214 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Comparative statistics of the pack of tuna and tunalike fishes, 1921 to 1925 



1 Includes 27,489 cases of tuna flakes, valued at $120,637. 



Note. — Cases are on the standard basis of forty-eight J 2-pound cans. 



Shrimp. — In 1925 shrimp were canned at 87 plants, located as fol- 

 lows: North Carolina, 3; South Carolina, 3; Georgia, 11; Florida,. 

 10; Alabama, 7; Mississippi, 20; Louisiana, 27; Texas, 5; and New 

 York, 1. The total production was 735,714 standard cases of 48 No. 

 1 cans, valued at $3,782,819, an increase of 2 per cent in quantity 

 and a decrease of 18 per cent in value as compared with 1924. 



Pack of shrimp, 1925 



1 Includes a few cases packed 4J4 ounces to the can, which have been converted to the equivalent of No. 

 1, 5-ounce cans. 



2 Includes a few cases packed 4 ounces to the can, which have been converted to the equivalent of No. 

 1, 5-ounce cans. 



3 Standard case equals 48 No. 1 cans. 



<In addition to the above, there were packed in 5, b\i, 5%, 6%, and 14-ounce glass jars, and No. 214, 

 18-ounce cans, in New York, Florida. Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, 62,604 cases of shrimp, 

 or 31,208 standard cases, valued at $316,095, making a total of 735,714 standard cases, valued at $3,782,819. 



