Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-16 | Page 107 | Sealskin Sacques Very Much Dearer This Year

SEALSKIN VERY MUCH DEARER THIS YEAR Victoria B Ii C e Dc Dee 15 Sealskin will cost coat 40 0 O p per pel r cent more titan than last year that being the time advance In price r realized at nt the thu annual sale ealo Blo of oC in itt 11 London today when simen re me record record cord prices were obtained Tho Thu sea sell Copper Island arid and Columbia coast cast catches of ot Victoria settlers amounted to lu 1310 which vero sold eo for tor from 23 to 5 some sOle lots iota going as melt high as ns 2 The Th average price irlee last year rear was IS SIS lS 15 The Tho catches of the tho Cape CIpe Horn Hor schooners were sold eld for fUI 6 41 a ml skin akIn of oC these thee eero stag stol the average pelt pel not ol being b as lS good 1001 as UI the tho northern Pacific Tins Tho high prices realized were due rue to the Increasing scarcity of oC and anI the greatly In Increased creased demand arid and another factor In le the tire advanced prices vas WUI tho time thoI absence I b of oC f the th catch on Copper Islands which was wa very ery er scant In com comparison comparison parison with past seasons owing to 10 the war preventing opera operations operations on tire the Copper er Islands seized by Japan toward the close of the war Tho prices brought In mi London today tota are ar the Iho highest on record r cord