CLXII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Tahle showing by States the products of the fisheries of the Gulf States in 1S97 — Cout'd. 



Species. 



Pounds. Value, 



Pounds. Val 



Value. 



Jurel 



Kingfl-ih 



Ladylish 



Mullet, fresh 



Mullet, salted 



Mullet roe, salted 



Perch 



Pike and pickerel 



Pinflsh 



Pompano, fresh 



Pompauo, salted 



Poigies 



Porkfish 



Sailors' choice 



"Sardines" 



Sheepshead 



Shoemaker 



Silver perch 



Snappers, red 



Snappers, ot her 



Spanish mackerel, fresh .. 

 Spanish mackerel, salted. 



Spots and croakers 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



Trout, fresli 



Trout, salted 



"VVhiting 



Yellow-tail 



Other fish 



Sponges 



Oysters 



clams 



Shrimp 



Cr.awflsh 



Crabs, hard 



(^rabs, soft 



Turtles 



Terrapin 



Conchs 



Alligator hides 



Otter skins 



165,819 I $5,871 



60, 350 

 500 



11,050 I 500 

 'i7,"665' """i,"89i 



32, 150 

 22, 730 



17, 850 



238, 010 

 9,600 

 3,015 



328, 775 



66, 550 

 "6,'7i4,'336' 



4,486,726 



84, 950 



1, 458, 833 



22, 395 

 41, 680 



Total 



12, 506 

 346 

 128 



464, 791 

 "46,' 716' 



16, 980 

 1,449 



136, 700 



8,950 



22, 400 



,011,620 



80, 576 

 3,113 

 12, 891 



2, 491, 370 

 ""'366,'536' 



138, 120 



581 

 4,149 



237, 385 

 3,880 



$2, 167 

 25 



17, 453 

 "'i,'939 



6,007 



384 



984 



45, 525 



94, 663 

 7,464 



7,500 



440, 000 



123, 223 



12, 769, 110 



2, 438, 777 



143, 999 



53, 200 



26, 730 



42, 880 



479, 766 



23, 225 



98, 200 



11,962 



89,381 



150, 000 



1,565,811 



9,600 



3,015 



6, 114, 278 



110, 631 



703, 097 



23, 579 



1, 047, 488 



31, 830 



31,654 



3, 030, 998 



63, 105 



11, 589 



73, 440 



664, 188 



332, 856 



16, 657, 138 



7,084 



6, 791, 021 



242, 450 



1, 759, 233 



21, 200 



894, 396 



66. 692 



500 



$75 

 6,600 

 2,633 

 145. 530 

 55, 148 

 13,310 

 2,356 

 1,050 

 1, 375 

 26, 459 

 1,236 

 2, 450 

 1,196 

 3,198 

 3,090 

 51, 074 

 346 

 128 

 200,412 

 3, 296 

 37, 864 

 1,193 



33, 495 

 1,833 

 1,315 



112, 454 



2,524 



179 



6, 594 



30, 546 



305, 589 



748, 760 



171 



117,453 



20; 787 

 1,720 



30, 177 



7,501 



30 



34, 546 

 14,481 



65, 660, 623 2, 271, 726 



FISHERIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 



Eecently a market has been found in Kansas, Texas, Missouri, and 

 other States west of the Mississippi for fresh fish and spiny lobsters 

 from southern California. Important shipments have been made, 

 chiefly from San Pedro and San Die^o, the imnoipal species shipped 

 being barracuda, boiiito, mackerel, sea bass, red rockfish and spiny 

 lobsters. Good prices were received, and it is probable that a per- 

 manent market for southern California fresh fish will be found. The 

 spiny lobster proved especially desirable; it was shipped chiefly to 

 Kansas City, where it is known as the Bermuda lobster. The scarcity 

 of suitable fishing boats proved a considerable draAvback in filling 

 orders for fish from eastern ])oints. In INiarch and April, 1898, ]\[r. 

 Cloudsley Rutter made impiiries res])ecting the fisheries of San Diego. 

 Several dealers kept no records, and it is probable that tlie quantity of 

 fish taken was greater than that accounted for in the following table. 

 More than 800,000 pounds were handled, of which 28o,G58 pounds were 

 shipped by rail to eastern points. 



