FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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Yield of Shore P^sheries op Lake Michigan in 1917, by States, Counties, 

 Apparatus, and Species — Continued. 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE. 



The wholesale fishery trade of Lake Michigan in 1917 was carried 

 on by 75 establishments, of which 88 were in Chicago, 7 in Green Bay, 

 and the same nimiber in Milwaukee, tlie principal centers of the 

 wholesale trade, and the remaining 22 distributed in Michigan and 

 Wisconsin towns. The number of persons employed was 752, to 

 whom S792,927 were paid in wages; the value of the shore and 

 accessory property utilized was $1,444,826; and the cash capital 

 amounted to S349,800. 



The following table shows the extent of the wholesale fishery trade 

 of Lake Michigan in 1917: 



Wholesale Fishery Trade op Lake Michigan in 1917. 



Cities and towns. 



State. 



Number 

 offlrm.s. 



Persons 

 engaged. 



Wace.s ^horeand 

 P*"^' property. 



Cash 

 capital. 



Chicago ' 



Grand Haven, Charlevoix, and 



St. Joseph. 

 Escanaba, Fairport, Manistique, 



and Naubinway. 



Menominee 



Green Bay 



Sturgeon Bay, Detroit Harbor, 



and Two Rivers. 



Marinette 



Milwaukee 



Port Washington and Sheboygan. 



Total 



Illinois... 

 Michigan. 



.do. 



do 



Wisconsin. 

 do 



.do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 



24 



36 

 107 



18 



32 

 26 

 14 



$024,821 ,$1,0S2,919 

 27, 178 40, Itt') 



3,460 



18,100 

 82,504 

 6,564 



14,700 

 10,900 

 4,700 



75 



752 



792,927 



7,300 



65,961 

 153,094 

 15,710 



16,687 

 58,000 

 4,4.-iO 



1,444,826 



$113,r.00 

 41,000 



6,000 



80,000 

 79,.'')00 

 8,300 



9,000 

 10,000 

 2,500 



349,800 



> Includes one firm at Michigan City, Ind. 

 FISHERIES OF LAKE HURON. 



The total number of persons employed in the fisheries of Lake 

 Huron in 1917 was 1,348. Of this number, 149 were on fishing 

 vessels, 29 on transporting vessels, 1 ,023 in the shore or boat fish- 

 eries, and 147 shoresmen in the wholesale establishments and other 

 shore activities. 



