. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 14 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 14, No. 11 Purchases of Fresh and Frozen Fishery Products by Department of the Army (September and the First Nine Months, 1952 and 1951) QUANTITY VALUE September January-September September January-September | 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 lbs. 3,599,651 lbs. 4,315,242 lbs. 26,103,721 lbs. 1 24,585,4491,569,421 1 1,758,296 1 11,815,029 10,093,38C Purchases for the first nine months this year were greater by percent in quantity and percent in value as compared with the first nine months
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. 14 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW Vol. 14, No. 11 Purchases of Fresh and Frozen Fishery Products by Department of the Army (September and the First Nine Months, 1952 and 1951) QUANTITY VALUE September January-September September January-September | 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 1952 1951 lbs. 3,599,651 lbs. 4,315,242 lbs. 26,103,721 lbs. 1 24,585,4491,569,421 1 1,758,296 1 11,815,029 10,093,38C Purchases for the first nine months this year were greater by percent in quantity and percent in value as compared with the first nine months of 1951. Fresh and frozen fishery products were purchased by the Quartermaster Corps during the first nine months this year at an average price per pound of cents—high- er than the average of cents paid in January-September 1951. This indicates to a certain extent that higher-priced products were purchased this year. Fur-Seal Skin Prices Advance Sharply at Fall Auction United States Government-owned Alaska fur-seal skins averaged a percent advance in price at the semiannual auction held in St. Louis on October 13, the Fish and Wildlife Service reported to the Acting Secretary of the Interior in mid-October. The market was strong and bidding was highly competitive for this high-fashion fur. Government receipts from the 26,521 fur-seal skins offered at auction reached $2,784,718—an increase of $994,037 over the spring auction held on April 7. The grand average for all fur-seal skins at the October sale was $105 per skin—an increase of $ over the April grand average of $ per skin. Black skins (6,278 were offered) averaged $ per skin—a jump of percent over the April sale price of $ The dyed "Matara" (brown) skins sold for an average of $ per skin—an advance of percent. "Safari" brown (a lighter brown) skins advanced percent to $ per skin. In addition to the United States-owned skins, the Fo
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