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Comparative statistics of the pack of shrimp, 1921 to 1925 



Year 



1921 

 1922 

 1923 



Cases 



655, 364 

 579, 797 

 700, 429 



Value 



$3, 804, 781 

 3, 064, 087 

 4, 381, 534 



Year 



1924. 

 1925. 



Cases 



718, 517 

 735, 714 



Value 



$4, 608, 950 

 3, 782, 819- 



Note.— Cases have been reduced to the equivalent of 48 No. 1 cans. 



Crabs. — Crabs were canned at 1 plant in Alaska, 1 in Washington,, 

 2 in Virginia, and 1 in Mississippi during 1925. The total output 

 amounted to 4,228 standard cases of twenty-four 15-ounce cans,, 

 valued at $52,499. Reference to the table below, which gives statistics 

 for the years 1921 to 1925, shows that while the value of the 1925 

 pack was greater than that of the previous two years it was only 

 about half that of 1921 and 1922. 



Pack of crabs, 1925 



1 The 5, 6, 8, and 9 ounce cans have been converted to the equivalent of 7J^-ounce cans, 4 dozen to the- 

 case. ,_ 



2 The 14, 16, and 17 ounce cans have been converted to the equivalent of 15-ounce cans, 2 dozen to the- 

 case. 



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



Comparative statistics of the value of the crab pack, 1921 to 1925 



Clams. — In 1925 razor clams were packed at 19 plants in Wash- 

 ington, 7 in Oregon, and 12 in Alaska; hard clams at 2 plants in 

 Florida, 1 in Georgia, 1 in South Carolina, 1 in Rhode Island, and 

 4 in Washington ; and soft clams at 23 plants in Maine and 2 i*n 

 Massachusetts. The total output was 331,586 standard cases of forty- 

 eight 10-ounce cans, valued at $1,850,378, as follows : Razor clams* 

 110,396 cases, valued at $860,002; hard clams, 38,042 cases, valued 

 at $218,601; soft clams, 32,522 cases, valued at $287,073; and chow- 

 ders, soups, bouillon, and juices of hard, soft, and razor clams, 150,- 

 626 cases, valued at $484,702. 



