proipe Y 
rica, deferve the higheft encomium ; and doubtlefs his fame, 
with oe te works, will defcend to the lateft polterity. 
The which thofe afford will be interf{perfed with 
others farnithed by Hearne, Vancouver, Gray,. gc. &¢. 
3k. with 
