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30 raw salted Japanese sealskins for $7.50; 1 confiscated sealskin, 
dressed, dyed, and machined, for $41; and 4 pieces of confiscated 
sealskin, dressed and dyed, for $1; a erand total of $313,288. Of 
the 8,071 Pribilof Islands sealskins sold “dressed, dyed, and machined, 
6,767 were dyed black, 1.250 logwood brown (Bois de Campéche), 
and 54 golden chestnut (Chataigne d’Or). The 151 dressed, dyed, 
and machined Japanese sealskins were dyed black. 
The 181 Japanese sealskins sold on October 11, 1926, were the 
United States Government’s share of sealskins taken by the Japanese 
Government in 1924 and 1925, delivered pursuant to the provisions 
of the North Pacific Sealing Convention of July 7, 1911. 
Special sales—tIn the calendar year 1926, 627 dressed, dyed, and 
machined sealskins were sold at special sale for $19,990.05 and 68 
raw salted skins for $1,520.06.° All were skins taken at the Pribilof 
Islands. Of the dyed skins, 100 were black and 527 logwood brown. 
The following tables give further details in regard to all sales 
of fur-seal skins by the Department of Commerce for the account of 
the Government in 1926: 
Sale of fur-seal skins at St. Louis, Mo., May 24, 1926 
11,207 DRESSED, DYED, AND MACHINED PRIBILOF ISLANDS SKINS, DYED BLACK 







Lot | Number so hei : Price | Total 
No. | of skins Trade classification per skin | for lot 
1 ZAG Be) ee See RL ps I eR ge RE eh eae one a ee | $51.50] $2,317.50 
2 Ay Rbk lo. SAIS SeERe Cas OE RET SUAVE ee ERE Se, ERY AST 58.50 2, 632. 50 
3 45S alvance: Scarred, Halli ya tC sos: foe tate oe har $a 38.00 | 1, 710. 00 
4 a (a Oe eee ee ee ee fae eee ae ee ee 38. 50 1, 732. 50 
5 90 |e Meditnieys 2s = rere sees Eee 1S cae aa 8 oes Se ee A | 47.00 | 4, 230. 00 
6 fil ee ee COG seit 2k RE I et) SBE ae FO 49.50 4, 455.00 
7 GONE Ss Ose sak: Soe Re See Ne: LE ee ee ee See | 50. 00 | 4, 500. 00 
8 OO saree (0 ko as eS er ee et ee ee eee eee 50. 50. | 4, 545. 00 
9 SQn=-=== GOosrae ses ce Peto SPs eee one eee ee a eee 49. 50 4, 455. 00 
10 90) eee 0 (ote rere ROE Nee eRe gh s SOM) FY aS oe SS Tey aie tee |. 52.50| 4, 725.00 
11 ONe2=24 CLO: Sa Se ES eh EEE ae ee oe ee eee 52.00 | 4, 680. 00 
12 Shu |p=ss3 CO te eRe et sh ed oe aly se ig Et ee 52. 00 | 4, 420. 00 
13 Sol viedium= scarred faulty. 6b@-—- ea ee eee 36. 00 3, 240. 00 
14 90)i| Sa Oa 92 ee BELG Fk SS ee Sear oe Sea Le eee 33. 00 2, 970. 00 
15 90) Pees (Oli ee Sees eee? SEE Se Ne eS ee ee aye ee 31. 50 2, 835. 00 
16 th ee dO FEEL ee eB ie re Sm | ee oie Se 34. 00 3, 060. 00 
17 C(t eee OSs eS ee eo eee ee ee ee ea ee eae 31. 50 2, 835. 00 
18 TU ee Be ee GO 5 Se SS) ee 2 Ne a a ee ee 35. 50 3, 195. 00 
19 905}2-==2 (GRO A ears i Si Ee ee oe Se OS ee eee 35.00 | 3, 150. 00 
20 90))(Smoallimeditnn 22 3 set eee oa ee See eee eee 37. 50 3, 375. 00 
21 905) es OG st Se ee ee nS a ee ee eee 37. 00 3, 330. 00 
22 90; |222a2 GOs Fe 5 RE RE ee eee ee 36. 50 3, 285. 00 
23 90)| 22 GOss23. oe Peer te ee a Ee eee 36. 50 | 3, 285. 00 
24 Gat Coe en els A i er BD) gd A 9h Ge tect 7s pt 35. 50 3, 195. 00 
25 Ooi sees GOLEt LE: SES eT a LSD ES eee EEE 35.50 | 3, 195. 00 
26 90) z= 4 (3 Yo ae SRE Rin Se ea ee See te eee See ens Semen abe 36. 50 | 3, 285. 00 
27 904)" Small. medium™= scarred; faulty, €iG2-—- =) == ee eee 24. 50 2, 205. 00 
28 90) ees Gd s22. Face en eS si es CE A ad ee eet 23. 50 2, 115. 00 
29 OOilensae Oe es, ee Oe See RE gS ER an oon ee ere ay 26.00 | 2, 340. 00 
30 SOE Mohs. 5 eRe ra Bie eR. SU eee ee SS oe ee ee 26.00 | 2, 340. 00 
31 0} \|2=ces Goi gsuiB 2s a Ae ee Ee eee eee 23. 50 2,115. 00 
32 OO? | Sees GOs. A SIN Ae PREPARE, EF Oe 2 SA EES Ses Se 23. 50 | 2, 115. 00 
33 90) || S--e OO xe Sd 2-1 =e os. 2 Whee Bol) oe ds Pk Rit nd sep ae 22. 00 1, 980. 00 
4] 20) EWE OIeX Ura are,  LQUaT EGS 22. 22 eee ee ne he ees ae 53. 50 1, 337. 50 
42 80 MTR Os ee oes WS ant ae as Le ee eee 63. 00 5, 040. 00 
43 SO) i a= eee os ee 2 9 Le ee eer ed Soe Ses 64. 50 5, 160. 00 
44 BO: (=e Gfiig he e508 Be Sc Pe eae 8 ee se ee ee 65. 50 5, 240. 00 
45 80) puarees'sesiret aaulty: eles. es Eee ee ee 41. 50 3, 320. 00 
46 ao lend ied LOR a ery eee) 2S NL Se er eee ee ee 43. 50 1, 653. OU 
47 90%) Medias 222 = fees 22k ek ge es eee SS eee 44. 50 4, 005. 00 
48 [0] ee Laas Re ee Be. ee Pee 47. 50 4, 275. 00 
49 OOi Fee GOLF 6 FEE Pe res tS 23k OMEN Sa ee 46. 00 | 4, 140. 00 
50 90) 8222 Gotees hse es eo ne eee ee eee 49. 00 4, 410. 00 
51 ity A pees CO ee RI as FR et ge ee enon eee 49. 59 | 4, 455. v0 
52 Oe. ss Gong eat ey ie ae ESS oS ea Se ee ee 49. 50 4, 455. 00 
53 G0; aees GOL! 2 SSeS ae ee ee ee ee gS eee ane 49. 50 4, 455. 00 
54 OO S28 iO Sak 255 SEE E ae ee  S Eee R e e e 51. 00 4, 590. 00 
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