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taken in the calendar year 1924 and 4,554 taken in 1925. The skins 

 were shipped from the islands in August on the U. S. S. Vega, which 

 arrived at Bremerton, Wash., on September 1. From Bremerton 

 the skins were shipped to St. Louis, Mo., via the Puget Sound Navi- 

 gation Co., Great Northern Railway, and Chicago, Burlington & 

 Quincy Railroad. They were delivered at St. Louis on September 

 17 and 18. 



SALES 



In 1925 a total of 17,211 fur-seal skins taken on the Pribilof 

 Islands were sold at two public auction sales. There were sold at 

 special sales, also, 139 fur-seal skins taken on these islands. In the 

 detailed statements given below the sales of other sealskins sold by 

 the Department of Commerce for the account of the Government 

 are included in order that the records may be complete. 



Fig. 15. — New warehouse, St. Paul Island 



Public auction sale, May 25, 1925. — At this sale 8,025 dressed, 

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

 $225,994; 3 dressed, dyed, and machined skins and 1 raw salted skin 

 from seals shipped to the Steinhart Aquarium were sold for $47; 

 and 1 raw-salted confiscated skin was sold for $2.50 — a grand total 

 of $226,043.50. Of the dressed, dyed, and machined skins, 5,842 

 were dyed black and 2,186 brown (Chataigne d'Or). 



Public auction sale, September 24, 1925. — At this sale, 9,186 dressed, 

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

 $335,369.50; 60 dressed, dyed, and machined Japanese skins brought 

 $567.50; 22 raw salted Japanese skins sold for $11 ; and 1 dressed, dyed 

 and machined confiscated skin was sold for $20 — a grand total 

 of $335,968. Of the dressed, dyed, and machined skins, 8,299 were 

 dyed black, 447 brown (Bois deCampeche), 60 brown (Chataigne d'Or), 



