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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



fisheries valued at $15,266; shore and accessory property with a value 

 of $178,170; and working cash capital amounting to $23,900. 



The products in 1918 amoimted to 5,609,219 pounds, with a value 

 of $230,567. Compared with 1902 there was a decrease of 40.01 per 

 cent in the quantity and 13.54 per cent in the value of the products. 

 The species of chief importance were as follows: Mullet, 1,699,530 

 poimds, valued at $67,818; shrimp, 1,265,612 pounds, valued at 

 $38,828; oysters, 1,031,891 pounds, or 147,413 bushels, valued at 

 $39,670; and red snapper, 798,400 pounds, valued at $49,075. 



FISHERIES, BY COUNTIES. 



The following table gives, by counties, the number of persons em- 

 ployed, investment, and products, of the fisheries of Alabama in 1918: 



Persons Engaged, Investment, and Products of the Fisheries of Alabama 



IN 1918, BY Counties. 



