TABLE 1 



Bo'nito Catch — Japanese Mandated Islands 193^-1941 

 Catch in Millions of Pounds, 000 omitted 



PUCE 



193A 



1935 



1936 



1937 



1938 



1939 



1940 



.19a 



TOTALS 



19,702 25,787 31,373 74,931 32,701 41,841 



25,409 



^ Original data given in kilograms. Conversion to pounds x 2.2. 

 2 No commercial production at Tap, ,1935-1939, incl, 



TABLE 2 



Prices of Fresh Bonito — Dockside 

 Cents Per Pound 



1934 



1937 



1941 



01.25^ 

 N.A. 1 



01.25 



0.75 



01.25 



01.25 



03.25- 



N.A. ^ 

 02.5 

 02.5 

 02.5 



07.5 



TABLE 3 

 Weight Relation of Bonito Sticks To Fresh Bonito 



Fresh Bonito 



Bonito Sticks 



1936 

 1937 

 1938 

 1941 



^ Authors note: Itiis low figure may be due in part to increased use of 

 fresh bonito to feed augmented garrisons of Japanese 

 troops. 



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