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ALASKA FISHERIES AND FUR INDUSTRIES IN 1917. 



Fox skins. — The fox skins taken at the Pribilofs in the season of 

 1916-17 were placed aboard the Roosevelt July 30-31 and were 

 delivered by the vessel at Seattle August 18. The skins were re- 

 shipped the same day, consigned to Funsten Bros. & Co , St. Louis, 

 via WeUs, Fargo & Co. Express. The shipment consisted of 150 blue 

 pelts and 37 white pelts from St. Paul Ishmd and 417 blues and 2 

 whites from St. George Island; a total of 567 blues and 39 wliites, 

 making a grand total of 606 skins. 



SALES OF FUR-SEAL SKINS. 



Three sales of fur-seal skins from the Pribilof Islands were held at 

 St. Louis, Mo., by Funsten Bros. & Co. in the calendar year 1917. 

 The skins were sold at auction to the highest bidders. The dates of 

 the sales were January 29, April 18, and October 8, respectively. The 

 total number of skins sold was 6,739, all of which had previously 

 been dressed, dyed, and machined. 



At the sale on January 29, 1917, the number of skins sold was 

 2,000. They broudit $93,678 gross, an average of $46.84 per skin. 

 For the purposes of the sale the 2,000 skins were divided into 30 lots. 

 The highest prices obtained were for a lot of 33 skins, which brought 

 $1,980, an average of $60 per skin. The minimum price obtained 

 for any pelt was $25. The following table shows details in regard 

 to the sale: 



Details of Sale of 2,000 Dressed, Dyed, and Machined Pribilof Islands Fur- 

 Seal Skins at St. Louis, Jan. 29, 1917. 



