FUR-FARMING IN CANADA 105 
THe Lonpon Fur MARKET 
Many skins are manufactured and used in the country 
ee oneee of their origin, but the bulk of the world’s fine furs are 
sold at auction in London. These sales are held in June, 
October, January and March, but most skins are sold at the winter sales, 
particularly the March sale, which attracts numerous buyers from all 
parts of the world. A large proportion of the pelts are purchased by 
brokers on a commission basis. The Hudson’s Bay Company’s auction 
sales are held first and, as no reserve bids are placed on the skins of- 
fered, the results are taken to represent the state of the market. Messrs. 
C. M. Lampson and Co., Messrs. A. and W. Nesbitt, Frederick Huth 
and Co. and Henry Kiver and Co. are the chief firms selling American 
furs. 
LONDON FUR SALES FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 3ist, 1906 
Size in No. of Size in No. of 
inches Kind of Fur Pelts inches Kind of Fur Pelts 
DEEZ ABA SET. t)n) 50142) Sse 28,634 Lamb, Tibet...... 794,130 
“ Japanese... . 6,026 Meopardaer)iaueren- 3,574 
725-05 1A 4/40 8°.0 5 gue Ree wea 18,576 SVD hr ey ate a ten 88,822 
3Ox 24) | Beaver. 5.505505). 80,514 Marmot, linings 
and skins, equal 
TOn. 2k sce eee ee 1,600,600 
9x 44) Cat, civet......... 157,915 Marten, Baum..... 4,573 
18x 9 Pe MOUSE ca se0s-e |) 126,403 “ Japanese... 16,461 
30x15 ean a be Ae: 32,253 Sh SEONG ge, 34: 12,939 
9x 4 | Chinchilla, bastard. 43,578 Mink, American... 299,254 
12x, 7 i finest... 5,603 “ Japanese... . 360,373 
Deer, Chinese......| 124,355 Mouflon.: 3:0 ues. 23,594 
U2ex 2s rine... 2's) <4 «i 40,641 Muskrat or Mus- 
quash, brown....| 5,126,339 
30x12 | Fisher or Pecan.... 5,949 laches terns wie 41,788 
17> ie el Uo) Se See ee 77,578 NiGGria: Sse ae 82,474 
DO EX cho | BOX a VISIGE!., 5hl5, 20/0: 1,893 Opossum, American 902,065 
24x 8 RI OLORS orice ee 10,276 . Austral’n) 4,161,685 
297=10\ “ Grey... :..5. 59,561 Otter, land........ 21,235 
“  Japanese..... 84,219 SERS 3k: NAIC 522 
eee cote eke 4,023 Raccoon.......... 310,712 
24x 8 Th ees Beer eae RENE 158,961 Sable, American... 97,282 
24x 8 plicit hi Gi seaaeeaie Re 2,510 “ — Japanese.... 556 
20x 7 COM WINItOG 8 se 27,463 bt USSD. 3: 26,399 
Goats, Chinese....-| 261,190 Deals) Far hie Ae wore 77,000 
PY WARSAETS Sa hee el ¢ a 31,943 
Pax NOW PLATES. Hal sle'ccee 3 20's 41,256 OUI spare cl oPeyare ate 1,068,408 
Kangaroo, o. «<5 «. 7,115 CUIET ICN a its, iets 194,596 
Kid, linings and “ linings.....| 1,982,736 
skins, equal to..} 5,080,047 PRIBOE: rs ntefed.: cers sycks 392 
U2 DalGlinskey, | ois.../0 ss 114,251 AGNI) og aemite rook 60,956 
Lambs, linings and 
skins, equal to...} 214,072 WOM etn tavernas « 56,642 
Lampy slink... 2.03.1, 167,372 Wolverene........ 1,726 
Wombat toncl-laon 193,625 
Note.—The Persian lambs, astrachans and Russian squirrels are sold and 
manufactured in Russia and Germany. 
