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Comparative statistics of the pack of sardines, 1921 to 1925 



i Standard eases of one hundred J^-pound cans. 

 2 Standard cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans. 



Shad and alewives. — Shad and shad roe were canned at 7 plants 

 in Washington, 9 in Oregon, and 1 in California, the production 

 amounting to 14,999 standard cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans, 

 valued at $154,446, of which 12,569 cases, valued at $53,875, were 

 shad and 2,430 cases, valued at $100,571, were shad roe. 



Alewives and alewife roe were canned at 6 plants in Maryland, 

 23 in Virginia, and 2 in North Carolina. The total output amounted 

 to 84,548 standard cases of twentj^-four 15-ounce cans, valued at 

 $255,506, of which 9,491 cases, valued at $15,045, were alewives and 

 75,057 cases, valued at $240,461, were alewife roe. 



The packs of these products have increased considerably during 

 the last five years. Though the 1925 pack of alewife roe was some- 

 what smaller than that of 1924, it was considerably larger than the 

 packs of the previous three years. 



Pack of shad and alewives, 1925 



1 The pack of alewives and alewife roe has been reduced to the equivalent of No. 2, 15-ounce cans, 24 

 cans to the case. 



2 Standard case equals forty-eight 1-pound cans. 



3 Standard case equals twenty-four 15-ounce cans. 



Comparative statistics of the pack of shad and shad roe, 1921 to 1925 



Note. — Cases have been reduced to the equivalent of forty-eight 1-pound cans. 



