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DISPOSITION OF FUR-SEAL SKINS TAKEN AT PRIBILOF ISLANDS 



On January 1, 1925, 30,021 fur-seal skins taken at the Pribilof 

 Islands were on hand. Of these, 388 were at the Pribilof Islands, 

 29,624 at St. Louis, Mo., and 9 at Washington. In 1925, 19,860 

 skins were secured at the islands and 17,350 were sold, leaving 32,531 

 on hand on December 31, 1925. The 32,531 Pribilof sealskins on 

 hand on December 31, 1925, comprised 770 at the islands, 31,748 at 

 St. Louis, 11 at Washington, and 2 temporarily shipped to Kansas 

 City, Mo. The following tables show further details in regard to 

 Pribilof sealskins at the islands and at St. Louis, as well as details 

 in regard to other Government-owned sealskins at St. Louis. 



Summary of all fur-seal skins handled on Pribilof Islands, calendar year 1925 



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

 St. Louis, Mo., calendar year 1925 



Description 



On hand, 

 Jan. 1 



Receipts 

 in 1925 



Disposed 

 of in 1925 



On hand, 

 Dec. 31 



Taken on Pribilof Islands: 



Calendar year 1923 



Calendar year 1924 



Calendar year 1925 



Skins from Pribilof Islands seals shipped from Steinhart Aqua- 

 rium. 



12, 793 

 16, 831 



14 



3 388 



19, 090 



2 11,259 

 4 6, 099 



1,538 

 11, 120 

 19, 090 



United States' share of Japanese sealskins: Season of 1923. 

 Conflscated skins 



«82 

 «2 



TotaL 



29, 710 



19,491 



17, 446 



31, 755 



1 Shipped from Washington. 



2 11,254 sold; 5 shipped to Washington. 



3 Shipped from Pribilof Islands. 



< 6,096 sold; 1 shipped to Washington; 2 shipped to Kansas City, Mo. 

 « Sold. 



Corresponding tables in the report for 1924 showed 251 sealskins 

 on St. Paul Island and 16,832 skins of the 1924 take in the custody of 

 the Fouke Fur Co. In 1925 one skin reported shipped ii> 1924 was 

 found in salt at St. Paul Island. 



FOX SKINS s 



SHIPMENT AND SALE 



The 81 blue and 26 white fox skins taken on St. Paul Island in the 

 season of 1924-25, and the 600 blue and 2 white pelts taken on St. 

 George Island in the same season, were placed aboard the U. S. S. 

 Vega for shipment in August. These 709 skins were delivered at 

 Bremerton, Wash., on September 1, and were then forwarded by 

 express to St. Louis, Mo. 



