ALASKA. 



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india:n taeiff. 



The following table shows the prices paid by the Russian- 

 Americau Company in the Alaskan Territory, where it had no 

 competition. (The quotations are in paper rables=:to 20 cents 

 each, (100 kopecks make a ruble;) a silver 'ruble is equal to 

 about 75 cents.) 



I 



Seaotter, piinio 



line year old 



six lUdiiths old 



Tur-seals, five to tlnee years. 



two to one year 



Martens, very best 



Beavers, best 



Land-otter, best 



Bears, big black 



L> nx 



Mink, best 



Foxes, extra black . 



blue 



silver, extra 

 red, extra 



Wolves, extra 



"Wolverines, extra.. 



1804. 



H. kop. 



10 00 



4 00 



GO 



SO 



20 



20 



1 20 



1 CO 



2 00 

 (^0 

 20 



20 



1 00 



75 



1 00 

 60 



182 



li. kop. 



20 ( 



10 00 



2 00 



50 



40 



f.O 



2 50 



3 2:) 



4 CO 

 3 00 

 30 



1 00 



3 00 



1 50 



1 00 



2 00 



1836. 



1850. 



R. kop. 



30 CO 



15 00 



3 00 

 75 

 50 

 50 



4 00 

 4 CO 

 4 00 

 3 00 

 25 



9 00 



CO 

 00 

 00 



2 00 

 2 00 



I?, kop. 



r>o 00 



25 00 



3 00 



75 



50 



6 00 



5 00 



5 00 



50 



10 00 



50 



3 00 



3 00 

 'J 00 



4 00 



Now (1874) the natives 

 receive — 



140 oaeh. 



i^lO eaeh. 



S2.,")0 each. 



40 cents to |3 each. 



Do. 

 From .*1.50 to S3 each. 

 From 50 cents to — each. 

 From $i to 82.50 each. 

 From $:i to §5 each. 

 From 61 to .$2.50 each. 

 From 50 cents to $1 50 



each. 

 From .$40 to §100 each. 

 40 cents each. 

 From $3 to SIO each. 

 From $1 to §I..50 each. 

 From §2 to §5 each. 

 Do. 



Where this company had competition, however, the prices 

 ranged quite high, to wit : At Sitka, for sea-otter, 140 to 150 

 silver rubles ; beaver, from 2 to 18 rubles ; laud-otters, 2 to 

 18 ; mainland-foxes, black, 2 to 3G rubles ; silver foxes, 3 to 

 18; red, 2 rubles to 50 kopecks; martens, 50 kopecks to 3 

 rubles ; lynx, from 3 to 9 rubles ; bears, 1 to 18 rubles ; wolver- 

 ines, 2i to 18 rubles ; (these quotations are all in silver rubles.) 



The value of staple furs of Alaska iu the Chinese market 

 during 1799 was — 



Sea-otter, prime, 875 to 8100 each. 



Fur-seal, prime, $3.50 to $3.75 each. 



This is interesting, as the value of a dollar has not changed 

 since that time in that country, and sea otter sells to- day at 

 about the same rate as given. 



Few fur-seals are sold in this market now, but the great bulk 

 of the sea-otter catch of the Kuriles goes into China. They do 

 not possess the art of dressing the former well, and were in the 

 habit of wearing them simply tanned. The Chinese for all uu- 



