376 THE CORAL FISHERY OP THE MEDITERRANEAN. 



kilogrammes of coral, valued at about 1^ million irancs (60,000Z.) This 

 was obtained at the following localities : — 



Value francs. 

 13,000 

 15,350 

 17,250 

 11,800 

 10,900 

 3,800 

 416,850 

 960,000 





Kilos. 



Oran 



262 



Mers-el-Kebir . 



307 



Alger 



345 



Djidjelli . 



236 



Stora 



218 



Philippeville 



76 



Bone 



. 9,237 



La Calle 



. 19,200 



29,881 1,448,950 



In 1856, the rough coral exported from Algeria, amounted to but 

 9,557 kilogrammes, of the value of 477,850 francs ; in 1861, it reached 

 37,118 kilogrammes, of the value of 1,855,900 francs. In 1857, there was 

 sent to France rough coral of the value of 170,000 francs, and in 1858 to 

 the value of 330,000 francs. 



The following figures give the value of the exports in the last six 

 years : — 



Francs. 

 1853 



1856 



477,850 



1857 



661,350 



1858 



1,369,600 



1860 



1,448,950 



1861 



1,855,900 



The statistics of export show that it is carried for the most part to 

 the same ports from which the fishing boats proceeded. 



The coral, after being cut and mounted, is sent from Leghorn, Naples, 

 and Genoa, to Alexandria, Constantinople, and A leppo, and from thence 

 finds its way to Persia, India, and China ; of late years more has come to 

 England than usual. Thus, in 1861, there was imported of : 





lbs. 





£ 



Coral in fragments 



15,639 



valued at 



5,706 



„ Whole 



84 



» 



370 



„ Negligees 



602 



» 



2,015 



16,385 8,091 



This was more than four times the quantity imported the previous 

 year, and hence the price fell considerably. 



We may append to the foregoing some official details respecting the 



