TRADE IN FRESH AND FROZEN FISHERY PRODUCTS 491 
fillets fourth, with 116,000 pounds; and oysters fifth, with 111,000 
pounds. Quantities of 33 other products also were reshipped. 
TABLE 4.—A mount of fresh and frozen fishery products distributed by greater St. 
Louis fish dealers, by species 





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Species | Pounds | Species Pounds 
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VLR ESV ay ey os Fa ee Ba ee 259, 000 | White perch (fresh-water)_....-------- 17, 000 
PT Sd ID iboats snore ee eee 215, 000 || Buffalo fish._.____- JSS ene ees 13, 000 
PEST 22 5 eS eS ee 212, 000 | HORS! oe ae ee ee 13, 000 
Haddocks Gillets)- sec. 2 on cco cncccee MG.O00l | Red snapper... eee 10, 000 
With s hee ne ee ee cee ect TLINO00T| |Phlack bass. =. ..-2 LDS See Sa eee 9, 000 
Spanishsmaekerel. =.— so. <2 anosant sete ADS OUOM BOARD coe == ue coe eee eee 7, 000 
Gig ee oe eS ee ea SOLOOOR i Vellow: perch... 2h Si? is ea Se See 7, 000 
Sth Sitehi ek CE A ee eee 23; O00 Other Drow tCts omen eee eee eee 43, 000 
SING GASLOn-- oe nea ak 22, 000 || 
Shrimps see ee ee 19, 000 Totaleci k=. seb. 7 er St oc eee 1, 191, 000 
GARGUTOH 6 Sone a aces 17, 000 | 


1 Includes sablefish, lobsters, whitefish, shad roe, red rockfish, spoonbill cat, soft crabs, scallops, blue 
pike, pulpo, flounders, pompano, crab meat, cod, sunfish, sole, white bass, clams, mackerel, and tilefish. 
LOCAL MARKETING 
WHOLESALE TRADE 
The wholesale fisheries trade is conducted at various places through- 
out the city, although most of it is centered in the wholesale com- 
mission section, where Broadway crosses Franklin Avenue. None of 
the firms has direct rail communication with any railroad, although 
terminal team tracks for unloading freight shipments are situated 
less than one-half mile from the wholesale commission section. 
In 1926 there were 12 wholesale establishments engaged in han- 
dling 13,127,000 pounds of 74 varieties of fresh and frozen fishery 
products with a wholesale value of approximately $3,200,000. The 
total investment was $574,000, and the cash or working capital 
amounted to $104,500. There were 208 persons engaged in the 
trade, receiving $262,000 in wages. 
The wholesale dealers are equipped to handle shipments in an 
efficient and regular manner. Some of the wholesalers repack, grade, 
inspect, and freeze or otherwise prepare the fishery products for the 
local trade. Most firms have large rooms for repacking and grading, 
several have freezing plants on their premises, others have cold 
storage supplied by a local cold-storage firm, while still others have 
insulated cold rooms in which to hold fish for several days. Local 
sales are made at the wholesale house at a market price stated over 
the telephone or by direct contact. Small orders are wrapped in 
paper and the larger ones are packed in baskets. Free deliveries are 
made by the wholesalers within the greater St. Louis area. Some of 
the wholesale firms have regular routes covered by their trucks each 
day or at regular intervals. Orders are taken by the drivers and 
are delivered when wanted. Out-of-town shipments are packed in 
boxes and usually are sold f. 0. b. St. Louis. A charge sometimes is 
made for the container. 
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