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well effected throughout the smaller towns of the State. A few ship- 

 ments are forwarded as far east as Texas and Kansas, but this l)usiness 

 has not been developed to any great extent. The following figures 

 from the Bui-eau of Agricultural Economics shows the amount of fish 

 frozen in California in 1928, b}^ species and by months. 



FISH PKOZEN IN CALIFORNIA, BY SPECIES, 1928 



Pounds 



Cod, haddock, hake, pollock, etc 134, 841 



Mackerel (except Spanish) 450, 934 



Sablefish (black cod) 112,938 



Salmon: 



Silver 359, 707 



Pink 131, 769 



All other 359, 292 



Shad and shad roe 6, 957 



Shellfish 554, 748 



Miscellaneous 2, 124, 907 



Total 4, 236, 093 



FISH FROZEN IN CALIFORNIA, BY MONTHS, 1928 



Month ending the 15th of— Pounds 



January 389, 399 



February 694, 208 



March 292, 847 



April 199, 168 



May 440, 832 



June 369,050 



July 195, 412 



August 228, 733 



September 251, 448 



October 298, 559 



November 361, 521 



December 514, 916 



Total 4, 236, 093 



Monthly holdings of frozen and cured fish in California, 192S 



Holdings on the 15th of- 



January.. 

 February 

 March. _. 



April 



May 



June 



July 



Holdings on the 15th of- 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



Average monthly holdings- 



Frozen fish 



Pounds 

 1, 226, 422 

 1, 209, 171 

 1, 244, 769 

 1, 305, 978 

 1, 437, 425 



1, 332, 266 



Curedfish 



Pounds 



559, 265 

 751, 125 

 728, 650 

 534, 974 

 558, 096 



537, 188 



Source: Bureau of Agricultural Economics. 



The shipping of fresh and frozen fish from California to interior 

 points has been hindered by methods of handling and shipping, but 

 this situation is being remedied. Some firms are preparing and mar- 

 keting fish fillets. These are wrapped in vegetable parchment paper, 

 packed in tin cans, well iced, and shipped in wooden boxes. Tliis 

 type of pack has become popular with California retailers, and the 

 future should show extensive developments along this line. 



The advancement of the fresh or market fish industry in California, 

 especially at San Pedro and San Diego, has been retarded somewhat 



