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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



BOSTON SCALLOPS. 



During September, 1922, 478 gallons of scallops were received by 

 wholesale dealers in Boston, of which 81 per cent were consumed 

 in Massachusetts, 



WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE. 

 POPULATION OF BOSTON, 1920. 



The population of Boston, Mass., according to the 1920 census, was 

 as follows: 



Native white; 



Native parentage 181, 811 



Foreign parentage 238, 241 



Mixed parentage -^ 71, 514 



Total 491, 566 



Foreign-born white: 



Canadian 42, 008 



English 12, 408 



Irish 57, Oil 



Italian 38, 179 



Russian 38, 021 



All other 51, 292 



Total 238, 919 



Negro 16, 350 



All other (orientals, etc.) 1, 225 



Total population 748, 060 



The membership in religious bodies in Boston, Mass., according to 

 the 1920 census, was as follows: 



Roman Catholic 294, 914 



Jewish congregations 17, 975 



All other 78, 609 



Total membership 391, 498 



SPECIES OF FISH HANDLED. 



TRADE NAMES. 



To avoid applying more than one name to certain species of fish in 

 the following discussion of local trade, the appended list is included 

 as a guide to readers. 



Standard and local names of species offish sold, Boston, Mass. 



