198 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
The cold-storage plants are spread out as widely as the dealers. Most 
are served both by steamship and railroad. 
During 1938 the Seattle office was operated and the daily reports 
were issued under the supervision of V. J. Samson, Fisheries Statistical 
and Marketing Agent, assisted by K. G. Nordquist, Junior Clerk- 
stenographer. 
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 
Late in 1938 the Jacksonville Fishery Market News office was es- 
tablished and preparations made to issue a daily report on fishery 
products. The first report was issued on March 6, 1939. Current 
data are published covering the production and prices of fish and 
shrimp produced on both coasts of Florida—from Fernandina to the 
Florida Keys on the Atlantic Coast, and from Everglades to Pensa- 
cola on the Gulf. Since the coast lines are long, and the fishing areas 
not only numerous but also widely separated, it is not possible to 
procure complete information on all varieties and for all localities 
with the funds and personnel available. To improve this situation 
part-time agents are being placed in several of the more important 
production centers on both coasts in order that a full report may be 
secured for these areas. It is believed that complete knowledge of 
the activities in several areas on each coast will be more valuable 
than partial information from the whole State, and will indicate the 
trend of production and price in the State generally. 
Since Jacksonville is an important distribution point for fishery 
products bound for markets in other States, a record of outgoing 
shipments by rail freight, rail express, and motortruck is carried in 
the report. Through — a cooperative arrangement with the Florida 
State Department of Agriculture, data on “truck shipments are ob- 
tained in considerable detail. This information includes the quantity 
of each species and the destination by State. Data on the county of 
loading in Florida also are secured but not published. Receipts and 
prices of Southern fish and shellfish and competitive Northern species 
on the New York market are received by wire, and reported together 
with a summary of landings and first sales prices at Boston. The 
movement and holdings of fishery products in a number of the most 
important cold-storage plants in the South Atlantic and Gulf States 
are shown on a weekly basis with comparative holdings for the pre- 
ceding week and for 4 weeks previous. The cold-storage plants are 
located from North Carolina to Texas. The varieties stored are 
divided into 34 classifications, 24 being salt-water fish, 4 fresh-water 
fish, and 6 shellfish. 
At frequent intervals, through the cooperation of the Food and 
Drug Administration, data on shrimp packed in canneries utilizing 
its Seafood Inspection Service are released. The information in- 
cludes, for each period and for the season, the number of plants 
operating, the number of days operated, the quantity of raw shrimp 
received, the pounds of raw shrimp packed, and the number of 
standard cases of shrimp canned. The shrimp canneries number 
about 40 and are situated in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, 
Louisiana, and Texas. 
The Fishery Market News Service office is located in the down- 
town section of Jacksonville, one block from the St. Johns River. In 
this area most of the wholesale fish dealers are concentrated. They 
