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and marked A. The major part of the skins purchased are, however, 

 purchased by a comparatively small number of firms. Deponent's own 

 firm as the agents of dealers in the United States and Canada are also 

 among the principal buyers. 



That down to within one or two years ago the skins so purchased by 

 the principal buyers, or at least a great majority of them, were after 

 such purchase consigned to the firm of 0. W. Martin & Sons, by whom 

 they were dressed, and the most of the skinsalso dyed by them, and 

 having been so dressed and dyed, they are then sent to the dealers and 

 manufacturers of far clothing in various parts of the world. 



Sir G. 0. Lamjjson, j>. 5G6. 



BUYERS OF FUR-SEAL SKINS. 



LONDON. 



Allhausen & Co. International Fur Store. 



Apfel Brothers. Marshall, W., & Co 



Bevington & Morris. Martin, C. W., & Sons. 



Blatspiel, Stamp & Heacock. Meyers, J. &. H. 



Borras, R., & Sons. Nicholay, J. A. & Son. 



Creamer, J. H., & Co. Phillips, Politzer & Co. 



Dixon & Co., H. Poland, P. R., & Son. 



Ensor, Weber & Co. Poland, Geo., & Son. 



Eysoldt & Co. Russ, C. 



Friedebery, H. Smith, Geo., & Sons. 



Felsenstein Bros. Sugden, C. A., & Co. 



Hand, J. Slater & Co. 



Hirschell & Meyer. Ullmann, Jos. 



Hoffman & Thaw. Vyse Sons & Co. 



Howell, J., & Co. Wotherspoon, I). & J. 



Ince, T. H. 



PARIS. 



Grebert, E., & Grison. Revillon Freres. 



Handler, N., & Fils. Revillon, S. 



Hertz, E., & Co. 



LEIPZIG. 



Bromberg, M., & Co. Gaudig & Blum. 



Dornfeldt, G. Konigewerther, H. M. 



Third. That the business is carried on in the city of London, briefly, 

 as follows: Messrs. C. M. Lampson & Co., and 



during the last two years one or two other firms, Kcl^ alte ' E ' Martin > p - 

 advertised the annual sales of fur-seal skins, of 

 which very far the largest number are advertised and sold by C. M. 

 Lampson & Co. That at such sales merchants and furriers from all 

 over the world are present or represented, and make their purchases 

 of fur-seal skins for the ensuing season. After the sales the skins pur- 

 chased are delivered by the purchasers to my firm and others for dress- 

 ing and dyeing. Most of the seal-skins dressed by my firm are like- 

 wise intrusted to us to be dyed, but some of the merchants, notably 

 Revillon Freres, of Paris, have the skins which have been dressed for 

 them by us dyed in France, and this is true of one or two other firms, 

 although Revillon Freres are the principal firm who so do. This makes 

 the number of furs dressed by us larger than the number dyed. 



