66 U-S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



/St. George Islaynd. — The reindeer herd on St. George Island as of 

 September 28, 1932, contained 57 animals, of which 10 were the young 

 of the season. None had been used for food on this island during 

 the year. 



FUR-SEAL SKINS 

 SHIPMENTS 



Shipment of the 49,336 fur-seal skins taken on the Pribilof Islands 

 in the calendar year 1932 was made on the U.S.S. Sirius., which 

 arrived at Seattle, Wash., on August 19. There was also included 

 in the shipment 1 sealskin of the previous season's take that had been 

 inadvertently left in salt at St. George Island when the skins were 

 being packed. 



SALES 



In 1932 there were sold at two public auction sales 33,715 fur-seal 

 skins taken on the Pribilof Islands, and in addition 281 skins taken 

 on those islands were disposed of at special sales. The first public 

 auction sale was held at New York City on June 13 and the second 

 at St. Louis, Mo., on September 26. In the following statements 

 the sales of other fur-seal skins by the Department of Commerce for 

 the account of the Government are included, in order that the record 

 may be complete. 



Public auction sale^ June 13.^ 1932. — At this sale 7,236 fur-seal skins 

 taken at the Pribilof Islands, dressed, d^^ed, and machined, sold for 

 $102,328.05. The number of skins offered for sale was 25,700, but 

 all except 7,236 were withdrawn without being sold. 



Public auction sale., Septemher 26, 1932. — At the September sale 

 26,479 fur-seal skins taken at the Pribilof Islands sold for $296,604.75. 

 .These skins consisted of 25,678 dressed, dyed, and machined, which 

 brought $296,131.50, and 801 miscellaneous, imhaired and raw salted, 

 which brought $473.25. There were also sold 31 confiscated skins, 

 raw, for $15.50, making a total of $296,620.25 for fur-seal skins at 

 this sale. 



Special sales. — During the year 1932, 281 fur-seal skins taken at the 

 Pribilof Islands were sold at special sales for $4,528.28. Of these 

 skins, 263 were dressed, dyed, and machined, 82 being of the black 

 dye and 181 logwood brown; 10 were raw salted; and 8 were specially 

 prepared 4-way skins for exhibition purposes. 



The following tables give further details in regard to the sales of 

 fur-seal skins by the Department of Commerce for the account of the 

 Government in 1932: 



