CXLVI REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



In the Columbia Eiver shad will bring the fishermen 3 or 4 cents a 

 ponnd early in the season, but in the middle of the season the iirice 

 drops to 1 cent, and even at that price the demand is limited. The 

 absence of a good market necessitates the throwing away of far the 

 larger part of the catch. The fishermen save a few for home consump- 

 tion and for the use of their neighbors. The shad is regarded as a 

 good fish and is much liked, but it can not compete with salmon as a 

 marketable sjiecies. 



A few shad have been canned on the Columbia Eiver for experi- 

 mental purposes and home consumption. Mr. M. J. Kinney, of Asto- 

 ria, in 1895 canned shad for winter use on his own table. He states 

 that they were very good, but of course lacked the color and oil which 

 add to the value of the canned salmon. 



