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IT. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 

 METROPOLITAN RECEIVING POINTS 



FREIGHT AND EXPRESS SHIPMENTS 



Although most of the fresh and frozen fishery products for delivery 

 in New York City are received at various freight, express, and steam- 

 ship terminals in the metropolitan district, Fulton Fish Market has 

 no direct rail communication with any of these terminals. 



Table 1. — Fishery products received at Fulton Fish Market, New York City 



1 Includes weight of oysters and clams in the shell. 



2 The net weight of these fishery products, exclusive of oyster and clam shells, is about 346,000,000 pounds, 

 consisting of 280,000,000 pounds of salt-water fish, 60,000,000 pounds of fresh-water flsh, and 6,000,000 pounds 

 of shellfish. 



Except for 2 express and 1 freight terminal on Manhattan Island, 

 the majority of the railroads terminate at Jersey City, Hoboken, or 

 Weehawken. During 1924 approximately 322,000,000 pounds or 82 

 per cent of the total tonnage of fresh and frozen fishery products 

 received in New York City arrived by freight and express in 16 

 terminals of 7 districts. Of the total receipts in New York City, 31 

 per cent arrived at express terminals on the lower center of Manhat- 

 tan Island, 23 per cent at freight terminals along the North River on 

 the southwestern portion of Manhattan Island, 17 per cent at freight 

 and express terminals of Jersey City and Hoboken along the North 

 River, 8 per cent at freight terminals in the Bronx, 2 per cent at 

 express terminals in Long Island City, two-tenths of 1 per cent at 

 express terminals in Weehawken, and eight-tenths of 1 per cent at a 

 pier about one block from Fulton Market. 



