Goat and Kid.—Our imports of undressed goat-skins in 1880 were :-937,691, 113,051/., from British S. Africa ; 345,217, 41,155L, Bengal and Burma; 302,590, 23,827/., Turkey ; 220,206, 22,861/., Madras ; 205,122, 24,595/., Belgium ; 77,151, 11,747/., France ; 74,464, 9969/., Germany; 61,882, 5368/., Egypt ; 31,895, 2989/., Bombay and Sind; 284,842, 36,418/., other countries; total, 2,541,060, 291,980/. And of undressed in the same year, from :—Madras, 5,829,608, 626,232/. ; Bombay and Sind, 1,369,137, 123,633/. ; Bengal and Burma, 796,211, 90,252/. ; France, 356,153, 72,335/.; Aden, 215,992, 20,424/. ; Turkey, 113,039, 14,863/. ; Holland, 107,588, 19,324/. ; other countries, 138,441, 18,699/. ; total, 8,92(3,175, 985,762/. The total number is 11,467,235, as against 8,051,112 in 1876. Our imports from British India rose from 55,929 undressed in 1876 to 597,318 in 1880; and of dressed, from 6,127,900 in 1877 to 7,994,959 in 1880. Ciudad Bolivar (Venezuela) sent 317 pieces (284 lb.) to New York in 1879. Tripoli exported 7000/. 'worth in 1879, and 3000/. in 1880. In 1880, a number of raw goat-skins were sent from the Marche and Romagna to the TJnited States, weighing about li kilo. (of 2.2 lb.) each, and to be used chiefly for ladies' shoes and pocket-books. Shanghai, in 1878, exported 164,285 pieces. Tangier, in 1879, sent 12 cwt., 60/., to Great Britain ; 3637 cwt., 18,185/., to France and Algiers; 10 cwt., 50/., to Spain ; total, 14,636 doz., 18,295/. ; and 3046 cwt., 13,707/., in 1880. The Hawaiian Islands, in 1879, shipped 24,940 pieces to the United States (Pacific ports). In 1879, Christiania exported 65,700 kroner (of ls. lid.) worth of goat and sheep skins to Great Britain. The shipments of goat and kid skins from the French E. Indies to Great Britain fell from 5500 in 1876, to 4894 in 1877, and 300 in 1879, with none since. The shipments from the Cape to Great Britain were 794,637 in 1878, 657,509 in 1879, and 934,810 in 1880. Cadiz, in 1877, sent 404 kilo. (of 2.2 lb.) of kid skins, value 84/., to Great Britain, and 3866 kilo., 805/., to France. Puerto Cabello (Venezuela), in 1879, despatched 28,684 kilo. to Germany, 124,964 to the United States, 14,295 to France, and 18,536 to Holland. Honolulu sent 64,525 pieces to the United States in 1878. Sarnsoun (Turkey) exported 130,700 kilo., 6796/., to France in 1878. The Cape exports fell from 1,478,761 pieces in 1874, to 687,570 in 1879. Memel sent by sea 7 cwt., 73/., in 1879. Tientsin (China) exported 38,107 piculs (of 1331 lb.) in 1879. Mogador (Morocco) forwarded 112,974 doz., 59,243/., to Marseilles in 1878, and 8407 bales, 48,000/., in 1880 ; these skins are used for the manufacture of morocco leather, for which they are peculiarly suitable, owing to their fineness of grain, caused, it is said, by the rich diet, consisting of the fruits of the argan tree (see Oils, pp. 1377-8). The approxirnate London market values of goat-skius are :-E. Indian, 4-15d. a lb. ; best tanned, 2s. 4d.-3s. 8d.; inferior to good tanned, 9d.-2s. 5d.; Cape, best, 11-18d.; Cape, inferior to good, 8-14d.
Horse.-Shangbai exported 4581 picu/s in 1878. Rio Grande do Sul exported 10,714 pieces salted, and 601 dried, in 1879. The approximate London market values of horse-hides are: English, 9-14d. a lb.; River Plate, 6-21s. a hide.
Kangaroo.--The skins of this animal are largely exported from Australia and Tasmania, forming some of the most pliable leather known.
Lamb.-The exports frorn Asterabad (Persia) via'. Gez in 1879 were 788 bales Bokharan, 60,6131. Calamata and Messenia (Greece) produced in 1830, 137,500 lb., 2680/. Dedeagatch (Turkey), in 1878, exported 500 bales of lamb and kid skins, value 4000/. The exports from Ancona (Italy), including kid and rabbit, in 1878, were 609,826 kilo. (of 2.2 lb.) to Italy, 41,480 to Austria, 2714 to Germany, 2655 to Greece, 19,486 to England, 3180 to Turkey ; total, 679 tons, 50,321/. Tientsin (China), in 1879, shipped 35,008 piculs (of 1334 lb.).
Llarna.-The skin of the llama is growing in importance in Parisian shoemaking. It weighs on an average 6 lb., and contains 18 sq. ft. of leather, costing about 1/. The source of supply is the Peruvian Andes.
