564 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
been a marked reduction in prices and a largely increased demand. 
The revival in business generally has been very beneficial to the oyster 
trade. Seed oysters from the Atlantic coast are planted over several 
hundred acres of the southern part of San Francisco Bay, adjoining the 
counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda, and here grow to 
good size and with fine flavor. During 1899, 87 carloads of Eastern seed 
oysters, of 90 to 100 barrels per carload, were planted on these beds. 
Of small native oysters, 30,000 bushels were received from the State: 
of Washington, in sacks holding 90 pounds each, or about 1} bushels. 
The supply is kept up by importations from Washington, which are 
planted in the bay until needed and then taken up and packed in small 
sacks holding one-half bushel each. 
Eastern shell oysters are sold by the count—*‘ standards” at $1.20, 
and large at $1.80, per 100. They are generally delivered in boxes 
holding 250 of the former and 200 of the latter, or about 14 bushels each. 
Considerable business is also made of opened oysters, which are placed 
in tin cans, with ice between the rows of cans, and shipped to far and 
near places in the interior. In 1899, to supply the demand, 360,000 
bushels of Eastern oysters and 30,000 bushels of native oysters were 
used, their value as placed on the market being $867,000. 
Fresh fish, oyster, clam, shrimp, crab, and lobster business of San Francisco in 1899. 










Species. Lbs. Value. Species. Lbs. Value. 
AIPACONe sence cece. oc eeeciee 16, 560 | SATA Srvelitit arcane elects teeieteae 716, 000 28, 640 
BATraCUda sass =ceeeeeee see 164, 629 | AP O39 RISStriped DaSSees esse eeee = 1, 076, 546 53, 827 
BGMIWO Soha e ee eae tee 8,169 490)" SOLES. Me oe sees oe once 110, 872 2,772 
Carp eer muser sees acne 174, 000 TABBY. || SHDNEOMN Skat os sac anadesee 189, 758 8, 539 
Catsfishtsr= coe. aes ocee 28, 1388 I D1SM VW SUCKETSyases cence cee 53, 462 267 
C@witws=-codeeasseresseeeses 132, 890 31922 \ | SQUIGi sere sep acricse lc eeace 15, 580 234 
nlounders ep ecer setae cee 3, 090, 255 | 61 S05m |PRomcCodeesessssce-ao-seeee 375, 538 11, 266 
AAGIEC Sys ets cpa ane cele cee 7,210 144 || Grout (brook) 2 .255---- =. 27, 029 6, 757 
SID UGE Sesser ase nee 695, 062 LOA ell| Avixoybiin (MeN) ose ce aes 38, 374 4, 605 
Herring). ccf secceaesakies 1, 524, 000 22° 360m | kOtheniShieere see -eeeeesee 19, 249 569 
Kainpefishtrsoseoecee cae cc ce 68, 500 720 CLAMS a esses heeeeeecinsee 1, 765, 985 28,916 
Ma Ckere lis sei ee ae see eresscre 60, 964 S24 HMC TADS Melee ee ects creretetes 3, 664, 680 85, 509 
Minlletassser ec 4 see eee 2, 856 192 | Oysters (Eastern)*.-...-.. 25, 200, 000 792, 000 
Rerchieea soe ores aes 147, 294 5, 894 || Oysters (native)f -..--.-.| 3, 600, 000 75, 000 
IPIK GG toxic cance tcee ne 10, 906 218 || Spiny lobsters........---- 187, 695 5, 680 
ROMPANOeeeeeeere = seeeeee 5, 032 L7G ||| CAN IAT rec ooceisele sie sreisisiciey= 6, 768 1,015 
Rock-fishieess ses ecce-ceee 770, 480 23 AP OCTOPUS ee seee tenes sees 7,474 149 
Sallmonase.semeecaecmce ce 3, 113, 261 1245530))||pMiUsSels sees meee ee ceteris 344, 400 3, 440 
SATOINES ese moe es cctte cecte 1, 328, 000 1322800) Merrapilas--re cea oeeeeee 105, 987 10, 094 
Seal PASSE sseaereceiememecies 335, 991 BE S00n| WE rOssiya.e aster ciseeieescere 20, 258 20, 258 
Shade seaseaseemeacace| 679,177 13, 584 | wa 
Siiciieceaecotmedeercnacnes 13, 571 203 | Totalecsoseeeerkisee 49,902, 550 | 1,447,572 

~ *360,000 bushels. 
: + 60,000 bushels. 
The following table shows the amount and value of the latest intro- 
duced fish received at San Francisco: 






1899. 1900. 
Species. — va 
Lbs. | Value. Lbs. Value 
Stripe Guess aaa mis arate oe iersi= iste cteiete instore a inteinlaletetaieinrerainte 1, 076, 546 | $53, 827 1, 251, 202 $62, 560 
Shades cha San soe ema tec eae nico sto eea telomere eisis wraemiciete | 679, 177 13, 584 620, 891 138, 970 
(Chia) SS bebepadeacasomencaSdocenSSua shod sssocceeéuSdEess | 174, 000 1,305 133, 469 1, 335 
GR thse One eats yc ica 2 ee Oe 28, 138 1,218 24, 378 1,036 
TO tall Sea sete eee Eee | 1,957, 861 | 69,934 , 2,029, 940 78, 901 


