200 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Table 5. — Salt-water species for ivhich there is small demand — Continued 



Products 



Sea gar 



Sea robins 



Sergeantflsh or snook 



Shark 



Sheepshead 



Skate 



Sturgeon 



Swordfish 



Tautog- 



Tomcod 



Whitebait.... 



Whiting 



Caviar (sturgeon) 



Cod and haddock roe 



Conchs 



Crabs, hard 



Crabs, rock 



Crawfish (spiney lobster). 



Devilfish or octopus 



Frog legs (fresh-water) 



Lobsters 



Mussels 



Terrapin 



Turtle 



Winkles.. 



Reasons for limited sale 



Supply limited; unpopular 



Unpopular 



do 



do 



Supply limited 



Used chiefly by Italians and French 



Very limited supply; popular 



Supply limited; popular 



Supply limited; unpopular 



Unpopular; plentiful supply. 



Supply limited and small demand 



Not generally popular; large supply 



Supply and demand limited 



Unpopular _ 



Not generally popular; used by English 



Supply limited; popular 



Unpopular 



Supply limited; popular.. 



Supply limited; used by Italians. 



Popular during season among French trade 



Supply limited; popular 



Unpopular 



Sold mostly to hotels and restaurants 



do 



Not generally popular; used by English and Irish. 



Principal form in 

 which received 



Round. 



Do. 

 Dressed. 

 Round, dressed. 



Do. 

 Dressed wings. 

 Dressed. 



Do. 

 Round. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Salt and fresh. 

 Fresh. 

 Shell. 

 Live. 

 Frozen. 

 Live. 

 Dressed. 

 Skinned. 

 Live, cooked. 

 Shell. 

 Live. 



Do. 

 Shell. 



FRESH- WATER FISH MARKET 



Approximately 60,000,000 pounds per annum of fresh and frozen 

 fresh-water fishery products, representing 28 varieties, are handled 

 by the 24 wholesale dealers of the fresh-water fish market. The 

 majority of the fresh-water fishery products are sold to the Jewish 

 trade. 



PRODUCTS HANDLED 



Important commercial species. — Seven species of fish constitute 

 approximately 70 per cent of the volume of trade in fresh and frozen 

 fresh-water fishery products. 



Table 6. — Fresh-water species upon which the bulk of the trade is based 



Species of moderate importance. — The five species represent 

 about 20 per cent of the total amount of fish handled in the fresh- 

 water fish market. In some instances certain species in this group 

 would rank among the important commercial species if more could 

 be produced. 



