U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
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Tel. Beekman 3-4382 or 3. 
33A Fulton Street, 
HEW YORK, N. Y. 
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
DIVISION OF FISHERY INDUSTRIES, MARKET NEWS SERVICE fFri., May 26, 1939. 
Page 1. 
WEATHER at 8:30 A.M, 
62° Clear. 
FISHERY PRODUCTS REPORT ~ NUMBER 173 
Unless otherwise specified, all sections refer to NW YORK CITY; 
tities are in 
pounds; and prices are in cents per pound for stocks of good merchantable quality. 
RATL ARRIVALS 
For 24 hours ending § A. M. today. 
Unless otherwise stated, LCL packages are by 
ezpress and carloads are by freight. Shipments 
are listed by State and Province from which they 
are billed. 
CARLOADS 4 Otter 
12 
45. 
Totals 1,193 pkgs; 11 carse 
© Includes some unclassified frozen fish and 
shellfish as well as all lobsters reported be= 
low as “Lobsters, unclassified, freight". 
FROZEN FISH: 
ner LORE 
MASS, hace: 
SHELLFISH, BIC. s 
CRABS, SOFT: Del. 3 bxs; Va. 29 bxsg Md. 32 bzs. 
CRAB MEAT: Md. 3 bbls; Va. 5 bbls, 4 kegs; Ga. 
4 bbls; Flae 10 bbls, 2 bxs; La. 3 bbls. 
FROG LEGS: Fla. 4 bbls. 
LOBSTERS: Maine 23 bbls; Mass. 11 bbls; UNCL. 
frt.* 164 bbls. 
LOBSTER MEAT: N. 3. 6 bbls, 1 bx 
OYSTERS, SHELL: Mass. 1 bbl. 
SHRIMP: S. C. 7 bzs; N. C. 1 bbl; Ga. 156 bzs; 
Ala. 10 hxs. 
© See foot note above 
QOASTWISE VESSEL RECEIPTS 
For 24 hours ending oA. i today 
None reportede 
LANDINGS BY FISHING CRAFT 
Hailing fares for 24 hours ending Ba. M, today. 
This Morning 
900 gals. 
1,350 " 
»150 " 
Scallops, sea 
" . 
Thursday - Additional 
KATELEEN Whiting 2,000; Squid 2,000. 
IMPORTS ENTERED 
For 24 hours ending 8 A. M, today. 
(Except canned & preserved) 
Fresh Fish 
10 cs. 
Shellfish, etc. 
' 3 Canada 12 tubs. 
TURTLES, LIVE: Mexico 20 pes; Jamaica 50 pes. 
Miscellaneous 
IHS: 3 ance 11 bales due Philadelphia. 
OIL, COD LIVER; Iceland 250 drums due Norfolk; 
England 200 drums due Philadelphia. 
OIL, MEDICINAL COD LIVER: England 25 drums due 
Baltimore. 
OIL, POULTRY OOD LIVER: England 75 drums due 
Baltimore; Norway 25 drums due Philadelphia. 
Vesselss "FORT TOWNSHEND", Canada; "TALAMANCA", 
Jamaica; "WEST CUSSETA", Norwey, Iceland, and 
England; “PIPESTONE COUNTY", France; “AGWISTAR", 
Mexico. 
PROVINCETOWN, MASS, 
Landings for 24 hours endirg 6 A, M, today. 
Thursday 
INSHORE: 6 Line Trawlerss Cod, large 3,000 lbs. 
market 1,000 " 
b Total 4,000 " 
P-11200 A,i4 
Report #123, Fri., May 26, 15939 
BOSTON, MASS. 
Landings for 24 hours ending 81:30 A. M, today. 
This Morning 
WEATHER: 57° Cloudy. LBS. 
MACKEREL:3 Seiners; 1 lb.up 67,000 
Small _ 68,000 
3. Total 135,000 
OFFSHORE § LBS, INSHORE 
3 Draggers 
Trawlers 244,000 
4 Total 244,000 
OFFSHORE THSHORE 
LBS,First Saies LBS.First Sales 
Cod, large 6,000 3,000 
" market 15,000 3,000 
" scrod 3,000 - 
Cusk - 1,000 
2,000 1,000 
93,000 5,000 
102,000 - 
1,000 
2,000 
38,000 1. 
BY SPECIESs 
nw 
ve 
Dabs 
Haddock 
" scrod 
Fake - 
Pollock 2,000 
Rosefish 3,000 
Sole, gray 1,000 
" Yemon 14,000 
Whiting, dressed= 
" steak «= 
Wolffish 3,000 
Total 244,000 
SEATTLE, WASH, 
For 24 hours ending Tmursday (P. S. 1.) as shown. 
SALON EXCHANGE: (9 A. M,) 
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15.5-16.0 
12,0-13.25 
9.0-10.5 
9.0-10.0 
large 
King, 
"smell 
Total 3 
HALIBUT EXCHANGE: (10 A, M, 
4 Said 
3 Local 
1Bs, (¢) 
10,800 7.0 
11,500 7.1-8.4 
34,500 6.75=7o1 - pas 7.0 
94,000 71-764 
134,000 
Sablefish 
ADDITIONAL RECEIPTS: (8 A, M,) 
Halibut, frozen 
Salmon, king 
Halibut 
16,838 ibs. 
35» 
es 
Wednesday 5 via Exoress (Nast). 
PRINCE RUPERT, B. C. 
For 24 hours ending 10 A. M& P, S. T. Thursday. 
HALIBUT LANDINGS: 
COASTWISEs 
CARS SHIPPED: 
185, 
16,000 
MEDIUM CHICKEN 
(¢) (¢) 
705 5-0 
Wednesday 3 via Express. 
PORTLAND, MAINE 
lendings for 24 hours ending 6 A. M, today. 
Thursday 
INSHORE LBS, BY SPECIES: 
6 Draggers 
46,000 
9 Gille 
netters 13,000 
16 Line 
Trawlers 18,000 
CANADIAN VESSELS: 
CARS SHIPPED3 
“31 Motel 77,000 ‘Total 
Notes Additional landings on Page 2. 
(Over). 

FIGURE 2.—Reproduction of page 1 of a typical daily Fishery Market News Service report issued by the 
New York City office. 
