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dead pro tern. This we can contradict on good 
grounds. There is plenty of home trade, just as 
much as, and, in fact, more than, in previous 
years; people right and left are launching out into 
the bird fancy that could not afford to before. Let- 
ters are arriving in galore by every post, asking 
for birds, requisites, cages, etc. We are buying 
a thousand birds a week; we don't eat them. Sec- 
retaries of shows are having good sales, almost as 
good asi ever. It is true the Americans buy a few 
birds from this country; in normal times that 
trade was over the last week in December for the 
season, but just at present there is a little more 
demand on account of shortage of other birds. 
Once again let us tell friend Hamlyn, and in a 
friendly spirit, there still remains tihe old home 
trade, with a little new export trade. 
J. HOWARD AND SONS. 
Advertisement in "Cage Birds," November 4th :- 
CANARIES. 
Wanted to purchase ! Wanted to purchase ! 
Wanted to purchase ! ! ! 
Norwich and Yorkshire Canaries. 
Norwich and Yorkshire Canaries. 
Norwich and Yorkshire Canaries. 
5, 10, 50, 100, or 1,000 pairs. 
It will interest the Canary Fanciers to know 
that 4,2l20 British Canaries were shipped on the 
steamer "Manchuria" for New York, October 31, 
1916, 
These 4,2120 birds were purchased between 
October 26 and October 28. 
It constitutes a record purchase so far as the 
British Trade is concerned during the last twenty 
years. Every sender was paid cash. Only thir- 
teen cocks, one hen, arrived dead, and half cost 
was paid, although they were suffocated through 
bad packing. 
The value of the consignment was ,£31,000' 
(three thousand pounds). 
I require 5 , 000 1 Canaries this coming week, 
for which cash will be paid. 
J. Hamlyn, 221, St. George's Street, London, E. 
All the above proves very interesting reading, 
and seems to point out that the Canary Trade of 
Great Britain is vested in "Cage Birds" and J. 
Howard and Sons. If Mr. Howard will read my 
letter carefully he will see that I have stated that 
at the present time, that is, in September, Octo- 
ber and November, 1916i, there is no trade for 
Canaries in Great Britain amongst private buyers. 
It would be buite impossible to find a thousand 
private buyecs for Canaries at the present time. 
This is proved by the fact that nearly 
every Canary dealer has been forwarding 
their Canaries to me for sale; if they 
could find private buyers at a private price would 
they sell to Mr. Hamlyn at a dealer's price? Cer- 
tainly not. Bear in mind that I hold all cheques 
which have been paid away to every dealer. 
Cheques shewing payments amounting to 
over one thousand pounds are open for the 
inspection of anyone choosing to call and 
see them. I have been only three years collecting 
Canaries for an American Agency, and in that 
short time have handled more Canaries than Mr. 
Howard has during his eventful life. It is quite 
true that last year there was a wonderful sale for 
Canaries amongst private buyers, a truly remark- 
able sale. 
But times have changed, and very few birds 
now change hands privately. Mr. Howard is not 
selling a thousand birds weekly, and I question 
whether ^ he has had a thousand altogether this 
season. He knows quite well that I know the 
number he has received. 
And now for "Cage Birds." Mr. Fulljames 
a gentleman who is known throughout the Bird 
World, paid us a visit to inspect the wonderful 
consignment leaving for America. I am sorry 
that in "Cage Birds," November 4th, he makes 
the following statement as regards some of 
the birds seen here. I take great exception to the 
following : — 
"It is true that many of these were Rollers of 
"Continental origin, merely passing through the 
"hands of the dealer, as part of the consign- 
ment." 
No birds were sent to New York only those that 
I iactually bought and paid for, and so far as I 
know, none were of "Continental origin." We 
have never paid such a price as seven shillings and 
sixpence a pair. We have had no dispute with 
any sender, and no delay made in payments. 
In conclusion, I should like to state that Mr. 
Fulljames was astonished at the number, the 
varieties, the condition, and the general appear- 
ance of the four thousand odd birds. 
JOHN D. HAMLYN. 
P.S. — A copy of this Magazine has been sent to 
every Canary Dealer, Breeder and Amateur in 
Great Britain. 
GENERAL NOTES. 
THAT the "City of Edinburgh" arrived on Oct. 
2l9th with the following : — 1 Bengal Tiger, three 
parts grown; 1 Bengal Tiger, about nine 
months old!, being one of the smallest, tamest 
cubs ever seen; it was on collar and chain. 150 
Rhesus Monkeys, 1 Cassowary, 6 Sarus Cranes, 
3 Ducks, 350 Parrakeets, 1,200 small Birds. On 
the same steamer Mr. David Ezra, of Calcutta, 
sent a Midland Dealer 60 Parrakeets; 100 1 were 
shipped. Such a consignment; — 60' ordinary 
Parrakeets — will not prove a paying speculation. 
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