Mink 82,575 134,200 75,600 Skunk 545,284 416,000 615,900 Muskrat 1,238,257 1,015,000 1,018,000 Raccoon 203,155 316,000 69,726 Opossum 225,671 267,000 225,350 Marten 8,168 15,000 18,600 Lynx 1,500 7,550 11,727 Fox, Red 25,600 36,660 31,870 Fox, Cross 1,585 5,021 5,080 Fox, Silver 539 728 1,015 Fox, Grey 13,600 23,270 8,961 Fox, Kitt 1,670 388 655 Fox, White 3,310 14,000 4,785 Fox, Blue 3,630 2,600 3,600 Otter 5,211 9,000 2,916 Fisher 2,914 3,440 1,705 Beaver 14,282 6,800 11,900 Bear 7,240 6,980 5,770 Badger 4,070 4,475 5,905 Cat, Wild 6,925 5,800 7,072 Cat, House 20,344 15,800 17,000 Wolf 21,365 24,150 12,100 Wolverine 350 450 323 Ermine 77,600 77,000 100,580 Civet 19,200 33,000 53,800 The noticeable falling off in the Hudson's Bay Company offerings can be accounted for from the fact that more "free traders," as the Great Company calls them, are yearly encroaching upon their territory. The offerings of Lampson and Nesbitt is short of a year ago with the exceptions of beaver, muskrat and skunk. The advanced price of muskrat, no doubt, caused more trapping of these animals than ever before. Again the fact of the dry fall in many localities bunched the rats, so that they were much easier caught. The rats offered at the recent sales are largely fall and winter. From reports, the collection of spring rats will be very light--in many localities not more than one-fourth of an average collection.