FISHEKY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1927 



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Fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1926— Continued 

 CATCH OF SHELLFISH: In numbers and bushels 



Products 



Crabs: 



Hard-- number. 



Soft- do 



King do 



Clams, hard: 



Public. - bushels. 



Private do 



Clams, soft ...do 



Skimmers or surf clams. do 



Mussels do 



Oysters, market: 



Public do 



Private do 



Oysters, seed: 



Public .do 



Private do 



Scallops: 



Bay ...do 



Sea do 



New York 



Quantily I 

 6,0001 

 2, 937 



Value 

 $100 

 535 



64, 769 

 8,611 



26, 422 

 7,389 



21,000 



850 

 1, 017, 045 



30, 650 

 32,000 



49, 982 

 177, 994 



248, 912 

 42,484 

 56,046 

 15, 436 

 10,200 



1,025 

 2,110,697 



39,125 

 49,600 



92, 253 

 267, 938 



New Jersey 



Delaware 



Total 



Quantity 



184, 698 



19, 200 



1, 124, 000 



Value ' Quantity 

 $5, 825i 500, 526 

 4, 100 467, 460 

 10,856 320,000 



76, 733 297, 470 

 2,923 12,000 

 14, 4601 25, 350 



4, 700| 



560 



592 

 6,032 



9, 632 12, 563 

 1, 591, 103j2, 033, 991 



2,092,9211,243,918 

 13, 300| 6, 740 



118, 080 

 369, 315 



369, 560 



7,906, 15,688;. 



Valui Quantity 



$7, 702 691, 224 



43,950[ 489,597 



1, 600 1, 444, 000 



2, 860: 

 21, 864 



142, 094 



17, 566 



40, 882 



7,389 



25, 700 



41, 010 128, 562 

 435, 020 2, 977, 463 



i 

 197, 740 2, 493, 131 

 i 45,300 



49, 982 

 185, 900 



Value 

 $13, 627 

 48, 585 

 12, 456 



549, 242 

 76, 348 

 81, 396 

 15, 436 

 10, 760 



54, 598 

 4, 579, 708 



1, 480, 783 

 56, 340 



92, 253 

 283, 626 



Note. — The statistics for New York include 105,500 bushels of market oysters from private grounds, 

 valued at $158,250, taken by vessels owned and operated mainly in Connecticut. The statistics for New 

 Jersey include 50,153 bushels of market oysters from private beds, valued at $63,904, and 97,000 bushels of 

 seed oysters from public beds, valued at $58,200, taken by vessels owned in Pennsylvania. The statistics 

 for Delaware include 214,400 bushels of market oysters from private grornds, valued at $268,000, 66,300 

 bushels of seed oysters from public beds, valued at $39,780, and 1,500 bushels of hard clams from private 

 beds, valued at $6,000 taken by vessels owned in New Jersey, and 19,000 bushels of market oysters from pri- 

 vate beds, valued at $23,750, by vessels owned in Pennsylvania. 



MENHADEN INDUSTRY 



During 1926, one menhaden factory was operated in New York, 

 two in New Jersey, and three in Delaware. These factories repre- 

 sented an investment of $1,058,994 and employed a cash or working 

 capital of $235,000. There were 353 persons employed, who received 

 $241,481 in wages. These factories utilized 64,644,000 menhaden, 

 valued at $156,280. The products prepared included 7,031 tons of 

 acidulated scrap, valued at $178,435, and 576,487 gallons of oil, valued 

 at $252,420. 



Industries related to the fisheries of the Middle Atlantic States, 1926 



• Includes commission men, scallop shuckers, oyster shuckers, etc. 



