ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES, 19 3 3 

 Special sales of PHMlof Islands fur-seal skins in 1!)33 



303 



Sale at St. Louis, Mo., May 15, 1933, of 512 fur-seal skm», received from Japanese 

 Government under treaty provisions 



DISPOSITION OF FUK-SEIAL SKINS TAKEN" AT PEIBILOP ISLANDS 



On January 1, 1933, there were on hand 77,638 fur-seal skins taken 

 at the Pribilof Islands. Of these, 77,606 were at St. Louis, Mo., 

 and 32 at AYashington. In 1933 there were taken at the Pribilof 

 Islands 54,550 fur-seal skins, of which 8,183, or 15 percent, were 

 allotted to the Government of the Dominion of Canada in accord- 

 ance with treaty provisions. Due to a miscount, one of the barrels 

 delivered to the Canadian Government was short two skins, which 

 will probably be found later, either among the skins that were 

 shipped to St. Louis, Mo., or else in salt at the islands. Of the 

 skins on hand at the beginning of the year, 50,587 were disposed of, 

 leaving 27,051 unsold, which with the 46,367 from the 1933 take 

 make a total of 73,418 on hand on December 31, 1933. The follow- 

 ing tables show further details in regard to fur-seal skins taken 

 on the Pribilof Islands, as well as details in regard to other Govern- 

 ment-owned fur-seal skins under the control of the Department of 

 Commerce. 



