FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929 987 



Fisheries of the coastal district of Oregon, 1928 — Continued 

 CATCH: By gear— Continued 



INDUSTRIES RELATED TO THE FISHERIES 



Transporting trade. — There were 55 persons in Oregon dining 1928 

 engaged in transporting the catch of fish. In this trade 29 motor 

 vessels having a total capacity of 334 net tons were operated. 



Wholesale trade.- — ^There were 17 wholesale establishments in the 

 Columbia River and coastal districts of Oregon engaged primarily in 

 handling fresh and frozen products. This is 16 per cent of the total 

 number of such establishments in the Pacific coast section. These 

 establishments employed 102 persons, who received $129,447 in 

 salaries and wages. 



Prepared and by-products trade. — There were 36 establishments in 

 Oregon during 1928 engaged primarily in the manufacture of pre- 

 pared fishery products or by-products. This is 22 per cent of the 

 total number in the Pacific coast section. They employed 929 per- 

 sons, who received $822,616 in salaries and wages. The products 

 manufactured, consisting principally of canned and mild-cured sal- 

 mon, were valued at $5,123,278. Detailed statistics of most of the 

 items manufactured may be obtained from Fishery Industries of the 

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



Industries related to the fisheries of Oregon, 1928 

 TRANSPORTING 



Items 



Men on transporting vessels 



Transporting vessels, motor. 



Net tonnage 



Number 



55 



29 



334 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE 



Items 



Establishments.. _ 



Persons engaged: 



Proprietors and salaried employees 

 Wage earners 



Paid to salaried employees 



Paid to wage earners 



Total salaries and wages 



^Sr'' Coastal 

 dfstrL't district 



$21, 421 

 46, 360 



$22, 681 

 38, 9?5 



61, 666 



Total 



$44, 102 

 85, 345 



129,447 



