. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 1951 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 13 decrease in value was undoubtedly due to larger purchases of less expensive fishery products. Compared with August 1950, this year's purchases for the same month were greater by 1,7 piercent in quantity, but lower in value by 6,5 percent. A comparision of the purchases for the first eight months of 1950 and 1951 shows that there was an increase of percent in quantity (nearly 10 million pounds) and percent in value for 1951. Fur-Seal Skin Prices Drop at Fall Fur Auction The over-all avera
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. October 1951 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 13 decrease in value was undoubtedly due to larger purchases of less expensive fishery products. Compared with August 1950, this year's purchases for the same month were greater by 1,7 piercent in quantity, but lower in value by 6,5 percent. A comparision of the purchases for the first eight months of 1950 and 1951 shows that there was an increase of percent in quantity (nearly 10 million pounds) and percent in value for 1951. Fur-Seal Skin Prices Drop at Fall Fur Auction The over-all average price per fur-seal skin dropped 12 percent at the fall fur auction held in St. Louis on September 24, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced. Total United States Government receipts from the sale of ,-owned fur-seal skins was $2,249,892. The over-all av- erage price for skins from the Pribilof Islands was $ per skin as compared with $ at the April 1951 auction. The dyed "Matara" (brown) skins sold for an average price of $, a decline of percent frcm the previous sale. "Safari" brown (lighter brown) skins declined percent to $ Black skins averaged $, a loss of percent. A total of 550 ,-owned blue fox pelts sold for an average price of $, bringing in an ad- ditional sum of about $2,750. The auction also included 5,000 South African Government Cape of Good Hope fur-seal skins which sold for an average price of $ a decline of percent. ^><. ^%^^i%. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. National Marine Fisheries Service; U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service; United States. Bureau of Commericial Fisheries. [Washington] : National Marine Fisheries Service; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt
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