FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1922. 



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CANNED SECAD AND ALEWIVES. 



The pack of canned shad and shad roe is confined to the Pacific 

 Coast States. In 1922 the pack of shad amounted to 2,257 cases, 

 valued at S9,961, and of shad roe to 433 cases, valued at $8,517. In 

 1921 the pack of shad was 841 cases, valued at S2,455, and the pack 

 of shad roe was 53 cases, valued at $142. 



The pack of alewives and alewife roe was prepared in Maryland, 

 Virginia, and North Carolina, mostly in the Chesapeake Bay district. 

 In 1922 the pack of canned alewives was 1,043 cases, valued at $1,994, 

 and of canned roe 38,298 cases, valued at $137,514. In 1921 the pack 

 of canned alewives was 312 cases, valued at $813, and of canned roe, 

 40,530 cases, valued at $157,841. 



Pack of shad and alewives, 1922. 



Shad. 



J-pound flat (48 cans) 



J-pound oval (48 cans) 



1-pound tall (48 cans) 



Roe: 



i-pound flat (48 cans) . . 



i-pound oval (48 cans). 



Total 2,690 



Alewives. 



»Iarylana, 

 Virginia, and 

 North Carolina. 



No. 2 (24 cans) 



Roe: 



No. 4 (48 cans) 

 No. i (48 cans) 

 No. 2 (24 cans) 



Total 



Value. 

 $1,994 



4,608 



4,134 



128,772 



139,508 



CANNED ALBACORE, TUNA, AND MACKEREL IN CALIFORNIA. 



The total pack of tuna of all varieties in California, where this 

 industry is located, was, in 1922, 614,925 cases, valued at $4,294,912, 

 an increase of 46.8 per cent in number of cases, and 39.7 per cent in 

 value over the pack of 1921, which was 418,821 cases, valued at 

 $3,073,681. 



Data are also given in the table for the pack of bonito, yellowtail, 

 and miscellaneous, which includes lish flakes, abalone, mackerel, 

 squid, and " tonno." " Tonno" is striped, bluefin, and yellowfin tuna, 

 canned Italian style, and sold under the Italian label. 



Pack of alhacore, tuna, honito, and yellowtailin California, 1922. 



Products. 



One-fourth pound One-fourth pound 

 j round cans (48 round cans (100 

 I to case). to case). 



One-half pound 



round cans (48 



to ease). 



One-half pound 



round cans (50 



to case). 



Albacnre 24, 962 



Tuna,bluefin and yellowfin . . . ■ 37, 537 



Tuna, striped ! 34,772 



Bonito 



Yellowtail 



Miscellaneous > 



22,557 



Value. 



$126, 139 



154, 757 



126,678 



115,785 



14,820 

 2,390 

 3,162 

 5,223 



Value. 

 5222,300 

 24, 083 

 33,690 

 34, 879 



1,467 : 14,670 



Cases. 



188,235 



101,764 



122,310 



5,368 



4,088 



4,049 



Value. 



$1,368,883 



613,344 



622, 565 



24,021 



17,104 



25, 194 



Cases. 

 9,436 



Value. 

 $108, 514 



' Includes fish flakes, abalone, mackerel, squid, and "tonno." 

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