FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY. 97 
In order to complete the record of seals killed on the Pribilof Islands 
in the calendar year 1917, the following table is presented to supple- 
ment the information contained in the table on page 118 of the report 
of Alaska Fisheries and Fur Industries in 1917, which contained infor- 
mation only as to the ages of seals taken in the summer sealing season 
of 1917: 
Aqers or Seats KILLED ON THE PrRiBILOF ISLANDS FROM Ava. 10 To Dec. 31, 1917.4 
Age. St. Paul. | St. George. Total. 
AEs en Be os es se aanee sels rae IN Ie st nmnerorerireeis i ee = EE nf 
Weis HU Sham Sees ae Soe SE Se Re nei St es 161 18 179 
Cena TORRE. SSS a ee Te nate sen. a ne eae ea ere 712 495 1,207 
ASVERIEDLOSo oe. oi cies ne a= v2 = ao andere ste agie Ro neeewat nae nwarecnas ce 261 135 396 
DAO HEOLOS See ots ee Soe pes Stn SAmele <n Baebes semanas eeyieiae eee ree BO wee. Soseasee 30 
(WT GE SITE i ee une eae Tx te See {Ll aaa ermese 1 
ME ee ee. ene Ltt Oy te tak Neate Sis 1,166 | 648 1,814 
a The few cows which were killed accidentally are classified in the tables along with the males in order to 
make the record complete. The final result arrived at is not appreciably affected thereby. 
The ages of all seals killed in the calendar year 1918 have been com- 
puted as follows: 
Aces or Seats KILLED ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS IN THE CALENDAR YEAR 1918.4 
Summer, 1918. Fall, 1918. 
Grand 
Age. DiUume Tt Up a total. 
St. Paul. | St.George.| Total. St. Paul. | St.George.| Total. 
Mearknpss....52.c2.022: ¢ 12 1 13 Dt. Sessa tere 2 15 
Pyear-o1dsesJs: S42 S52: 198 53 251 13 1 14 265 
3-year-olds...........-.-- 12,706 3,748 16, 454 239 313 552 17, 006 
4-year-olds..........-.... 9,468 1,718 11, 186 199 30 229 11,415 
5-year-olds............... 3,528 766 |. 4,294 123 25 148 4,442 
G-year-oldss=- 02-22-23. 5: 702 326 1,028 38 15 53 1,081 
T-VOar-OldS- bec. 2.20. vez - 259 388 647 8 3 11 658 
Unelassified 2-2... 5 2a. Sys. MB A Ge CP ae eel (ees eo | RSS a oe Be 8 
Rotalesenc bes sors 26, 881 7,000 33, 881 622 387 1,009 34, 890 
a The few cows which were killed accidentally are classified in the tables along with the males in order 
to make the record complete. The final result arrived at is not appreciably affected thereby. Seep.119 
for details regarding the cows. ; 
CLASSIFICATION OF SEALSKINS FOR THE TRADE, 
The names which have in the past been applied to the various sizes 
of sealskins were arbitrarily chosen and bore no relation whatever to 
the age of the animal. They conflicted with the terminology which 
has come to be recognized throughout the world in its application to 
the living animals. Thus under the old trade names the word “pups”’ 
entered into four designations which might include animals from 1 
to 4 years old, inclusive, but which never referred to those to which 
the term “pups” is properly applicable. The young of the year in 
which born have always been known by this name, but their skins 
have never been on the market. 
In order to do away with this anomalous condition and prevent con- 
fusion in the minds of the uninformed, a new set of names was adopted 
