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in 1930. The first shipment, 12,867 skins from St. Paul Island, went 

 forward on the Penguin on July 31. The remaining skins, consisting 

 of 22,015 taken on St. Paul Island and 8,418 taken on St. George 

 Island, were shipped on the U. S. S. Sinus, which left the islands on 

 August 23. The Penguin reached Seattle on August 12 and the Sirius 

 on August 30, and the sldns were forwarded immediately by rail to 

 the department's selling agents at St. Louis, Mo. 



SALES 



In 1930 a total of 34,127 fur-seal skins taken on the Pribilof Islands 

 were sold at two public auction sales held at St. Louis. There were 

 also sold through special sales 348 fur-seal skins taken on those 

 islands. With the follo\ving detailed statements of these sales, the 

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



Figure 8. — Processing Alaska fur-seal skins at St. Louis, Mo. 



account of the Government are included in order that the records 

 may be complete. 



Public auction sale, April 7, 1930. — At this sale 14,046 fur-seal skins 

 taken at the Pribilof Islands, dressed, dyed, and machined, sold for 

 $319,290. Of these sldns, 8,011 were dyed black and 6,035 logwood 

 brown (Bois de Campeche). Four confiscated fur-seal skins were 

 sold also for $16.50, making a grand total of $319,306.50 for fur-seal 

 skins at this sale. 



Public auction sale, September 15, 1930. — At this sale 19,982 fur- 

 seal skins taken at the Pribilof Islands, dressed, dyed, and machined, 

 sold for $357,924.50; and 99 other fur-seal skins, consisting of 3 

 unhaired and dressed, 13 unhaired, 49 partly unhaired, and 34 

 raw salted skins, also taken at the Pribilofs, sold for $65.75. In 

 addition, 1 confiscated skin, dressed in hair, brought $1.75, making 

 a total of $357,992 for fur-seal skins at this sale. Of the dressed, 

 dyed, and machined skins, 11,675 were dyed black and 8,307 logwood 

 brown (Bois de Campeche). 



