TRADE IN FRESH AND FROZEN FISHERY PRODUCTS AND 

 RELATED MARKETING CONSIDERATIONS IN BOSTON, 

 MASS.^ 



By L. T. HoPKiNSON,/o?*w€rZy agent, U. S. Bureau of Fisheries. 



CONTENTS. 



Introduction 



Production 



Marketing prospects 



Distribution during September, 1922 



Shipping rates. 



l«ss-than-carload shi pment s in carload lots . 



Freight and express rates 



Fish frozen in 1922 



Per capita consumption during September, 

 1922 



Boston fish 



Boston lobsters 



Boston clams 



Boston oysters 



Boston scallops 



Page. 



Wholesale and retail trade 18 



Population of Boston, 1920 18 



Species of fish handled IS 



Trade names 18 



Important commercial species 19 



Species in moderate demand 19 



Trade in western haUbut and salmon 20 



Wholesalers' suggestions on market expan- 

 sion 20 



Retailers' suggestions on market expansion. 21 



Retail display 22 



Boston ordinances governing sale of fish ... . 22 



Directory of Boston dealers in fresh sea food. 23 



INTRODUCTION. 



The Boston market survey is the sixth of a series of trade investi- 

 gations made by the Bureau of Fisheries. The cities previously 

 canvassed are Louisville, Ky., Pittsburgh, Pa., Chicago, 111., Min- 

 neapolis and St. Paul, Minn., and Seattle, Wash. 



PRODUCTION. 



As a producing center Boston ranks first among American fishing 

 ports, its vessel landings of fresh fish alone exceeding 100,000,000 

 pounds annuall}^, a quantity surpassed only by that taken at Grimsby, 

 England. The following table shows, by months and species, the 

 quantity and value of fresh fish landed at Boston by fishing vessels 

 during the year ended September 30, 1922. 



Quantities and values of certain fishery products landed at Boston by American fishing 

 vessels during, the year ended September 30, 1922. 



Month. 



Cod. 



Haddock. 



Hake. 



1921 



October 



November 



December 



1922 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August , 



September 



Total 



Pounds. 

 2,313,280 

 1,480,481 

 1,260,542 



1,205,305 

 2.777,270 

 3,760,913 

 2,798,858 

 3,001,815 

 2.918,910 

 2,o61,28.s 

 3,043,656 

 2,629.273 



Value. 



S109, 547 

 61.287 

 63,845 



63, 

 92, 

 88, 

 73, 

 82, 

 89, 

 83, 

 105, 

 80, 



Pounds. 

 5,558,390 

 4,115,385 

 4,253,995 



3,828,770 

 5.846,805 

 5,321,755 

 3,622,448 

 4,346,375 

 3,315,032 

 3,191,784 

 3,846,315 

 4,465,130 



29,751,597 994,747 



51,712,184 



Value. 



$151,121 



1.57,565 



231,334 



207,181 

 165,892 

 87,994 

 108,510 

 104,552 

 82,958 

 81,414 

 82,979 

 88, 985 



Pounds. 

 628,474 

 522.881 

 295,969 



103,715 

 141,175 

 109, 120 

 173, .540 

 106,205 

 1.50, .H39 

 222,928 

 196,762 

 437,710 



1,550,485 



3,089,318 



Value. 

 $11,208 

 7,600 

 8,803 



5,475 

 6,470 

 3,751 

 3,188 

 2,248 

 3,398 

 5, .564 

 4,869 

 6,253 



67,827 



'Appendix X VI to the Report of the U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries for 1922. B. F. Doc. No. 



