| 1.11 | 47 |
| South American mutton | 285 | 0.90 | 47.4 |
| South American beef | 284.7 | 0.81 | 45 |
| South American beef | 284 | 0.94 | 44 |
| North American mutton | 284.3 | 1.32 | 44 |
| North American mutton | 85 | 2.18 | 43.2 |
| North American beef, fine | 284.5 | 1.97 | 41.5 |
| North American beef, good | 283.8 | 4.30 | 42 |
| North American ordinary | 285.2 | 5.07 | 41.75 |
| North American prime city | 286 | 1.01 | 41.2 |
| Selected English mutton | 283.9 | 1.45 | 47 |
| Selected English beef | 284.2 | 2.40 | 44 |
| Home-rendered or country tallow | 284.6 | 5.1 | 43 |
| Town tallow | 285.3 | 7.4 | 42.5 |
|_________________________________|________________|___________|________|

Tallow should absorb from 39 to 44 per cent. iodine.

_Lard._--Lard is largely imported into this country from the United
States of America. The following is a typical sample of American hog's
fat offered for soap-making:--

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| | | | |
| Saponification | Acidity | Titre, | Refractive |
| Equivalent. | (as Oleic Acid) | deg.C. | Index at |
| | Per Cent. | | 60 deg. C. |
|________________|_________________|________|____________|
| | | | |
| 286 | 0.5 | 37.5 | 1.4542 |
|________________|_________________|________|____________|

Lard should absorb 59 to 63 per cent. iodine.

_Cocoa-nut Oil._--The best known qualities are Cochin and Ceylon oils,
which are prepared in Cochin (Malabar) or the Philippine Islands and
Ceylon respectively.

The dried kernels of the cocoa-nut are exported to various ports in
Europe, and the oil obtained comes on the market as Continental Coprah
Oil, with the prefix of the particular country or port where it has been
crushed, _e.g._, Belgian, French and Marseilles Coprah Oil. Coprah is
also imported into England, and the oil expressed from it is termed
English Pressed Coprah.

The following are typical examples from bulk:--