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Investment in the Alaska salmon-canning industry in 1926 








































Southeast Alaska! Central Alaska | Western Alaska Total 
Items = -> < — 
um- um- um- , Num- 
GEE Value (See Value Fae Value Hae Value 
H —— ee 
Plants operated _--....------- 61/$6, 252, 982 43/$3, 866, 646 28/$5, 872, 153) 132/$15,991,781 
Operating, capitales ete eee 95252::950| ses oe DAG: da2|s= sean s 4, 678, 135 19, 893, 426 
Wragesipaid:2—oe =». 3 --~ 3 Se Bes 4, 135, 858)_______- 21916136|be sae 4, 004, 284 11, 116, 278 
Vessels: | 
Power, over 5 tons_____-_- 412| 2, 794, 340 109] 1, 364, 773 90| 2, 070, 617 611! 6, 229, 730 
Net tonnage__.__----- TaS0slE ee aekt | a, 423 |eee wee So 2d; MT 8 eee 37,033| Seer 
Sailings On Fd. SON cited 90, 000 125, 000 5, ; 10! 441, 000 
Net tonnage__.______- SHU) ba aes wee BH BGo) = ae os ee 0.450 eae’ 19) 065)/S--5--s024 
Balees ese ee eee eee 3 20; OOG | 32 So 52 ie es es ee a ee ee 3 25, 000 
Net tonnage--___------ AG) epee eee oil eee ps A ee Ste Te eR eae ee re 1620) Eases ee 
WMaunchesen = S35 e ee ee 216, 268, 083 191) 232, 298 34 81, 307 441} 581, 688 
Seine boats: 2222 ees 2 155 13, 064 99 11, 777 5 300 259) 25, 141 
Gillmet) boatss_ =. = == = 67 3, 187 75! 17,990} 1,116, 477,127) 1,258) 498,304 
Rowboats and skiffs______ 1, 129 55, 801 567 32, 206 137 10, 452) 1, 833 98, 459 
Lighters and scows_____-- 379| 396, 760 214, 189, 246 161) 369, 331 754) 955, 337 
OUSBIDORtS asses ewes 49 31, 537 4 3, 665 31 74, 105 84; 109, 307 
Piledriversi2 22s. 23 66) 431, 548 34) 188, 579 21 66, 216 121) 686, 343 
Pile pullerse = Se eee 8 593624) soo a sl Se ee Sea — | ee 8 59, 624 
Apparatus: 
Purse seines4o+. 34 24). 1! 401; 312,056 63) 19, 847 10 11, 500) 474) 3438, 403 
IALHOMSseeee eee Tl OB6| see eee 6 645i Sake eed 2 DOD eee S101) t se ec ee 
IBeACHISEINGS ea eee 8} 5 152) 117 38, 542) 3 1, 000 1 40, 694 
at HOMmse= =e eee 1} eee eee 1os455/s2e eee B00|- see se soe. 16475) ee 
Gillneigeee ss Sosa 183 42, 772 984 71,475} 1,577} 270,088) 2,744) 384,335 
Rathoms22!23 as DAS OOO |S Sees ee pe 5680/2 onee te. Sel 206),100/ PS = eer 2857060|eeear ose 
raps ndrivenas 2022 S2 5 114 881, 848 134 576, 493 20, 000; 252) 1, 478, 341 
Mraps; floating ee 367) 1, 526, 354 18 B1005| Se a eee 385) 1, 577, 359 
Totaly Stes Re eet Rea ee ee 26) 594,025) => esa Ba To ai2eOL0| see eee 18, 232, 615! pete os a 535, 550 
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Output and value of canned salmon in Alaska in 1926+ 
Southeast Alaska Central Alaska Western Alaska Total 
Product , 
Cases Value Cases | Value Cases Value Cases Value 
Coho, or silver: | 
14-pound flat________- 4,280) $58, 905 BiOT4 ehh sao oe oe No eee 10, 354) $117,357 
T-pound abss- 222s 5, 328 55, 009 11, 297 LOVE 264) te UE ty eee aa 16, 625 156, 273 
T=pound tales 2s2 sees 86, 781 724, 475 86, 938 688, 412 1, 829 $14,046} 175, 548) 1,426, 933 
Potale as se ae oe. 96,389) 838,389} 104,309 848,128 1, 829 14,046} 202, 527} 1, 700, 563 
Chum, or keta: 
14-pound flat________-_ 1, 058 7, 621) 309 Dbefas|  eeak ae oie Es deride 1, 367 9, 475 
1=pound datss2 see. 551 21bol” VASPABt A261 527A Ewes |e ee 48,982) 264, 282 
1-pound tall_______-_- 616, 788| 3,076,825) 195,068 969, 966 40, 238 198, 381! 852,094) 4, 245, 172 
Totalistee ses 58 618, 397) 3, 087, 201) 243, 808) 1, 233,347; 40, 238/ 198,381) 902, 443} 4, 518, 929 
Humpback, or pink: | | 
144-pound flat________- 39, 832) 345, 855] 20, 003 IAS 678) | eee 59, 835 491, 533 
J=pounG hat. =--_- 3, 810: 24,030, 78,351 A54hOl So 2k eee es 82, 161 478, 621 
1-pound tall__________ /2, 115, 057/11, 301, 223 1, 045, 826) 5,541,094; 35,470] 175, 056/3, 196, 353}17, 017, 373 
Ro tally ds coc thee 2, 158, 699/11, 671, 108 1, 144, 180) 6,141,363) 35,470) 175, 056/38, 338, 349]17, 987, 527 
King, or spring: re be 
J4-pound flat___._____ 1, 534 22, 180 1, 790 PSA ie tell Pe eee ees 3, 324 50, 584 
Ppound Hatea=-— 2 = 5, 148} 60, 694 5, 702) 67, 665 275 2, 750 11,126 131, 109 
1-pound tallis= -- 3, 997) 34, 405 16, 191 158, 746 17, 839 169, 402 38, 027 362, 553 
Totalicas =) 35s a 10, 679) 117,279} 28,683) 254,815) 18,114) 172,152) 52,476) 544, 246 
Red, or sockeye: 
Y%-pound flat________- 33, 558; 485,380}  29,707| 464,643) 18,916) 299,645} 82,181] 1, 249, 668 
I=-pound flat_222--- 2 19, 838} 247, 302 76, 966 832, 013 7, 525 85, 628) 104,329) 1, 164, 943 
1-pound tall_________- 120, 495, 1,196,107) 523, 832) 5, 144, 030|1, 326, 250/12, 573, 991/1, 970, 577/18, 914, 128 
Motalieee. 205 tee 173, 891| 1,928, 789] 630, 505| 6, 440, 686)1, 352, 691/12, 959, 264|2, 157, 087/21, 328, 739 
Grand total_______- 3, 058, 05517, 642, 766)2, 146, 485)14, 918, 339|1, 448, 342/13, 518, 899/6, 652, 882/46, 080, 004 






1 Cases containing 4-pound cans have been reduced one-half in number, and thus, for the purpose of 
affording fair comparison, all are put upon the basis of forty-eight 1-pound cans to the case. 
