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FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST IN 1899. 551 
The total products of the shrimp fishery in 1899, as they came from 
the water, amounted to 8,115,468 pounds and were disposed of as fol- 
lows: Boiled and sold with the hulls on, in San Francisco markets, 
903,375 pounds, worth $36,135; cooked, hulled, and dried for foreign and 
domestic markets, 698,625 pounds, of $69,862 value. From the latter 
the shells are saved and sold for fertilizer, 2,445,186 pounds of shells, 
of $4,889 value, being disposed of at San Francisco and exported. 
The exports of hulled shrimp and of shrimp shells to China have - 
long been of considerable importance. Since the troubles in China 
the exports have largely fallen off, the year 1899 showing a decrease in 
the value of the products of $51,863 as compared with 1895. The total 
value of the products of 1899 were $110,886, realized from 4,047,186 
pounds of shrimps and shells as placed on the market. 
The salmon fisheries of the Sacramento River show a large increase 
since 1895, those of the northern part of the State, in Humboldt and Del 
Norte counties, showing a decrease; theaggregate net gain was 2,169,834 
pounds. The catch was disposed of mainly to fresh-fish dealers. 
The operations in salmon canning for 1895 and 1899 are shown by the 
following table: 






Salmon, canned. 1895. 1899. 
Cases. | Cases. 
eer CM OL EUIN Clare ee cote et cee ets bic ae eee ra eee as ais ee ek a Se 25,185 | 32,580 
Gp Ta CAL VE EA ai OT ey en ers es os ee es Biaai wars aioe aise RIS teats nisic Bure a eS 1, 600 1, 600 
On Smith RV OD oo one wo apa a cine a nin wns one en enn a none een eeseeeeen ets eme 220 ie ee 
MOLAR CK OL TNEISIRGE) os. ar earls ose a 2 cc 5 aoe eiais wis Faistolso aes SS oP ee ee 29,035 | 34,180 

FISHING STATISTICS OF CALIFORNIA BY COUNTIES. 
The following tables show, by counties, the detailed statistics of the 
California fisheries in 1899: 
Table showing the number of persons employed in the fisheries of California in 1899. 







, - On vessels | On vessels | In shore | On shore, in | 
Counties. fishing. | transporting.| fisheries. canneries,ete.| Total. 
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PNM NENA nae EO ea one ey a ore Seo Steere vA ateeisie | ne eee woe ece BL Mae oie Ah at 36 
LUPE eA a RS Ue Saar see lea Oe oats | ON Ei ie BO ed eae het ae ORs AeA | 2 
STEVE PERC 2 es ie alread Saeko ii | Fie a aaege eae, | Pong ee mes Se! 363 77 440 
Lo} ie (oe ol ee ee SE le = bese deh ben nee Gee ees 22 | 30 | 52 
PPI OLG IA = oS arose tee Aas as See OS eee 182 3 185 
OU AME RIES sn Soo ce ec eee oaks ce oe if 4 187 100 | 298 
LOR ITE) So Sete SR Ro ee SS eee eon o8 hie tae Ak ee ae 157 57 | 214 
LLTERYETR SY ae tee BN Se BEE AE ad Be Be eS een | ee ace 186 | i 187 
(OR DoD ee ee Se oe ee nore Be ee ae are fleeces tabs eels Bae | tok weacie eens 34 
savor oes = See 2 Se” Oe 8 eee ae Pee as ees ote 108 12 | 120 
SUES gen Se Open eee ae Dre ee iB Ea ik UR eae 161 6 | 181 
SameranCinchy A ee ee 864 41 489 SL W475 
Scheel yoo be!. een ae. aaa es ae (DARE e aaa ee 27 6 33 
SATA OWIBDO ase acta oat ec esa |a ah eet sacks es 2 ae as eee 74.9) eR ase Oe 26 
SESE GT 0 ee es en a ele i aes a ae eae a saat oieyat! DUM easiest e/aroe 30 
Santa Barbara. 22 sn tee eae. eel eer es seek. 8 GL Se 49 
SLOLNICAY Ot 0 VUES eS es Ah Ag ne | I Spe Lata face eyotataraye = 74 5 79 
Shh st Co Ea eer aoe ESP aS ee d 306 101 | 411 
* SASL ER a: PS ge oc RS SPE See 8,8) ERE Be Qe ee |S ere | cd Seer 6 
1) (oS ee en Ee TS ee Le eee ee 101 | 15 | 116 
MGtal!.2 tape. ee eee oe 885 57 2, 538 494 | 3,974 
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