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Yield of the fisheries of the United States, 1932: By gear — Coiitinuod 



2 Includes baskets. 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BYPRODUCTS TRADE 



The output of canned fishery products and byproducts in the 

 United States and Ahiska in 1932 was vahied at $56,215,577. Of the 

 total, canned products comprised $43,749,182, and byproducts, 

 $12,466,395, a decrease of 31 percent in the value of canned products 

 and 25 percent in the value of byproducts when compared \^^.th the 

 respective values of the same groups for the previous year. 



Fishery products were canned at 343 establishments in the United 

 States and Alaska during 1932. The combined output of these can- 

 neries amounted to 10,494,606 standard cases. The net weight of the 

 products canned amounted to 416,062,406 pounds. 



Canned fishery products or byproducts were prepared in 27 States 

 and Alaska during 1932. Alaska ranked first in the value of these 

 products, accounting for 41 percent of the total; and California 

 ranked second with 19 percent. 



Cantied fishery prod^^cts and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1932 

 SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION: By commodities 



