. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. n, with an overhair that is shorter and slightly morerigid, but vies wiih the marten in elegance of lustre, the choi-cest having a dark blue shade tiiat is always admired in best are from Nova Scotia the State of Maine, and the Lab-rador coast, it is most abundant in the middle aud north-western States. Value of the bi-.^t, from i<o to SIC , Russian. —Of smaller f-ize than the American, and aluabte pelt. Price s, but ,io ^ wt-sE co-ist of Africa ; has a long, thiiblack and dun gray. with fu
. The American encyclopædia of commerce, manufactures, commercial law, and finance. n, with an overhair that is shorter and slightly morerigid, but vies wiih the marten in elegance of lustre, the choi-cest having a dark blue shade tiiat is always admired in best are from Nova Scotia the State of Maine, and the Lab-rador coast, it is most abundant in the middle aud north-western States. Value of the bi-.^t, from i<o to SIC , Russian. —Of smaller f-ize than the American, and aluabte pelt. Price s, but ,io ^ wt-sE co-ist of Africa ; has a long, thiiblack and dun gray. with furriers, fetching from 50 cents to inferior i of prime, from 5 Monkey. — Fioiflowing hair ; ofHas a limited usiSI 50. MitskRat.— A well-known fur in the U. States. Size 8 by 12inches; overhair coarse and light brown; fur fine, thick, andsilky ; in general favor with furriers, and available lor a gieatvariety of purposes. Best are Irom New England and NewYork; very prolific in cultivated regions. The price is veiytiuctuatiug. and as the annual collection varies from three to. Fig. 213. —Fox. five millions of skins, it is diffirult to forecast the marketVRhw Price for prime, from 12 to 75 cents. A vnriety ofblack-colored mu^k?^lt from Delaware and Maryland letchesdoiilde tliese prices. ffuirin — Krom the La Plata. South America; in size andvalue between the bearer and the musk-rat ; oTerhair coarseand rigid; fur short and fine; pelts too often andhence the value of the fur is chiefly for hats. Price of dryskins from 25 to 50 cents per pound —ChieHv from the U. States, but some also fromAustralia. Overhaii- long, coarse, and whitish gray, furwoolly. Best from Ohio. Value from 10 to 60 cents. Qfif-r — Ooines from all northern countries. Size of best, 2by 5 feet: overhair thick and close ; color brown black. Bestare from Labrador and Canada. The skin is in hicrh repntationand seneral use with furriers. Value of best, SI^ to S15 Ollrr. Sm, —Found o
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