476 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Investment, persons engaged, and wages paid in the wholesale trade of fresh fishery 
products in Maryland in 1925, by localities 













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Establishments | | 
whe Cash Number} Wages 
Localities capital |ofpersons| paid 
Number Value | | engaged 
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Annapolis and Hastponte 2-225 ees 4 $57, 100 | $4, 800 | 118 $16, 500 
Galloways and: Mayors se ee ens ees 3 6, 200 — 1, 700 | 38 6, 425 
Nutwell:and Shady: Sidet.222 = eae 3 7, 650 | 1,800. 36 7, 100 
Baltimore 2 2-2 ee ee ee ee eee 69 829, 120 | 681, 200 | 1, 071 705, 140 
Solomons and Broomes Island_------------------ 6 20, 525 3, 800 98 13, 800 
Perry.ville;and Northeast. 35" 75225 <2 eat 3 4,100 | 2, 500 | 12 4, 348 
BenedichandsHock: boints= 42-55 eases 4 5, 300 2, 900 71 9, 750 
Bishops Head, Crocheron, and Elliott_-_-----_-- 3 6, 300 | 11, 200 — 106 18, 048 
@ambrideese se == Css 2 Si aa eee ee 17 158, 200 155, 950 | 874 182, 913 
FIOODERS Islan Gses 238 ot See ee See 7g 32, 350 23, 500 | 372 39, 863 
Hudson, Honga, and Secretary -_-_---.-----_---. 3 | 11, 200 10, 000 | 95 27, 120 
Wingateland! Roddivalle=--== 3 ~ Sa e e 6 24, 500 20, 500 | 255 28, 379 
@Hestentiowmese— ss ed tee ee 3 500 | 900 Ibe, 3 
Rio Ck hia ies ee es 8s ee ee eee 9 3, 600 3, 900 58 12,111 
Cesta ee ee a ee eee el 17 42, 575 28, 550 260 67, 290 
Blakistone, Compton, and Ridge_-__---____----- 4 4, 100 2, 100 52 8, 450 
GRISHCIORE SS eee Se uC a } 83 | 416, 050 71, 500 1, 660 318, 086 
Deal Island, Chance, and Wenona------_----_-_- | 12 34, 300 | 16, 200 | 224 48, 136 
Inverness und sRumibleye---— 2s 5 a ee 4 5, 100 | 2, 900 | 52 11, 800 
Mount Vernon and Marion Station_________-__-_ 5 34, 650 10, 100 169 38, 300 
SMITH eESlan dah ie re eee ee a 25 10, 800 13, 400 108 8, 150 
Oxford, Neavitt, and Newcomb. -.-_--._._-----_-- 6 | 24, 575 11, 000 142 17, 638 
St, Michaels:and Claiborne: 2 °--2== 3 29, 500 11, 000 145 27, 692 
Tilghman Island -_-_-_--_- Je et 22 6 20, 650 | 18, 200 155 26, 725 
Salisbury, Bivalve, and Nanticoke__-_____-_-__- 4 | 12, 300 9, 800 | 109 14, 918 
(indleuresas sees to: eS Se oe eee 3 1, 500 1, 700 10 350 
Océan City andsNewark.2. =. =. e285. ee 4 | 1, 100 1, 600 | 7 250 
STS eal era ee eg Oe Se eee 316 | 1,803,845 | 1,122, 700 | 6,312 | 1, 662, 282 
VIRGINIA 
The number of persons engaged in the fisheries and related in- 
dustries of Virginia in 1925 was 19,366, of whom 2,005 were on fishing 
vessels, 467 on vessels transporting fishery products, 11,673 in the 
shore or boat fisheries, and 5,221 engaged as shoremen connected 
with the fisheries and in the wholesale fishery trade, canning, and 
other fishery industries. 
The amount of capital invested in the fisheries and fishery in- 
dustries was $11,269,605 and included 464 fishing and transporting 
vessels valued at $3,313,112, with a net tonnage of 9,577 tons and 
outfits valued at $391,779; 9,615 boats valued at $1,497,215; fishing 
apparatus with a value of $1,607,290; shore and accessory property 
to the value of $3,424,709; and cash capital amounting to $1,035,500. 
The products of the fisheries amounted to 276,227,784 pounds, 
valued at $9,084,641. The principal species, arranged in the order of 
their value, were as follows: Oysters, 30,494,912 pounds, or 4,356,416 
bushels, valued at $2,765,334; menhaden, 150,485,623 pounds, 
valued at $1,434,681; shad, 6,103,704 pounds, valued at $1,372,491; 
crabs, 19,945,244 pounds, valued at $681,714; croaker, 22,649,295 
pounds, valued at $648,090; squeteagues, 12,444,450 pounds, valued 
at $579,563; clams, 1,080,552 pounds, valued at $422,334; butterfish, 
5,836,357 pounds, valued at $252,298; and alewives, 17,910,247 
pounds, valued at $209,723. 
Compared with 1920, there was a decrease of 12 in the number of 
persons engaged in the fisheries and fishery industries and an increase 
of $560,106, or 5.23 per cent, in the investment. The products of the 
fisheries showed a decrease of 194,991,305 pounds, or 41.38 per cent, 

