Show importation of leeches leeches aro arc enumerated by the bureau b U of statistics under its general head of animals imported the total value of tho the imports of this species la in 1908 having been in 1907 in 1906 in 1905 in 1904 in 1903 and in 1902 2412 the commerce in locche leeches s being thus of it a growing char character acte r the total value of the leeches im ported into the united states in the decode decade ending with Is about fla 10 leeches aro are imported free of duty snails were at one time en enumerated U as an article 0 of f importation the records from 1894 to t 0 1898 showing jig snails imported to the extent of about but the snail trado trade so dwindled showing only 24 of imports in 1899 that the bureau discontinued its statements of this article |