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Comparative statistics of the salmon pack in Alaska, 1921 to 1926 










r King, chinook, or A P 
Year spring Red or sockeye Coho or silver 
Cases Value Cases Value Cases Value 
TUS Ae aparete Blee e  Os REET A | 44,994 | $459,897 | 1, 765, 798 |$15, 841, 404 106, 555 $600, 140 
O22 hoot oe ee pe 30, 660 247, 673 2, 070, 658 | 19, 135, 696 175, 993 962, 790 
1993) ad oe DE See ee es 38, 343 328, 270 1, 859, 496 | 17, 253, 792 164, 107 943, 318 
TN aE 2: SNe OE ee 33, 648 299,009 | 1, 447,895 | 13, 803, 932 183,601 | 1, 254, 551 
TOD he = ee Se 49, 978 595, 041 1, 059, 676 | 13, 904, 599 161, 010 1, 565, 759 
JO26%a5" ba Soe ae eae ee es 52, 476 544,246 | 2,157,087 | 21, 328, 739 202, 527 1, 700, 563 
Year Humpback or pink Chum or keta Total 
Cases Value Cases Value Cases Value 
ODT ees. ie ahh a a 423, 984 | $1, 788, 778 255,495 | $942,525 | 2,596, 826 | $19, 632, 744 
VOID" see OOP eh oe oe 1, 658, 423 | 7, 189, 494 565, 918 | 2,251,540 | 4,501,652 | 29, 787, 193 
1993 MATER Lind Fale 1a Yeah 2) 448) 129 | 11, 899, 956 525, 622 | 2,447,671 | 5,035,697 | 32, 873,007 
Ryn 7 ae Le Se ee ee 2) 601, 283 | 12, 837,346 | 1,028,488 | 4,812,297 | 5,294,915 | 33,007,135 
MOQ5 eae eae OEMS Me ie 2,110, 593 | 11, 137, 102 1,078,680 | 4,787,030 | 4,459,937 | 31, 989, 531 
1926-2 s22n—soo4 couse ce cee estoel 3, 338, 849 | 17, 987, 527 902,443 | 4,518,929 | 6,652,882 | 46, 080, 004 


Comparative statistics of the salmon pack in the United States and Alaska, 1921 to 






1926 
Year Pacifie Coast States Alaska Total 
Cases Value Cases Value Cases Value 
TOD Cee yes ates Joel eee ee 1, 002, 948 | $9, 234,425 | 2, 596,826 |$19, 632,744 | 3,599,774 | $28, 867, 169 
RODD Uae AS MUR gies PEN Sede ae 733, 246 | 8, 633,524 | 4, 501,652 | 29,787,193 | 5,234,898 | 38, 420, 717 
NGS ESS Let Es EE AU a 1, 367, 263 | 12, 660,566 | 5,035,697 | 32,878,007 | 6,402,960 | 45, 533, 573 
NODA ss ee Seis 2 poh Ss 958, 662 9, 394, 467 5, 294, 915 | 33, 007, 135 6, 253, 577 42, 401, 602 
TiC eh ae cay Cie ae eA 1, 558, 613 | 15,379,976 | 4,459, 937 | 31,989,531 | 6,018,550 | 47,369, 507 
NG26:. 2s 2b Ses oo cesses 835, 738 | 10,139,302 | 6, 652, 882 | 46,080,004 | 7,488,620 | 56, 219, 306 
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Sardines.—In 1926 packs of sardines were reported by 35 plants in 
Maine, 1 in Massachusetts, and 30 in California. This is an increase 
of 4 plants i in Maine and 4 in California. The production in Maine 
and Massachusetts amounted to 1,717,537 standard cases of one 
hundred 14-pound cans, valued at $6, 727 288, which is a small 
decrease in quantity and a slight increase in value, compared with 
the previous year. In California the production amounted to 
2,093,278 standard cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans, valued at 
$7,807,404, which is an increase of 22 per cent in quantity and value, 
making it the largest pack in the history of the industry. 
Pack of sardines, 1926 














Sardines (herring) Manenusetts | Sardines (pilchard) California 
Gives Value | Cases Value 
In olive oil: Quarters (100 V-pound oval (48 cans) !_____- 32, 566 $101, 693 
CSS) pees oe ere 57,674 | $394, 474 || 1-pound oval (48 cans): 
In cottonseed oil: Quarters In tomato sauce-.-------- 1, 915, 280 | 6, 992, 473 
(@GOicans) 4-54 2 = Sea 8 1, 282, 967 | 5, 042, 572 mustard p29" se" so See 107, 627 402, 193 
In mustard: Soused)._- -224..4 5, 458 19, 417 
Quarters (100 cans) _ _---- 117, 517 537, 382 || In other sauces __ Z 17, 531 65, 991 
Three-quarters (48 cans)?_| 163, 595 629, 821 Ae -pound square (100 cans) 3 16, 823 136, 411 
In other sauces: Quarters | 4-pound square (100 cans) --- 421, 444 89, 226 
@Q0i\eans) date 38 55. Se ee 1 23, 802 123, 139 — 
—————_ T Ota) 2a. 2-225 eae 2,116, 729 | 7, 807, 404 
MO tase ee cee geet 1, 645, 555 | 6, 727, 388 —— |-__—————— 
| Total (standard cases) ®&_| 2, 093, 278 |---------- 
Total (standard cases)5_| 1, 717, 5387 |_--------- 



1 Largely in tomato sauce. 
2 Includes the pack of three-quarter size cans, 50 to the case, which have been converted to the basis of 48 
cans to the case. 
3 Largely in olive oil. 
4 Includes the pack of 6-ounce round cans, 100 to the case, and also a few cases packed in No. 10 cans, 
6 to the case, which have been converted to the basis of }4-pound cans, 100 to the case. 
5 Standard case equals one hundred 14-pound cans. 
§ Standard case equals forty-eight 1-pound cans. 
