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 Special sales of Pribilof Islands fur-seal skins in 1932 



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Date 



Mar. 31 

 June 3 

 Dec. 31 



Number 

 of skins 



Description 



281 



Dyed black, medium 



Dyed loi^wood brown, medium. 



Dyed bhifk. medium 



Dyed lofrwood brown, medium 



Dyed lotiwood brown, hirue 



Dyed logwood brown, medium. 



4-condition exhibition skins 



Kaw salted 



do - 



Dyed black, large 



Dyed black, medium 



Dyed logwood brown, large 



Dyed logwood brown, medium. 



Price per 

 skin 



$18.23 

 17.28 

 14.71 

 14.07 

 18.32 

 14.07 

 25.00 

 7.98 

 5.46 

 21.28 

 14.01 

 19.76 

 12.91 



Total 



$911.50 



864.00 



367. 75 



351.75 



641. 20 



914. .55 



200.00 



15.96 



43. 68 



63.84 



56.04 



59.28 



38.73 



4, 528. 28 



DISPOSITION OF FUR-SEAL SKINS TAKEN AT PRIBILOF ISLANDS 



On January 1, 1932, there were on hand 62,296 fur-seal skins taken 

 at the Pribilof Islands. Of these, 62,278 were at St. Louis, Mo., and 

 18 at Washintrton. In addition, 6 skins taken on St. George Island 

 in the calendar year 1932 were unaccounted for. Later it was found 

 that 1 of these had been inadvertently left in salt at the island, and 

 5 had been included in the shipment to St. Louis, makino; a total 

 of 62.283 on hand at that place and a grand total of 62,302 skins. 

 In 1932, 49,336 Pribilof Islands skins were taken and 34.000 were 

 disposed of, leaving 77,638 on hand on December 31, 1932. The 

 following tables show further details in regard to fur-seal skins 

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

 Government-owned fur-seal skins under the control of the Depart- 

 ment of Commerce. 



Summary of Government-owned fur-seal skins in the custodi/ of Fouke Fur Co., 

 at St. Louis, Mo., calendar year 1932 



1 Sold. 



' Includes 5 skins unaccounted for at close of 1931 which were subsequently found when shipment was 

 unpacked at St. Louis. 



» 21,236 sold; 14 made into coats and shipped to Washington for display purposes; 4 used by U.S. Bureau 

 of Standards in making tests. 



