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12 inches abundant Alaska American marten American mink animal annual collection Asia and Europe Astrakhan beaver best prime boas BOOK DUE chiefly Chili China Chinchilla choicest coarse and rigid coffee brown colour from pale colour grey dark blue durable England Europe and Asia European Russia fancy furs fashion feet fetch finest flowing fur close fur seal fur thick fur thin FUR TRADE fur woolly furriers garments hair coarse Hudson's Bay Company important fair inches long inferior Kamchatka Labrador leaving the fur long and bushy M. M. BACKUS matter muffs musk-rat North America Nutria Otter overhair and fur overhair coarse overhair thick Pelt pliable Pelt thin pelt thus becomes pelt weak peltries Peru poorest Price of best pure white Raccoon robes Russian Sable sides yellow silky silver blue skins Staple furs tail Tartary trapper valuable pelt Value from 5d Value of best Value of prime variety woolly fur