248 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Industries related to the fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries 
OPERATING UNITS, SALARIES, AND WAGES, 1931 
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Item Arkansas} Illinois | Indiana Iowa Kentucky eo 
Transporting: Number | Number | Number| Number | Number | Number 
Persons engaged 33)! SAE Ste SK fl Se ee ll 5 
Vessels, motor--_--- eee ee meres ae ee 2P 2 
Net tonnage C63 So ae Ce ee eee no 15 20 
Wholesale and manufacturing: 
Hstablishments2ee i655 Sse se ee aa 6 38 4 61 ll 22 
Persons engaged: 
IPTODTICLOLS saseees se eee eee 3 42 1 52 8 24 
Salaried employees_-_..--------- 9 3 5 79 20 14 
Wage earners: 
Average for season...-..--_- 152 331 140 2, 500 261 70. 
Average for year..-...--.--- 72 235 93 2,179 159 68 
Paid to salaried employees-__--.----- $11, 417 $9, 520 $6, 820 $141, 346 | $33, 159 $12, 400 
Paid itowace earnersea2=- oe eee ee ee $53, 503 | $145, 683 $51, 444 | $1, 417, 678 $81, 643 $37, 700 
Total salaries and wages..-------- $64, 920 | $155,203 | $58, 264 | $1,559,024 | $114, 802 $50, 100 
Fishermen manufacturing-...--..-----.|---------- 4 Oi) epee RR is be 200 
Minne- Missouri Ne- Ohio 
Item sota and} Missis- and braska and Tennes-| Wis- Total 
North sippi Okla- and Penn- see consin 
Dakota homa Kansas | sylvania 
Transporting: Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number| Number. 
Persons ONnPAaved so. ose cet ede One eon wt | ee |e ae | ee 29 
Wessels; motors 22 Soo Sis Sein eS ae SL PE eT Se oe ee See eee 8 
Net tonnage oo Jalosteccteo| Noes coe see see eee memerecen ore | es Sons | ya ce eae | 104 
Wholesale and manufactur- 
ing: 
Establishments-_._.---- 13 6 21 3 13 ll 8 217 
Persons engaged: 
Proprieuorsessse- es 11 7 24 3 17 9 3 204 
Salaried employees - 27 3 gS 8 37 15 10 355 
Wage earners: 
Average for sea- 
SONS. 22 Sore 112 26 328 52 175 90 38 4, 275 
Average for 
Year: ~~ = 25 112 26 261 52 145 52 29 3, 483 
C0SS eet so EE ee $55, 200 | $16,000 | $291,874 | $17,400 | $95,878 | $34, 884 |$12, 998 $738, 896 
Paid to wage earners_-_-| $81, 500 | $22,382 | $202,944 | $45, 580 |$138, 817 | $38,177 |$24, 483 |$2, 341, 534 
Total salaries and 

Waees so 5225- ooecs $136, 700 | $38,382 | $494,818 | $62,980 |$234, 695 | $73,061 |$37, 481 |$3, 080, 430 
Fishermen manufacturing -__|_._.____- 7 SU oetsct oie cod 22 oe eo | 216 

PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED 










. Iowa, Illinois, and 
Item Indiana Ciscoe Louisiana 
By manufacturing establishments: Quantity | Value | Quantity Value Quantity | Value 
Salmon, smoked_____----__-_ POUNndS!= | 252-2 oe eae 240, 000 $48,800) | £ 225222. Bs eee = 
Sturgeon, smoked__-_...--..-_-- (0 Ke a a en Se 162, 000 39: 140) [wai 2s ee Ee ee 
Mussel-shell products: 
Buttonsi2s. es Peeve eee PTOSS=..|.£255 2824 Sae ee 10, 376, 669 | 2,991, 761 
Poultrysfeed!2-iss52 222s sae tons®:||2 Ses oes 6, 231 35, 112 
TESTO) 2 AE eee Gowene| sles ala ieee a 1, 714 2, 971 
Unclassified 4! soe Be 0h Vas Ries | 5 ee ated | AG Bye toe A 372, 214 
ified, smoked_._.__-- pounds#2|:h es eae 483, 000 414, 440 
FE OUS) Sate ot ee = Se | ee Te | ean |) ae ey 3, 204, 438 
By fishermen: 
Alligator#hides::>-2-2- es TITS! | 20 See eae eee a ey Caen es ees 88, 356 | $7, 363 
Carp smoked as. pases eeeoue fA Us Bi) Pt 667 67) enon aoe 
Paddlefish roe, salted__.-._-___- do. 450 $180 900 640))| PO Der Se | eae 
Sheepshead, smoked___.___..__- (6 Yeo Aes i esta ge | ee 617 TT, |\.eee ee eee 
Sturgeon: 
Smoked22. se so stt ee Pees Co Ke Pepe Pa ae SS Ls a 1, 333 400)'| -Setse fate eee see 
OG, SalGeG sarees een Coe 2h br eee ee ee 35 32) | Sa eee 
Total's: eset Monae ee 450) Gy 180 | 3,552" 1,116 | 88,356 | 7,363 
Granditotaless= set eee 450 180i | Sees ee 3, 205, 554 88, 356 | 7, 363 



2 Data are for 1935. 
3 Includes mussel-shell stucco and novelties, 
+ Includes smoked buffalofish and tullibees. 
