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ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1917. 



The following table shows a summary of the trade classifications 

 and the percentage of the total number in each class: 



Summary of Trade Classifications and Percentage in Each Class op the 

 Fur-Seal Skins Sold at St. Louis, April 18, 1917. 



Trade classification. 



Number 

 in class. 



Percent- 

 age. 



Small pups 



Middling pups 



Largo pups 



Smalls 



Middlings and smalls 

 Middlings 



Total 



0.2 

 23.8 

 3?. 26 

 25.4 

 9.54 

 2.8 



100.00 



At the third sale in 1917, held October 8, the number of skins s Id 

 was 3,239. These skins brought $107,447 gross, averaging $33.17 

 each. The following table shows details in regard to the sale: 



Details of Sale of 3,239 Dressed, Dyed, and Machined Pribilof Islands Fur- 

 Seal Skins at St. Louis Oct. 8, 1917. 



Lot No. 



Number 

 of skins. 



Classification. 



Price per 

 skin. 



Total for 

 lot. 



1^ 

 ll.. 

 l2.. 

 13., 

 l4.. 

 15.. 

 16., 

 17., 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 2l. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 30. 

 31. 

 32. 

 33. 

 34. 

 35. 

 36. 

 37. 

 38. 

 39. 



40. 



80 

 80 

 43 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 91 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 80 

 109 

 61 



66 



10 wigs 



55 middlings 



Middlmgs and sm;\lls . 

 ....do 



....do. 

 ....do. 

 ....do. 

 Smalls. 

 ....do. 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Large pups. 



do 



....do 



..-.do 



...-do 



....do 



-...do 



....do 



.-..do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



.--.do 



...-do 



Middling pups. 

 ..--do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



do 



Small pups 



12 middlings and smalls. 

 9 smalls 

 24 large pups 

 18 middling pups 

 12 small pups 



$43.00 



42.00 

 45.00 

 41.50 

 42.50 

 41.50 

 33.50 

 38. .50 

 34.50 

 39.00 

 34. 50 

 37. 50 

 3.5.00 

 33.00 

 32. 50 

 31.00 

 30.00 



as. 50 



35. 50 

 34.00 

 33. 50 

 3'i. 00 

 31.00 

 35.00 

 32.00 

 34.00 



34. ,50 



35. ,50 

 37.00 

 38.00 

 31., 50 

 32.50 

 32. 00 

 30.00 

 32.50 

 32. 50 

 34.50 

 31.00 

 32.00 



23.50 



$2, 795. 00 



2, 100. 00 

 2, 250. 00 

 2, 075. 00 

 2, 125. 00 

 2, 075. 00 

 2, 680. 00 

 3,080.00 

 2, 760. 00 

 3, 120. 00 

 2,760.00 

 3,000.00 

 2, 800. 00 

 2, 640. 00 

 2, 600. 00 

 2, 720. 00 

 1,290.00 

 2,280.00 

 2,840.00 

 2,720.00 

 2, 680. 00 

 2,880.00 

 2, 720. 00 

 2, 800. 00 

 2,560.00 

 2,720.00 

 2, 760. 00 

 2, 840. 00 

 2,960.00 

 3,040.00 

 2, 866. 50 

 2, 600. 00 

 2,560.00 

 2, 400. 00 

 2, 600. 00 

 2,600.00 

 2, 760. 00 

 3,379.00 

 1,952.00 



1,527.60 



