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Kattler, and E. W. Merchant ; total, 13 sail. A number of vessels from 

 Eastern ports will also engage in this branch of the business. 



Yery few herring- have been taken during the mouth, the weather not 

 having been cold enough for freezing; and vessels are delayed. The 

 last reports from Fortune Bay were that the weather was very mild. 



The demand for all kinds of fish has been very light all through the 

 month, notwithstanding prices have been lower on all varieties than 

 one year ago — a fact that may be noted that ever since the restoration 

 of the duty at no time have prices been as high as of late years, when 

 free of duty. This is largely accounted for from the great reduction 

 and present low price of other leading j)rovisions. 



Receipts offish at Gloucester, Mass., in December, 1885. 



* From Tirerton, E. I. 



13.— INSPECTION OF FISH AND OTHER MARINE PROI>UCT8 IN THE 



DISTRICT OF COI.IJ1TIBIA. 



By CHAS. W. SITIItEY. 



For several years a careful inspection of the marine products brought 

 into the District of Columbia has been made under the direction of the 

 health officer of the District. By the courtesy of that officer, Dr. Smith 

 Townshend, the Fish Commission has been permitted to compile annual 

 tables which show the trade in fresh fish in this city. Tables for 1879, 

 1880, 1881, 1882, and 1883 will be found on pages 2-6 of the Bulletin for 

 1881; for 1884 on page 105 of the Bulletin for 1885; and for 1885 on the 

 following page. Following is a summary table of the results : 



Kinds. 



Oysters* 



Terrapin t 



Turtle.st "... 



Clams t 



Crabs t 



Shadt 



Sturgeon t 



Herring f 



BluefishJ 



Perch X 



Catfish: 



Itockfisht 



Other fish* ; 



* Bushels 



1879. 



259, 356 



1,452 



454 



1, 167, COO 



528, 400 



311,585 



1,200 



3, 605, 984 



248, 295 



297, 865 



401,850 



148, 215 



294, 427 



1880. 



1881. 



378, 295 



3,154 



501 



1, 384, 950 



682, 370 



320, 799 



1,176 



6, 853, 721 



371,988 



1, 051, 392 



469, 820 



406, 138 



619, 622 



315, 296 



2,574 



117 



1,131,000 



314, 800 



458, 368 



1,289 



9, 633, 568 



196, 353 



1, 044, 145 



874,465 



395, 370 



218, 512 



1882. 



411, 255 



831 



116 



1,219,850 



527, 001 



350, 292 



1,904 



6, 499, 865 



224, 040 



229, 558 



271, 597 



334, 865 



283, 046 



1883. 



1884. 



400, 564 



1,646 



95 



1, 380, 000 



690, 372 



261,478 



1,673 



4, 983, 998 



243, 025 



284, 955 



214,515 



274, 860 



383, 775 



307, 832 



264 



126 



1, 847, 900 



839, 200 



231,111 



1,588 



5, 640, 812 



226, 420 



320, 170 



243, 605 



340, 460 



478, 085 



1885. 



330, 005 



55 



1, 758, 900 



722, 400 



125, 458 



1,174 



9, 813, 544 

 200, 330 

 273, 975 

 312, 985 

 300,915 

 336, 904 



tNamber. 



J Pounds. 



