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Fisheries of New Jersey, 1929 — Continued 

 CATCn: By counties— Continued 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting. — In 1929 there were 38 persons in New Jersey en- 

 gaged primarily in transporting fishery products by means of vessels. 

 In this trade 11 motor vessels having a combined capacity of 197 net 

 tons were operated. The size of vessel in most popular use ranged 

 from 5 to 10 net tons. 



Wholesale. — There were 82 wholesale establishments in New Jersey 

 engaged primarily in handling fresh and frozen products. These es- 

 tablishments employed 1,223 persons who received $536,058 in sal- 

 aries and wages. Cumberland County alone accounted for 38 of 

 these establishments. 



Manufacturing. — There were 15 establishments in New Jersey in 

 1929 engaged primarily in the manufacture of fishery products or by- 

 products. They employed 181 persons who received $127,943 in 

 salaries and wages. The products manufactured, consisting of 

 smoked fish, canned clam chowder, oyster-shell products, and men- 

 haden and king crab products, were valued at $1,126,467. Detailed 

 statistics of most of the production of canned fishery products and 

 by-products may be obtained from Fisheries Document No. 1095, 

 entitled "Fishery Industries of the United States, 1929." 



Indusirics related to the fisheries of New Jersey, 1929 

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