A Text-book of Tanning: A treatise on the conversion of skins into leather, both practical and theoretical.Procter, H. R. (Henry Richardson)
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A Text-book of Tanning: A treatise on the conversion of skins into leather, both practical and theoretical.
Procter, H. R. (Henry Richardson)
Tanning
Egypt.--Undressed, 1250 cwt. in 1877, 718 in 1878, 1286 in 1880. In
1879, the values were 620_l._ to Austria, 380_l._ France, 1950_l._
Great Britain, 45,500_l._ Greece, 280_l._ Italy, 62,500_l._ Turkey.
Falklands.--Undressed, 4315 cwt. in 1878, 2679 in 1880. The value of
the exports was 5020_l._ in 1879.
France.--Undressed, 26,866 cwt. in 1876, 57,305 in 1880; dressed,
2,727,190 lb. in 1876, 4,338,485 in 1880. Calais in 1878 sent 2188
_kilo._ prepared to Great Britain, and 76,811 _kilo._ in 1879.
French East Indies.--Dressed, 24,600 lb. in 1876, 12,713 in 1877, none
since.
Gambia.--Exported 15,380 pieces in 1878.
Germany.--Undressed, 45,002 cwt. in 1876, 21,143 in 1878, 44,383 in
1880; dressed, 1,269,143 lb. in 1876, 954,578 in 1878, 1,318,659 in
1880. Hamburg sent to Great Britain, 33,458 cwt. dry and salted in
1877, 13,972 in 1879. Königsberg exported 1535 cwt. raw in 1878, 424 in
1879.
Greece.--Dressed: Syra in 1877 sent 60,217_l._ worth to Turkey,
23,259_l._ to the Danubian Principalities, 2748_l._ to Austria; in
1879, 492_l._ Turkey, 251_l._ Austria, 200_l._ Russia.
Guatemala.--Exports in 1877, 62,343 _dol._ worth; in 1878, 844-1/2
_quintals_ to England, 1293 France, 2476 Germany, 822 New York, 149
California; 1879, 412,605 Germany, 12,360 New York.
Hawaiian Islands.--Exports 1880, 24,885 pieces.
Holland.--Undressed, 55,705 cwt. in 1876, 53,568 in 1880; dressed,
941,372 lb. in 1876, 896,734 in 1880.
Java.--Exports 1878-9, 357,353 pieces and 1240 _piculs_ to Holland,
7212 pieces to the Channel for orders, 1200 pieces to France, 7369
pieces to Italy, 5695 pieces and 872 _piculs_ to Singapore.
Madagascar.--Undressed, 252 cwt. in 1877, 3088 in 1879, none since.
Mauritius.--Undressed, 5341 cwt. in 1876, 2945 in 1880.
Morocco.--Undressed, 0 in 1877, 5445 cwt. in 1878, 1014 in 1880.
Tangiers exported in 1879, 2727 cwt., 6000_l._, to Great Britain; 1818
cwt., 4365_l._, France; 21 cwt., 42_l._, Spain. Mogador, in 1880,
sent 44 bales, 150_l._, to Great Britain; 667, 2250_l._, France; 243,
770_l._, Portugal.
Natal.--Undressed, 32,555 cwt. in 1876, 17,496 in 1878, 23,908 in 1880.
New Granada.--Undressed, 12,217 cwt. in 1878, 574 in 1879, 6059 in
1880.
New South Wales.--Undressed, 9386 cwt. in 1878, 79,972 in 1880;
dressed, 2,257,041 lb. in 1877, 1,694,015 in 1880.
New Zealand.--Undressed, 39 cwt. in 1878, 6335 in 1880; dressed,
140,448 lb. in 1878, 446,102 in 1880.
Persia.--Bushire exported in 1879, 4000 _rupees'_ worth to England,
5000 _r._ India; Lingah, 2800 _r._ India, 1950 _r._ Persian coast;
Bahrein, 6000 _r._ Koweit, Bussora, and Bagdad.
Peru.--Undressed, 2859 cwt. in 1876, 622 in 1878, 1235 in 1880.
Mollendo exported 538 _quintals_ in 1878, and 1307 _q._ dry in 1879.
Philippines.--Undressed, 1024 cwt. in 1876, 102 in 1880. Manilla, in
1879, exported 7976 _piculs_, 12,761_l._, to China and Japan.
Portugal.--Undressed, 17,456 cwt. in 1877, 10,983 in 1880.
Queensland.--Undressed, 1315 cwt. in 1879, 5019 in 1880.
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