FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1930 151 



Pack of canned salvion in Alaska, 1921 to 1930 



Note.— Shown in standard cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans. 



Pack of canned salmon in the United States and Alaska, 1921 to 1930 



Year 



Pacific Coast States 



Alaska 



Total 



1921. 

 1922. 

 1923. 

 1924. 

 1925. 

 1926 

 1927. 

 1928. 

 1929 

 1930 



Cases 

 1, 002, 948 



733, 246 

 1, 367, 263 



958, 662 

 1. 558, 613 



835, 738 

 1.504,451 



842, 903 

 1, 620, 523 

 1, 054, 001 



Value 

 $9, 234, 425 



8, 633, 524 

 12, 660, 666 



9, 394, 467 

 15, 379, 976 

 10, 139. 302 

 15. 712, 497 



9, 254, 258 

 15,616,312 

 13, 140, 081 



Cases 



2, 596, 826 



4. 501, 652 



5, 035, 697 



5, 294, 915 

 4, 459, 937 



6, 652, 882 



3. 572, 128 

 6, 083, 903 

 5, 370, 159 

 5, 032, 478 



Value 

 . 632, 744 

 787, 193 

 , 873, 007 

 , 007, 135 

 , 989, 531 

 , 080, 004 

 , 016. 264 

 , 383, 885 

 , 469, 385 

 , 695, 872 



Cases 

 3. 599, 774 



5, 234, 898 

 6, 402, 960 



6, 253, 577 

 6, 018, 550 

 7, 488. 620 

 5, 076, 579 

 6, 926, 806 

 6, 990, 682 

 6, 086, 479 



Value 

 $28,867,169 

 38, 420. 717 

 45, 533, 573 

 42, 401. 602 

 47, 369, 507 

 56,219,306 

 45, 728, 761 

 54, 638, 143 

 56, 085, 697 

 42, 835, 933 



Note.— Shown in standard cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans. 



SARDINES 



In 1930 sardines were packed at 33 plants in Maine and 29 in 

 California. This is a decrease of 4 plants in Maine, 2 in California, 

 and 1 in Massachusetts, as compared with the number operated dur- 

 ing the previous year. The production of sardines in Maine amounted 

 to 1,399,212 standard cases of one hundred )^-pound cans, valued at 

 $4,459,071, which is a decrease of 31 per cent in quantity and 35 

 per cent in value as compared with the pack in the previous A^ear. In 

 California the production amounted to 2,979,333 standard cases of 

 forty-eight 1-pound cans, valued at $8,741,928, which is a decrease 

 of 22 per cent in quantity and 27 per cent in value. The pack in 

 Maine was considerably below the 10-year average; but that in 

 California, while showing a decrease as compared with the previous 

 year, is considerably over the 10-year average. 



