810 



U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



Tliis is 10 per cent of the total number ot" such establishments in the 

 New England section. They employed 313 persons Avho received 

 $291,648 in salaries and wages. 



Prepared and hy-produd^ trade. — There were two establishments in 

 Rhode Island engaged primarily in the manufacture of the prepared 

 fishery products or by-products. This is 1 per cent of the total 

 number in the New England section. They employed 68 persons 

 who received $50,279 in salaries and wages. The ])roducts manufac- 

 tured, consisting of clam {)roducts, oyster-shell products, and cured 

 fish, were valued at $348,299. Detailed statistics of most of the 

 items may be obtained from "Fishery Industries of the United 

 States, 1928," Bureau of Fisheries Document No. 1067. 



In(lustriei< related to the fittheries of Rhode Island, 1928 

 TKANSPORTIXG 



Men on iraiisporting vessels- 

 Transporting vessels 



Steam. 



Net tonnage. 



Motor — 



5 to 10 tons. . 

 11 to 20 tons. 

 51 to 60 tons. 



Total -.- 



Net tonnage- 



Total vessels. 



Total net tonnage. 



Items 



Number 



10 



148 



11 



197 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE 



Establishments. 



Persons engaged ; 



Proprietors 



Salaried employees 



Wage earners... 



Paid to salaried employees 



Paid to wage earners 



Total salaries and wages 



Bristol 

 County 



$18, 482 

 51, 320 



69,802 



Kent 

 County 



Newport 

 and 



Washing- 

 ton 



Counties 



.$4,060 

 23,384 



27,444 



$26, 626 

 56, 599 



83, 225 



Provi- 

 dence 

 County 



$43, 029 

 68, 148 



111,177 



Total 



37 

 31 



245 



$92, 197 

 199,451 



291, 648 



• Includes clam chowder, lime, poultry grit, and salted and smoked fish. Since this item includes 

 .saltcfi and smoki-d fish and oyster-shell products prepared by three firms whose activities were principally 

 in tne w holesalf hshery trade, data on persons engaged, salaries, and wages are included under that section. 



