FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 300 
Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1938—Continued 
SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE SHOWING THE PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN SHELLFISH IN 
NUMBER AND BUSHELS 






Product New York New Jersey Delaware Total 
Crabs: Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value 
iHardeass=—= c= number_-|1, 161,900 | $23,751 |3, 339, 900 |$32, 426 551, 400 | $4, 585 |5, 053, 200 $60, 762 
Irony ek See ey ee Se a et Se 615,000 | 5, 707 20, 300 163 | 635, 300 5, 870 
re pot and peelers__.do____| 137,600 13, 932 |1, 278, 400 |103, 767 340, 000 | 17, 000 |1, 756, 000 134, 699 
ams: 
Hard, public___bushels__| 251,062 | 352, 407 285, 638 |348, 510 462 559 537, 162 701, 476 
Hard, private____- doz= = 29, 362 40, 938 29 571 | 27, 586 2,101 2, 775 54, 034 71, 249 
Soft, public_______ do..--| 28,237 | 33,928 49; 940) "545423; | PARE | eee 69, 177 88, 351 
Surforskimmer___do____| 67,400 | 51, 537 AT O20 | 20.30 lg | see eee | een 115, 225 71, 838 
Wonchsee 8 ad 22 ome: 389 GOD M Es Fe te ae Ee SOB Alt 389 695 
Mussels, sea____-___- GOzess FS 248080i|) SST 358 |e 2 = Sa ieee ee 166 323 24, 246 18, 458 
Oysters, market: 
Public, spring_-._- do__-.| 28,000 | 49,344 OROZS alee a2 0b | eee eee [Dee nae 31, 628 52, 073 
Publicxfall-- 3 do__._| 26,707 | 47,109 19) 844. Rl (4645 | eee IE | See 46, 551 58, 573 
Private, spring.._..do____| 687,187 | 884, 391 476;719)5|342;-930) | |-e- oases 3 |e 1, 163, 906 |1, 227, 321 
5 Eval, falicc= sae do 618, 987 | 976, 385 506, 372 |367, 830 20,945 | 14,001 |1, 146, 304 |1, 358, 216 
ea ops: ; 
13YD\\ Saeed Sete ste gdo-s- 4, 220 6003)" |'= SORE 2s a | Se Se oes 4, 220 6, 003 
[sine eee ee do__-_| 490,800 | 350, 242 26, 573 Be TOO Res ee See ae 517, 373 359, 032 




NotrE.—Bushels represent U.S.Standard Bushels of 2,150.4 cubic inches capacity. Prior to 1938 data on 
bushels of shellfish were based on bushel measures of the size prescribed by individual State regulations. 
For more detailed information concerning shellfish measures the reader is referred to the section on conversion 
factors, p. 548 of this document. 
Industries related to the fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1938 
OPERATING UNITS, SALARIES, AND WAGES 












7 , New Jer- | Pennsyl- 
Item New York sey vania | Delaware Total 
Transporting: 
Persons engaged: Number Number Number Number Number 
On vessels 24 134 
Onitboats®22222- 3-5 ae ees 104 104 
TOtal sees te See aes 110 LOS M2 5 = Pe wae oP ees eee a 238 
ViSSCIS IN OLOT= =: 522. 2 _ 2 es Ree 24 10 3.3 ee eee 34 
INGGitOnnS 26:-- 2 <= 431 LS 7 ee | eee 568 
IBYORN IG Se eee ee ee Eee Saas S20 )es 2 ee ee 82 
Wholesale and enautlag Lorine: 
ST ADLSHMICTLSS aot a 218 112 41 12 383 
Persons engaged: 
IPrOprietors:= ===. ===. 2s - 44 89 37 9 179 
Salaried employees_-___._-_________ 719 142 77 14 952 
Average for season_____________ 2, 997 1, 436 330 302 5, 065 
Average for year__..___.______- 2, 295 912 252 139 3, 598 
Paid to salaried employees____________- $2, 060, 806 $319, 206 $141, 064 $18, 760 | $2, 589, 836 
Paid to wage earners_____.__._.___--_- $3, 575, 952 $865, 637 $312, 667 $119, 271 | $4, 873, 527 
Total salaries and wages____________- $5, 636, 758 | $1, 184, 843 $453, 731 $138,031 | $7, 413, 363 
Fishermen manufacturing.___._..-.____-__ 234 Lis | ee ceeeeeee 5 (ace ee pee 287 
