578 LOSS IF HERD DESTROYED. 



and brought to this country about nine-tenths. I have signed the 

 name of Harris & Russak to the statement* hereto annexed, which I 

 have carefully read. I believe it to be in all respects correct. I have 

 icad the last paragraph or section in the annexed affidavit of Samuel 

 Ullmann, and I agree with everything contained therein. 



I do a large business in fur-seal skins, and between 1885 and 1800 

 annually bought and imported into this country 

 Hugo Jaeckel, p. 531. from London from 6,000 to 8,000 dressed and dyed 

 Alaska fur seal skins, and a proportionate num- 

 ber of fur-seal skins of the other principal catches. I have signed the 

 name of Asch & Jaeckel to the annexed statement,* which I have care- 

 fully read. I believe it to be in all respects correct. I have also read 

 the last paragraph in the annexed affidavit of Samuel Ullmann, and 

 agree with everything therein contained. The same is true of an affi- 

 davit verified on the 21st day of June by William Wiepert, my present 

 superintendent. 



The quantity of northwest or "Victoria" seals that were dressed and 

 dyed in the United States for home consumption, 

 Isaac Liebcs p 454 and never reached the London market, 1 estimate 

 as follows: 1889, 6,000; 1890, 4,500; 1891,2,100. 

 These estimates are made up from memoranda 1 have been accustomed 

 to keep from time to time of the number of skins offered for sale, and 

 which did not go forward to London as shown by the trade sale cata- 

 logues. 



My duties as such superintendent demanded that I should bo 

 thoroughly conversant with all the details of ship- 

 U.n.McTnii/re, p. 518. ping and transporting seal-skins taken, and the 

 necessary expenses incurred by my employers. 

 From my knowledge of such expenditures I herewith submit the follow- 

 ing statement in relation to the cost of putting the annual quota of 

 skins obtained on the Pribilof Islands upon the market when a hundred 

 thousand seals are killed, and 1 believe such statement to be practically 

 correct : 



Maintenance <>f island establishments $12, 000 



Salaries of employes (exclusive of natives) 1:'. 000 



Transportation to San Francisco 15, 000 



Transportation, San Francisco to New York 20, 000 



Transportation, New York to London 0. 000 



Insurance, $1,400,000 at 1 per cent 14,000 



Commission for selling, 2\ per cent of $1.500,000 37, 500 



Storage, cooperage, twine, sail, etc 15, 500 



Interest on the plant, 10 per cent of $100,000 -' 10,000 



Annual rental paid to Government, per terms of lease 0,0.000 



Obligations of the lease for fish, fuel, medicines, etc 25,000 



Supervision of business from San Francisco 20, 000 



First cost of skins to natives 40, 000 



Cost of 100,000 skins delivered in London, sold 287,000 



111 185!) he imported 11 seal-skins from London; his annual importa- 

 tions gradually increased until in the year ISTThe 

 EmilJ. Stake, p.530. imported 16,804 dressed and dyed seal-skins of 

 all catches. His books show the following pur- 

 chases in London of dressed and dyed Alaska fur-seal skins, all of which 



*See affidavit of Joa. Ullmann et al. 