Ox and Cow.-Coquimbo (Chili) exported 4709 ox-hides in 1879. Santos (Brazil) in the year ending Sep. BO, 1879, exported 316,940 kilo. salted, valued 5800/., and 1282 dried, 25/. The ship
ments from Christiania to Great Britain fell from 47,500 kroner-(of ls.lid.)worth in 1877, to 3500 kr. in 1879. San Jog (Costa Rica) despatched 449,870 lb. in 1878. The exports from the Cape, including cow, fell from 150,875 pieces in 1878, to 104,281 in 1879. Rio Grande do Sul, in 1879, shipped 455,315 pieces salted, and 499,960 dried. Of cow-hides, Flankow exported 35,265 piculs (of 1331 lb.) in 1878, and 21,063 in 1879. The Kiungchow exports (including buffalo) iu 1879 were 490 piculs, 818/. From Shanghai (including buffalo) went 26,070 piculs in 1879. Chinkiang fell from 7262 piculs in 1877, to 3974 in 1878, and none in 1879. Memel, in 1879, sent away by sea, 75 cwt., 136/. ; and over the Russian frontier for German markets, 3000 pieces, 3000/. The approximate London market values of ox and cow hides are :-Buenos Ayres and Monte Video, lst dry, 9-10id. a lb. ; 2nd dry, 7-8id. ; best light, 8-9id. ; salted, 5I-7id.; Brazil, dry, 7-10id.; dry salted, 4i-9d.; W. India, salted, 3i-7d.; United States, salted, 31-6id.; E. India, best, 4-13d. ; 2nd, 1/-111d.; 3rd and 4th, li-9d. ; Australian, salted, 2i-6d. ; Cape, wet salted, 2i-7id.; Continental, salted, 3I-5d. ; English, 2/-7d.
Seal.-Our imports of seal-skins in 1880 were from :-British N. America, 287,449, 82,781/. ; United States, 162,189,-425,705/. ; N. whale fisheries, 54,381, 11,656/. ; Norway, 54,005, 12,204/. ; Uruguay, 10,900, 30,180/. ; other countries, 84,352, 60,752/. ; total, 653,276, 623,278/. In 1879, the total was 964,208 skins. The exports from Christiania in 1879 were 74,090 pieces; to Great Britain, the value was 254,400 kroner (of 13id.) in 1878, aqd 172,900 kr. in 1879. Our total imports from Norway rose from 29,912 pieces in 1877, to 63,540 in 1878, and receded to 54,005 in 1880. From the Cape, they were 11,065 in 1877, 15,128 in 1879, and 7731 in 1880. And from Newfoundland, 413,057 in 1879, and 253,656 in 1880. Tbe approximate London market values of scal-skins (not fur seals) are ls. 9d.-10s. 6d. each for Newfoundland, and 2-11s. for Green land.
Sheep.- Our irnports of undressed sheep-skins in 1880 were from :-British S. Africa, 1,850,731, 241,9151. ; Argentine Republic, 1,245,703, 217,5921. ; France, 909,828, 136,2171. ; Australia, 816,231, 121.4301.; Germany, 405,101, 51,9141. ; Belgium, 336,388, 40,2011.; Turkey, 246,643, 20,821/. ; Uruguay, 131,543, 18,102/. ; other countries, 844,697, 92,7311. ; total, 6,786,865, 943,9231. Dressed, in the same year, from :-Madras, 2,151,533, 192,4801.; Australia, 1,626,355, 81,62:3/. ; Bombay and Sind, 600,347, 46,089/. ; France, 560,103, 68,3161. ; Bengal and Burma, 160,094. 26,85114 other countries, 446,116, 55,5551.; total, 5,544,548, 470,914/. Bosnia Sorai, in 1s79, exported about 10 tons. Shanghai, in 1878, 50,285 piee,es (including lamb). Coquimbo (Chili), in 1879, 45 tons (including goat). Bagdad, in 1878, 86,351 pieces, 40711., to India and Europe (including lamb). Falkland Islands, 10401. worth in 1879. Cape, 1,480,875 pieees in 1879. 7606 piece4, 92761., in Is79. Tientsin, 206,777 picas (of 133* lb.) in 1878, 8737 in 187u. Mollendo (Peru) 79 quintals (of 2 cwt.) in 1878. Mogador, in 1880, 15 bales, 80/., to Great Britain ; 345, 17001., to France; 2, 31., to Spain. Our imports from the French E. Indies have fallen from 5600 pieces iu 1876, to 3762 in 1877, 410 in 1879, and none since ; frorn Italy, from 339,973 in 1876, to 39,751 in 1880 ; from European Turkey, from 230,922 in 1876, to 63,236 in 1880 ; from AAatic Turkey, they have risen from 93,965 in 1876, to 185,543 in 1880 ; from Brazil, 41,604 in 1876, 2023 iu 1877, 5730 in 1880, and none in the intermediate years ; from the Argentine Republic, 3,539,589 in 1876, 8:18,155 in 1879, 1,248,553 in 1880; from the Cape, 1,496,039 in 1877, 1,819,772 in 188N1 : from India, 3,927,934 in 1876, 2,911,974 in 1880 ; from Vietoria, 1,667,330 in 1876, 1,158,686 in 1880 ; from New S. Wales, 83,167 in 1878, 36,995 in 1880 ; New Zealand, 168,984 in 1878, 334,792 in 1880. The approximate London market values of sheep-skins are :-Cape, 10-34s. a doz.; fino wool, 28-59s. ; superior, 40-823.; Mogador, 14-27s.; Buenos Ayres, 4-I3d. a lb.; Australian, 4-I6d. ; tanned E. Indian, best, 2-48.; ordinary to good, 18.-28. 9d.