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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Persons engaged, wages paid, and operating units, Alaska salmon mild-curing 



industry, 1931 



Products oj Alaska salmon mild-curing industry in 1931 



' 222 tierces. ^ 21 tierces. 3 243 tierces. * 3,831 tierces. ' 76 tierces. 



« 3.907 tierces. 



PICKLING 



A marked increase over the average for recent years was apparent 

 in the pickled-salmon output in 1931, the production being the largest 

 since 1926. This increase was due primarily to the excellent runs of 

 red salmon in the Bristol Bay region. Although production was 

 stimulated by reason of the light stocks of pickled reds on hand and 

 the fairly firm prices at the beginning of the year, the market was 

 -affected by general adverse conditions as the season advanced, and 

 the increase in quantity was not accompanied by an increase in value 

 ■of the product. 



The western district regained its customary place as the principal 

 producing center, contributing 62 per cent of the total Alaska output 

 of pickled salmon, as compared with 19 per cent in 1930. The central 

 •district increased its output of pickled reds over that for 1930, but there 

 was a decided curtailment in the production of cohos, with the result 

 that the total output for the district showed an appreciable decline. 

 In southeastern Alaska there was a decline in the output of all species 

 as compared with the preceding year. 



One hundred and forty-three persons were engaged in the industry 

 in 1931, an increase of 29 over the previous year, and the number of 

 plants operated increased from 11 to 18, of wliich 1 was in southeast- 



