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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



Table IX. — A weekly comparison of the inspections of shad in the Washington marTcet 

 during March, April, May, and June of 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, and 1883. 



Table X. — A tceeMy comparison of the inspections of hairing in the Washington market 

 during March, April, May, and June of 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, and 1883. 



"Week. 



March 1- 5 



6-12 



13-19 



20-26 



MaTch27-April2. 

 April 3-9 



10-16 



17-23 



24-30 



May 1-7 



8-14 



15-21 



22-28 



29-jruiie 4 . 

 June 5-11 



12-18 



19-25 



26-39 



Total. 



1879. 



Number. 



8,700 



69, 845 



225, 539 



370, 000 



341,000 



650, 200 



827, 085 



640, 400 



303, 000 



lis, 400 



47, 000 



3,600 



450 



150 



60 



3, 605, 429 



1880. 



Number. 



15,150 



12, 420 



22, 810 



131,322 



142, 485 



456, 093 



346, 698 



828, 212 



1, 044, 318 



1, 6-J7, 568 



1,554,432 



560, 670 



95, 948 



12, 500 



6, 850, 626 



1881. 



Number. 



175 



1,900 



55, 044 



73, 129 



113,712 



98, 991 



480,018 



1, 132, 422 



1, 885, 363 



2, 080, 700 

 2, 185, 750 



929, 923 



436, 441 



133, 000 



27, 000 



9, 633, 568 



1882. 



Numher. 



1,917 



9, 288 



8,221 



21, 090 



118, 729 



417, 718 



552,810 



979,311 



996, 674 



1, 132, 945 



627, 591 



601, 689 



694, 479 



202, 317 



54, 559 



8,467 



6, 487, 805 



1883. 



NuTnber. 



1,310 



3,225 



8,841 



11, 946 



50, 785 



218, 950 



556, 986 



990, 392 



899, 715 



1, 055, 129 



598, 158 



447, 703 



107, 088 



24, 987 



4,278 



4, 879, 473 



Table XI. — A yearly statement of the numher of shad and herring inspected in the Wash- 

 i7igton market during the six years ending June'SO, 1873, 1874, 1875, 187(i, 1877, and 1878. 



