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Table 124. Production of Clams in the United States and Alaska, 1947. 

 ( Expressed in thousands of pounds and thousands of dollars ) 



Area Cockle Coquina Hard Ocean quahog Pismo 



Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 



New England 



Middle Atlantic 



Chesapeake Bay 



South Atlantic and Gulf > 



Pacific Coast 



Alaska 



Total 



311 



20 



14 21,468 7,021 



Area 



Razor Soft Surf Mixed Total 



Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 



1,549 



422 10,805 2,234 



424 



12 37,951 10,155 



Total 



' Data are for 1945. 



' Less than 500 pounds and 500 dollars. 



Note: The quantities shown represent the weight of clam meats harvested e.xclusive of the shell. 



Source: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 



Table 125. United States Pack of Canned Clams and Clam Products, 1948. 



The 1948 pack of canned clams and clam products amounted to 1,179,774 cases, valued at $8,329,639 to 

 the canners. This was a decline of 6 per cent in the number of cases packed and 4 per cent in value com- 

 pared with the previous year. The pack of whole and minced clams amounted to 173,194 standard cases 

 (2,597,910 pounds net weight of clam meats), valuetl at $2,029,484, while the production of clam chowder, 

 juice, broth, and nectar totaled 1,006,580 standard cases (30,197,400 pounds gross weight), valued at 

 J6,300,155. 



Product, State and Number of Plants 



Soft clams 

 Maine (12) 



Razor clams : 

 Washington (4) 

 Alaska (11) 



Total razor clams 



Hard clams : ^ 

 Mass. (1), Rhode Is. (1), New York (6) 

 New Jersey (1), Penn. (1), Maryland (1) 

 Washington (4) 

 Alaska (1) 



Total hard clams 



Whole and minced 

 Cases Value 



Standard cases 

 Chowder, Juice, 



Broth, and Nectar 

 Cases Value 



Total 

 Cases Value 



29,085 274,907 840,059 5,354,951 869,144 5,629,858 



Grand total (43) 173,194 2,029,484 1,006,580 6,300,155 1,179,774 8,329,639 



* Includes the pack of surf clams in New York. 



Note : Standard cases represent the various sized cases converted to the equivalent of 48 No. 1 cans, 

 each can of whole and minced clams containing 5 ounces of meat, drained weight ; and each can of 

 chowder, juice, broth, and nectar, 10 ounces, gross content. The production of canned whole clams 

 totaled 61,850 standard cases, valued at $760,126; minced clams, 111,344 standard cases, valued at $1,269,358; 

 clam chowder, 983,584 standard cases, valued at $6,219,480; and canned clam juice, broth, and nectar, 

 22,996 standard cases, valued at $80,675. 



Source: U. S. Fish »nd Wildlife Service. 



