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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 
CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS TRADE 
The output of canned fishery products and byproducts in the United 
States and Alaska in 1938 was valued at $114,022,256. Of this total, 
canned products comprised $83,445,889, and byproducts $30,576,367 ; 
a decrease of 21 percent in the value of canned products and 17 per- 
cent in the value of byproducts when compared with the respective 
values of the same groups of commodities for the previous year. 
Fishery products were canned at 382 establishments in the United 
States and Alaska during 1938. 
neries amounted to 
17,004,379 standard cases. 
the products canned amounted to 667,527,840 pounds. 
Canned fishery products or byproducts were prepared in 26 States 
and in Alaska during 1938. 
The combined output of these can- 
The net weight of 
Alaska ranked first in the value of the 
products, accounting for 34 percent of the total, and California ranked 
second, with 31 percent. 
Canned fishery products and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1938 
SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION: By coMMODITIES 











5 Number | Standard 
Product of plants anes Pounds Value 
Canned products: 
Salmon: 
lUmitedStates =. Sse ae os oe 27 472, 721 22, 690, 608 $5, 728, 892 
PIGS Kees green te oe ene a ot ane naae 98 6, 806, 998 | 326,735,904 | 36, 636, 897 
Sardines: 
Wig ie ess ek re ee 25 671, 635 16, 790, 875 2, 367, 045 
@alifomiae--ot- => es = ee ees 31 2, 261, 678 108, 560, 544 7, 102, 358 
Punaanditunalike fishes: _ -..2-8+ J. ase _ ) 2 20 2, 754, 143 66, 099, 432 | 15, 183, 636 
Mackenrelee*: 8 26s ep ay 86 ie See 24 965, 629 46, 350, 192 2, 896, 220 
AG WIVCS= 5-2 ee 8 2 ideas ee he 10 52, 826 2, 535, 648 148, 558 
PALO WiteMnOe tes = — 0 Ae ea rl ee te 29 37, 641 1, 806, 768 165, 711 
Java) Joe Se ae Pees Sa ee 8 10, 845 520, 560 29, 950 
Shadirochee.— 2 ier wad Need pom, ur ieee pee ee 10 3,015 144, 720 95, 909 
Catan dgdoriiood=-. se a a 9 413, 434 19, 844, 832 888, 399 
DIGIT Lt ee Se eee 4 45, 721 2, 194, 608 291, 426 
Hinnan nad dies =: 8 === 1-9 eee 3 488 28, 424 7, 518 
Hishrcakes balls? etezas se Ss se a2 eee ee 6 97, 263 4, 668, 624 685, 307 
RASH as Loe es ae Sw te olan on re ee Le 3 3, 987 191, 376 143, 147 
Siig \ phe ope in a ee 4 2,491 119, 568 307, 298 
Wihitelishiroe and caviars 2... 2-2 ses “«. See 5 1, 052 50, 496 36, 478 
Salmon roe and caviar (for food)__--_-_-___-_----- 4 1, 563 75, 024 28, 077 
Salmonieges: (foribalt)) + ses. Saat Fs ees: 8 4, 656 223, 488 85, 348 
Miscellaneous fish and roe.=.---==+-+2---=--22---- 14 19, 792 950, 016 182, 729 
Clam products 22-3 ee 60 1 769, 665 19, 312, 005 3, 189, 628 
Onsters® pyuk = eh ee Seer eat ee 42 482, 441 7, 236, 615 1, 886, 476 
SOTO es ae Sa ee ee eee et Soe 50 1, 077, 003 18, 113, 297 4, 872, 393 
(Qipr Oise a ee ie (2 ie Sak APL 2S ae ee 21 13, 699 657, 552 260, 134 
surtloyproducts: 2-2: seen es eee ie =e 4 7, 410 355, 680 80, 869 
Miseellaneous shellfish, etce_.-__.-_.-+.-+-.-----_- 14 26, 583 1, 275, 984 170, 486 
otal tee ee Sa ee ae 2382 17, 604, 379 667, 527, 840 83, 445, 889 
Byproducts: Quantity Value 
Oyster and marine clam-shell products.._---.----------------------- tons_- 339,425 | $1, 416, 557 
reach swatelineassel Shelly productsess soe en nee oe eae see 2, 698, 879 
AVERETT PICA Te Site TEE OCU CS ee eee ne | ee 4, 197, 503 
SCEATTRITICA INE L Gi) ee nee ie ass SE SL es Se est tons_- 205, 216 7, 418, 163 
Wiarinciiiinalouseses ee ten on neler le Eel SSeS gallons_- 35, 140, 138 13, 526, 015 
Latey abt elyrDs ee Soo 2 Ne Oe ee eS eee eee ron do 383, 769 805, 804 
ANIScellaneols Dy ProGUGES ies se ear OE Oe ee eee |-------------- 513, 446 
Here oe nan hs Se Pe ee nm ener ee IR ys 1 pes se jewas saecenacct 30, 576, 367 
Grand total e202 >. er NE A 8 coe. et ee [ewe bene eae Sne- 114, 022, 256 

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1 “Cut-out” or “drained”? weights of can contents are included for whole er minced clams and gross can 
contents for other clam products. 
? Exclusive of duplication. 
