614 
REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Summary showing the total shore fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1899. 























Apparatus and species. Lbs Value. || Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Pound nets: || Fyke nets: 
Black bass? actieceeeeees eee 1, 462 $115 ‘Blackibass eesaeseet acs 5, 129 $385 
GermaniCarpeca. cesses nace 3, 025 50 Germanicarnpeeeseraces 11, 155 220 
Cat-fish and bullheads.....-. 6, 278 201 Cat-fish and bullheads. 55, 884 1,481 
Welsh 2s cess. See 84 6 | Perrin owas eiee eee 71, 600 890 
Ebernin ovires ia: meee arse 212 2, 693, 325 | 30,160 || Pike and pickerel ..... 41, 568 2,132 
Herne: salted toe. ssee.- =... 11,322,500 |210, 847 Pike perch (wall-eyed) 40, 292 1, 895 
ling or lawyers 5-20-22... _- 1,598 22 Rock: bassie 2 = pees 4, 000 38 
Pike and pickerel] ........--- 35,473 | 1,894 Suckers#-s sss pees 323, 710 2,790 
Pike perch(wall-eyed), fresh 89,213 | 3,775 TrOUDAS GSES s sa eee eee 670 36 
Pike perch (wall-eyed ),salted 400 22 Wihitelbass?sese seen eee 3, 600 111 
Eresh-water drum. .....-.--. 55, 372 22 |\) ) Winte-ishic eee abe eee 30 2 
SUUVSEON see sates conse 100,669 | 6,595 White-fish (Menomi- 
Suckers, fresh) 2212022 5.22.22 | 485,303 | 5,025 | MEG) se eae ee Ome 28 2 
Suckergsalitedja2. 2 2-225: 91,8381 | 1,731 Wellow perchses2ssscce 1, 183, 801 18, 496 
AT OMt thea aness ses eee- eee eee 661, 786 | 30,413 | (| 
Prout salted! epee sesso este es | 19, 944 999 Totals seston ce ee 1, 741, 467 23,478 
Wihite bass ss 2s 780 35 ——————— 
White-fishiresh-222-- 22/222 628,090 | 30,347 
White-fish, salted...........- | 53,176 | 2,881 || Seines: 
White-fish (Menominee), | Herring Wasetsssckocates 1, 400 22 
freshen seat soe sake oh Eee 8,185 237 Pike and pickerel ..... 2, 686 110 
White-fish (Menominee) Pike perch (wall-eyed) 37, 980 1,570 
Salted esos sso. ees yeas 3, 900 140) Sturgeon e=c.e = eee 276 16 
Viellowaperchise.peemese scenes | 598,766 | 9,063 Suckers, fresh ........- 9, 400 140 
a Suckers, salted .......- 18, 105 131 
Motallenassseecioe ete 16, 861, 660 |335, 280 Wihite-fish esses ee 600 31 
=e SSS SSS Yellow perches. sss.- 1, 880 30 
Gill nets: | 
Black basssane eres e asce 1, 974 144 Total ace tssseesee 67,327 2, 050 
Gemeanicanppesrescesce eee 3, 450 72 | ——— ——— 
Herring: tresh: -se 522" tee 1, 288, 277 | 22,976 
Herring saltedsessaeseeeeee. 13, 563 828 || Lines: 
impor lawsyersie sees seen ae 33, 000 318 Germanicarpeee-s- ee 4,000 40 
Pike and pickerel ..........- 7, 106 Soo ulin VINCLS: -Ar 2c me maeees. maee 400 34 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) ..... 3, 598 181 Herring 2S Sssacaeesee 32, 000 400 
IROCKIDASStoseecea eee eee eee | 161 5 Ling or lawyers ....... 25, 685 194 
Sturseon ies. coasateceee ee 3,176 256 Pike and pickerel --... 600 30 
Suckers, fresh 224220. 4.0. 77,934 | 1,072 Pikeperch(wall-eyed) - 2, 250 112 
SuCKers salted ee een saa ak 600 11 Sturgeon; <se5525-eerees 3, 905 308 
routines) eee ees ee eee oe 1, 218, 546 | 52,913 WTOUG 2 scesoee scene 250, 179 10, 682 
ELL O Ut Sal be Giese oe cet Aa ae 61,893 | 2,667 Yellow perch.....----- 289, 900 7,795 
Wihite-fishy ireshiio. 2 sae... | 222,610 | 10,480 ae S| ee 
White-fish, salted...........- 46,601 | 2,484 PotaleaiwwsRo eee 608, 919 19, 555 
White-fish (bluefin), fresh .. 248,978 | 6,280 ———— 
White-fish (bluefin), salted. _) 5, 920 276 || 
White-fish (Menominee), ; Spears: 
fiteshy meee cate ee 35359850 (91/714 eeelornin pase ee ee 1, 100 35 
White-fish (Menominee), |) *M@routss ss ee saat cee 4, 400 - 220 
EWN Rete bt as meen ange yt eee Mee 140,180 | 4,420 | Yellow perch: <.-)-<---- 1,840 92 
mellowsperch=jrs fae sssciesnee 630,759 | 15, 464 | 
— otal ~ae2 ss) se eee 7,340 347 
TOL See seee eee ke 4, 362, 261 |180, 351 —————— — 
Dip nets: Crawfish pots: 
German carp 3, 150 110 | Orawilsht = eeeeeen eres 135, 861 3,498 
[BIGIOAUASpngh Se eee oS uoe EC See | 64,000 | 1,600 —————— | 
Yellow iperchs.-:22.2.25-2402 | 265,000 | 9,275 Grand total......-- 24, 116, 985 525, 544 
To talleewee sera MOSUL) pe | 382,150 | 10,985 
WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE OF CHICAGO AND GREEN BAY. 
The wholesale fishery trade on Lake Michigan is most extensive at 
Chicago, Ill., and Green Bay, Wis. 
The tendency toward consolida- 
tion, which is apparent in the fresh-fish trade of nearly every section 
of the Great Lakes, has had its effect on these two cities, a certain 
number of firms in each place combining under one management, 
which now handles the greater portion of the fresh fish. 
Chicago is the most important distributing center for fishery prod- 
ucts in the Great Lakes region. 
In 1899 the number of establishments 
in the various branches of the wholesale fishery trade of that city was 
60. There were 7 firms in the fresh-fish trade, which also handled 
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