FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 745 



Pack of canned salmon in Alaska, 1921 to 1929 



Note. — Shown in standard cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans. 



Pack of canned salmon in the United States and Alaska, 1921 to 1929 



Note.— Shown in standard cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans. 



SARDINES 



In 1929 packs of sardines were reported by 37 plants in Maine, 

 1 in Massachusetts, and 31 in California. This is a decrease of 1 plant 

 in Maine, an increase of 1 in Massachusetts, since none operated in 

 this State in the previous year, and an increase of 3 plants in Cali- 

 fornia. The production of sardines in Maine and Massachusetts 

 amounted to 2,025,801 standard cases of one hundred K-pound cans 

 valued at $6,897,946, which is a decrease of 1 per cent in quantity 

 and 15 per cent in value as compared with the pack of the previous 

 year. In California, the production amounted to 3,831,215 standard 

 cases of forty-eight 1-pound cans valued at $11,996,997, which is an 

 increase of 38 per cent in quantity and 24 per cent in value. The 

 production in Maine was considerably above the average for the 

 period 1921 to 1928, while that in California was over 1,000,000 cases 

 greater than in any year during this period. 



