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46,402 skins were forwarded by freight to the Fouke Fur Co. at St. 

 Louis, Mo., and arrived there on September 8, 1937. 



Sevens barrels containing 501 sealskins taken on the Pribilof Islands 

 in 1937 and specially cured for experimental purposes were brought to 

 wSeattle on the Penguin in August and were turned over to a representa- 

 tive of the Fouke Fur Co. on August 13 for shipment to St. Louis. 



SALES 



Two public auction sales of fur-seal skins taken on the Pribilof Is- 

 lands were held at St. Louis in 1937 — on April 19 and September 27, 

 respectively — at which a total of 42,005 skins were sold for a gross sum 

 of $1,083,590. During the year, also, 963 sealskins taken on the 

 Pribilof Islands were disposed of at private sales, under special author- 

 ization of the Secretary of Commerce, for a total of $27,449.61. In 

 the following detailed statements the sales of other sealskins by the 

 Department of Commerce for the account of the Government are 

 included, in order that the records may be complete. 



April 19, 1937.— On April 19, 1937, 22,278 Pribilof Islands fur-seal 

 skins, dressed, dyed, and machined, were sold for $662,950. These 

 skins consisted of 8,090 dyed black and 14,188 dyed safari brown. 



September 27, 1937.— At the sale on September 27, 19,727 Pribilof 

 Islands fur-seal skins were sold for $420,640. Of these, 19,580 dressed, 

 dyed, and machined, brought $420,566.50, and 147 miscellaneous 

 partly processed skins brought $73.50. In addition, 214 fur-seal skins 

 taken by the Japanese Government on Robben Island in 1936 and 

 allotted to the United States as its share of such skins under provisions 

 of the fur-seal treaty, were sold for $3,772.50. Of these, 199 dressed, 

 dyed, and machined skins, dyed safari brown, brought $3,720, and the 

 remaining 15 skins, unhaired and dressed, brought $52.50. 



Special sa/gs.— During the year 963 Pribilof Islands fur-seal skins 

 were sold under special authorization by the Department for advertis- 

 ing and promotional purposes, the gross sales amounting to $27,449.61 . 

 Of these skins, 553 dyed safari brown brought $15,438.75; 394 dyed 

 black, $11,844.14; and 16 raw skins, $166.72. 



Further details in regard to the sales of sealskins by the Depart- 

 ment of Commerce for the account of the Government in 1937 are given 

 in the following tables: 



