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Industries related to ihe fisheries of Texas, 1929 

 WHOLESALE 



MANUFACTURING 



' A standard case contains forty-eight 5-ounce cans in the dry pack or forty-eight 5^-ounce cans in the 

 wet pack of shrimp. 

 2 Includes canned oysters, salt shrimp, and oyster-shell products. 



HISTORICAL REVIEW 



Thirteen general surveys have been made for statistics of the fish- 

 eries of the South Atlantic and Gulf States during the 50 years from 

 1880 to 1929. Beginning with a catch of 66,513,000 pounds in 1880 it 

 constantly increased until 1918 when the second largest catch on 

 record was taken, due principally to the large catch of menhaden in 

 that year. In 1929 the largest catch on record was taken, amounting 

 to 535,395,000 pounds. Comparative statistics for the catch of each 

 of the more important species throughout this period are shown in the 

 following tables: 



