THE Sil'ONClK yrSIIKKY OF FLORIDA IN 1000. 



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iiu-n^iiso is uccouiitod for l)y (lu> fact that tho liioh pric(>,s prevailincr 

 for .shoopswool .spoii^-os has caused many people to use y(dlo\v sponges 

 ill their stead for certain purposes. The i^eneral averages for all kinds 

 is also the hiohest for the period under question. 



In the percentag-e table, while the avera<^-e catch of sheepswool has 

 been decreasing- the average value has remained about the same. In 

 1900 the average value-of yellow sponges is the highest of any previous 

 3'ear. The grass sponges show an increase in the average c[uantity 

 over all other years, except 18!>T, which was an exceptional year for 

 this kind. 



Table sJioir'uKj, hi/ ])l<tccs, the i/ield of tlie spoiuji' Jislicri/ for a number of years. 



Tdhle Kjtoirinij, b>/ kiiuh, the yield of (he sponge fishery for 1895, 1806, 1897, 1899, and 1900. 



Tal)le xhoirhuj, by kinds, Ihe average jrrice per pound for a series of years. 



Table xhoiring the relative importance of the different hinds of sponges in percentages of the 

 total quantity and value of the crop for a series of years. 



