Show importation of leeches leeches are enumerated by tho the bureau of statistics under its general head of animals imported the total value ot of the imports of this species la 1908 having been in 1907 in 1906 in 1005 1905 in 1901 in 1903 and in 1902 2412 tho commerce in leeches be being ng thus of 0 a growing character tho the total value of the leeches imported into the united states in the decade ending with 1808 1908 la Is abo about ut leeches are imported free ot of duty snails were wera at one time enumerated as an article of importation the records from 1894 to 1898 showing snails imported to the tha extent of about but the snail trade so BO dwindled showing only 21 24 of imports in 1898 that the bureau discontinued its statements of this article artl clo |