New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-04

1882. isx2-a. is,a-a. r,


Next 10 this City, Baltimore is the chief place It
Guano importation which, for 1884 lcaIendar yeS1
amounted there 70 60 600 tuns, valued at e. 600 co.
The present price OF $50 tun has been m ,Ant for
year. IL January, 1854, il was cal, but by subse-
quen rres Of a. in February and s5 in May attained
its presen rate So far the demand has been rather
greater than the supply. Last year the supply vss
quite inadequate.
Large deposits Of guano are found on many Of the
rocky Islands along the coasts OF South and Ceara
America, and esew here and on tho coasts themselss
The value chief, depends on the drsness of The local.
ty For this quality, that of the Chinchs Islands has
not ct found Competitor. Very positive statements
have been made in regard to the virtue of Other
kinds of guano but have not rcsuled in bringing them
into general use.
The Galapagos Islands lie in the Pacific Ocean, al.
recty IN the Equstor and some $50 miles west Of Ec-
uador South America These Numerous islands arc
frcquontsd by my riuds OF aquatic bi DIS, and their
shores abound in tortoises sample of the guana
derived from the former has lately been anal zed BY
an eminent chemist who ponounces itequa 70 the bcst
IA ruvian it cooiained 1889 per cent OF ammonia
Ofthe Mexican guano, $50 tuns were imported into
the United States in the year ending inc 30, 1885,
and a much larger amount sent TO England. A
wear or II ore since the Mexican Government granted
TO Company the exclusive expectation OF all that
belonged to Mexico exceptthat the Three NariasT
Is amos on tie Pacific side which sparticularly abuf
dant On th. eastern coast the chief islands OF this
character are the Triangles," near the Coast Of
Yucaap from which several American vessels obsaint
cargoes before The locality known TO toe Mexicn
Cove, nnent. Whether this is the kind now sodin
this market as " Mexican" we cannot ascertain, bot
one thing is certain !, is drug at ESQ oven s2;s
tun.
The Bird Island" variety, which has sen known
but year OF two, has been represented as even more
valuable than the Peruvian. The last statement q
this character was giveo by The Washington Usos
OF the 10th inst which gives It's authority the new
Ag,icu tural Report of the Pstent-Ofice. II says;
From careful analy sis it has been aseeraned that
"this substance is by far the richest source Of phos
uhoIio acid for the farmer yet discovered as It con-
"tai "a per cent of dry superphospbaie of lime, or
"ahout obe-tbird more than pure ground bones'
This does not seem likely to be the case, and The
Unfo,s statement gives other evidence OF probable
inaccuracy. Several cargoes OF these descriptions
have been obtained by American vessels, but where
e, disposed Oft is uncertain Bird Island Is one OF
the West Indies sou 10 miles from Guadalupe, n
LAT. $50 40 40" NJ and Ion. go So W. IL Is onlys
small, barren, rocky island Of one mile in length
On August !, 1874, Commodore De Horsey Of the
British Navy visited it, when he "fonnd teree vessas
"uI der American coloTs then headings aud he states
in his letter to the Admiralty that the island "hx
200 900 tuns of gusno, but slightly inferior 70 the
"Peruvian" If such is the case, il affords good
field for our ente'prisir importers