FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1938 
Fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1937—-Continued 
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE SHOWING THE PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH 
IN NUMBER AND BUSHELS—Continued 
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Product Florida Alabama Mississippi 
Crabs: Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 
Gales See ee number__| 9,413,033 | $73,806 | 1,588,792 | $11,336 | 2,999,582 $25, 201 
Soft and peelers__________ dos - 4, 500 80) [es Oe Ol INET 5, 400 306 
Clams, hard, public-______-_ bushels__ 93, 512 4972 | eee RE | AE 
Oysters, market: 
Pablicy spring -2 2-4-2: dos 100, 346 31, 606 180, 526 41,583 | 2,492, 909 542, 798 
atbliehfalls235-) 22322 do: 2:2 69, 326 28, 379 38, 480 15, 572 111, 960 36, 541 
Private, spring ------2--== dos 37, 359 9, 757 9, 513 S77 [ue eae 
Privatewtan. tli +: 2- sls do___- 26, 102 6, 993 12, 261 5913: | Pa wile ea Pere oes 
STeEUG OCH) ay) pe Ao SES Seen EE dol 28, 441 9° A900) 222 4s te. ek Sit RO as 
Product Louisiana Texas Total 
Crabs: Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 
ein ee ee ee number--| 31, 763, 525 | $194,811 | 1,807,059 | $24,577 | 64,339,477 | $434,098 
Soft and peelers---_______- do-s_- 974, 728 DONS Tal = Se ee | bene os 2, 002, 128 75, 182 
Clams, hard, public___-____ J OY TESY EYES IS | and Rl | RR | | eat [here ae 148, 250 84, 006 
Oysters, market: 
Public, spring -_---2_ __- does 341, 271 76, 225 109, 574 44,697 | 3,343, 448 72, 976 
eiplicy tailor do__- 15, 379 6, 160 101, 348 45, 934 557, 272 204, 966 
Private, spring____-_____- oy 3551) 9110352306) | wiS2556885) 252 s2<2 i 1, 363, 510 401, 946 
private; fall. pss do=—2 DVO {Oby || 7244, 4430-2 2 ee EE eee 862, 301 314, 823 
prealigns; InAy os: 1. --=-—-2-..- GIDE 23 |= ee eae |) eee Or eee 36, 501 21, 179 
Industries related to the fisheries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States, 1937 
OPERATING UNITS, SALARIES, AND WAGES 
North | South Awe 
Item Caro- | Caro- |Georgia| Florida ed Missis- |7 ouisiana| Texas | Total 
lina | lina Be Spee 
Transporting: 
Persons engaged: Number| Number| Number| Number| Number|Number| Number |Number| Number 
On vessels------ 73 717111] eee 52 OG | 2 eee ee 344 
Onyboats2: 2222 4 {7 | eke 2 bo | pen ee | Bee ee aes 1i6| 208 
Motal_¢2-. = —" 77 HHG|E- = 135 6 6 74 1D} cee ee 552 
Vessels: 
Motor=5-=-s=--< 43 TH eee 2 29 3 3 7] a ee 137 
Net tonnage. 361 14. F | neplatoeaete 357 37 54 ADS eee Be 1, 376 
Sane aaa 1 5 | a a) (aa eas | | a | See a Lee 34 
Net tonnage. 6 SOIL LR 2 SN ae 5 3) a SL ae | eee 326 
Total ves- 
Scisae ==. 44 CC selina 29 3 3 1 ee Re 171 
Total net 
tonnage-_ 367 AGT ~~ 2. - = 357 37 54 A423 eee 1, 702 
SSG pe ie ee eee 2 ii) Lajas & 82) SoS ee 58 |eaeae 147 
Wholesale and manu- 
facturing: . 
Establishments_____ 110 21 24 337 25 41 117 50 725 
Persons engaged: } 
Proprietors _---- 119 13 18 370 22 24 102 57 725 
Salaried em- 
ployees ----_-_- 44 20 30 186 18 63 141 30 532 
Wage earners: 
Average for tats 
season _-__ 1, 828 1, 124 1, 825 2, 457 619 2, 564 5, 394 1, 466 17, 277 
Average for oe aee 
year..c-= == 492 274 422 1,115 179 1,189 1, 702 384 5, 757 
Paid to salaried em- ae 
ployees...________| $57, 274} $36, 900) $52, 873|$244, 393) $23, 617| $94,335) $205, 359) $35,840, $750, 591 
Paid to wage earn- 
eee ee $274, 860/$113, 160|$174, 233) $657, 781| $94, 821/$523, 122/$1, 055, 780/$219, 429/$3, 113, 186 
Total salaries and 
wages.._________ 32, 134/$150, 060)$227, 106|$902, 174|$118, 438/$617, 457|$1, 261, 139|$255, 269/$3, 863, 777 
Fishermen manufactur- es 
ripe, gee 628 24 23 433 90 108 40 130) 1, 476 







