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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UltTITED STATES. 



Yield of Shore Fisheries of Lake Superior in 1917, by States, Counties, 

 Apparatus, and Species — Continued. 



wholesale fishery trade. 



The wholesale fishery trade of Lake Superior in 1917 was con- 

 ducted by 15 establishments, of which 8 were at Duluth, 2 at Bayfield, 

 and 1 at each of the following places: Ashland, Bark Point, Port 

 Wing, Superior, and Sault Ste. Marie. The total number of persons 

 employed in these establishments was 249, to whom $65,358 were 

 paid in wages during the year; the investment in shore and accessory 

 property amounted to $210,400 and the cash capital utilized was 

 $42,500. Compared with 1903, there was a decrease of 1 in the num- 



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