92 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Tabic showing the beneficial influence, $'C. — Continued. 



Caviar of Acipe nser huso. 



(July 1 to September 1) 



(September 1 to December 1) 



(December 1 to February 15) 



Caviar of second quality, made iu summor 



Caviar of inferior quality 7 



Caviar of Acipenscr Guldenstcidtii and of Acipenser 

 stellatus : 



(.July 1 to December 1 ) 



(December 1 to February 15) , 



(February 15 to July 1) 



Silurus qlanis, (3' 6'') . . .' 



(2' 4") 



Corcgonus leuchichthys 



Seals in spring 



In autumn 



Acipenser ruthenus 



Cyprinus carpio. L.: 



(1' 9" ami more, in spring) 



(1' 55" to 1'9", in spring) 



(1' 9" and more, in autumn) 



(1/ 5$" to V 9", in autumn) 



(1' 2" to 1' 5}", salt) , 



Salting Lucioperca sandra at the " vataga " 



Salting Lucioperca sandra on the boat 



Salting Esoxlucius in spring 



In autumn 



Salting large-sized Abramis brama, strongly 



Slightly 



Large-sized Abramis brama, salted and dried 

 Salting medium-sized Abramis brama strongly 

 Salting medium-sized Abramis brama slightly. 

 Medium-sized Abramis brama salted and dried . 



Salting Aspius rapax 



Suiting Lucioperca volgensis strongly 



Slightly 



Alosa 



Salting Leuciscus rutilus 



Salting and drying 



Salting Scardinius erythrophthelmus 



Slightly I. 



Salting and drying 



The fishermen have received tbo following prices 

 per " poud," (36 pounds.) 



^ 3 



S 



$4 27 



6 37 



7 91 

 2 10 



70 



27 

 37 

 27 

 35 



21 



21 

 35 



10 50 



11 20 

 5 00 



3 50 



4 90 



3 50 

 '3" 50 



1 40 



1 05 

 1 05 



52* 

 07" 

 21 

 70 



1 40 



.=.<= 



o o 



$4 27 



6 37 



8 12 



2 10 



70 



27 

 12 

 27 

 35 

 17J 

 21' 

 21 

 35 



£2 



3 >> 



^3 



o o 



$4 90 



7 70 



8 40 

 2 10 



70 



90 



in 



55 



35 



17i 



21 



21 



35 



s >> 



O O 



87 00 



11 90 



11 90 



2 10 



70 



6 30 



6 30 



6 30 



35 



17* 

 .21 

 35 

 05 



o 



o o 



$7 35 



12 25 



12 60 



2 10 



70 



65 



65 



55 



49 



-li 



21 



35 



70 



PEIi THOUSAND. 



10 50 



11 20 

 5 CO 



3 50 



4 90 



3 50 

 350 



9 10 

 1 40 



5 95 

 1 05 

 1 05 



52i 



07 



21 



70 



1 40 



10 50 



11 20 

 5 60 



17 50 

 8 75 



3 50 



4 90 



3 50 



3 50 



9 10 

 1 40 



5 95 

 1 05 

 1 05 



52. 

 07 

 70 



70 



1 75 



10 50 



11 20 



5 60 



17 50 



8 75 



3 50 



4 90 



3 50 

 "350 



9 10 



1 40 



5 95 

 1 05 

 1 05 



52J 

 07 

 1 05 



70 



2 45 



21 00 



11 



5 

 17 

 8 

 3 

 5 

 7 

 4 

 4 



4 20 



07' 

 05 

 70 



2 45 



. XJ 



5 >• 



^3 



c o 



§8 40 



13 30 



12 60 



2 10 



70 



7 70 



7 70 

 7 70 

 70 

 49 

 24* 

 35 

 70 

 21 



21 00 



11 20 



5 60 

 28 00 

 10 50 



3 50 

 7 70 



28 00 



4 20 

 28 00 



5 60 

 . 8 75 



10 50 

 2 80 



75 

 65 

 05 



1 05 



2 80 

 52* 

 07 



1 05 



1 05 



2 80 

 2 80 



11. — SEAL-HUNTING. 



The seal, which is very common in the Caspian Sea, (Phoca caspica-,) 

 is from 3 to 6 feet long, weighs from 2 to 4 "pouds," (72 to 141 pounds,) 

 and has a variegated fur, the back grayish-brown with yellowish stripes. 



These seals gather in large herds, and, plungiug continually into the 

 water, chase scaly fish, of which they eat only the breast, leaving the 

 remainder of the body, with the entrails, to the sea-birds, which are 

 constantly hovering above them. Endowed with a very acute sense of 

 smell, the seals at times escape the vigilance of their enemies, the fish- 



of the young, which, inexperi- 



ermen, with the exception, however 



