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The following table gives in detail the statistics of the canning 

 industry in Oregon in 1922, by districts: 



Canning industry of Oregon in 1922, by districts 



Establishments.. 



Cash capital 



Persons engaged. 

 Wages paid 



Salmon: 



Blueback or sockeye- 



1-pound tall 



H-pound flat 



Chinook — 



2-pound tall 



1-pound tall 



1-pound flat . 



1-pound oval 



3-^-pound flat 



^-pound oval 



Chum— 



1-pound tall 



1-pound flat 



i-^-pound flat 



Silver or coho — 



1-pound tall 



1-pound flat 



V^-pound flat 



Steelhead— 



1-pound tall 



1-pound flat 



M-pound flat_ 



Total. 



Shad: 



1-pound tall.-- 

 J4-pound flat.- 

 J^-pound oval. 



Total 



Shad roe: 



1-pound oval. 

 H-pound flat. 



Total 



Razor clams, whole: 



No. 1 (4 dozen) 



No. 2 (2 dozen).. 



H-pound flat (4 dozen). 

 Razor clams, minced: 



No. 1 (4 dozen) 



No. 2 (2 dozen) 



Total. 



Columbia River 



Number 

 16 



674 



Value 

 $1, 100, 396 

 70, 400 



Cases 



315 

 12, 972 



74 



5,987 



46, 256 



3,138 



91, 794 



76 



1,609 



'""636 



8,103 

 22, 263 

 18, 956 



15 

 6,675 

 11,944 



230, 813 



1,064 

 118 

 87 



1.269 



150 

 6 



432, 229 



Value 

 $4, 473 

 231, 755 



740 



43, 895 



581, 709 



59, 953 



1, 538, 872 



1,885 



6,475 



3,"8i6" 



46, 806 



160, 347 



161, 045 



156 

 61, 783 

 162, 457 



3, 066, 167 



3,661 



474 



3,480 



7,615 



Oregon coast 



Number 

 13 



Value 

 $462, 941 

 39, 500 



137, 765 



Total 



Number 

 29 



897 



Value 

 $1, 563, 337 

 109, 900 



569, 994 



Cases 



51 

 8,693 

 16, 414 

 13, 699 



2,248 

 243 

 279 



2,608 

 8,199 

 9,006 



61, 440 



Value 



$413 

 91, 826 

 147, 726 

 234, 180 



9,442 



850 



1,339 



14, 665 

 45, 906 

 84, 166 



630, 513 



Cases 



315 

 12, 972 



74 



6,038 



54, 949 



19, 552 



105, 493 



76 



3,857 

 243 

 915 



10,711 

 30, 462 

 27, 962 



15 

 6,675 

 11, 944 



292, 253 



1,064 

 118 

 87 



1,269 



Value 

 $4, 473 

 231, 755 



740 



44, 308 



673, 535 



207, 679 



1, 773, 052 



1,885 



15,917 



850 



5,155 



61,471 

 206, 253 

 245,211 



156 

 61, 783 

 162, 457 



3, 696, 680 



3,661 



474 



3,480 



7,615 



2,472 



174 



156 I 



500 



300 



1,907 



3,971 



7,587 



Grandtotal 232,238 1 3,076,428 69,027 



5,500 



1,950 



11,349 



29, 576 

 5,699 



54, 074 



684, 587 



2,472 

 174 



2,646 



500 



300 



1,907 



3,971 

 909 



5,500 



1,950 



11,349 



29, 576 

 5,699 



7,587 



54, 074 



301, 265 3, 761, 015 



Note.— All products e.Kcept clams have been converted to the equivalent of forty-eight 1-pound cans to 

 the case. 



WHOLESALE FISH TRADE 



The wholesale fish trade of Oregon was conducted by 28 firms, 

 7 of them located in Portland and the remainder in the various 

 smaller towns of the State. These firms had a total investment 

 amounting to $267,685, in addition to $37,300 cash capital; they 

 employed 127 persons and paid $82,393 in wages. 



