Animal products; . 5 78 2409 1865 459 1800 8760 4821 33 3126 1866 569 1910 8125 5917 36 5Hi 1867 1089 4445 29,439 2113 — 5896 1868 1359 5132 22,065 10,341 6624 The Racoon (Frocyon lotor, Cuv.) is found in the warmerparts of North America. The skins obtained from the westernStates, particularly of Michigan, are considered much better thanthose of Ohio, Pennsylvania, or New York. In 1840 they soldat a dollar a skin. Russia is the principal market, and duringlate years the price has fallen much lower. The skins afford arather handsome fur of a greyish-red colour for robes, and werealso employed i
Animal products; . 5 78 2409 1865 459 1800 8760 4821 33 3126 1866 569 1910 8125 5917 36 5Hi 1867 1089 4445 29,439 2113 — 5896 1868 1359 5132 22,065 10,341 6624 The Racoon (Frocyon lotor, Cuv.) is found in the warmerparts of North America. The skins obtained from the westernStates, particularly of Michigan, are considered much better thanthose of Ohio, Pennsylvania, or New York. In 1840 they soldat a dollar a skin. Russia is the principal market, and duringlate years the price has fallen much lower. The skins afford arather handsome fur of a greyish-red colour for robes, and werealso employed in the manufacture of felt hats. They are usedthroughout Germany and in Russia as a lining to the longtravelling coats and other equipments of northern countries. 248 THE RACOON. The imports by the Hudsons Bay Company range betweeni,800 and 4,700 skins annually; but large numbers also come infrom the United States, bringing up the total to from 300,000 to500,000 a year. This skin is shown in the Museum racoon (Procyon lotor). Bear-skins. The American black bear {Ursus americanus,Pallas) differs from the European species, and affords in season athick and brilliant fur. Bear-skins are used as saddle-cloths forhorses, for foot-muffs, and furs, grenadiers hats, and formerly forcuffs. This fur takes dyes well. Bears are found in considerable numbers in the Minnesotaterritory and other parts of the new settled States of America,also in small numbers in Canada and the Lower Provinces, butthey are constantly diminishing before the progress of black bear is by far the most numerous, but few of the grizzlyspecies being found. An average skin is worth five dollars—avery good one (she-bear), from six to seven. They are principallyused for saddle housings and harness trimmings, and sometimesfor sleigh robes. Their skins as furs are best when the animalsare just issuing from their winters sleep; and at that season theIndians are reaping their bear harvest. Ab
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