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Fish utilized and products of the menhaden industry, 1931 



State 



New Jersey, Delaware, 

 South Carolina, and 

 Georgia 



Virginia 



North Carolina 



Florida 



Total - 



Menhaden 

 utilized 



Number 

 69, 540, 000 

 155, 801, 000 

 45. 099, 000 

 82, 444, 000 



1 352, 884, 000 



Products 



Dry scrap and 

 meal 



Tons 

 2,140 

 11,373 

 2,747 

 4,833 



2 21,093 



Value 

 $83, 812 

 366. 107 



92,417 

 1,59, 205 



701, 541 



Acidulated 

 scrap 



Tons 

 6,487 



805 

 1,419 



8,771 



Value 

 $94, 181 



14, 449 

 27, 763 



136, 393 



Oil 



Gallons 

 397, 028 



1, 122, 974 

 283, 655 

 178, 129 



1, 981, 790 



Value 

 $63, 891 

 169. 471 

 40, 165 

 28, 781 



3C2, 308 



Total 



Value 



$241, 884 

 535, 578 

 147, 031 

 215, 749 



1, 140, 242 



1 211.730,400 pounds. 



2 Of this quantity 18,185 tons, valued at : 

 $115,128, as fish meal. 



S,413, were reported as dry scrap, and 2,908 tons, valued at 



NOTK. — The menhaden factories were located as follows: 2 in New .Jersey, 1 in Delaware, 8 in Virginia, 

 9 in North Carolina, 1 in South Carolina, 1 in Georgia, and 5 in Florida. 



PACKAGED-FISH TRADE 



In 1931, the production of fresh, frozen, and smoked packaged 

 fish in the United States amounted to 65,550,700 pounds, vakied at 

 $9,223,507. The most important species packaged was haddock, 

 which alone accounted for 42,976,541 pounds vahied at $6,095,930. 



Production of fresh, frozen, and smoked packaged fish in the United States, 1931 



See footnotes at end of table. 



