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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE. 



There were 35 wholesale establishments in the State of Louisiana 

 in 1918 engaged in handling fresh fish or oysters. The total niirnber 

 of persons employed in these establishments was 622; the amoimt of 

 wages paid dm-ing the year was $224,552; the investment, $168,183; 

 and the cash capital utilized $52,500. Besides these, there were 23 

 establishments engaged in the canning of shrimp and oysters and in 

 the preparation of by-products, valued at $486,838, using cash capital 

 amounting to $118,000; and employing 1,193 persons, to whom 

 $145,687 were paid in wages dui"ing the year. These establishrnents 

 were distributed as follows: In Jefferson Parish, 9; in Lafom-che 

 Parish, 3; in Orleans Parish, 4; in Plaquemines Parish, 3; and in 

 Terrebonne Parish, 4. 



The following table contains the statistics of the canning industry 

 and preparation of b3^-products for Louisiana in 1918: 



Oyster and Shrimp Canning Industry, Including By-Products, in Louisiana 



IN 1918. 



1 Includes a small quantity of 5}-ounce cans put up by a Texas firm. 



2 Includes output of two firms in Texas. 



FISHERIES OF TEXAS. 



In 1918 Texas ranked second among the Gulf States in the quantity 

 of fishery products and fourth in the number of persons engaged, 

 investment, and value of the products. Compared with 1902, there 

 has been an increase' in the number of persons engaged of 742, or 

 64.86 per cent; in the investment an increase of $516,376, or 138.17 

 per cent; in the quantity of products an increase of 16,970,356 

 pounds, or 210.95 per cent; and in their value an increase of $323,429, 

 or 91 .4 1 per cent. The number of persons employed in 1 918 on fishing 

 vessels was 357, in the shore and boat fisheries 1,070, and on shore in 

 wholesale establishments 459, totaling 1,886. 



The number of fishing vessels was 75, with a total net tonnage of 

 1,335 tons, valued, with their outfit, at $259,870; the number of boats 

 was 950, valued at $119,320. The value of the fishing apparatus 

 used in the vessel and shore fisheries amounted to $61,262, the value 

 of the shore and accessory property amounted to $413,248, and the 

 working cash capital to $36,400, representing a total investment of 

 $890,100. 



The total yield of the fisheries of Texas was 25,014,760 pounds, 

 valued at $677,243. The quantities and values of the principal 

 species were: Black drum, 1,873,436 pounds, valued at $44,394; 

 menhaden, 14,118,340 pounds, valued at $103,080; redfish or red 



