108 COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION 
its growth was a continual cause of alarm to those interested in the 
industry in England. The superiority of the English work has been 
ascribed to various causes, notably to some peculiar and unique property 
of the water used and to some secret processes and methods of handling. 
The fact that for many years one man enjoyed a practical monopoly of 
seal dyeing in England would appear to lend weight to the latter asser- 
tion. 
“The following table shows the Lampson sales for March, 
Lampson June, and October, 1910. Prices are given in British 
Sales, 1910 sate : : 
pounds, shillings, and pence, the value in American money 
being approximately $4.86, 24 1-3 cents, and 2 cents, respectively. The 
highest and lowest prices are per skin, except where indicated other wise. 
MARCH JUNE OCTOBER 
Skins 
Number | Highest | Lowest | Number | Highest | Lowest | Number} Highest | Lowest 
of skins price price of skins] price price of skins| price price 
8. a Pe ed Soa Sind: 8. \d. CRAG 
SAG el eccisie siclaieiaicrs 4,830 | 22 0 8 0 4,793 | 19 0O Oi BBN Aeaprertreieal saves or siateve | cpsreteretecoe 
Bear; DIACK.: .jcisie eis 4,290 |155 O 2 0 1,694 |135 0 tS 2,008 |110 O 2 205 
IBCAV EL ereisie's cyeiereisieiete 8,768 | 56 0 20 0 2,353 | 44 0 Cfo) 2,719 33 0 SEOs. 
Cat 
ClVetiiicucicras< c 89, 512 3 6 0 10 37, 893 2 0 ADD ih | tepettedavesjctel| ohnvaverareKeral eiesetevetotet 
ELOUSE Marerarstalche (shore 12, 473 2 11 0 5 16, 261 3.9 0 5 |24, 235 babe 0 2 
\WitiGhhaGacagoodcc 12,466 | 60 0 0 8 15,499 | 56 O ite a Bae eon oid bet cts coca gosc 
Chinchillia: 
Bastard.........-| 1,820 |700 Oa {105 Oa 1,825 |980 Oa |200 Oa 2,995 |975 Oa |100 Oa 
Real eae qeicleistoieners 5,294 |780 Oa | 85 Oa 2,468 |400 Oa | 65 Oa 1,474 |600 Oa |475 Oa 
MSPIMINE 7s, creverets etsieloie 105, 985. |310 0b | 24 Ob | 25,005 |400 0b | 40 Ob | 28,560 |/320 Ob |190 0b 
ISH CLA) aes tele elafeyerts 679 |175 O 8 0 412 | 90 0 2 0 46 | 90 0 uy Ke) 
PM CCHe re cissetevereisicste.e1e 817 5 9 0 3 7,180 6 0 tee (RAO Ana SEAS alla so hdc 
Fox: 
Le ESE Sod oh omenEs 1,800 |450 0O 13 0 109 |280 0 50 0 388 |210 0 12 0 
Crossisrreiieisisiersie:« 1,299 |120 O 3 0 298 | 75 O 3.0 161 | 84 O nO) 
HGTV aieieisiovets stelstelse 13,019 | 18 0O 0, 10, 632 si50 a’ 2,064 Tha 2) 16 
RIEU D ae scieiove toceta'~/syorays' |‘everevevavetace|ieseistepaisicvd|ialstebaraieens 15,224 | 18 0 nO) 12, 210 8 6 0 10 
ING Aer Gaspa aoa 28,459 | 80 0 2 9 14,831 | 70 O 2 0 12,278 | 62 O 0,29 
RREGGAUStLALIAN s:0i 10.810; 6 avers lintel ove neterell svelevelerecue 11,174 |} 10 O 0 4 24,341 | 11 0 Oo il 
SWHAGES cteiec:0;e 0} o7ei sis 2,697 | 90 O 10 0 2,561 | 80 O 3 0 4,221 | 70 0 3 0 
FANS ATOOs sieisicleice's 1, 559 29 (}57/ 988 2 3 (eas PON Ae oanhalondancne lsccGdbad 
NOUNS Yeniee aisiejers, oie 0 OM) 25, 710 4 3 0 3 37, 934 5 3 Oj. is 
WYNX 36. /ci2-0 0 8 0 675 |140 0 3 0 872 |125 0O 6 6 
Marten... 0 Chay 1) 2,847 |130 0 GY FO! || aieheterssetatisistersseletes| terayerelerele 
Ista Be nonaoled 0 12 0 829 | 80 O DAO), Af iececeverciats all ove tors tens evel larcensyoreeste 
SUDATOHG s ersicletaie fate il (atsl sls) sievstell \evetcieiieietetei|ie/slatarsie tere 9,373 | 20 0 36 2,247 | 16 6 6 0 
EONS ssiscictevcretereters 0 4 6 2,046 | 32 0 2 0 1,012 | 22 0 3 2 
MINES resetelotetalorelavels 0 0 8 23,460 | 46 O 0 8 12,513 |130 0O 3 0 
IMOlOscciverelciolelete sie. Oc BOC G| aeiahaholerer's[lckerstens terete)  (ehevetal chiens 308,711 | 30 Oc 5)" 0c 
Musquash 64 0 3% |627, 440 0 50 O 24 |478, 444 0 42 0 34 
IBIACKs: |e sisistces 58 0 18 14,015 0 50 0 18 12, 380 0 41 0 31 
Opossum: 
«American........./321, 360 4 8 O 0+] 77,302 | 11 O O 4% | 28,982 4% 0 6 
Australian........ 452,165 | 21 0 010 /293,309 | 16 0 4 0 {606,264} 11 0 0 4 
Olter a aeciretecrreisietts 3,868 |260 0 56 0 4,992 |145 0 3 0 3,600 |100 0O 3 6 
RACCOON Ns cicictieteleieinis 174,225 | 31 0 0 3 74,256 | 23 0 0 2 9,882} 19 O 2 3 
Sable, Russian...... 6,574 |610 O 670 1,462 |280 0 5 0 1,945 |360 0 4 0 
SEUME sy sinrsrelsicvercisvors 362,216 | 27 0O 0 6 {146,700 | 21 0 O24 | 914,620) | 15".6 0 2 
Squirrel backs... . 124,147 |190 Oc | 17 Oc |195,997 |210 Oc | 34 Oc {295,894 |150 Oc 5 Oc 
Wie aD ireisicicistessvsrene s 66, 981 8 6 0 3 86, 292 6 0 1 0 |183, 800 “ns (Hy anit 
VWihelle Apacer occas se | 22,617 | 65 O 0 3 17,871 | 50 O°: 0 6 3,728 |. 30 0O 0 5 
aPer dozen. bPer ‘‘timber,’’ or 40 skins. cPer 100. 
