ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES ert 
Special sales —During the year, 787 Pribilof Islands fur-seal skins 
were sold under special authorization by the Department for advertis- 
ing and promotional purposes, the gross sales amounting to $16,208.90. 
Of these skins, 323 dyed black brought $6,312.60; 254 dyed safari 
brown, $5,117.40; 115 dyed matara brown, $3,759.55; and 95 raw, 
$1,019.35. 
Further details with regard to the sales of sealskins by the Depart- 
ment for the account of the Government in 1939 are given in the 
following tables: 
