508 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
TaBLE 10.—Summary of greater St. Louis market survey 





Item Quantity 
Number of wholesale fish dealers----_._.-.--.-----_--_----_---_-_- te See 12 
Number of retail dealers handling fish every day in the week_-_______.__...-.------------ 62 
Number. of fish: products;handledi eset 2 er i) Gea See Pe eee 74 
Products on which bulk of trade is based (75 per cent)_.......__...---.-.-.--_---.--- 
AOU Tn Seer a a er ae ee ee 9, 873, 000 
Prodiee: te moderate importance (20 per cent) 1 
ge teet sas ds ea ET ae ee eee ee Bee 2, 626, 000 
Produits ot slight importance (5 per cent) ‘ 53 
ASO UTNE ae Se ee ka Se a sed TLE ES ee ee 2 628, 000 
Reasons for limited sale— 
Used mainly by the Italian trade_- 16 
Mimited Supplysess se sea ee 13 
High price s2* 22a eee ee 13 
Saaspnalvarniety..--32- - ee kee Se ee 2 ae ee ee ll 
INotawell known 222 ee == Se a es ee eee 6 
Usadamainly- by notelsjandirestaurantSs- -—- ===. ee eee 6 
Considered: mediumor-poor quality... ee eee ee 4 
ROG Shippers S55 S54 5 Fe ae Se ee eee 3 
fa Mmbopular. = 22s 2-8 22 fas S85 2a soo ee Seng ween ee eee 3 
Principal containers: 
Boxes— 
IReSh= Water TiSh et esto 2 ee A a a Oe ee eee pounds_-_} 100-140-150-175 
Saltewater fish 2=2 seat = sc ee a ee ee Se eee do__--| 10-15-25-125- 
150-200-350 
Barrels— 
Ibresh=wateriishee ses ee oe oe ee ee ae eee Sees 1s 8 doa== 200 
Salt-water, fishwt: 2 o- owas or oh oe Se ee ens aon ee ee doze=y 200 
Quantityzoiproducts: hand lediinil 92h ses ee a ee ee ee eee Cote | 13, 127, 000 
Quantity shipped to other States (9 per cent):._.-_.--._.-.-------------------- (CKD 8) 1, 191,000 
Quantity consumediinigreater, St.lowis-. = eee ido=22 11, 936, 000 
Quantity consumed in greater St. Louis area, reduced to the edible portion__.-do___- 9, 295, 000 
Estimated population of greater St. Louis, 1926__.___......_--.----__---------- number_-_ i 025, 934 
Per capita consumption of fresh and frozen fishery products, 1926 (edible portion) -_pounds_- 9 
Per capita consumption of fresh and frozen fishery products, 1926 (in the round) ---do_--- 12 


HEALTH REGULATIONS GOVERNING FISH STORES 
Stores in St. Louis handling fish are subject to the following regu- 
lations, as stated in the Sanitary Code of the Division of Health of 
the City of St. Louis, for 1927: 
Sec. 73. Powers of inspectors: The said inspectors shall have power to enter all 
markets, stores, houses, or other places where food products are offered for sale 
for human food. When such human food products are found on inspection to 
be tainted, diseased, corrupted, or unwholesome from any cause, the said in- 
spector shall condemn the same as unfit for human food, mutilate or mark the same 
in such a manner as he may deem best to indicate condemnation of the same, and 
order the same to be immediately disposed of otherwise than for food. 
If, under this section, any shipment of fish received in St. Louis is 
condemned upon arrival, the consignee is given a receipt by the 
division of health, showing that such goods were officially condemned. 
This receipt acts in lieu of payment to the shipper for this shipment 
and officially declares that the fish covered by the receipt arrived at 
destination in bad order, either due to fault of the shipper or the 
carrier. If the carrier is at fault, the claim for reimbursement for 
the value of the fish carried in this shipment can be taken up with 
them and payment is made more certain. 
Sec. 78. Shops to be kept clean: Every person * * *_ shall keep his meat 
(fish) shop or stand pogo cleaned and free from all foul smells and nuisances 
of every description * 
Section 79 states in atiseasde that from the Ist day of May to 
the last day of October of each year all substances intended for 
human food or drink shall be screened or otherwise protected to 
prevent access of insects. 

