FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 205 
The State of Michigan shipped to Chicago 6,219,000 pounds of 
fishery products amounting to 13 percent of the year’s supply, mostly 
by express; followed by Wisconsin with 12 percent, mainly by truck; 
British Columbia with 11 percent, almost equally divided between 
express and freight; and Manitoba with 10 percent, largely-by freight. 
Fresh-water varieties of fishery products constituted 26,891,000 
pounds, or 55 percent of Chicago’s receipts; salt-water species 26 
percent; and shellfish and miscellaneous classifications 19 percent. 
Fresh-water fish arrived in the greatest quantity by truck and express, 
salt-water fish by freight and express, and shellfish mostly by freight. 
Of the fresh-water fish 20 percent, 5,246,000 pounds, was lake trout, 
being shipped mostly from Michigan by express and from Wisconsin 
by truck. Thirteen percent was sauger, practically all from Manitoba 
and largely by freight; and 11 percent was whitefish, mostly from 
Michigan by express. 
Halibut, with 6,725,000 pounds, was shipped to Chicago in greater 
volume than any other item, and dominated the salt-water fishery 
supplies. It furnished 54 percent of the 12,476,000 pounds, as com- 
pared with 16 percent for rosefish fillets, the next most important 
variety. There were slightly more fresh than frozen halibut, British 
Columbia sending the bulk of each classification. The fresh fish were 
shipped by express and the frozen fish by freight. Rosefish fillets came 
almost exclusively from Massachusetts, by far the greater amount 
by truck. 
Shrimp, with 6,398,000 pounds, followed halibut in volume and con- 
stituted 71 percent of the 9,052,000 pounds of shellfish and miscella- 
neous varieties. Louisiana shipped about two-thirds of the shrimp 
and Texas about one-third, nearly all being transported by freight. 
The activities of the Chicago office during 1939 were supervised by 
E. C. Hinsdale, Fisheries Marketing Agent, assisted by B. F. Lucarz, 
Junior Clerk. 
SEATTLE, WASH. 
During 1939 the Seattle reports were expanded to include data each 
day on the receipts and prices- of Alaska halibut and troll-caught 
salmon at Ketchikan, Juneau, Petersburg, and Sitka and weekly re- 
ceipts at Wrangell. Bureau representatives transmit these data 
through the cooperation of the Army Signal Corps. Additional cov- 
erage during 1939 was obtained by arrangements with the Canadian 
Government, through the Halibut Marketing Board at. Vancouver, 
B. C., to receive daily information on the sales of the halibut fleet 
over the Vancouver fish exchange. With daily receipts and prices 
now included for these ports, the Seattle market news report presents 
a current picture of fish receipts throughout Southeastern Alaska, 
British Columbia, and most of Washington. Plans are now under 
way to include daily receipts of troll-caught salmon and _ halibut 
landings at Eureka, Calif., during the 1940 season. 
Another addition to the Seattle reports during 1939 was the devel- 
opment of a weekly summary of fish receipts at Seattle, and a written 
summary of market conditions, trends, and comparisons with the 
preceding week’s receipts. These summaries are issued every Tues- 
day and cover the week ending the previous Saturday. 
During 1939 it was also possible to obtain and publish weekly sta- 
tistics on the pack of canned salmon in Alaska, British Columbia, and 
