FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1935 287 

 VESSEL FISHERIES AT SEATTLE, WASH. 



A total of 44,363,035 pounds of fishery products, valued at $2,754,- 

 582, were handled by Seattle wholesale dealers durmg 1934, exclusive 

 of quantities received by transporting vessels or by rail from Alaska 

 or Canada. This represents an increase of 2 percent in volume and 

 13 percent in value as compared with the volume and value of the 

 products handled during the preceding year. Of the total quantity 

 handled, 23,943,600 pounds, valued at $1,648,127, were landed by 

 fishing vessels — a decrease of 1 percent in volume but an increase of 

 10 percent in value as compared with the previous year. Receipts 

 by wholesale dealers from sources other than Alaska or Canada or 

 from vessels in the halibut fleet, amounted to 20,419,435 pounds, 

 valued at $1,106,455, which is an increase of 6 percent in volume and 

 16 percent in value. 



