382 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
RECEIPTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS AT NEW YORK CITY 
Receipts of fresh and frozen fishery products (excluding imports 
arriving by steamship and entered at New York City) at the salt-water 
market in New York City during 1939 totaled 228,293,329 pounds, 
with the largest receipts amounting to 23,517,566 pounds in May, and 
the smallest amounting to 15,650,541 pounds in February. The 
State of New York (including direct landings at the market) was the 
largest contributor to these receipts, furnishing 90,721,867 pounds. 
Next in order were Massachusetts, New Jersey, Florida, and Connecti- 
cut. Imports of fishery commodities entered at New York City 
during 1939 aggregated 7,710,619 pounds. Important among the 
countries of origin of these commodities were Japan, Union of South 
Africa, Portugal, and Morocco. Tabular statements which include 
detailed data collected and compiled by the Division’s Fishery Market 
News Service on the receipts of fishery commodities at New York 
City during 1939 are included in the following tables. There also is 
included a statement of the landings of fishery commodities by fishing 
craft. 
Receipts of fresh and frozen fishery onary at the Salt-Water Market in New York 
ity, 1939 
BY SPECIES AND MONTHS 












Species January | February} March April May June 
SALT-WATER FISH Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds 
Alba COretad soc. -- 2-2 a ee ee eae emcees 200 ee ee ae Se | ee | eee eve eae 
TAG iii CS nen en eee ee 31, 205 7, 279 28, 711 62, 632 3, 985 2, 275 
Allewivessirozen 2-0-5 s eee ee 128 434 25208 | me ee | See ee 
Aimiberjackees sete ce ee ee eee 4, 380 1, 900 IAG U0) pees dea | fete op aeeres a S| SE Se 
ANCHOVIES MrOZON 2 oo nore see UY 0) fen pa | Arete et | act ea a | lin tr | 
MB TTS iSite ae oe ene eae eee 495,054; 122,367) 157,195] 350,821 96,157} 162, 363 
IBlwehshsiroze nae. s— = ho ae ere 3, 861 T4850! eee Sl- - ee J eee | ee 
BiVemunNNeLs == so. ses e ee sce a ee 400 200 DOO saan same | ete ee ee ee 
Bonito. hp Setar are eal RINGS CS ie 5 FE SRA Do se || ee 515 21, 497 
‘Bonito: frozeneete sec ee eer ere oa ye eee 800) 2 ane epee tee ees lee ce rere 
‘Buttertishe2--- Ti 2k ieee 593, 813 86,555} 884,905} 1,030,159} 829, 694) 1, 371, 608 
Butiersen? frozen. -_£..-8. 202 Wega 33, 018 23, 194 5 FOL = eS Sa ee | ee 
od: 
IGT te ee é 83,610) 269,896) 571,295) 210,905 36, 525 52, 845 
Market__-_-- 581, 491 598, 957 622, 410 555, 930 509, 037 543, 036 
Steak____-- 872, 366) 1, 184, 156] 1,176, 567] 1, 116, 866) 1, 157,729] 1,056, 000 
Wrevalla:Gacks)_-. - b= eee ee es eee 2, 200 660 QO ae A SSeS er eres 
@roaker 42-22 85, 600 44,900) 217,510} 211,020) 322,253) 438, 510 
Croaker, frozen_-__- ! 25506 Meee ee 100). .--.22 SRS Fie Bale 
Cunner(bergall) = SS Se 525 85 1, 137 239 805 1, 292 
Cuskiee ie Bie ob ee eee 2, 665 165 475 285 335 185 
DabsNscavie ee... 2S ae 2 Sse eee = Ale eee 23, 750 8, 525 2, 788 
ID opera oS os RR Te Se ee 14, 865 739 540 2, 467 3, 926 3, 461 
rum: 
IB Gk ree hf neh a eet | Seep ee | Leelee ee | Ree 100.) 2553 5-Ae =| RSE 
; Redh(channel bass) s5=- 282s 5; 484 | ees ae 139|.2. seeess 100) soe 
els: 
Commont =- 322s bse eee 32, 097 21, 343 50, 941 51, 864 57, 327 97, 926 
Common srozen! 22 eee 150 560 125) 83922 | eee anes 
Congert(sea) |=. -f2c2-e eee 18, 166 7, 395 20, 866 3, 705 2267 ae Denia 
Eel pout (conger eel)_._._-..._.-_.-_--___- 3, 032 1, 379 3, 250 1, 010 67 425 
lout ders ee ae Pe ee reed 626,046} 428,700} 966, 208) 1, 562,171) 3,148, 254) 2, 104, 710 
Eloundersiirozen___) ee _-_- ee 700 680 |eetgne as |e Ce he 
PTV oN Ae Ik 2 EE ge 177,415] 315,257) 360,251) 141,011) 336,950) 658,833 
Garnish we er eet eee ae ee a eee a 166 231 25 130 
Goatfishi(salmonete)2-2---- 2 ees 25 305 268 | Ss seo |e ee | ee 
Goosefishs(bellyfish) seen sa eee ee 1, 989 2, 986 4, 105 4,001 1, 903 970 
Grouperss28_ 822 = Be Be ES a SA? Fe 1, 842 460 15808 |B oes aan 308 |2 eee 2 
EL AOC OC Kae 2 LE 975,482] 661, 842} 1,116, 636] 1, 524, 422) 1,991, 790) 1, 634, 520 
Hake Ree ae ee ee ee ee 163, 542 75, 658 63, 879 108, 392 124, 512 234, 643 
Halibut Be ee ee 13, 034 50, 065 73, 841 494, 488 791, 717 616, 105 
Halibut, frozen __ RS ere IE ao 276, 376 348, 811 327, 416 58, 100 28, 000 10, 050 
Herring; seal(sardine)-2-2-2-22 45, 425 26,970} 141, 557 86, 035 85,170} 101,050 
Herring, sea (sardine) frozen____..-------- 6N650 | Beene 4::980) 0b See Sa Pe ee 
SET IcOreyg Shiller ee eerie io 10, 357 4,620/ 13, 468 8, 725 S00 ae eee 
Jewsish! (warsaw) 22. --222 se Ete ed 9, 689 6, 279 5, 866 6, 097 5, 617 1, 350 
NotEe.— Weights shown are for fishery products as received. 
