PACIFIC SALMON" FISHERIES. 



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ALASKA. 



It seems like "carrying coals to Newcastle" to ship canned salmon 

 to Alaska, from which Territory more than half the canned salmon 

 of the world is produced, and yet a small business is done each year 

 in this line, most of the product going to the mining camps and towns 

 somewhat removed from the fishing sections. 



The table below shows the shipments of such fish in recent years. 

 After 1914 the shipments were lumped together with all other kinds 

 of fish and thus prevented the listing of salmon separately. 



o Not shown separately. 

 GUAM. 



Since annexation, this country and Japan have been competing for 

 the trade of this island, which, in earlier 3'ears, Japan controlled quite 

 largely. During the last two years shown in the statement, however, 

 the United States has secured the advantage. The table below shows 

 the extent of the trade, which is made up almost entirely of salted 

 or pickled salmon, only 900 pounds of fresh salmon, valued at S92, 

 having been shipped by this country to Guam in 190S. Since 1909 

 all the fishery products imported have been lumped under one head- 

 ing and it has been impossible to distinguish the salmon from the 

 other species. 



Year and country. 



1905. 



United States.... 

 Japan 



1907. 



United States.... 

 Japan 



Pickled salmon. 



Poimds. 



1,415 

 16,526 



13,604 

 19,862 



Value. 



$71 

 1.221 



1,«86 

 1,001 



Year and country. 



1908. 



United States... 

 Japan 



1909. 



United States... 

 Japan 



Pickled salmon. 



Pounds. 



7,40<> 

 6,130 



10,779 

 4,295 



Value. 



$623 

 465 



740 

 344 



TUTUILA, SAMOA. 



The customs statistics lump the imports of fish under one general 

 heading, thus making it impossible to show separately the imports 

 of salmon. 



FOREIGN TRADE IN SALMON. 



As we do not consume all of the salmon produced by our fisheries, 

 it is necessary to find a foreign market for the surplus each season, 

 but, as canned sulinon has become one of the staples of the world, there 



