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
Roumania.--Galatz exported 341 bales in 1879.
Russia.--Undressed, 482 cwt. in 1876, 6020 in 1880; dressed, 88,225 lb.
in 1876, 46,694 in 1880. Riga shipped 14,839 _poods_ (of 36 lb.) in
1877, 11,311 in 1879. Poti, in 1877-8, sent away 5654 _poods_, and 2149
from Persia.
Saigon.--Exports in 1879, 10,582 _piculs_.
San Domingo.--Exports in 1878, 630 pieces to Great Britain, 490 France,
3100 Italy, 3980 Spain, 460 United States, 560 West Indies; in 1880,
1340 Italy, 2541 Spain, 7142 United States, 97 West Indies.
South Australia.--Dressed, 38,108 lb. in 1878, 303,143 in 1880.
Spanish West Indies.--Puerto Rico exported in 1878, 167 _quintals_
United States, 5673 Spain, 637 Germany.
Straits Settlements.--Undressed, 28,444 cwt. in 1876, 48,213 in 1880;
dressed, 603,389 lb. in 1876, 2,778,159 in 1880.
Surinam.--Exports in 1878, 9221 _kilo._
Sweden and Norway.--Christiania exported 95,200 _kroner_ worth in 1875,
4200 _kr._ in 1878. Gothenburg exported 10,960 cwt. in 1879.
Tasmania.--Dressed, 65,803 lb. in 1878, 38,141 in 1880.
Tripoli.--Bengazi, in 1878, sent 50,000 pieces, 4000_l._, to Malta.
The value of the exports was 2000_l._ in 1879, and 4500_l._ in 1880.
Turkey.--Aleppo exported in 1878, 181 tons, 10,824_l._, to France;
5, 320_l._, Italy; 11, 704_l._, Austria; 52, 3328_l._, Turkey; 12,
768_l._, Egypt. Thessaly exported 15,000_l._ worth in 1880. Samos
sent 19,300_l._ worth tanned to Turkey and Egypt in 1879. Van
exported 1500_l._ worth in 1879. Kerasund shipped by steamer in 1879,
557 bales, 3899_l._ Trebizond in 1879 sent 940 bales (of 12 and 60
pieces), 6580_l._, to Turkey; 1567, 10,969_l._, France; 501, 3507_l._,
Russia; 80, 560_l._, Greece. Dedeagatch, in 1879, exported 1300 bales,
40,000_l._ Alexandretta, in 1879, sent 280 tons, 16,800_l._, to France;
3, 180_l._, Austria; 10, 600_l._, Russia; 96, 6720_l._, Turkey; 29,
2030_l._, Egypt. Adana, in 1879, sent 250 tons, 7500_l._, to France;
140, 4200_l._, Turkey; 27, 810_l._, Greece. Jaffa exported 18,000
_okes_ (49,500 lb.), 666_l._, for Turkey in 1879.
United States.--Undressed, 115,767 cwt. in 1876, 7888 in 1879; 14,358
in 1880; dressed, 16,716,711 lb. in 1879, 22,543,033 in 1880. Savannah
exported 8758 bundles in 1880. Galveston exported in 1879-80, 9878
bales and 7510 single, dry; and 6905 bundles wet-salted. Texas State in
1878-9 exported 28,104,065 lb., 562,081_l._
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 9417_l._ hides, and 19,706_l._ skins and pelts.
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