86 U. S. BUKEAU OF FISHERIES 



Special sales of Pribilof Islands fur-seal skins in 1931 



Date 



Num- 

 ber of 

 skins 



Description 



Price per 

 skin 



Total 



Jan. 10 



Feb. 27 

 Apr. 10 

 May 11 



Dec. 31 



5 



5 



6 



50 



35 



15 



150 



271 



4-condition exhibition skins ._. 



Raw salted (for display boards) 



Raw salted (for mounting) 



Raw salted 



Dyed logwood brown, large 



Dyed logwood brown, medium 



75 dyed black and 75 dyed logwood brown; made into coats for 



advertising purposes 



4-condition exhibition skins 



$25.00 

 11.96 

 11.96 

 9.51 

 30.07 

 21.05 



$125. OC 



59.80 



71.76 



475. 50 



1,052.45 



315. 75 



4, 689. 90 

 125.00 



6, 915. 16 



Sale at St. Louis, Mo., March 30, 1931, of 170 fur-seal skins received from Japanese 

 Government under treaty provisions 



DISPOSITION OF FUR-SEAL SKINS TAKEN AT PRIBILOF ISLANDS 



On January 1, 1931, there were on hand 58,760 fur-seal skins 

 taken at the Pribilof Islands. Of these, 58,738 were at St. Louis, Mo., 

 and 22 at Washington. In 1931, 49,524 Pribilof skins were secured at 

 the islands, 45,982 were disposed of, and 6 were unaccounted for, due 

 probably to a miscount in packing that will be corrected later, leaving 

 62,296 on hand at December 31, 1931. The following tables show 

 further details in regard to fur-seal skins taken on the Pribilof Islands, 

 as well as details in regard to other Government-owned fur-seal skins 

 under the control of the Department of Commerce. 



Summary of all f ur-seal skins handled on Pribilof Islands, calendar year 1931 



' When skins taken in the commercial season in 1931 were packed for shipment the count was 6 less than 

 the number taken. It is believed that a miscount was made in packing the skins and that the error will be 

 rectified when the skins are unpacked at St. Louis. 



