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LIVE FISH 



During 1924, 244 carloads of live fish, totaling 5,549,779 pounds, 

 were received in New York City, consisting almost entirely of carp 

 and buffalofish. They originated as follows: Eighty-four carloads 

 from Ohio, 55 from Minnesota, 41 from Wisconsin, 33 from Michigan, 

 16 from Illinois, and 15 from Iowa. Such fish are shipped in specially 

 constructed aerated tank cars, and upon arrival at the terminals in 

 New York City are transferred to tanks of cold water aboard motoT* 

 trucks and carried to the local retailer or wholesaler, where they are 

 stored in live tanks and held pending sale. Diu-ing the holiday season 

 live eels are shipped down the Hudson River from the north on 

 barges, and are unloaded at the market pier into live tanks. 



SHIPMENTS BY VESSEL 



Direct shipments by fishing vesesls and boats are unloaded at the 

 piers of Fidton Market. These piers, although small for the amount 

 of business transacted, can accomodate 50 to 75 boats and vessels. 

 As each vessel is unloaded the fare is weighed and immediately iced 

 and packed in containers, and then loaded on waiting trucks for dis- 

 tribution to firms in Fulton Market, at shipping terminals, or to 

 retailers in the metropolitan area. 



PRODUCTION 



New York City is one of the most important fishing ports in the 

 United States. The direct landings of fresh fish by fishing vessels 

 of over 5 tons net during 1924 amounted to 35,020,585 pounds, as 

 compared with 130,631,036 pounds at Boston and 29,263,323 pounds 

 at Gloucester, Mass., and 15,927,190 pounds at Portland, Me. 

 There was an increase of 719,985 pounds over 1923 and 14,331,235 

 pounds over 1922. The total direct landings for 1924, including 

 vessels and boats of all sizes, is estimated at over 50,000,000 pounds, 

 or about 13 per cent of the total fresh and frozen fishery products 

 received in New York City. The large increase dm"ing the past 

 few years has been due mainly to the additon of several steam 

 trawlers having New York City for their home port, and to the 

 fleets of other ports that bring their catches to this market. 



The following table shows, by months and species, the quantity 

 of fresh fish landed at Fulton Market by fishing vessels during the 

 year ended December 31, 1924: 



