746 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Pack of canned sardines, 1929 



1 Includes a few cases packed in 12-ounce cans, 48 to the case, which have been converted to the equiva- 

 lent of quarter-size cans, 100 to the case. 



Note. — "Standard cases" represent the various sized cases converted to the uniform basis of one hun- 

 dred ! i-pound cans to the case of sardines (herring) , and forty-eight 1-pound cans to the case of sardines 

 (pilchard). 



Pack oj canned sardines, 1921 to 1929 



« Maine only. None packed in Massachusetts. 



Note. — Shown in standard cases of one hundred J^-pound cans for Maine and Massachusetts and 

 forty-eight 1-pound cans for California. 



TUNA AND TUNALIKE FISHES 



In 1929, these fishes were canned at 17 plants in California. This 

 is an increase of 1 plant as compared with those operating last year. 

 The total pack was 1,504,306 standard cases of forty-eight K-pound 

 cans valued at $9,873,453. This is an increase of 24 per cent in 

 quantity and 18 per cent in value as compared with the pack of the 

 previous year. The pack was larger than in any year during the 

 period 1921 to 1928. 



