100 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES, 



total on hand January 1, 1920, 47,616 skins. The following:: table 

 shows shipments received and sales of skins by the firm durin<2; the 

 calendar j'ear 1920 : 



SuMMAKY OF Pribilof Islaxds Fx'r-Seai. Skins Receiver and Sold dy Fun- 

 STEN Bros. & Co., St. Louis, Mo., and Balances in Firm's Custody, Calendar 

 Year 1920. 



1 Skins taken from seals kiUed for natives' food prior to the termination on Aug. 24, 1917, of the 5-year 

 period of restricted kilUngs provitled by the act of Aug. 24, 1912. 

 s .Skins taken subsequent to Aug. 24, 1917. 



FUR-SEAL SKir«^S ON HAND DECEMBER 31, 1920. 



As in the published report for the preceding calendar year, a state- 

 ment as to the number of fur-seal skins handled during the year and 

 the number on hand, both at the Pribilof Islands and at St. Louis, at 

 the end of the calendar year 1920 is submitted as follows: 



St. Louis Record of Sealskins. 



On hand Jan. 1, 1920 M7,616 



Shipments received in 1920: 



May 1. 312 



July 505 



December 23, 062 



■ 24, 879 



Total 72, 49.5 



Sales during 1920: 



January ^ 31 



February 9,100 



May 5, 752 



14, 883 



Balance on hand at St. Louis Dec. 31, 1920 57,612 



Pribilof Record of Sealskins. 



On hand Jan. 1, 1920: 



St. Paul Island 1,405 



St. George Island 412 



1,817 



' Thp precodinji report for 1010 nave the imnilxr on hand as 47,615. but when the ship- 

 ment received November," 1010. wns unpacked in ^'.)'2(). one more skin was found than was 

 reported shipped, therebv increasing the number on hand by 1. 



= Funstcn I'.ros. & Co. paid tlie Government at the rate of .$80 each for :51 sealskins, of 

 which the firm reported 17 spoiled in work and 14 prepared for exhibition purposes. 



