_ ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 155 
SALES 
Two public-auction sales of fur-seal skins taken on the Pribilof 
Islands were held in St. Louis in 1938—on May 2 and October 10, 
respectively—at which there were sold a total of 44,239 skins for a 
gross sum of $941,916. During the year, also, 992 sealskins taken on 
the Pribilof Islands were disposed of at private sales, under special 
authorization of the Secretary of Commerce, for a total of $22,241.68. 
In the following detailed statements the sales of other sealskins by 
the Department of Commerce for the account of the Government are 
included, in order that the records may be complete. 
May 2, 1938 —On May 2, 1938, 19,949 Pribilof Islands fur-seal 
skins, dressed, dyed, and machined, were sold for $432,622.25. These 
skins consisted of 7,100 dyed black and 12,849 dyed safari brown. 
October 10, 19388. —At the sale on October 10, 24,290 Pribilof Islands 
fur-seal skins were sold for $509,293.75. Of these, 24,244 dressed, 
dyed, and machined, brought $509,242.75, and 46 raw and partly 
processed skins brought $51. In addition, 3 confiscated fur-seal 
skins were sold raw for $1.50, making a total of $509,295.25 for fur- 
seal skins at this sale. 
Special sales—During the year, 992 Pribilof Islands fur-seal skins 
were sold under special! authorization by the Department for adver- 
tising and promotional purposes, the gross sales amounting to 
$22,241.68. Of these skins, 563 dyed safari brown brought $11,617.88; 
426 dyed black, $10,598.29; and 3 raw and partly processed skins, 
$25.51. 
Further details in regard to the sales of sealskins by the Department 
of Commerce for the account of the Government in 1938 are given in 
the following tables: 
