532 INVESTIGATION OF THE FUR-SEAL INDUSTRY OF ALASKA. 



The Chairman. These are 2-year-olds ? 



Mr. Clark. Yes. These 205 animals averaged 64 pounds apiece. 



The Chairman. You mean the average of the entire animal ? 



Mr. Clark. Yes. Mr. Elliott fixed 58 pounds as the standard 

 weight for 2-year-olds, on page 46 of his monograph. 



The Chairman. This is the weight of the entire seal ? 



Mr. Clark. Yes, sir; and it was in our case, too. 



The Chairman. What has that to do with the blubbering of the 

 skin? 



Mr. Clark. You asked me if these were 2-year-old animals and I 

 wanted to show you the basis on which I said they were 2-year-olds. 

 Mr. Elliott fixed the standard weight of a 2-year-old at 58 pounds. 



The Chairman. What does a yearling seal weigh ? 



Mr. Clark. Well, I would have to refer to Mr. Elliott. 



The Chairman. I know; but did you not weigh some yearlings 

 yourself ? 



Mr. Clark. No; I did not, Mr. Rothermel. 



The Chairman. Did you not know the difference in the weights 

 between the two, the yearling and the 2-year-old? 



Mr. Clark. Mr. Elliott has fixed the standard 



The Chairman (interposing). One moment; I am asking you now. 



Mr. Clark. No; I do not know. 



The Chairman. Would }~ou be willing to take Mr. Elliott's judg- 

 ment in this instance ? 



Mr. Clark. I am willing to take Mr. Elliott's judgment in this 

 instance; he has a table that has not been disputed. 



The Chairman. How much does he say a yearling seal weighs ? 



Mr. Clark. 39 pounds. 



The Chairman. How much does a 2-year-old weigh ? 



Mr. Clark. 58 pounds. 



The Chairman. That is the difference in size ? 



Mr. Clark. Yes, sir. 



The Chairman. Do you still say you can not distinguish, the 

 difference between a yearling and a 2-year-old when you have seen 

 them ? 



Mr. Clark. Yes, sir; I still say that you can not distinguish them 

 with any degree of certainty so that you could swear to it. 



The Chairman. So that it is not with any degree of certainty, but 

 an expert could do it ? 



Mr. Clark. Well, not an expert of my type. I could distinguish 

 this 105-pound animal from a 39-pound animal, but not a 49-pound 

 animal from a 39-pound animal. 



The Chairman. But you just named the figures of Mr. Elliott 

 as to the entire animal. 



Mr. Clark. Yes, sir; 39 for the yearling and 58 for the 2-year-old; 

 but I want to say this with regard to Mr. Elliott's classification 



The Chairman* (interposing). Well, one moment. Let us bring 

 that out to the end before you commence to explain. It is 58 pounds 

 for the 2-year-old ? 



Mr. Clark. Yes; and 39 for the yearling. 



The Chairman. Can you tell offhand about what percentage 

 that would be in size? 



Mr. Clark. Well, I would have to figure that out 



