Appendix Tatle ?• — Halibut steaks, fresh and frozen: Prices at four market 

 levels, fishermen's share at retail level, and markups at three market 

 levels, 1950-71. 



ll Ex-vessel prices at Pacific halibut prices at Seattle; wholesale prices 

 are collected from Bureau of Labor Statistics in dressed form converted to 

 steak value; retail prices from New York City; and processing prices are from 

 the tables of Processed Fishery Products in the Fishery Statistics of the 

 United States , U.S. Department of Commerce. 



y Ex-vessel prices are converted to the equivalent value of steak from 

 dressed weight. 



3_/ The margin between processing and ex-vessel prices is expressed as a 

 percentage of the processing price, representing processors' gross earnings in 

 percentage of their total sales value. 



4/ The margin between wholesale and processing prices is expressed as a 

 percentage of the wholesale price, representing wholesaler's gross earning 

 rate. 



5_l The margin between retail and wholesale prices is expressed as a per- 

 centage of the retail price, representing retailer's gross earning rate. 



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