ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 157 
Products of Alaska clam industry in 1939 









Item | Cases Pounds! | Value 
RAZOR CLAMS | 
Minced: 
P=poundi cans) 45it0 case)eee ce horn me’ SE EES ee esa 30, 379 364, 548 $212, 422 
#U-otuceCANS|(45)\C0'CASC) = soe en an 2, 522 37, 840 17, 012 
1-pound cans (48 to case) _-_--------------- sas cinerea Re ae ee 5 120 45 
RezHncea cans (24 Loicase). 226422252 - 3-2 22ee. Pe) ase 221 3, 315 1, 571 
Whole: 
Beepoundicans (48)t0 Case)2—- ease ee eee ee eee 65 780 455 
10-ounce cans (48 to case) - - apne 404 6, 060 3, 557 
1-pound cans (48 to case) __- =| 363 8, 712 4, 106 
20-ounce cans (24 to case) --_---- So Ole Ueto cee se eee 110 1, 650 829 
Chowder: 
BG unCe Cans (24ibO Case) 2t4- wta-tee tt hs 2. eek 21k Se | 5 150 30 
Miotaljrazor:Clanis® =: _ 5 °S2be: 255 oe Le SE oe ei sck 34, 074 423, 165 240, 027 
BUTTER CLAMS 
Minced: 
pepound Cans) (48 tOi\CASO) 2-52 coe a no aa eee seen e name 72 864 288 
ole: 
feo maGcans: (48 tO CASe)) <4 2 et ee 49 1, 176 196 
BOLE DULveri Clams 30s so ee wasn ee See ee esas 121 2, 040 484 
Grancitetal sc: Ste. _ teas See Lae ade eee 34, 195 425, 205 240, 5i1 



1 “Cnt-out”’ or ‘‘drained”’ weights of ean contents are shown for whole and minced clams, and gross weight. 
for other clam products. 
SHRIMP 
Three plants in southeast Alaska were engaged primarily in the 
shrimp business—Alaskan Glacier Sea Food Co. at Petersburg, and 
Reliance Shrimp Co. and Wrangell Shrimp Packing Co. at Wrangell. 
Some cold-packed shrimp was produced also at the salmon and crab 
cannery of Dean C. Kayler at Petersburg. In the central district 
there was a small production of shrimp at Cordova and Kachemak 
Bay, chiefly in conjunction with crab-canning operations. 
There were 169 persons engaged in the industry, of whom 34 
were whites, 114 natives, 16 Japanese, 3 Filipinos, and 2 Mexicans. 
Products consisted of 433,623 pounds of cold-packed shrimp meat, 
valued at $163,653; 3,263 pounds of frozen shrimp meat, valued at 
$1,305; 827 pounds of fresh shrimp in shell, valued at $124; and 40 
eases (480 pounds net) of canned shrimp meat, valued at $400—a 
total of 438,193 pounds, valued at $165,482. Comparable figures for 
1938 show a production of 435,801 pounds, valued at $168,474. 
CRABS 
Crab canning in Alaska was not active in 1939, owimg to low market 
levels. The industry again centered in the Cordova region where 
seven plants packed crab meat during the year, in some instances in 
conjunction with the canning of clams. The principal operators in 
this district were the Alaskan Glacier Sea Food Co., Gulf Packing Co., 
Scotty’s Packing Co., and Sheep Bay Mill & Packing Co. 
One plant, that of the King Crab Co., operated at Halibut Cove, on 
Cook Inlet, and three plants handled crabs in southeast Alaska, 
namely the A R B Packing Co. at Wrangell, Dean C. Kayler at 
Petersburg, and O. H. Wood at Hoonah. 
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