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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



$31.20 per skin. This average price was practically the same as the 

 average price ($31.17) obtained for dressed, dyed, and machined 

 Pribilof skins sold at the last previous sale, October 9, 1922. 



October 8, 1923. — At the sale on this date 2,736 dressed, dyed, and 

 machined Pribilof skins were sold for $66,911, an average of $24.46 

 per skin, a decrease of 21.6 per cent, as compared with dressed, dyed, 

 and machined Pribilof skins sold at the last previous sale, May 28, 

 1923. 



At this sale 14,756 dressed, dyed, and machined Pribilof skins 

 were offered, but, owing to the low bids obtained, all but 2,736 were 

 withdrawn by the Government before being sold. 



Sales of Pribilof fur-seal skins at St. Louis, Mo., 1923 



SALE OF 18,118 DRESSED, DYED, AND MACHINED SKINS, MAY 28, 1923 



Price 



Trade classification per 

 skin 



Extra extra large. 



do -. 



do... 



do 



do 



do 



do 



22 wigs, 20 extra 

 extra large 



4 wigs, 61 extra ex- 

 tra large; cut, 

 scarred, etc 



Extra large 



do 



do.. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do. 



do. 



Extra large; cut, 



scarred, etc 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Large.. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do.. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



$61. 00 

 60.00 

 62.00 

 60.00 

 62.00 

 66.00 

 63.00 



46.00 



40.00 

 56.00 

 56.00 

 57.00 

 57.00 

 57.00 

 60.00 

 60.00 

 55.00 

 60.00 

 54.00 

 60.00 

 57.00 

 57.00 

 56.00 

 60.00 

 56.00 



43.00 

 39.00 

 40.00 

 37.00 

 39.00 

 44.00 

 46.00 

 43.00 

 45.00 

 42.50 

 41.00 

 44.00 

 44.50 

 45.00 

 44.50 

 42.50 

 43.00 

 44.00 

 42.50 

 43.50 

 55.00 

 44.00 

 44.00 

 44.00 

 42.00 

 45.00 

 43.50 

 40.00 

 39.00 



Total 

 for lot 



$3, 660. 00 

 3, 600. 00 

 3, 720. 00 

 3, 600. 00 

 3, 720. 00 

 3, 960. 00 

 3, 780. 00 



1, 932. 00 



2, 600. 00 



3, 920. 00 

 3, 920. 00 

 3, 990. 00 

 3, 990. 00 



3, 990. 00 



4, 200. 00 

 4, 200. 00 

 3, 850. 00 

 4, 200. 00 



3, 780. 00 



4, 200. 00 

 3, 990. 00 



3, 990. 00 

 3, 920. 00 



4, 200. 00 

 3, 920. 00 



3, 010. 00 



2, 730. 00 

 2, 800. 00 

 1, 665. 00 

 1, 755. 00 



3, 520. 00 

 3, 680. 00 

 3, 440. 00 

 3, 600. 00 

 3, 400. 00 

 3, 280. 00 

 3, 520. 00 

 3, 560. 00 

 3, 600. 00 

 3, 560. 00 

 3, 400. 00 

 3, 440. 00 

 3, 520 00 

 3, 400. 00 

 3, 480. 00 



990.00 

 3, 520. 00 

 3, 520. 00 

 3, 520. 00 

 3, 360. 00 

 3, 600. 00 

 3, 480. 00 

 3,200.00 

 3, 120. 00 



Lot 



No. 



100 

 101 

 102 

 103 

 104 

 105 

 106 

 107 

 108 

 109 

 110 



Num- 

 ber of 

 skins 



Trade classification 



Large 



do 



do... 



.-..do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do... 



....do 



....do 



do 



....do 



..-.do.... 



....do 



-...do 



.-.do 



.-.do 



.-..do 



....do.... 



---do - 



....do 



....do.. 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Large; cut, scar- 

 red, etc 



....do. 



....do 



....do.... 



....do 



....do... 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do... 



....do 



....do 



.--do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



-..do 



...-do 



-...do - 



Medium 



....do 



....do 



-...do 



Price 

 per 

 skin 



$37. 50 

 44.00 

 43.00 

 40.00 

 43.00 

 42.50 

 42.50 

 40.00 

 38.00 

 37.50 

 37.50 

 38.00 

 37.00 

 37.50 

 37.00 

 37.50 

 37.00 

 52.00 

 38.00 

 39.00 

 37.50 

 37.50 

 37.00 

 37.50 

 39.00 

 37.00 

 36.50 

 36.50 

 36.60 

 36.00 

 37.50 

 37.00 

 40.00 



24.00 

 24.00 

 23.00 

 21.50 

 21.50 

 22.00 

 22.00 

 21.50 

 23.50 

 21.50 

 23.50 

 22.00 

 28.00 

 25.00 

 23.50 

 28.50 

 27.50 

 25.00 

 26.50 

 30.00 

 29.00 

 29.00 

 29.00 

 26.50 



Total 

 for lot 



$3, 000. 00 

 3, 520. 00 

 3, 440. 00 

 3, 200. 00 

 3, 440. 00 

 3, 400. 00 

 3. 400. 00 

 3, 200. 00 

 3, 040. 00 

 3,000.00 

 3, 000. 00 

 3, 040. 00 

 2, 960. 00 

 3,000.00 

 2, 960. 00 

 3,000.00 

 2, 960. 00 

 4, 160. 00 

 3, 040. 00 

 3, 120. 00 

 3, 000. 00 

 3,000.00 

 2, 960. 00 

 3,000.00 

 3, 120. 00 

 2, 960. 00 

 2, 920. 00 

 2, 920. 00 

 2, 920. 00 

 2, 880. 00 

 3,000.00 

 2, 960. 00 

 1, 240. 00 



1, 920. 00 

 1, 920. 00 

 1, 840. 00 

 1, 720. 00 

 1, 720. 00 

 1, 760. 00 

 1, 760. 00 

 1, 720. 00 

 1, 880. 00 



1, 720. 00 

 1, 880. 00 

 1, 760. 00 

 2, 240. 00 

 2,000.00 

 1, 880. 00 



2, 280. 00 

 2,200.00 

 2,000.00 

 2, 120. 00 

 1, 830. 00 

 2, 610. 00 

 2, 610. 00 

 2, 610. 00 

 2, 385. 00 



