Over 1,000,000 Weasels Pass Through City Annually With the end of May, the "raw season" for Shanghai fur exporters came to an end. During this season, explained' one of their number to a "North-China Herald" represen tative on Sune 3, well over a mil-Von weasel furs lone pass through the hands of fur exporters in this city, and are sent on to New York to be made into coats. The "raw season" starts in December, "and. lasts unfit May, and from now until October is the "dress season," when furs which have been cured are available for export: The "raw season" is the peak period of the fur trade in Shanghai, as America, the principal market for furs from this country, puts a heavy import duty on cured furs.
"We are now practically cleared out," explained the exporter, indicat ing with a wave of the hand the Shen "sti remained in his uss of different types "of furs
godown. "Here, you see some Household cats' furs. Local animal overs need not be disturbed over this, however, as none of them come from Shanghai. 'They are sent down from Hankow. We use principally the grey cals' furs, so that owners of Persian and Siamese cats need not be alarmed that their pets are going
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