48 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED AT THE MUNICIPAL FISH WHARF AND 
MARKET, WASHINGTON. D. C. 
Large quantities of fishery products are received at the Municipal 
Fish Wharf and Market, Washington, D. C., from the Chesapeake 
region and other sections of the Atlantic coast. The salmon and 
part of the halibut handled are from the Pacific coast. The products 
are disposed of to the retail markets of the city, and are also to some 
extent sold at retail at the municipal market. Through the courtesy 
of the health department of the District of Columbia the Bureau has 
been furnished with daily reports of the quantity of fishery products 
received at this market since the latter part of March last year. 
These statistics have been compiled for the period from April to 
rai 1918, and are given in detail, by months, in the following 
table: . 
FisHERY Propucts RECEIVED AT THE MunicipaL Fish WHARF AND MARKET, WASH- 
IneToN, D. C., FRom ApRIL TO DECEMBER, 1918. 









Species. April. May. June. 
Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. 
Bass; black and sea.2+ . 5 2..e0 2-58. ese be ee| aoc ee eens 11, 800 25, 040 
IB eS Ree ie os ene be ee ten er ees eee ee nee ae eee , De eee Breese S- = 
IBUtCerash 3-6 eee eee eee aeons cee 523 32, 360 69, 525 
Fe 1 ee RN Sig <i tla 52 Sh ER O  e 15, 957 11, 956 5, 192 
CAENSHS 558 he eRe en ot ty oh ee 20, 877 16,545 | 16,158 
Od Oe ee ae ee 5 oe Ue 2, 025 750 
Progkean 8s. cing sco Sete oe ee 386,660 | 248,340] 197,746 
Drom; Tedoo 2252 oo she ee ee ee 100) Eee ss cones 
CLs ee ei Eat Re ERO Re eeient: Bi ee oka ae 2,427 2,102 694 
WlOuNd ers oso Bask see cere ee ee tee amee 5,177 8, 109 5, 442 
Gizzardishad! > 12%. 25 325300. Eerie Pee a ae G70} fie A0OW ee eee | 2 eee come 
Haddock. 2232 2ss0s see. eee eer ee 400 
TARO. or tos Sree oe ae ee ee ee a i i Sn ee cee 
ati bubse a 3-15. ee ae een aes eee 2,725 1, 500 2,155 
Herring: 
River, fresh. .....- 418, 596 93, 867 S21ee onan eee 
_ River, salted... ...- , 000 169, 000 27, 250 
Hickory shad or jacks. a 1” 0 ee ess mee eee Pasa saeeee| Aaa nsc). oo 
PT OpASH tk oon es ee ae Se Ree oo ae ee oe ae 2, 100 200) 258s 
Waris fish Sos fase ee sen re eclas yap eet es 100 D4 Ermer ge 
Misekere lee. $1, den, de ut eae ese ree Chee tone [ete a 2, 625 9, 760 
MeTInAd eM: Ar ses seh ede docece ee teee eaten nateceeee PO 130)\Soes ces seee | sane oaee 
MS b aes 5 See ee oe ee of 1 7. A ee ae 
eral VR 2s) SA Sl ke Ba eae 32, 459 12, 089 7, 349 
PAK OVOL PICKELG lee 42 eae e ee ee ee Rn BORN 55 1) Bess Sen eae ene 3 
oOllock et S58. Se een ee ee S00 Nears sates 400 
(POLE MOP SCL saa bane ere te eee nc Ce eee cee Cheese ees » 400 6, 000 
Salmon: -<4isp i= hehe Seceie Soh to Oe cae eee ae a ee 210 
FEAVTs lepers ehh a path a, Leal hac a eis SRR AS a 307,538 | 153, 090 708 "| Oo. once: eee 
C2] 9,0] 7 See aR LORS i AR MORE Sih RS IO ae. RRR BEF ROR 1, 126 
DUT pPed PASS 8s fhe BOEe. Se PFS aed inp een ee 38, 822 14,717 5, 360 
DUUTP OOM ae oe ie Bs ead see ene eee ae 586 1,376 455 
oA MU eh TSS ME a a RE ee Bee rE 2,525 . 2,500 TBS" | ssicks 20 25> [nae Soom 
SPTOUTS SOS eh it ncetictosite an nc oes alone nese oeeeeee 434, 268 
Bini oe Se ONE 2 eS Se oo ere eee 
Clamisthard S22 Ua aes ee es Be ee ee 
Oysters: 
In the shell......... 
Opened. 35222 
Sorts aeons aoe 
MOTB ek Bascal oe oe ee a ae ee 
Grabinéat?; 2 8o.25t aoe ee eee ee eee eee 
SDUITGLOS 208 52 Bs oes toes ee penae ee ae cad eee 
Totals cas. 7). eee ee eee 1,338, 790 | 1,268,975 | 677,713 


