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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 

 Pack of canned sardines, 19S0 



Note. — "Standard cases" represent the various sized cases converted to the uniform basis of one-hun- 

 dred H-pound cans to the case of sardines (herring), and forty-eight 1-pound cans to the case of sardines 

 (pilchard). 



Pack of canned sardines, 1921 to 1930 



1 Maine only. None packed in Massachusetts. 



Note.— Shown in standard cases of one hundred H-pound cans for Maine and Massachusetts and 

 forty-eight 1-pound cans for California. 



TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES 



In 1930 these fishes were canned in 15 plants in California — a 

 decrease of 2 plants as compared with those operating in 1929. The 

 total pack amounted to 2,010,640 standard cases of forty-eight }^- 

 pound cans, valued at $13,055,876. This is an increase of 34 per 

 cent in quantity and 32 per cent in value, as compared with the 

 pack in the previous year. The pack was by far the largest on 

 record. 



