A Text-book of Tanning / A treatise on the conversion of skins into leather, both practical and theoretical.

by H. R. Procter

Uruguay.—Undressed, 116,738 cwt. in 1876, 65,846 in 1879, 104,691 in 1880.

Venezuela.—Puerto Cabello exported in 1879, 10,126 kilo. to Great Britain, 8817 Germany, 75,794 United States, 5756 France, 696 Holland, 1023 Spain. Ciudad Bolivar sent 35,562 pieces, 762,234 lb., to New York in 1879.

Victoria.—Undressed, 0 in 1878, 2710 in 1879, 8705 in 1880; dressed, 3,506,562 lb. in 1876, 5,096,696 in 1880. The values of the exports in 1878 were 9417l. hides, and 19,706l. skins and pelts.

Tanning Materials.—Our imports of bark in 1883 were:—From Sweden 6410 cwt., 1281l.; Norway 8858 cwt., 1687l.; Holland 12,855 cwt., 3246l.; Belgium 59,936 cwt., 15,987l.; France 3323 cwt., 2138l.; Algeria 46,052 cwt., 19,577l.; British East Indies 4605 cwt., 3321l.; Australasia 183,777 cwt., 119,292l.; United States of America 36,203 cwt., 12,368l.; Other Countries 3087 cwt., 1852l. Total, 365,106 cwt., 180,749l.

Our imports of cutch and gambier in 1883 were:—From British India: Bombay 277 tons, 7682l.; Bengal and Burmah 8115 tons, 221,651l.; Straits Settlements 17,477 tons, 453,804l.; Philippine Islands 47 tons, 1227l.; United States of America 877 tons, 25,149l.; Other Countries 44 tons, 1208l. Total, 26,837 tons, 710,721l.

Our imports of myrobalans in 1883 were:—From Germany 1133 cwt., 503l.; British India:—Bombay 349,275 cwt., 184,983l.; Madras 120,262 cwt., 54,997l.; Bengal 23,579 cwt., 9663l.; Straits Settlements 214 cwt., 107l.; Ceylon 1105 cwt., 483l.; Japan 306 cwt., 146l. Total, 495,874 cwt., 250,882l.

Our imports of extracts in 1883 were:—From Denmark 2773l.; Germany 36,638l.; Holland 54,600l.; Belgium 7353l.; France 261,690l.; Spain 1000l.; Italy 4571l.; British North America 33,311l., United States of America 66,114l.; Mexico 3937l.; Other Countries 1625l. Total, 473,612l.

Our imports of galls in 1883 were:—From Austrian Territories 474 cwt., 1022l.; Turkey 9056 cwt., 23,388l.; Egypt 2435 cwt., 6210l.; Persia 269 cwt., 770l.; British India 1572 cwt., 1062l.; China 22,625 cwt., 66,731l.; Japan 2936 cwt., 9276l.; Other Countries 185 cwt., 486l. Total, 39,552 cwt., 108,945l.

Our imports of valonia in 1883 were:—From Holland 100 tons, 1600l.; France 59 tons, 947l.; Austrian Territories 178 tons, 2732l.; Greece 3101 tons, 46,526l.; Turkey 27,030 tons, 432,423l. Total, 30,468 tons, 484,228l.

Our imports of sumach in 1883 were:—From France 688 tons, 8979l.; Spain 54 tons, 616l.; Italy 12,395 tons, 184,152l.; Austrian Territories 1707 tons, 21,121l.; Other Countries 32 tons, 430l. Total, 14,876 tons, 215,298l.