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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 


Pack of clams, 1926—Continued 
















Maine, Massa- 
chusetts, Blogs 
: | Island, New 
Maine and | Other hard, soft, and razor clam area ba 
Soft clams Massachusetts | ’ products ae 
: Washington, 
and Oregon 
=z : l 
Whole: Cases Value || Chowder and soup: Cases | Value 
Oecd = COZ) eons ok 5 38, 181 $170, 773, INO: 11(2' dozen) See 6 122, 736) $288, 228 
No. 144 (4 dozen) ........---- 9,650 63, 104, No. 1% and No. 2 (2 dozen) ----- 7 62, 373] 179, 208 
ING) 2 (goren) =. fo sess) 10, 462) 46, 119 INO: 97(2:d0z6n) toe 38, 892) 191, 619 
I INjOs10, (4 dozen) -5. 2 ae 4, 269) 15, 044 
| Bouillon and juice: 
1 Mosa(4\dozen) aa. a ee 813,185) 64, 255 
i] SS 
NO) a AN Ee pie es 58, 293 279, 996, Gtal ess 2a es Se 241, 455 738, 354 
Total (standard cases) ?___| 64, 083} Lo pales Total (standard cases) 2 _____-- 185; 007|a-eee 

2 Standard case equals 48 No. 1 cans. 
5 Includes a few cases packed in 6-ounce cans, 2 dozen to the case, Which have been converted to a basis of 
No. 1 cans, 4 dozen to the case. 
§ Includes the pack of 8-ounce cans, 4 dozen to the case, Which have been converted to a basis of No. 1 cans, 
2 dozen to the case. 
7 The pack of No. 2 cans, 2 dozen to the case, has been reduced to the equivalent of No. 114 cans, 2 dozen 
to the case. 
8 The pack of clam buoillon and juice was packed in various sizes, all of which have been converted to a 
basis of No. 1 cans, 4 dozen to the case. 
Comparative statistics of the value of canned clams and clam products, 1921 to 1926, 






inclusive 
| | 
Clam 
Year Razorclams Hard clams) Soft clams | chowders, Total 
| | juices, ete. 
| Te Gee 
$506,591 , $138, 699 | $338, 775 $182, 442 $1, 166, 507 
876, 364 | 201, 270 | 327, 287 311, 444 | 1, 716, 365 
883, 535 194, 937 | 308, 560 323, 584 1, 710, 616 
863, 126 | 271, 911 459, 882 566, 470 2, 161, 389 
860, 002 . 218, 601 | 287, 073 484, 702 1, 850, 378 
795, 256 | | 191, 044 | 279, 996 738, 354 2, 004, 650 


Oysters —In 1926 oysters were canned at 4 plants in Maryland, 5 
in North Carolina, 13 in South Carolina, 4 in Georgia, 1 in Florida, 4 
in Alabama, 18 in Mississippi, 5 in Louisiana, and 1 in Texas. The 
total output amounted to 413,834 standard cases of forty-eight 
5-ounce cans, valued at $2,026,569. This is a decrease of 37 per cent 
in quantity and 36 per cent in value, as compared with the previous 
year. 
Pack of oysters, 1926 


















Sizes Maryland Nor South Carolina Geotoecand 
Cases | Value | Cases | Value | Cases | Value | Cases | Value 
4-ounes (4:dozen)__.-.2._2--=--5-.-2- DEANS lo st42) No.2 22) 25408) )||(b1L0, 113 P22 2 seas oe 
s-onnce (4dozen) .-2~-==5 22-3 -5--=-- 120,080 | 127,606 | 9,343 |$44,049 |? 65,407 | 314, 652 | 11,105 | $56, 362 
SONG) (dO70N) 222s ea BOTs Pet S2ON =n ena eee 1, 554 OF O20) | Sane am sae eee 
BU-Cunice)|(2/d0zeN) = 22s ess anc oe 4,259 26, 064 596 | 2,779 | 15,083 | 69, 596 |_-------|-------- 
CTSA eas eens Gama Sear 27, 653 | 171,640 | 9.939 | 46,828 | 84,452 | 400,886 | 11,105 | 56,362 
Total (standard cases) 4___-___ 2HaONO | lsosao-k 9):939) |e eee S22 83;;660))|2 2 2s Ti LObe es ea 






1 Includes a few cases packed in 6-ounce cans, which have been converted to the equivalent of S-ounce 
cans, 
2 Includes a few cases packed in 3-ounce cans, which have been converted to the equivalent of 5-ounce 
cans. 
4 Standard case equals forty-eight 5-ounce cans. 
