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Total fresh. | Total salted. Grand total. 
Months. = SSS | —= 
Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. 
(PTCA ae See eee 3, 683, 150 SOG 8S5a Aeon eee ne et 3, 683, 150 $96, 833 
Hepruanrye - = 2.2... .-2- 4,770, 850 140, 113 186, 000 $3, 500 4, 956, 850 143, 614 
MMearGhe Sere es oS | 9, 273, 900 166, 169 83, 800 1,905 9,357, 700 168, O74 
Atri leans o6cet ees. ce 5, 478, 500 SUR el eee ee See Re ee eee 5, 478, 500 81,217 
LW eS 4,352,340 | “ 77,699 61, 000 750 | 4, 413, 340 78, 449 
GFT SS ee Tears 4, 156, 622 90,810 277 400 12,175 4, 434, 022 102, 985 
Jn 5 tle | 6, 270, 775 153, 956 389, 600 20, 647 6, 660, 375 174, 603 
JT GATR (DS Se ae ea 6, 671, 925 177, 944 631, 000 24, 913 7, 802, 925 202, 857 
September --..--.-...- 5,231,775 141, 817 292, 800 16, 824 | 5, 524, 575 158, 641 
Cera eis <a 5, 332, 975 | 150, 044 63, 500 5, 103 5,396, 475 155, 147 
INOvemiber =.=. ..:-..-- 3, 800, 950 | 103, 471 548, 000 7, 960 4,348, 950 111, 481 
December 22-=22.5..:: 4. 624, 050 115, 306 640, 000 9, 350 5, 264, 050 124, 656 
Total at Boston_-___- §3, 647,812 | 1,495,379 3,173, 160 103, 127 66, 820, 912 1,598, 506 
SRNUARV seo. 2522805 2 , 826, 476 80,935 | 162, 000 4,350 2,488, 476 85, 285 
LEN SET 2, 133; 949 71, 900 612, 160 12, 153 2,746, 109 84, 053 
Maren ewes rt eee tl 3 802, 926 84, 742 358, 745 11, 305 4, 156, 671 96, 047 
LNG ee ae Bea | 8,318, 156 59, 943 | 930, 529 20, 769 4, 243, 685 80, 712 
WEA 2 ae ea eee 3,594, 778 76, 886 2, 230, 140 58, 507 5, 824, 918 135, 393 
PREIS See Se | 6, 962, 653 258, 341 6, 719, 685 213, 560 13, 682, 338 471, 901 
SIP: 3os 2 5 3.346, 138 75, 400 11. 793, 447 364, 198 15, 139, 585 439,598 
August a en 3, 290, 041 79, 939 7, 917, 283 319, 105 11,207,324 399, 044 
September -__... ____- 2. 874, 792 67, 790 6, 024, 215 258, 701 8, 899, 007 326, 491 
NOEEGHOT a= Se | 4, 690, 880 98, 471 3, 946, 986 151, 045 8, 637, 866 244,516 
Wovemiber 2-=....2...:2 4, 733, 201 106, 085 9,089, 785 204, 505 13, 822, 986 310, 590 
December 222202. .o 2,466, 593 64, 058 2, 082, 451 48, 908 4,549, 044 112, 966 
Total at Gloucester_| 43,535,583 | 1,119, 490 51,862,426 | 1,667,106 95, 398, 009 2, 786, 596 
Grand total __.......| 107,183,395 | 2,614, 869 55, 035, 526 | 1,770,233 | 162,218, 921 4.385, 102 
Landed at Boston in | | 
Lid i ee eee | 68,450,329 | 1,898,181 | i, 274, 400 30,215 | 64, 724, 72s 1, 428, 346 
Landed at Gloucester 
TaN ko} I oe eet a ee 63, 823, 567 | 1,306,928 | 48,226, 005 | 1,458,378 | 112,049,572 2, 765, 306 






THE MACKEREL FISHERY. 
The mackerel fishery has been of unusual interest during the seasons 
of 1900 and 1901 on aceount of its improved condition as compared 
with other recent years. The present period of searcity began with 
the year 1886, when the catch of salted mackerel landed from the ves- 
sels fell from 329,945 barrels in 1885 to 79,998 barrels in 1886, and has 
never since risen to 100,000 barrels annually. According to informa- 
tion received from Mr. F. F. Dimick, the local agent of the Commission 
at Boston, the New England catch of salted mackerel in 1900 was 
87,967 erie This, with the exeeption of 1888, when it was 88,382 
barrels, was larger than at any time since 1885, and gave rise to the 
hope on the part of the fishermen and dealers that the fishery might 
in the near future regain its former importance. The present season, 
1901, has so far been less encouraging. The quantity of salted mack- 
erel landed by the New England fleet to the Ist of September was 
57,072 barrels, valued at $627,792, and for the same period in 1900 it 
was 67,535 barrels, valued at $742,863. The contrast between present 
and former conditions will be better appreciated when it is stated that 
in 1884, which was one of the most prosperous years in the history of 
the fishery, 214,189 barrels of salted mackerel were landed by the Ist 
of September, and the total catch for the season was 478,076 barrels. 
