376 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



Table IV. — Comparative statement of the number of shad eggs received at Central Station, 



U. S. Fish Commission. 



May 



April 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23 

 24. 

 25. 

 '16. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 30. 



1. 



2 



3.' 



4. 



5. 



C. 



7. 



8. 



9. 

 10. 

 11. 

 12. 

 13. 

 14. 

 15. 

 16. 

 17. 

 18. 

 19. 

 20. 

 21. 

 22. 

 23. 

 24. 

 25. 

 26. 

 27. 

 28. 

 29. 

 30. 

 31. 



1. 



2. 



3. 



4. 



5. 



6. 



7. 



8. 



June 



Date. 



1883. 



1884. 



Received 



in past 24 



hours. 



Total 



Total re- 

 ceived to 

 date. 



12, 500 



25, 000 

 187, 500 



82, 500 

 417, 500 



45, 000 

 233, 000 

 190, 000 



172, 000 

 (*) 



70, 000 



(*) 



(*) 



40, 000 



(■) 



(*) 



68, 000 



20, 000 

 209, 000 

 325, 000 

 399, 000 

 167, 000 

 300, 000 

 , 294, 000 

 691, 000 

 505, 000 

 519, 000 

 920, 000 

 820, 000 

 342, 000 

 792, 000 

 284, 000 

 649, 000 

 767. 000 

 758, 000 

 900, 000 

 600, 000 

 735, 000 

 675, 000 

 391,000 

 297, 000 

 100, 000 

 158, 000 

 410, 000 

 294, 000 

 525, 000 

 180, 000 



50, 000 

 315, 000 

 550, 000 



173, 000 

 (*) 



(*) 

 (*) 

 105, 000 



12,500 



37, 500 



225, 000 



307, 500 



725, 000 



770, 000 



1,093.000 



1, 193, 1100 



1, 365, 000 



i, 435, 000 



1,475,000 



543, 000 

 563, 000 

 772, 000 

 097, 000 

 496, 000 

 663, 000 

 963, 000 

 257, 000 

 948, 000 

 453, 000 

 972, 000 

 892, 000 

 712,000 

 054, COO 

 816,000 

 130, 000 

 779, 000 

 546, 000 

 304, 000 

 204, COO 

 804, 000 

 539, (1(10 

 241,000 

 005, 000 

 902, 000 

 002, 000 

 160,000 

 570, 000 

 864, 000 

 389, 000 

 569, 000 

 019,000 

 934, 000 

 484, 000 

 657, 000 



Received 



in past 24 



hours. 



17, 762, 000 



17, 762, 000 



30, 000 

 45. 000 

 1 5.-., 000, 

 60, 000 

 255. 000 

 225, 000 

 277, 000 



(*) 

 1,199,000 



(*) 

 573, 000 

 590, 000 

 205, 000 



90, 000 

 817, 000 

 810, 000 

 508, 000 

 1, 255, 000 

 810, 000 

 775, 000 

 465, 000 

 475,000 

 1,010,000 

 400, 000 

 625, 000 

 650, 000 

 420, 000 



(*) 

 835, 000 



(*> 



380, 000 

 812,000 

 005, 000 

 025, 000 

 520, 000 

 580, 000 

 L'45, 000 

 555, 000 

 435, 000 

 415,000 



(*> 



<*) 

 (*) 



<*) 

 (*) 



Total re- 

 ceived to 

 date. 



30, 000 

 75, 000 

 230, 000 

 290, 000 

 545, 000 

 770, 000 

 1,047,000 



'2,246,666 



2, 819, 



3, 409, 

 3, 614, 

 3, 704, 

 4,521, 

 5,331, 

 5, 839, 

 7, 091, 

 7 904, 

 8, 679, 

 9, 144, 

 9, 619, 



10,629, 

 11,189, 

 11,714, 

 12,364, 

 12, 784, 



13,999, 

 14.811, 

 15,416, 

 16, 041, 



16, 501, 

 17, 141, 



17, 386, 

 17,941. 



18, 367, 

 18,791, 



000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 



1885. 



Received Total re- 

 in past 24 i ceived to 



hours. date 



009 

 000 



000 



000 



000 

 000 

 000 



ooo 



000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 



coo 



000 

 000 



13,619,000 



3, 



(*) 

 <*) 

 (*) 



125, 



205. 



(*■) 



550. 

 ISO, 

 210, 

 (*) 

 215, 

 92, 

 500, 

 400, 

 492, 

 085, 



2, C04, 



75, 



210, 



1, 573, 

 817, 



1, 086, 

 550, 

 492, 

 235, 

 413, 



(*) 



598, 

 321, 



(*) 

 348, 

 366, 

 898, 



(*) 



362, 



383, 



588, 



669, 



320, 



411, 



80, 



(*) 



(*) 



34, 



(*) 



(*) 



40, 



n 



000 



000 

 000 



000 



1,11,1 



000 



000 

 000 

 000 



ooo 



000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 



coo 



000 



ooo 



000 



000 

 000 



000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 

 000 



000 



000 



3, 000 



128,000 

 333, OtlO 



883, 000 

 1,009.000 

 1,179, 000 



1,494,000 

 l,58(i, 000 

 2, 086, 000 

 2, 486, COO 



2, 978, 000 



3, 003, 000 

 5, 0G7, 000 

 5, 742, 000 

 5, 952, 000 



7, 525, 000 



8, 342, COO 



9, 428, 000 

 9, 978, 000 



10, 470, 000 

 10, 705, OIK) 

 11,118,000 



'ii,7i6,"666 



12,037,000 



12, 385, 000 

 12, 751, 000 

 13,049.(00 



14,011,000 

 14, 394, 000 



14, 981', 000 

 15,651,000 



15, 971, 000 

 16,382,000 

 10,462,000 



16, 496, 000 



10,536,000 



18,791,000 10,536,000 



* None. 



The aggregate production of eggs did not vary greatly in the three 

 seasons, but the production of young for distribution was larger in the 

 season just closed than in either of the preceding. 



