FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 
Industries related to the fisheries of the New England States, 1938 
OPERATING UNITS, SALARIES, AND WAGES 







Maine and 
Massa- Rhode | Connec- 
Item aerate chusetts Island ticut Total 
Transporting: 
Persons engaged: Number Number | Number | Number | Number 
Ontvesselsi2cLse 520 s+ SSR. oe 130 68 26 1 241 
Oni boatss. =.= 28st ees tee 11 | ee ao u= |e ea 65 
Quai oe Rees a ee eee Eee ee 141 122 26 17 306 
Wessels; mOtOR wwe. fo ee he Se 65 9 8 9 91 
Net Tonnage. = ==. 2222 Ses oe ee 714 332 144 295 1, 485 
1802 eee oe ee ee ee a ee ge Se 8 7y (id See eee 2+ 35 
Wholesale and manufacturing: 
EStablishments:----=<)s-4-2--<..-$f2-.42 150 212 29 30 421 
Persons engaged: 
Proprietors: = 2825 S2sbe22- sds Ree: 135 254 24 27 440 
Salaried employees. ..-......-..------- 164 514 39 37 754 
Wage earners: 
Average for season_----.---.-2-_----- 5, 389 4, 788 321 470 10, 968 
Average forsy ari. 22. = = See is 1, 638 3, 958 189 253 6, 038 
Paid to salaried employees___-_-..--------- $259, 012 | $1, 553,622 | $83,190 | $115,205 | $2,011,029 
‘Paid to wage earmerse 22 =~ 22s e e e2 $1, 024, 765 | $3, 494, 664 | $172,914 | $266,511 | $4, 958, 854 
Total salaries and wages-_--.-..-....------ $1, 283, 777 | $5,048, 286 | $256, 104 | $381,716 | $6, 969, 883 
Fishermen manufacturing --_......-.-...------ 1, 035 2, 101 2601) |i 5 RE 3, 396 
PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED 
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Item Maine ! Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut 
By manufacturing establish- 
ments: Quan- Quan- 
Alewives, salted Quantity | Value | Quantity| Value tity Value tity Value 
on pounds_-| 747,900 | $10, 591 (2) (2 See SE eee | 
od: 
Fresh fillets__.do_---| 151, 000 15, 230 |7, 979, 059 | $692, 987 (2) (3). |G. cass |eseee eee 
Fresh sticks___do__-- 310, 900 ake baa) a ga din | OR ee SS SEE eee erg 2 ee 
Frozen fillets_.do_.--| 126, 000 ZSARO ESS48 1443 ie 741 | 233 |S och ese ek eee ee 
Salted: 
Green 3____do_--- 745, 881 PNG) Wd | Se gee Sl |e ee ee es ee eae Bee ee 
Dry do__.-| 110, 000 6650) 19945061!) 148/980 Sef nso 8 Coe a = | Eee ee 
Boneless in- 
cluding abso- 
lutely bone- 
less___pounds_- 297, 294 SWATH en 42ovor eel, O18 918) .-2- =. |- 2 nono |ea tase alton eae 
ened fillets _do___- 93, 011 9,750) 529, 323 59;.420| oo = - 2h 32) = oon | eee ee c 
il: 
Cod____gallons_- 4, 604 1 O08 bate aoe Be eo ks ons oe oases 
Cod liver_do-_--- 20, 565 WAKAO 2405991) 153)577| 2222-2 5] -2s2s—-| so seen ee eee ee, 
Cusk: 
Fresh fillets 
pounds-_- 69, 250 7, 100) 1, 022, 535 LCA ©) eee See eee eer Eee as | = 
Fresh sticks_._.do_---| 636,300 GDA0 88 |aee keeles etek et ole eas eee meen noe 
Frozen fillets_.do___- (?) 2) 183, 915 YB ib) Ree eee ees ee 
Smoked fillets.do--__| 64, 000 65/550 cen G80 9223 ons O84 230| 5 a=. 5] ae pee fea ee | MRR aT 
Flounders: 
Fresh fillets___do___- 45, 500 DAA2A IE DHIGOL4 |, 245, 681-222 = |e ee eee 
Frozen fillets_.do_-__- (2) (?) J 677sSl0lh. 1244, 40) 2. .- 25 5] ne oes pana eeee| soceacee 
Haddock: 
Fresh fillets___do_-__- 148, 500 23, 635/16, 013, 963} 1, 510, 178 (?) (€) ee) ee ee |e ee 
Fresh sticks_--do_--_- 73, 000 D300 34 2e sev |= 221 |i oe asl ede eee ee alee taece 
Frozen fillets._.do____| 59, 000 65 150) 21, 144940510 193765205 | ean ee sn ees Seeeue es | eoeeenes 
Finnan haddie 
do_..-}| 184,900 17,507} 505, 809 41,551) Qa) | seteoael ancoates 
Hake: 
Fresh fillets_._.do__._| 213, 000 AGS 250 |e 29205; 091i 1771890 | Sa aeee | ereeree |e |e ee 
Fresh sticks_._do___- 674, 800 (Lai: 5 7] SS Se oe a a ee a a ees 
Frozen fillets__do___- (2) (2) 301, 948 15, S80 | pose as co |S See | es oo 
Salted: 
Greonses=' dose |": 8721842 (a boro | aks |e ee Ee ee eee renin ene 
Dry Bas. Oumt 2 (2) (2) 936, 059 53;/048 |e ASS Ee are SE eb a|2 eet a 
Boneless, in- 
cluding abso- 
lutely bone- 
less__.pounds__ 207, 5388 PBN GOS | Ls se Sees ee ee rae | tie Se Nel LE ee aes |teee Shes 

See footnotes, p. 287. 
