158 



U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



Of these skins 341 blues and 28 whites were sold at public auction 

 at St. Louis on September 24, 1925. The blue pelts sold for $16,579, 

 an average of $48.62 per skin, the maximum price obtained being 

 $120 per skin for a lot of four. The 28 white pelts sold for $1,040, 

 an average of $37.14 per skin. The average prices received at the 

 last preceding sale (October 15, 1924) of Pribilof Islands fox skins 

 were $63.22 for blue pelts and $42 for white pelts. The remainder 

 of the 1924-25 fox skins will be sold later. 



Sale of 341 blue and 28 white fox skins at St. Louis, Mo., September 24, 1925 



Lot 

 No. 



300 

 301 

 302 

 303 

 304 

 305 

 306 

 307 

 308 

 309 

 310 

 311 

 312 

 313 

 314 

 315 

 316 

 317 

 318 

 319 

 320 

 321 

 322 

 323 

 324 

 325 

 326 

 327 



Num- 

 ber of 

 skins 



Trade classification 



BLUE FOX SKINS 



Extra extra fine 



Extra fine 



I dark 



do 



II dark 



Fine 



Ipt. II 



Silvery 



Extra extra fine 



Extra fine 



Fine.. 



Fine dark silvery.. 



I dark 



II dark 



I dark 



II dark... 



I blue 



II blue.. 



I pt. II dark 



II low 



III and IV 



Extra extra fine 



Extra fine.. „ 



Fine. 



I dark 



II dark 



I dark 



II dark 



Lot 



No. 



328 

 329 

 330 

 331 

 332 

 333 

 334 

 335 

 336 

 337 

 338 

 339 

 340 

 341 

 342 

 343 



344 

 345 



Num- 

 ber of 

 skins 



28 

 369 



Trade classification 



BLUE FOX SKINS— COn 



I blue. 



II blue, 



Ipt. II 



Extra extra fine 



Extra fine 



Fine... 



I dark 



do 



I blue 



II blue 



I dark 



Ipt. II 



Silvery 



Extra extra fine 



I dark.. 



I dark 



WHITE FOX SKINS 



I and II pt. stained.. 

 Skin ... 



Price 

 per 

 skin 



$40.00 

 31.00 

 35.00 

 84.00 

 58.00 

 45.00 

 51.00 

 46.00 

 43.00 

 28.00 

 42.00 

 31.00 

 50.00 

 85.00 

 54.00 

 45.00 



37.00 

 41.00 



Total 

 for lot 



$480 

 310 

 280 

 336 

 232 

 360 

 510 

 460 

 516 

 336 

 294 

 279 

 250 

 340 

 648 

 540 



1,040 



17, 619 



FUR-SEAL PATROL 



UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 



Five vessels of the United States Coast Guard engaged in the 

 patrol of the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea in 1925 for the 

 protection of the fur seals. 



The Snohomish patrolled the coastal waters from the southern 

 boundary of Washington to Dixon Entrance, southeastern Alaska. 

 The TJnalga patrolled the coast from Dixon Entrance to Unalaska, 

 and for a time was attached to the Bering Sea patrol force, which 

 was engaged in the patrol of Bering Sea, including the waters about 

 the Aleutian Islands. 



The Algonquin and the Haida were attached to the Bering Sea 

 patrol force throughout the season. 



The Bear made its annual trip to the Arctic Ocean and took part 

 in the seal patrol while in waters frequented by the herd. 



