530 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
RECEIPTS OF FISHERY PRODUCTS AT CHICAGO, ILL. 
Receipts of fishery products in the wholesale marketing area of 
Chicago, Ill., as collected and compiled by the Division’s Fishery 
Market News Service, totaled 48,418,745 pounds during 1939 ; the 
largest receipts aggregating 5,658,461 pounds s, occurring in October, 
and the smallest amounting to 2,553,876 pounds in February. Michi- 
gan, with shipments of 6,219,304 pounds, was the most important 
State supplying the Chicago market. Following in order were 
Wisconsin, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and Ohio. Among the Cana- 
dian Provinces, British Columbia, with 5,511,824 pounds, supplied the 
most fish to the Chicago market; however, 1,895,735 pounds of this 
quantity were captured by United States fishermen and shipped 
through British Columbia ports in bond. Second in importance 
among the Canadian Provinces was Manitoba with shipments of 
4,917,324 pounds. 
Receipts of fresh and frozen fishery products at Chicago, Ill., 1939 
BY SPECIES AND MONTHS 





Species January February} March April May June 
FRESH-WATER FISH | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds | Pounds 
Blue pikes) SE ee eS DigAO hi 2 13, 460 27, 631 284, 133 197, 692 
BO yp fin ae ee ee ae } Hoag | ee 1, 024 254 310 8| 22s eeeee 
VEOOKCEOH Ga pee ee ee eee ot 290 70 | 487 380 793 1, 485 
Bufialofish sees 22 SE | 49, 248 12, 332 57, 486 73, 199 69, 912 38, 673 
Balineads: ee ae ee ae ee ee 21,205 | 11,048 4, 920 11, 682 36, 485 16, 101 
BE Lord 070) ene ee ee ee ey | 407 149 229 54 7 
Cann se es Se Sie i 109, 280 | 98,806 192, 425 174, 355 210, 266 130, 088 
Oa tfish = 28 ae eae ee oe 2S 7, 866 | 3, 649 5, 263 8, 682 30, 712 36, 007 
Chobs a ee 88, 940 50,330 | 46, 755 59, 755 83, 022 87, 834 
ison: S222. LT RE Saws Salle Nel ast oe Ole ee 3; O1ON 24 sees ee a 
LDA See ar aaa es ee pee 150 5, 099 1 3, 552 324 
Take erring ee ee ee a She 188, 327 89, 166 257, 302 222, 760 224, 491 225, 881 
RISGNE ROTTEN ee Seren © See ee TE OE Fs 246, 575 131, 686 224, 573 268, 535 557, 287 443, 818 
AKG TOUL MEOZEN === eee |. 1, 257 36, 119 3, 666 2 is. ee 
NMituoninioe Ss 2560 5 eens 1007 Ed 305 228 625 5, 293 3, 172 2, 231 
Pickeral(acks) Ses ee See l, 17, 82k 6, 309 19, 195 35, 011 20, 044 17, 111 
PickerelGacks)> irozen! 222 ss ee Met EOS fe 4, 370 6, 928 TESS SEL ES A ee 
Rockibass sean a i tia Ee esse? [ites Bt: 1s. oes, |e i 2, 655 5, 083 3, 269 
Sargertelie Pepteite. 2585 I sn 2 | 744,817 378, 763 465, 429 160, 959 28, 350 20, 703 
DAUPORNEOZORE Soo Se ee Se | 77,607 96,907 | 739,274 685616 |! sees et 16, 855 
Sheenshedd ase Sana a 73, 165 27, 640 70, 567 30, 055 211, 295 119, 941 
SING) (ae ee ee LER ET a 7, 991 68, 604 179, 314 498, 287 29, 634 44, 051 
Smelt; irozen 21) Siow) oa eh Hovey 22, 380 4; 000) ise 222) AI LO ARES aa ae | oe 
STICKCTS eee ees ee eee ES | 52, 568 46, 299 35, 983 | 111, 284 81, 342 108, 966 
Rallibeeswtilets =: 29S Pe I See ee a | eee (Re rer one [ok PEs eal ee eae ae 270 
sEnllibee wirozense. | Seo Sees | 5,810 | 39,899 182 |ini il ile Hasna Tints Been 
IWihitefishie tere le. ek OS ee ae ee 230, 797 86, 841 169, 601 75, 339 180, 886 269, 085 
Wihitenshstrozenss. eee eters Po oe ewes 5, 690 61,028 | 143, 664 6, 206 10, 521 2, 838 
Yellow perch 22 es ee eee 213, 318 92,599 | 157,337 199, 922 241, 055 101, 751 
Yellow Deree, fOZETISOES Ee AT ie 369 1, 784 | 5, 666 SSSul seas eB 14, 393 
RViGhowspikosseeneee ae ne Se 230, 089 86, 692 101, 712 272, 926 211, 073 112, 029 
ellowspike; irozenGs = Se ewe 6, 076 4, 045 23, 582 10! 1951] 22808 Bs 3, 981 
(Unclassified See hae. ee ee 443 380 1,170 805 9108 |-====eos55 
satalee Se) oe Seer see eee eee \2, 403, 721 |1, 405, 289 | 2,965, 201 |2, 333, 123 |2, 525, 736 | 2,015, 384 


Note.—Includes all rail arrivals as reported by freight and express terminals, and truck receipts as reported 
by wholesale dealers, including smokers. Local cold-storage withdrawals and direct truck shipments to 
hotels, SESLAUTATES, chain stores, and other retailers are not included. Weights shown are for fishery products 
gs receive 
