475 
104,379 cases, valued at $703,869, were canned oysters. The 
remainder of the pack consisted ‘of 3. 186 cases of canned alewives, 
valued at $5,728, and 14,716 cases of canned alewife roe, valued at 
$55,094. Of the total pack of canned products, 89,999 cases, 
consisting of canned oysters, are credited to Baltimore City. 
By-products—The most important source of by-products in 
Maryland is the oyster-shell crushing industry, which in 1925 
yielded 63,709 tons of poultry grit, valued at $643,889, and 27,488 
tons of lime, valued at $76,747. The ereater part of this industry i is 
in Baltimore. In addition, there were produced 360 tons of dry 
scrap, valued at $7,150, and fish oil to the value of $1,200. 
Wholesale trade —In 1925 there were 316 wholesale fishery establish- 
ments in Maryland valued at $1,803,845, with a cash capital amount- 
ing to $1,122,700 and employing 6, 312 es to whom were paid 
$1,662, 282 in wages. 
The important features of each of the phore fishery industries are 
shown in the following tables: 
FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 
Quantity and value of fishery products prepared in Maryland in 1925 













Items | Baltimore City Remainder of State Total 
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PRODUCTS CANNED | | 
Oysters: | Number Value Number Value Number | Value 
4-ounce (4 dozen to case) !_____cases__ 12,944 | $74, 504 223 | $367 13, 167 | $74, 871 
5-ounce (4 dozen to case)-_--__- doses 45,215 | 289, 705 11, 809 | 71, 702 57,024 | 361, 407 
6-ounce (4 dozen to case) _-_--- do=—- 12,008 | 119, 434 2, 023 19, 381 14,031 | 138, 815 
8-ounce (2 dozen to case)_-__-- doz--- 3, 902 222370 paaes eee Sa aR 3,902 | 22,370 
10-ounce (2 dozen to case) ____- Gozz2- 14, 872 94, 592 300 | 1, 940 15,172 | 96, 5382 
12-ounce (2 dozen to case) _---- doz 1, 058 9, 611 25 | 263 1, 083 9, 874 
TUNE eS ae ene ee Ghee 89,999 | 610, 216 14, 380 93, 653 104, 379 703, 869 
Alewives: | ms 
18-ounce (2 dozen to case) ?__..do_.-.|.--.------ |e ee 3,186 | 5,728 | 3,186 | 5, 728 
Alewife roe: | | 
10-ounce (4 dozen to case) __--- Os eek esas Sk 6, 800 29, 920 6,800 | 29,920 
18-ounce (2 dozen to case) #....do_-__|------__-- pecrcceoee 7, 916 | 25, 174 7,916 | 25,174 
TROLS eee ee ee ee Goess=|seer sees eee ose 14,716 | 55,094 14,716 | 55,094 
PRODUCTS SALTED | | | 
Micwivesterets © is hee eee opens eel ek ee ale ee ee “| 2,677, 490 | 48,412 | 2,677,490 | 48,412 
emidtotabee.ne: A STAC POLS | iG, 216 |S eee Soneay ee Sy | 813, 103 
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1 Includes a few cases packed in 3-ounce cans, reduced to the equivalent of 4-ounce cans. 
2 Includes some cases packed in 10-ounce cans, reduced to the equivalent of 18-ounce cans. 
3 Includes some cases packed in 19-ounce cans, reduced to the equivalent of 18-ounce cans. 
Norte.—In addition to the above products, 586,870 pounds of fish, valued at $200,360, were smoked by 3 
firms in the State, the greater part of which were from the Great Lakes and the Pacific coast. 
Quantity and value of by-products manufactured from fishery products in Baltimore 
City and various counties in Maryland in 1925 








Anne Arundel 
: : Somerset and 
By-products | Baltimore City | and Dorchester F Total 
orntics Talbot Counties | 
Ground oyster shells: Tons Value Tons | Value Tons Value Tons Value 
$374, 214 4, 175 | $45, 925 | 23,389 | $223, 750 | 63, 709 $643, 889 
39, 169 2,412 | 12,410 10,391 | 25,168 | 27, 488 76, 747 
Dry scrap and oil (from | 
waste fish and crab shells)_- _______- eaprpees EEE [e=osesee | UE AS 44/823 eh TS TAC6B mle ses 7, 666 
Mopaloessesres ses ANE 3 ere 413/383) p28 87. PRS grag5 hts ihe | Pay k=l MY a ae 728, 302 
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