Evening star., 1914-11-22

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pr,ncina1 fur ,r.rh.t ~ ~ world may
.i'at W
pe transferred iioii
+ UT Market don to one OF the fur-seii-
ew, ing centers of this coun-
VI WOIlQ. try n-oh,h,,, ~ Ct louis
> 80.
VI Inc possioiieJ Va .'
chanse mas been given the serious con-
sideration of officials OF the United
States Department of Commerce. since
Tho s-s+ ao. o.; col. NJ
seaisNihs ana 1oxskihs taken iio..
the PrfbIlof Islands of Alaska was held
in ST. Louis last year Last years sale
u,s an exne,,m.n+ h,,+ th,a yea, the
o"' ~
selling OF skins In this country is con-
sidered necessary because of the un-
settled market abroad and details of
.ha ,,,o+;o, ~ ho 1o,a :, Da,.,,h.r ri11
'N ~ y. "eio ~
De Planned by Assistant secretary t-o-
win F. Sweet of the Department Of
Commerce. who was in St Louis yes
t.ra,, ,oo,,;r, ;,to .ho ,,.+er
INV .e
IN FORMER years seaisk'hs taken I'm
the Pribilof Island were shipped to
London for sale. and there cured and
reshipped to dealers in this country.
At the present time the convention be-
tween the governments of the United
States. Great Britain. Japan and Rus
sia esta a closed season OF nve
years for sealing on the Pribllof
Islands, beginning December Is, 1911.
The skins which have been sold since
the convention went into effect have
been taken only from animals the Kill
ing of which was necessary to supply
food. oil. fats, clothing and canoe COW
erin.- for the natives of the Pribilof
Islands. The 1000 to 5000 animals
killed each wear are few compared with
the number killed in the old days. when
l.
skins we're shipped to London from the
pr;hi1of Islands alone.
The first sale of the sealskins in ST.
I.ouis last wear was a success. and was
dealers of most Of the leading nations.
The gross proceeds of the sale of seal
skins amounted to s54,579, or an aver
are price of S2S,1S per skin. Although
the previous years sale in London had
given a return of a little more than
s27 aniece for the skins. the low price
received in this country last year was
NOT unexpected. because low prices
generally prevailed at that time in the
f1r ind,stry Because of the closed
saasan ~. ,nuu ~ Aiaska however. there is an
an,,,l increaae eYnected in the price
af saaisEins for the next two or three
VI ara - 10 believed that this
year:s nrices to be received at the
auc'.ou aI ~ &c nena,,her will reach the
VI. .He 'nui,tn -. nL
fign ,s vail ',,i n'a, al, ~, Government Of the
seaIskins ahs ins''"s and ds m foxskins at auction
in st. LOUIS Is iooksa ~ 90 e,r ."I irIustrv
ming of an American iuI . .nu a.,
which VIII not De ;a. aepemaem' ,aprn a S,rs
ropean traoe,si ~ ahrn,d and cured
have been Shlpped aofodu anu ~
in the various European coun,lleS
cause claims were made that the Euio
peans controlled exclusive seclees oi
treatment of the skins. Experts EXP. arare are
now convinced, however, ina! A.nel
lean methods are as SUCCESSFUL nv
more successful in some cases-as
those practiced in Europe. the SAFE OF
skins in this country and their treat
about lower prices for the consumer.
owing to the saving of the cost of
transnortation' back and forth across
tbe Water and the expense and dan
ger of injuring the skins in packing
and repacking.
there 10 exnected to be a great increase
of revenue to the government over last
years sales because OF tne ino5 .;ea
mum per OF Shius az ta racafved This
,,ear.s sb;nment has lust arrived in st.
Louis and includes 1884 skins TO pe
sold. aPalnst s.Zso sk k,n,e 81 +he sIin.
tloueu q h sn,d ~, s tbia year 1904 were taken
from the ST, Paul Island and 1.0s0 from
st. George Island: the two princlpai Is
lands of the frioi!ot E.oSg *. hIma for
the sealsRins Lhare VI WI. ~ 80 s,,;ns Tn
SKINS SOLO anu - -, .i,;ns witch hs We
addition 70 tne lev lev na,,,o;n Snr sale
neen rece,veu' ar,s +,te 400 sealskins
IRON tne las. sttaro,r,, FROM the first
Wnlch Mer ~, vii, he sold at next
saIe anu 1 TIVE skjns taken from
~ p.;h;inf Is,,nds we're packed weeks
oo on ~ tbe revenue cutter Manning,
,.hi,b arr,ved at Seattle during the first
Val of the nresent month.
Of the skins which are to be sold by
the government those of the blue fox
are the most valuable. Last year the
maximum price given for these skins
was s15S, at which price group of SIX
were sold. The highest price given for
scalskin was $52 Many of the seal
skins sold for a much lower ngure.
however the average price being $2S.78
each.
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Officials of the United States public
h.a,th .ery;ce as we'll as officers of
~. army u,ho are
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New dOokWorm IN controi Oh ene
r.l.. Pan m Canal
AADoIdtOIy. Zone are very
,,,,, ,,..sed NTH the action of the
ihueh pie ss-.- -,
international heaieh coiiiiissioii :"
tablishing laboratories ana olspen-
n