884 APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



No. 19. 



Declaration of M. Adolphe Haendler, 



I, Adolphe Haendler, of No. 35, Eue de Lanery, Paris, in the French 

 Eepublic, fur mercliant, declare as follows: 



1. I am a member of the firm of "N. Haendler et Fils," which has 

 been established for twenty years. The said firm succeeded to that of 

 Moritz, which had previously existed for many years at Leipzip^. 



2. In the course of business my said firm purchases annually large 

 quantities of seal-skins varying in number from 5,000 to 10,000 every 

 year. These skins are purchased by my said' firm in the raw state at 

 the public sales in London by Messrs. Lampson and Co. We then 

 have the skins dressed in London and dyed either there or in Paris. 

 The dressed skins are subsequently sold to the trade. 



3. There are three chief classes of skins dealt with in the trade: 1st, 

 Alaskas from the Pribyloff Islands; 2nd, "Coppers" from the Com- 

 mander Islands; and 3rd, those commonly called the North- West catch. 



4. The chief differences, in my opinion, between "Coppers" and 

 "Alaskas " is the quality or the thickness of the fur. The Alaska fur 

 is on the average denser than the Coppers. The selection of the animals 

 on the Pribyloff Islands is better and the sizes run larger. The above- 

 mentioned differences are the cause of the Alaskas fetching a higher 

 lOTce than Coppers. 



5. In examining consignments of Alaskas sold by Messrs. Lampson 

 and Co., I have frequently noticed among them a considerable percent- 

 age of skins which had I seen them elsewhere I should have taken for 



Coppers; and in the same way on inspecting consignments of 

 243 Coppers I have found a certain percentage of skins resembling 



Alaskas, and in both classes skins which in a lesser degree 

 resembled the other class. 



(Signed) Adolphe Haendler. 



Signed and declared at Paris aforesaid, this 29th day of December, 

 1892. 

 Before me: 

 [seal.] (Signed) G. Austin Taylor, 



British Fro- Consul at Faris. 



No. 20. 



I, Oswald Eysoldt, of No. 12, College Hill, in the City of London, fur 

 merchant, solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 



1. I am a member of the firm of Messrs. Eysoldt and Co., fur mer- 

 chants, carrying on business at No. 12, College Hill, in the City of Lon- 

 don. My firm commenced business seven years ago, and carry on the 

 same business that was previously carried on by Messrs. Marcus and 

 Co., a firm which had been established for about twenty-five years. 



2. I have had personal experience in the seal-skin business for seven- 

 teen years. In the course of business I jourchase seal-skins at Messrs. 

 Lam]>son's and other sales. These skins I have dressed and dyed, and I 

 (lisi)ose of them to the English trade. In addition to this, as agent for 

 foreign houses, I purchase and have dressed and dyed a large quantity 

 of seal-skins every year. 



