8 REPOKT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



Shrimp were canned in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala- 

 bama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The pack in 1922 amounted to 

 586,691 cases, valued at $3,064,087. Louisiana ranked first with a 

 pack of 179,164 cases, valued at $951,302, and Mississippi ranked 

 second with a pack of 174,466 cases, valued at $882,389. The greater 

 part of the pack, or 545,402 cases, valued at $2,843,516, was put up 

 in No. 1 cans, four dozen to the case. The remainder was packed in 

 No. 1^ and No. 2^ cans, two dozen to the case, and No. 10 cans, one- 

 half dozen to the case. 



Crabs were canned at two plants in Virginia, five in Alaska, and 

 one each in Maine and Washington, the pack amounting to 9,111 

 cases, valued at $104,171. 



The pack of razor clams in 1922 was confined to Washington, 

 Oregon, and Alaska and amounted to 139,656 cases, valued at $879,- 

 956. It included whole and minced clams and clam juice. The pack 

 of hard clams, confined to Florida and Washington, amounted to 

 53,349 cases, valued at $298,042, and included whole and minced 

 clams, clam bouillon, chowder, and juice. Soft clams were canned in 

 Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, and the pack amounted to 

 116,635 cases, valued at $538,367, including whole clams, clam bouil- 

 lon, chowder, and broth. 



In 1922 oysters were canned in Maryland, North Carolina, South 

 Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. 

 The pack amounted to 522,549 cases, valued at $2,423,616, compared 

 with 455,550 cases, valued at $2,179,271, the previous year. 



In addition to the canned products already referred to, there were 

 packed in Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, 

 Virginia, North Carolina, and Washington, 224,304 cases of miscel- 

 laneous fishery products, valued at $840,329. 



In 1922 there were 45 factories engaged in the manufacture of 

 products from menhaden, as compared with 39 factories in 1921. 

 The number of menhaden utilized was 1,212,450,669, or 747,470,402 

 pounds, valued at $2,457,690. The products included 93,576 tons of 

 scrap and fish meal, valued at $3,221,758, and 7,102,677 gallons of oil, 

 valued at $2,904,833, the total value of the products amounting to 

 $6,126,591. 



The total production of fish oils in 1922, including menhaden oil, in 

 the United States and Alaska amounted to 10,535,473 gallons, valued 

 at $4,230,760. The various oils produced were as follows : Menhaden 

 oil, 7,102,677 gallons, valued at $2,904,833; whale oil, 1,863,015 gal- 

 lons, valued at $731,000; sperm oil, 384,130 gallons, valued at 

 $153,714 ; herring oil, 450,362 gallons, valued at $150,144 ; sardine oil, 

 428.859 gallons, valued at $145,668 ; tuna oil, 86,099 gallons, valued 

 at $62,702 ; salmon oil, 25,989 gallons, valued at $9,435 ; cod and cod- 

 liver oil, 71,539 gallons, valued at $33,666; and miscellaneous fish 

 oils, 122,803 gallons, valued at $39,598. 



The production of fish scrap and meal, including menhaden, and 

 shrimp bran in 1922 amounted to 116,166 tons, valued at $4,336,677. 

 The production of dried scrap and meal was 89,459 tons, valued at 

 $3,755,787; of acidulated scrap 25,712 tons, valued at $555,973; of 

 crude or green scrap 433 tons, valued at $9,519 ; and of shrimp bran. 

 562 tons, valued at $15,398. Of the quantity of dried scrap produced 

 in the menhaden industry 7,172 tons, valued at $390,677, were re- 

 ported sold as fish meal. 



