596 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Summary of the yield of the shore fisheries of Lake Superior in 1899. 




















Apparatus and species. _ | Lbs. | Value. Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Pound nets and trap nets: || Gill nets: 
Cat-fish and bullheads. ...) 6, 200 | $248 Hering sireshipess-= seer ee 851, 513 |$6, 689 
Herring, tresh +.) seeees 26, 505 1455 ||) oeHlenningesalitedie eon eae see 236, 850 | 4, 783 
Herring, salted ....-...... 2,610 33 | Pike and pickerel ........... 5, 125 154 
Pike and pickerel........ 8, 358 109 Pike perch (wall-eyed)...... 57 2 
Pike perch (wall-eyed)-... 11, 851 437 Stureeon 55 cet erasecee 30 1 
ROCK DAass es. see aee eee 734 22 Suckerspineshtcs=-eeee- ee eeee 2, 200 40 
Sturgeon). see cee eee 4,311 171 Suckers; salted!.i..-2<22.--<2 100 ‘a: 
Suckers, fresh ....... Ee sxe 247 2 Trout, Wreshy scessee wee 858, 006 |27, 821 
Suckers, salted ......-.... 6, 100 LIS =! Drout saltedccasssecesee ence 280,531 | 8,765 
Mrowiainesht coe oes nes 2 ee 285, 262 10, 003 White-fish, fresh............. 165, 226 | 6,415 
Prout; saltedi=..-ss--++-<- 2,925 111 White-fish, salted............ 24, 339 989 
White: fish, fresh........-. 339, 620 11,645 || White-fish (bluefin), fresh... 37, 613 713 
White-fish, salted ........- 20, 912 837 || White-fish (bluefin), salted... 7,415 180 
White-fish (bluefin)....-. 49, 631 1,572 White-fish (bluefin), smoked 837 42 
Kellowsperchvaess seaeee = 3, 035 30 | ————— 
enoN re P | Motalie cee eae ea 12, 464, 842. [56, 595 
WOW = oe oe oats ee 768,291 | 25,478 | Dip nets and spears: ie = 
|Jobs innbales ea a ee ase seueossoence | 8, 000 120 
Byes pele ca a Stickers son ees neon ah eee | 3, 000 15 
UNA CRAG Sern alarstaetate fis.-1 Sy ; 56 Wihitestishs cto omen eae 20. 000 
Pike and pickerel ........ 2,119 53 | roe ; sn OO ase 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) -.. 1, 640 49 || Nota. Sere A. ce seeee 31, 000 935 
ROG Dass Sess. oc ate son as 200 6 |) . a 
Te eres 3 || Lines: 2 
Yellowipercht.s..s2.cese- 844 9 |] Troutsiteshaneen. 5.522 oo: 122, 566 | 3,809 
AVE aa eae 6,203 | 173 | row saltedseeee ee = eee 10, 090 303 
2 = | Motalasen oes Se eee 132, 656 | 4,112 
Seines: | ——— 
Winite=fishs ¢e- 522.052 55524 » 2,640 110 | Gran @itotaleesseee anaes 3, 405, 632 |87, 403 





WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE. 
The wholesale fishery trade of Lake Superior was carried on by six 
establishments, located as follows: One at Sault Ste. Marie, two at 
Marquette, one at Houghton, one at Bayfield, and one at Duluth. The 
number of persons employed in the trade was 50; the investment in 
shore property was $56,853; the cash capital utilized was $56,000; the 
amount of wages paid during the year was $29,425, and the products 
handled aggregated 5,818,183 pounds, the selling value of which was 
$237,231. 
The following table shows the products handled in the wholesale 
trade of Lake Superior in 1899: 
Table showing products handled in the wholesale fishery trade of Lake Superior in 1899. 




Products handled. | Lbs. | Value. || Products handled. Lbs. Value. 
iT i} 
Cat-fish and bullheads. ... 5, 863 $205: ||| Lrout. salted! -..cesscsa se 666, 702 $29, 221 
Hiennne= freshers pane 36, 219 724 || White-fish, fresh......... 645, 141 31, 263 
Herring, salted........... 209, 390 5,211 || White-fish, salted........ 26, 9381 1,316 
FerringtrOZen see 2see a 827, 109 16,542 || White-fish (bluefin),fresh 224, 907 7,040 
Pike and pickerel] -.....-. 17, 253 245 | White-fish ( bluefin) , salt- 
Pike perch (wall-eyed)... 10, 753 395 | Oda ce eceintenie ee eee 2, 349 68 
ROCK#DASSimereeeeseetensee 804 12 || White-fish (blue fin), 
SHUNSCOM tae coisa See 3,311 133) | eSMOKed teeeeseseee- cee 320 20 
Sirekersiresliyeyte2 sts ease 225 2 | Vellow perches een seer 4,113 62 
Suckers }salted =~ os. a5 1, 000 10 | SESS 
AMR Guits sesh’ Sse cece oe | 3,035, 797 138, 762 Motalirs cee secon 5, 818, 183 237, 231 


RT OUtREOZCMee se eter. ome 100, 000 6, 000 




