REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



159 



The followiiif? tabic, showing the num])ers aiul vahies of salted fur- 

 seal skins from all sources placed on the London market durini^ the 

 period from 1871 to 1901, was procured from Messrs. C. M. Lampson 

 & Co., of liondon. It is interesting chiefly on a(^count of comparisons 

 presented ])etween the prices of the miscellaneous skins resultinj^ from 

 the ^vasteful pelagic sealing, and those of seals taken under the best 

 conditions. The classification of the skins is that customaril}^ used in 

 the f'jr trade. The numbers indicate the catch of salted skins received 

 from each source, not the yearl}^ sales, as in some cases catches are not 

 all sold during the years in which they were taken. 



Yearly catch. 



1871 

 1872 

 1873 

 1874 

 1875 

 1876 

 1877 

 1878 

 1879 

 1880 

 1881 

 1882 

 1883 

 1884 

 1885 

 1886 

 1887 

 1888 

 issy 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 

 1893 

 1894 

 1895 

 1896 

 1897 

 1898 

 1899 

 1900 

 1901 



104,899 

 96,283 



103, 724 

 99, 150 

 99, 634 

 90,276 

 76,410 

 99, 911 



100,036 



100, 161 

 99, 921 



100, 100 

 75,914 

 99, 994 

 99,874 

 99.947 

 99, 949 



100,037 



100, 031 

 25,152 



13,494 

 7,554 

 7,500 

 16, 030 

 15,002 

 30,004 

 20,762 

 18,032 

 16,804 

 21, 924 

 22,672 



Average 



price 

 realized. 



$10. 26 

 10.91 

 12. 65 

 12.77 

 12.35 

 8.35 

 9.71 

 16.83 

 20.62 

 22.24 

 19.40 

 13.04 

 20. 13 

 12.59 

 14.01 

 16.85 

 13.61 

 18.96 

 16.28 

 33.72 



30.50 

 30.50 

 26. 40 

 20.90 

 19.89 

 16.42 

 21. 13 

 38.08 

 33.54 

 27. 54 

 C) 



Copper. 



30, 349 

 34,479 

 33, 198 

 25,380 

 18, 686 

 28,215 

 38, 900 

 45,209 

 39,311 

 36,480 

 26, 675 

 48, 929 

 41,760 

 54,684 

 46,296 

 47,411 

 62, 766 

 59, 746 

 30, 681 

 31,380 

 32,832 

 27,298 

 17, 721 

 14, 416 

 13, 727 

 9,487 

 9,786 

 13, 237 

 11,298 



Average 



19.73 

 9.98 

 6.04 

 6.43 

 9.41 

 14. 05 

 19.47 

 14.60 

 11.05 

 9.33 

 14.38 

 9.02 

 9.73 

 9.73 

 9.33 

 12.29 

 14.16 

 20.01 

 16.67 

 19.73 

 17.48 

 13.87 

 13.14 

 10.99 

 13.67 

 16.76 

 29.97 

 19.65 

 23.34 



Northwest coast. 



1,728 

 40 

 5,071 

 2,224 

 3, 104 

 772 

 2, 698 

 14, 609 

 13, 501 

 15,887 

 22, 886 

 8,704 

 19,357 

 10, 148 

 49,079 

 39, 419 

 30,285 

 39,884 

 47, 467 



63, 733 

 72,973 



102, 460 

 71,033 

 40, 280 

 31,407 

 42,857 

 44,379 

 31,476 



Average 



price 

 realized. 



13.32 

 16.69 

 12. 47 



8.66 

 10.66 



7.79 

 10. 34 

 10. 89 

 15.44 

 15.09 

 13.99 



11,353 

 13,066 

 12, 301 

 12, 295 

 14, 865 

 13, 569 

 13, 200 

 12,422 

 14, 680 

 10,862 

 16, 049 

 14, 831 

 17, 774 

 13,206 

 14,241 



13,634 

 12, 202 

 13, 624 

 12, 145 

 12, 017 

 19, 172 

 16, 926 

 14, 422 

 14,918 

 15,116 

 12,831 



83.53 

 3.45 

 8.37 

 9.91 

 9.81 

 7.50 

 4.07 

 4.56 

 3.61 

 4.34 

 4.40 

 3.97 

 4.99 

 6.73 

 8.52 



8.15 

 6.45 

 7.38 

 5.13 

 4.87 

 5.19 

 4.38 

 5.07 

 7.36 

 4.89 

 8.05 



Cape Horn. 



Yearly catch. 



Average 



price 

 realized. 



Cape of 

 Good Hope. 



Average 



price 

 realized. 



Australasian. 



Average 



price 

 realized. 



Average 



price 

 realized. 



price 

 realized. 



1886 

 1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 



1894 

 1895 

 1S06 

 1 x'M 

 IS'JS 

 1899 

 1900 

 1901 



2,171 

 2,867 

 4,662 

 3,812 

 3,627 

 4,389 

 6,386 

 2,131 

 62 

 1,888 

 2,510 

 3,451 

 4,204 



$3.36 

 4.96 

 5.37 

 7.79 

 10.03 

 10.91 



10'.28 

 5.47 

 7.81 

 7.28 

 4.09 

 6.14 

 7.40 

 6.49 

 6.91 



3, 166 

 1,439 

 4,794 

 3, 195 

 2,308 

 4,005 

 1,397 

 1,127 

 1,628 

 1,394 

 3.080 



467 

 2,337 



651 

 1,379 

 4,773 



88.41 

 3.55 

 4.87 

 5.70 

 7.64 

 8.70 

 6.45 

 7.91 



10.20 

 8.74 

 6.77 

 3.91 

 3.91 

 3.55 



4.11 



73 



16 



2,354 



2,011 



747 

 619 

 617 

 87 

 5 



$4.28 

 7.54 

 6.97 

 5.51 

 9.77 

 8.31 

 5.66 

 6.08 

 8.74 

 6.49 

 3.45 

 3.20 

 3.16 

 2.92 

 1.96 



4,214 

 4, 706 

 1,416 

 3,333 



$1.90 

 1.60 

 4.80 



$37. 43 

 21.57 

 13.38 



2,276 



5.33 



1,329 

 1,272 

 1,148 

 2,602 

 556 

 . 571 



3.67 

 6.86 

 2.87 

 1.70 

 2.89 

 1.32 



26.79 

 21.39 

 26.40 



Besides the above, data exist as iollows: Robben Island, 1886, 1,832 skins at $7.87; Galapagos, 1886, 

 93 skins at $1.70; 1887, 99 skins at $1.46. Sundry sources; 1887, 239 skins at $4.14; 1899, 64 skins at $0.44, 



a Figures for August not obtained. 



&Not yet all sold. 



