STATEMENT OF WILD PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED SHOWING NUMBER 



AND VALUE OF PELTS AND ROYALTY RECEIVED FROM 



JULY 1st, 1961 to JUNE 30tli. 1962 



Pelts Pelts Total Value 



Exported Tanned Pelts of Pelts 



Beaver 135,949 



Fisher 2,787 



Fox (white) 393 



Lynx 4,663 



Marten 10,164 



Mink 46,713 



Muskrat 324,559 



Otter 7,425 



Weasel 16,713 



Wolverine 



Fox (cross) 211 



Fox (red) 2,060 



Fox (silver, 



black or blue) 41 



Raccoon 17,421 



Skunk 150 



569,249 58,034 627,283 $2,451,074.57 



Revenue received from Export Permits $ 217,870.05 



Revenue received from Tanners Permits 5,999.15 



TOTAL REVENUE $ 223,869.20 



STATEMENT OF RANCH RAISED PELTS EXPORTED OR TANNED 



SHOWING NUMBER AND VALUE OF PELTS FROM 



JULY 1st, 1961 to JUNE 30th, 1962 



for the 19,000 pelts offered. Parts of the sale were televised by the Canadian 

 Broadcasting Corporation and the International Wire Services carried stories on 

 the auction to Europe. 



It is interesting to note that the value of ranch-raised mink produced on 

 the 508 Ontario ranches is more than double the value of all wild furs caught 

 in the province. This fact demonstrates the necessity and value of advertising 

 the product by the primary producers, which has resulted in mink dominating 

 the entire fur market. 



While a number of cases of distemper and enteritis have been reported on 

 Ontario ranches this year, they no longer pose as serious problems to the 

 ranchers who can control outbreaks and keep losses to a minimum with the 



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