FUR-SEAL FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1910. 9 



restoring confidence and obtaining a renewal of the natives' good 

 will. 



Supply depot. — Immediately upon the arrival of the Homer all 

 hands not entirely occupied with sealing began taking an inventory 

 of merchandise and other property belonging to the company, with a 

 view to its being taken over by the Government, in accordance with 

 instructions contained in the letter to the agent in charge dated 

 May 7, 1910. This inventory was prepared in time to be transmitted 

 on the return of the Homer on her first trip. 



After completing the inventory the merchandise which arrived on 

 the Homer was uncrated and checked with the invoices. The price 

 was marked on the articles at the rate fixed in the instructions of 

 the agent, namely, a flat rate of 33J per cent advance over San 

 Francisco wholesale prices. The prices of those articles of mer- 

 chandise also winch were taken over from the company were made 

 to conform to the prices fixed for the new invoices of goods. 



The application of this flat rate of 33J per cent advance had the 

 result of selling merchandise to the natives at lower prices than ever 

 before in the history of the islands. Because of high market prices 

 in San Francisco at the time the spring requisition was purchased 

 the retail price of butter was increased from 35 cents to 42 cents; 

 flour remained the same, at $1.75 a quarter barrel; lard was raised 

 from 18 cents to 21 cents a pound; rubber boots, from $6 to $6.35 a 

 pair; canned beef from 30 cents to 35 cents each. Some few other 

 articles were sold at the same rate as formerly; all other prices were 

 reduced. A statement of some of these reduced prices follows: 



Articles. 



Apples: 



Canned 



Evaporated 



Apricots, canned 



Arctics: 



Men's 



Women's 



Beans, canned 



Bedspreads 



Beef, salt 



Blackberries, canned 



Blankets 



Calico 



Candles 



Candy, 2 pounds 



Chimneys, lamp 



Coffee.." 



Collars, white 



( Orn , canned 



Crackers: 



Soda 



Sweet 



Cups and saucers set. . 



Dress goods 



Ewers and basins set. . 



Gingham 



Gloves, men's, wool 



Knives, pocket 



Jams 



Jelly 



Lining, cotton 



Milk, condensed 



Former 

 price. 



$0.25 



for . 30 



.25 



2.25 



1.50 

 .20 



2.25 

 .12* 

 .25 



7.00 

 .10 

 .02* 

 .50 

 .15 

 .25 

 .25 

 .20 



.10 

 .20 

 .20 

 .00 

 2.00 

 .15 

 .50 

 .40 

 .25 

 .25 

 .15 

 .25 



Present 

 price. 



$0.20 



3 for . 25 



.20 



1.90 



1.35 

 .15 



1.70 

 .09 

 .20 



5.50 



3 for . 25 



.02 



.25 



2 for . 15 



.20 



2 for . 25 



.15 



3 for . 25 



.15 

 .15 

 .50 

 1.25 

 2 for . 25 

 .25 

 .30 

 .20 

 .20 

 .12* 

 .20 



Articles. 



Needles 



Oil: 



Coal 



Cottonseed 



Onions 



Peaches, camied 



Pears, canned 



Peas 



Potatoes 



Baking powder 



Prunes 



Raisins 



Rice 



Worcestershire sauce, Ameri- 

 can 



Shoes: 



Babies' 



Do 



Boys' 



Children's 



Do 



Men's 



Misses' 



Women's 



Do 



Swiss, dotted 



Soap 



Socks 



Tea 



Tobacco, leaf 



Tomatoes, canned 



Trousers 



Former 

 price. 



$0.05 



.40 

 .35 

 .06} 

 .25 

 .25 

 .20 

 .03* 

 .20 

 .15 

 .15 

 for . 25 



.25 



.75 



1.25 



3.00 



2.50 



2.00 



4.00 



2.50 



3.00 



4.50 



.25 



.06J 



.50 



.50 



.50 



.20 



5.00 



Present 

 price. 



2for$0.05 



.26 



.25 



.05 



.20 



.20 



.15 



.02* 



.15 



3 for . 25 



3 for . 25 



3 for . 20 



.15 



.55 



.90 



2.00 



1.75 



1.40 



3.15 



1.75 



2.35 



2.60 



.15 



.05 



.45 



.25 



.40 



.15 



4.00 



