424 ON THE TRADE IN SKINS AND FURS. 



charter, granting unto them the entire fur trade of British North 

 America. The following statistics will show the magnitude of the fur 

 trade now : 



Badger {Meles Labradoria). — Imports in 1851, 1,632 ; in 1860, 5,628. 

 Bear (Ursus arctos et Americanus). — Imports in 1851, 10,342 ; in 1861, 



8,715, nearly all from North America ; estimated import 



price, 21s. to 27s. 2d. 

 Beaver (Castor Fiber). — Imports in 1851, 59,959 ; inl861, 106,512, nearly 



all from North America ; estimated price, 7s. to 17s. 6d. 

 Cat (Felis Catus). — Imports in 1851, 13,451 ; 1860, 9,741. 

 Chinchilla (Chinchilla lanigera). — Imports in 1851, 79,446 ; 1861, 



22,757 ; from South America. 

 Deer (Cervus Tarandus, ^c.)— Imports in 1851, 79,380 ; in 1861, 66,586 



undressed, and 18,375 dressed. Of these 29,551 came from 



North America, 7,667 from Central America, 14,920 from 



India and the East, and 4,872 from Central Africa. Price, 



2s. 7d. to 8s. 

 Dog (Ca7iis). — Imports, 3,142 in 1860. 

 Elk (Cervus Alces).— Imports, 2 in 1851, 363 in 1861. 

 Ermine (Mustela erminea). — Imports in 1851, 221,853; in 1861, 



307,282 ; principally received from Russia and through 



Hamburg ; value about Is. to Is. 6d. each. 

 Fisher (Mustela Canadensis). — Imports in 1851, 9,011 ; in 1861, 10,706. 

 Fitch (Mustela jmtorius).— Imports in 1851, 65,899 ; in 1861, 25,229. 



From Russia and Hamburg valued at Is. to 5s. 7d. each. 

 Fox, Silver (Canis argentatus). — Imports in 1861, 1,028 ; average worth, 



91. Is. 6d. each ; chiefly from North America. 

 Fox, other sorts (Canis sp.)— Imports inl851, 62,320; 1861, 67,666; 



principally frcrn North America; valued at 5s. to 61. In 



1860, 4,765 foxtails were received. 

 Goat (Capra hircus). — Imports in 1851, 675,988 ; 1861,466,736 undressed ; 



1,151,067 dressed. The former come chiefly from South 



Africa and the Continent ; the latter from India and 



Ceylon ; value from Is. to 3s. 

 Hare (Lepus timidus).— Imports in 1851, 42,005 ; 1860, 136,684. 

 Kangaroo (Macropus major and cazruleus). — Imports in 1860, 1,199 



skins from Australia. 

 Kid (Caprahircus). — Imports in 1851, 81,188 ; in 1861, 9,912 undressed, 



222,510 dressed — nearly all the imports from France ; 



value of the skins, Is. to Is. 9d. ; a few thousands from 



India worth only about 4d. 

 Kolinski (Mustela siberica). — Imports in 1851, 4,400 ; in 1861, 67,549. 

 Lamb (Ovis aries).— Imports in 1851, 1,521,138 ; in 1861, 1,086,197, of 



which 6,050 were dressed. Italy, Turkey, and Austria 



are the chief sources of supply. 



