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U.S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Summarp of Gove7'twient-owne(l fur-seal skins in the custody of Fouke Fur Co. 

 at St. Louis, Mo., calendar year 1933 



■Summary of all Government-owned fur-seal skins under contr&l of Department 

 of Commerce, calendar year 1933 



1 When the skins shipped to Canada were unpacked, the shipment was 2 skins short of the 8,183 indicated 

 on the shipping list. Probably a miscount was made also in the skins that were shipped to St. Louis, or 

 else 2 skins were inadvertently left in salt at the Islands. An adjustment of the skins due the Canadian 

 Government will be made in the shipment for 1934. 



2 Skins made up into coats for display purposes. 



SHIPMENT AND SALE OF EOX SKINS 



On March 10, 1933, the Penguin sailed from St, Paul Island for 

 Seattle with the season's catch of 1,143 fox skins. Of these, 271 

 were taken on St. Paul Island, and 872 on St. George Island. Eeship- 

 ment from Seattle to the Fouke Fur Co., the Government's selling 

 agent, at St. Louis, Mo., was made on March 22. 



On May 15, the Government sold at public auction at St. Louis 

 682 blue fox skins for $19,970.50, or an average of $29.29 per skin. 



