428 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Fish utilized and products of the menhaden industry, 1927 



States 



Connecticut, New York, New Jer 



sey, and Delaware 



Virginia 



North C arolina 



Georgia and Florida 



Total 



Quantity 



of 



menhaden 



utilized 



Number 



68, 997, 000 



181, 013, 000 



148, 886, 000 



187, 318, 000 



3586,214,000 



Products 



Scrap and meal 



Oil 



Tons 

 7.147 



1 13, 188 



2 14, 821 

 11,245 



Value 

 $219, 550 

 741, 271 

 519,449 

 493, 235 



Gallons 



795, 226 



1, 867, 279 



782, 778 



511,785 



* 46, 401 1, 973, 505 3, 957, ( 



Value 

 $384, 132 

 798, 286 

 330, 685 

 203, 371 



1, 716, 474 



Total 



Value 



$603, 682 



1, 539, 557 



850, 134 



696, 606 



3, 689, 979 



' Of this quantity, 9,869 tons, valued at $537,188, were reported as dry scrap and 3,319 tons, valued at 

 $204,083, as fish meal. 



2 Of this quantity, 5,049, tons, valued at $233,549, were reported as dry scrap; 2,304 tons, valued at $124,110, 

 as fish meal: and 7,46S tons, valued at $161,790, as green and acidulated scrap. 



3 351,728,760 pounds. 



< Of this quantity, 19,433 tons, valued at $993,472, were reported as dry scrap; 6,987 tons, valued at $413,443, 

 as fish meal; and 19,984 tons, valued at $566,590, as green and acidulated scrap. 



Note.— Menhaden oil is reported in United States gallons (about 7.74 pounds). 



Products of the menhaden industry, 1921 to 1927 



FROZEN-FISH TRADE 



During 1927, there were 150 freezers and cold-storage establish- 

 ments devoted wholly or in part to the storage of frozen fish. This 

 is a smaller number than was operated in the previous year, although 

 the volume of fish handled was larger. That frozen fish is being 

 used more generally is evidenced by the fact that average monthly 

 holdings in the last three years have become greater, those in 1927 

 amounting to 48,957,000 pounds, or 7 per cent more than in 1926 

 and 18 per cent more than is normal or than the 5-year average. 

 The quantity of fish frozen annually also has increased during the 

 past few years. The holdings per month durmg the first 7 months 

 of 1927 were 17 to 53 per cent greater than during the corresponding 

 period in 1926, and during the last 5 months they were 6 to 11 per 

 cent less than in the previous year and varied from 24,732,000 

 pounds in April to 66,791,000 pounds in November. Compared with 

 the 5-year average for each month, the holdings per month in 1927 

 were 3 to 54 per cent greater, the largest gains being registered 

 generally in the late spring months. 



