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at this market. These were the five most important species in 

 1919 and 1920, representing 69.49 per cent and 70.65 per cent of 

 the total receipts, respectively. The increase in receipts as compared 

 with the previous year appears to confirm the slight improvement 

 reported over conditions existing in 1920. The following fishes are 

 usually abundant in the Washington (D. C.) markets: Bass, butter- 

 fish, carp, catfish, croaker, flounders, haddock, river herring, 

 mackerel*, perch, shad, spot, squeteagues or ''sea trout," striped bass, 

 whiting, oysters, and crabs, including crab meat. 



Fishery Products, in Pounds, Received at Municipal Fish Wharf and Market, 



Washington, D. C, 1921. 



