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Wholesale tirade and industries. — In the wholesale fishery trade 

 there were IT establishments, valued at $299,100, with cash capital 

 of $75,500 and employing 357 persons, to whom $228,659 were paid 

 in salaries and wages. There were also two establishments engaged 

 in manufacturing by-products, the details of which are included with 

 the statistics for Rhode Island. 



The following tables and summary statements present the detailed 

 statistics of the fisheries of Connecticut in 1924. 16 



Yield of the vessel fisheries of Connecticut in 192-b, by apparatus and species 



1 Includes 17,742 bushels, or 124,194 pounds, of market oysters, valued at $21,907, and 25,342 bushels, or 

 117,394 pounds, of seed oysters, valued at $20,842, taken by New York and Rhode Island vessels in Con- 

 necticut waters. 



16 For statistics on persons engaged, vessels, boats, gear, and investment in the fisheries 

 refer to page 297. 



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