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FISHERIES OP ALASKA IN 1907. 



these 168,597 cases; in 1906, 349,767 cases, and in 1907, 570,767, an 

 increase for 1907 over 1905 of 402,170 cases. The pack of red salmon 

 was largest in 1905 (1,587,343 cases); this year it was 269,539 cases 

 less. Wliile the pack of dog salmon was larger in 1907 than in 1905, 

 it was considerably less than in 1906, and the same is true of the pack 

 of cohos. 



Taking the '' 1-pound tall," which is the common size can, as a basis 

 of comparison, it is seen that there has been a uniform increase in 

 price each year over the preceding year. In 1905 cohos averaged 

 $3.20 per case; in 1906, $3.63 per case, and in 1907, $3.91 per case. 

 Dog, or chum, salmon averaged $2.69 per case in 1905, $2.87 per case 

 in 1906, and $2.97 per case in 1907. Humpback, or pink, salmon 

 averaged $2.95 per case in 1905, $3 per case in 1906, and $3.16 per 

 case in 1907. King salmon averaged $3.28 per case in 1905, $3.78 in 

 1906, and $4.18 per case in 1907. Sockeye, or red, salmon averaged 

 $3.38 per case in 1905, $3.77 per case in 1906, and $4.59 per case in 

 1907. 



Comparison o? the Output of the Salmon Canneries in 1905, 190G, and 1907. 



