PRICES OF ANIMALS. 307 
Length, 1°28 metres (or 4 ft.2in.). Weight, 112 kilos (or 
246 lb.). Price, £50. 
Length, 1°32 metres (or 4 ft. 4in.). Weight, 145 kilos (or 
319 Ib.). Price, £90. 
Length, 1°33 metres (or 4 ft. 4in.). Weight, 166 kilos (or 
365 lb.). Price, £100. 
Crocodiles, Alligators, and Caimans, at about 3 ft. 3 in. (or 
(1:00 metre) in length, pass the £3 value, andif they are healthy 
and likely to do well in captivity they double their price much 
sooner than their length. As a matter of fact, specimens exceed- 
ing six or seven feet in length seem generally to be unprocurable 
at any price. 
An American firm has sent me various quotations for Alligator 
mississippiensis delivered at New York, which may be summarized 
as from four shillings to £140, according to size. 
Hight foot Alligators they offer at £9 to £12. 
Ten MA .. - £18. 
Eleven ,, ‘s 5 £30. 
Twelve ,, x As £45. 
Thus the first twelve inches of an Alligator’s life are only worth 
four shillings, but if he goes on growing the time comes when each 
extra twelve inches are worth £15 and upwards. 
The large Lizards, like the Crocodiles, pass the £3 limit 
when about three feet in length. A Rhinoceros Iguana, Metopo- 
ceros cornutus, of 3 ft. 3 in. is worth about £5, and a Varanus 
salvator of 5 ft. 9 in. as much as £10. 
The Pythons and Boas pass the £3 limit when about seven 
feet in length. 
From 7 to 10 ft. long they are worth £3 to £5. 
Peiotolss. u » £8 15s. to £17 10s. 
ie 14 tons) 4: 2 » £20 to £35. 
After fifteen feet they increase in value at about £5 per foot. For 
a 24-foot Snake £100 has been asked. 
