254 COMMISSION OF CONSERVATION 



WOLVERENE Declined 40 Per Cent. 



There was a further considerable decline on last January, which was special- 

 ly marked in the good colours, whereas the pale sold relatively higher 



MUSK OX Too small an offering t o quote. 



MOLE Show no recovery from the depression existing in January and prices are 

 below those of last March. 



MARMOT Sold Badly. 



MARTEN Declined 40 Per Cent. 



Values receded considerably as compared with last March, especially for the 



pale. 



The Light Brown and best colours on the other hand reaUzed full prices. 



MARTEN, BAUM Declined 10 Per Cent. 



MARTEN, STONE Declined 15 Per Cent. 



MARTEN, JAPANESE Realized Old Prices. 



KOLINSKY ^ C^^6S6 Declined 50 Per Cent. 



\ Siberian Declined 10 Per Cent. 



FITCH Advanced 50 Per Cent. 



ERMINE Declined 40 Per Cent. 



Prices receded still further from January, especially so far as the Firsts and 

 Seconds were concerned. 



FOX, RED Declined 5 Per Cent. 



Tlie North American and Continental kinds were v. ell competed for at a 

 slight advance on last sale's prices, but the flat Chinese were considerably 

 lower. 



FOX, GRAY Declined 25 Per Cent. 



FOX, KITT Declined 25 Per Cent. 



The best fine pelted large sized Patagonian skins, which are becoming 

 scarce, realized an advance on January, but all the smaller sorts and the 

 heavier pelted skins from further North were diflScult to sell even at reduced 

 prices 



HAIR SEAL, DRY Realized Old Prices. 



CAT, \^T:LD Declint:d 40 Per Cent. 



CAT, HOUSE Declined 40 Per Cent. 



The Black and Blue brought advanced prices, but other colours show a 

 corresponding decline. 



CAT, CIVET Declined 30 Per Cent. 



MINK Declined 40 Per Cent. 



Owing to the extremely large offering and the lack of support from the 

 United States and Canada, prices show a further serious decline from 

 January; the Northern and Eastern sold better than Western and South- 

 western kinds. 



FOX, JAPANESE Realized Old Prices. 



The few good skins sold at high prices. 



BADGER Sold at Very Low Prices. 



BADGER, JAPANESE Realized Old Prices. 



BEAR, BLACK & BROWN Declined 25 Per Cent. 



BEAR, GRIZZLY Declined 10 Per Cent. 



WOLF Declined 10 Per Cent. 



In spite of the good demand which has existed during the past winter, 

 this fur sold considerably lower than in January, mainly in consequence 

 of the large quantity offered. 



