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manufacture of 22,666 tons of dry scrap, valued at $1,084,754; 9,752 

 tons of fish meal, valued at $544,717; 15,725 tons of acidulated scrap, 

 valued at $395,295; and 3,191,265 gallons of oil, valued at $648,954, 

 making a total value for menhaden products of $2,673,720. This is 

 a decrease of 26 per cent as compared with the value in the previous 

 year. The value of the production in Virginia accounted for 39 per 

 cent of the total. 



Fish utilized and products of the menhaden industry, 1930 



1366,727,800 pounds. 



2 Of this quantity 22,666 tons, valued at $1,084,754, were reported as dry scrap, and 9,752 tons, valued at 

 $544,717, as fish meal. 



Products of the menhaden industry, 1921 to 1930 



Year 



1921 

 1922 

 1923 

 1924 

 1925 

 1926 

 1927 

 1928. 

 1929. 

 1930 



Total 



Value 

 $4,005,987 

 6, 126, 591 

 6,410,553 

 3, 310, 176 

 5, 622, 615 

 3,441,760 

 3, 689, 979 

 3, 440, 263 

 3, 630, 054 

 2, 673, 720 



CURED FISHERY PRODUCTS TRADE 



The production of cured fishery products in the marine and lake 

 sections of the United States and Alaska in 1929 amounted to 

 119,257,056 pounds, valued at $18,191,081. Of this amount 

 75,832,709 pounds, valued at $7,347,253, were salted; 36,490,815 

 pounds, valued at $9,446,612, were smoked; 4,746,634 pounds, 

 valued at $1,214,205, were dried; and 2,186,898 pounds, valued at 

 $183,011, were spiced. 



Considered according to value, mild-cured salmon was the most 

 important salted product, amounting to 12,433,559 pounds, valued 

 at $3,547,175. Cod was of second importance accounting for 

 16,740,982 pounds, valued at $1,308,319; and Scotch-cure Alaska 

 herring ranked third, amounting to 6,545,125 pounds, valued at 

 $527,384.' 



Among the smoked products group, salmon, including kippered 

 salmon, was the most important item with respect to value, amounting 



