ALASKA. 



150 



INDIAN TARIFF. 



The follow iii^i' tal)U' shows the prices paid by the Russiau- 

 Aineiicaii Coiiipany in tlie Alaskan Territoi y, where it had no 

 eoni[)etition. (The (juotations are in paper rnbU'S = to -() cents 

 each, (100 kopecks make a ruble:) a silver ruble is eipial to 

 about 75 cents.) 



1S04. 



1827. 



1«6. 



1850. 



Now (l'^74) the natives 

 receive — 



li. kop. 



Sea otter, prime 10 00 



oue year old J 4 00 



six months old | 60 



Fur-seals, live to three years.. I 20 

 two to one year | 20 



^fartons, very best 

 licavers, best ... 

 I.and-otter, best 

 P>ears, big black 



Lynx 



Mink, best 



Foxes, extra black . 



blue 



silver, extra 

 red, extra . . . 



"Wolves, extra 



"Wolverines, extra.. 



20 



1 20 



1 UO 



2 00 

 fcO 

 20 



20 



1 00 



75 



1 00 

 80 



li. kop. 



20 to 



10 00 



2 00 



50 



40 



50 



1 00 



3 00 



1 50 



1 00 



2 00 



7?. kop. 1 J?, kop. 



M 00 i 50 00 



15 00 



:j 00 



75 



50 



50 



10 00 

 50 



^40 each. 



^lOeach. 



$2.50 eacJK 



40 cents to $3 each. 



Do. 

 From 81.50 to 83 each. 

 From 50 cents to — each. 

 From 82 to 82.50 each. 

 From 83 to 85 each. 

 From 81 to 82.50 each. 

 From 50 cents to $1.50 



each. 

 From 840 to 8100 each. 

 40 cents each. 

 From 83 to 810 each. 

 From 81 to 81.50 each. 

 From 82 to 85 each. 



Do. 



Where this company bad competition, however, the prices 

 ranged quite high, to wit: At Sitka, for sea-otter, 1-40 to 150 

 silver rubles; beaver, from 2 to IS rubles; land-otters, 2 to 

 18 ; mainland-foxes, black, 2 to 30 rubles ; silver foxes, 3 to 

 18 ; red, 2 rubles to 50 kopecks ; martens, 50 kopecks to 3 

 rubles ; lynx, from 3 to 9 rubles ; bears, 1 to 18 rubles ; wolver- 

 ines, 2J to 18 rubles ; (these quotations are all iu silver rubles.) 



The value of staple furs of Alaska in the Chinese market 

 during 1700 was — 



Sea-otter, prime, S75 to 8100 each. 



Fur-seal, prime, 83.50 to 83.75 each. 



This is interesting, as the value of a dollar has not changed 

 since that time iu that country, and sea otter sells to day at 

 about the same rate as given. 



Few fur-seaTs are sold iu this market now, but the great bulk 

 of the sea-otter catch of the Kuriles goes into China. They do 

 uot possess the art of dressing the former well, and were in the 

 habit of wearing them simply tanned. The Chinese for all uu- 



