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Output of canned salmon in Alaska, in cases, 1934 to 1939—Continued 
BY SPECIES—Continued 













































Percentage 
Average increase or 
for 5- decrease in 
Product 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 year 1939 1939, as 
period, compared 
1934-38 with 5-year 
average 
Pink, or humpback: 
4g-pound flat______-_- 28,793 | 44,560 | 37,406 | 33,338 |. 50,782 | 38,976 | 49,094 +25. 96 
1-=pound=ftat=2=2==- == 1, 668 6879 -2= = 438 4, 105 1380) he eae eee —100. 00 
1-pounditalll = 3,793,732 |3,198,819 |4,522,388 |3,586,905 |3,163,493 |3,653,067 |2,466,456 —32. 48 
AMOUNG Eko es ee aoe ee eee eee 4,698 | 14, 498 3, 839 14, 475 +277.05 
TotalhGs: = bee 3,824,193 |3,244,066 |4,559,794 |3,625,379 {3,232,878 |3,697,262 |2,530,025 ei eye 
King, or spring: 
¥6-pound flat_________ 9, 983 13,462 | 10,388 15, 495 2, 354 10, 337 6, 680 —35. 38 
1-pound ate 22.) = 10, 214 6, 520 5, 722 6, 213 6, 111 6, 956 927 —86. 67 
I-poundiWtalle= == ==. 32, 666 16, 423 35, 774 47, 760 35, 348 33, 594 24, 851 — 26. 03 
Totalbvhek ~ 0-2 52, 863 | 36,405 | 51,884 | 69,468 | 43,813 | 50,887 | 32,458 —36. 22 
Red, or sockeye: 4 = 
16-pound flat_________ 88, 051 87,498 | 137,219 | 149,424 | 122,642 | 116, 967 | 187, 568 +60. 36 
1-poundwlation == 22 73, 4380 57,693 | 118, 090 87, 654 51, 608 77, 695 44, 458 —42.78 
I-pound*tallt __. ==: 2,466,535 | 664, 355 |2,247,233 |1,866,176 |2,338,414 |1,916,542 |1,725,298 —9. 98 
42 DOUT Ge. a2 SA All 2 OE | ee ee ae 3, 415 8, 569 2, 397 8, 924 +272. 30: 
RG talthe one 2,628,016 | 809, 546 |2,502,542 |2,106,669 |2,521,233 |2,113,601 |1,966,248 —6.97 
Grand total___.____ 7,481,830 |5,133,122 |8,437,603 |6,669,665 |6,806,998 |6,905,844 |5,263,153 — 23. 79 
BY DISTRICTS AND SPECIES 
Southeast Alaska: 
Coho;/or silvers =_-- 158, 527] 142,493} 134, 722 88,525) 148,765} 133, 606 66, 236 — 50. 42 
Chum, or keta_—--.-- 394, 212) 540,948} 778,339) 503,766] 474,453] 538,343! 296, 104 —45. 00 
Pink, or humpback __ /2, 622, 362/2, 200, 0602, 925, 144/2, 143, 1681, 886, 769|2, 355, 501)1, 475, 358 —37. 37 
King, or spring_--____ 15, 594 11, 108 20, 505 30, 693 16, 370 18, 854 2, 441 — 87.05 
Red, or sockeye______ 104, 398} 159,429) 218,007] 167,744) 192,591) 168,434) 195, 358 +15. 98 
otal: 4--- — ee 3, 295, 093/3, 054, 0384, 076, 717|2, 933, 896)2, 713, 948/3, 214, 738)2, 035, 497 —36. 68 
Central Alaska: 2 
Coho, or silver__=...- 76, 371 47, 461 86, 007 48, 654 78, 211 67, 341 37, 886 — 43.74 
Chum, or keta_-.---- 313, 233] 302,123] 296, 188] 191,610) 252,686} 271,168) 239, 446 —11.70 
Pink, or humpback __/1, 199, 872/1, 044, 002/1, 603, 584/1, 482, 210}1, 346, 109]1, 335, 155/1, 054, 665 —21.01 
King yorispring. sss —- 28, 472 24, 462 27, 073 31, 644 20, 944 26, 519 24, 514 —7. 56: 
Red, or sockeye_____- 709,470} 384,183) 856,829) 462,241) 481,815) 578,908! 655,399 +13. 21 
“1 OG Fe) (Se eee Fa 2, 327, 418|1, 802, 231/2, 869, 681|2, 216, 359|2, 179, 765|2, 279, 0912, 011, 910 —11. 72 
Western Alaska: 
Coho, or silver_-_-_--__ 1, 219 223 1, 571 138 345 699). 5. see —100. 00 
Chum, or keta_______ 33, 196 9,857| 26,556] 35,456] 59,614) 32,936} 94,750 +187. 68 
Pink.or humpback___ 1, 959 4 31, 066 Nt 6, 606 2 —99. 97 
King, or spring_______ 8, 797 835 4, 306 7,131 6, 499 5, 514 5, 503 —. 20 
Red, or sockeye______ 1, 814, 148] 265, 9834/1, 427, 706/1, 476, 684|1, 846, 827/1, 366, 260}1, 115, 491 —18. 35. 
Motels: =e - 42 1, 859, 319} 276, 853/}1, 491, 205/1, 519, 410|1, 918, 285}1, 412, 015/1, 215, 746 —13. 90 
Granditotala===2-— 7, 481, 830/5, 133, 122|8, 437, bial 669, 665 6, 806, 998 6, 905, meal 263, 153 — 23.79 



Relative importance of each species of canned salmon within each district in 1939 



District 
Coho 

Percent 
Chum 
Percent 
14.5 
Pink 
Percent 
12,5 
52. 4 
.0 
48.1 
King 
Percent 
0.1 
1.2 
.4 
.6 

Red 
Percent 
9.6 
32.6 
91.8 
37.3 

Total, 
all 
species 
Percent 
100. 0 
100.0 
100. 0 
100. 0 

