FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1931 



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CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS TRADE 



The output of canned fishery products and by-products in the 

 United States and Alaska in 1931 was valued at $79,513,840. Of 

 the total, canned products comprised $62,948,791 and by-products 

 $16,565,055, a decrease of 24 per cent in the value of canned products 

 and 30 per cent in the value of by-products when compared with the 

 respective values of the same groups for the previous year. 



Fishery products were canned at 412 establishments in the United 

 States aiid Alaska during 1931. The combined output of these 

 canneries amounted to 12,580,826 standard cases. The net weight 

 of the products canned amounted to 506,414,020 pounds. 



Canned fishery products or by-products were prepared in 27 States 

 and Alaska during 1931. Alaska ranked first in the value of these 

 products, accounting for 38 per cent of the total; California ranked 

 second with 19 per cent of the total; and Washington ranked third 

 with 9 per cent. 



Canned fishery products and by-products of the United States and Alaska, 19S1 

 SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION: By commodities 



Product 



Canned products: 

 Salmon- 

 United States - 



Alaska 



Sardines — 



IMaine 



California 



Tuna and tunalike fishes 



Alewives 



Alewiferoe 



Shad 



Shad roe 



Mackerel _ 



Fish flakes 



Fish cakes, balls, etc 



Cat and dog food ._ 



Salmon roe and caviar 



Sturgeon caviar 



Whitefish roe and caviar 



Salmon eggs (for bait) 



Miscellaneous fish, roe, and caviar 



Oysters 



Shrimp 



Clam products 



Crabs 



Turtle products _._ _ 



Miscellaneous shellfish 



Total 



Number 

 of plants 



60 

 116 



27 

 22 

 15 

 16 

 31 

 4 

 9 



2 412 



Standard 

 cases 



1, 336, 234 

 5,403,811 



885, 408 



1,713,407 



1, 216, 976 



34, 620 



32, 740 



747 



2,100 



102, 392 



28, 486 



103, 704 



52, 509 



3,360 



4,630 



829 



5,246 



9,391 



306, 278 



821, 375 



500,040 



646 



4,058 



11,839 



12, 580, 826 



By-products: 



Oyster-shell products tons. . 



Fresh-water mussel-shell products 



Marine pearl-shell products 



Scrap, meal, etc tons. . 



Marine-animal oils gallons 



Miscellaneous by-products 



Total 



Grand total. 



Pounds 



64, 139, 232 

 259, 382, 928 



22, 135, 200 

 82, 243, 536 

 29, 207, 424 



1, 661, 760 

 1,571,520 



35, 856 



100,800 



4,914,816 



1,367,328 



4, 977, 792 



2, 520, 432 

 161,280 

 222, 240 



39, 792 



251, 808 



450, 768 



4, 594, 170 



13, 758, 649 



1 11,882,625 



31,008 



194, 784 



568, 272 



506, 414, 020 



Quality 



306, 229 



84, 183 

 565, 651 



Value 



$8, 986, 308 

 29, 096, 868 



2, 647, 187 



4, 715, 089 



7, 279, 392 



78, 973 



132, 073 



2,091 



63, 060 



246, 848 



514, 553 



779,411 



143, 345 



30, 486 



609, 502 



23, 498 



149, 186 



77, 870 



963, 525 



3, 982, 247 



2, 256, 909 



12,817 



74, 945 



82,608 



62, 948, 791 



Value 



$1,992,024 

 4, 970, 240 

 3, 552, 903 

 2, 986, 395 

 1,619,936 

 1, 443, 557 



16, 565, 055 



79, 513, 846 



1 "Cut out" or "Drained" weights of can contents are included for whole and minced clams, and gross 

 can contents for chowder, bouillon, broth, juice, and cocktail. 



2 Exclusive of duplication. 



