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STATISTICS 



The total active investment in the IHO (tanneries operated in Alaska 

 "in 1923 was $50,635,886. an increase of $5,428,329 over the investment 

 in 1922. Southeast Alaska shows a <2:ain of $6,140,225; central and 

 western Alaska show decreases of $109,135 and $602,761. respectively. 

 The industry gave employment to 19.439 persops. which is 1.742 more 

 than the number emjiloyed in 1922. The number of whites increased 

 864. natives 328, Chinese 92, Japanese 170, Mexicans 387. and Xeirroes 

 34. Filipinos decreased 89, and miscellaneous 18. 



The total pack of canned salmon was 5,035,697 cases, valued at 

 $32,873,007, an increase of 534,045 cases, which occurred wholly in 

 southeastern Alaska, as in both central and western Alaska the pack 

 Avas smaller than in 1922. 



The value of the canned pi'oduct in 1923 was $3,085,814 more than 

 in 1922. Southeast Alaska increased from 2.018.743 to 3,007.119 

 cases, central Alaska decreased from 988,143 to 743,640 cases, and 

 Avestern Alaska from 1,494,766 to 1,249,839 cases. C'ohos decreased 

 from 175,993 to 164,107 cases, chums from 565,918 to 525,622 cases, 

 and reds from 2,070.658 to 1.859,496 cases. Kings increased from 

 30.660 to 38,343 cases and humpbacks from 1,658,423 to 2,448,129 

 cases. Southeast Alaska shows an increase in pack of 988,376 cases, 

 or approximately 49 per cent more than in 1922; central Alaska de- 

 clined 244,503 cases, or approximately 25 per cent: and western 

 Alaska fell off 244.927 cases, or approximately 17 per cent. 



Investment in the Alaska salmon-canning industry in 1923 



Items 



Canneries operated 



Working capital 



Wages paid 



Vessels: 



Power, over 5 tons. 

 Net tonnage. - 



Sailing 



Net tonnage- - 



Barges 



Net tonnage. - 

 Launches, under 



tonnage 



Boats, row and 



sail 



Lighters, scows 

 .iiid houseboats.. 



Pile drivers 



Pile pullers 



Apparatus: 



Beach seines 



Fathoms 



Purse seines 



Fathoms. 



Gill nets 



Fathoms 



Pound nets, 



driven 



Pound nets, 

 floating- 



Total. 



Southeast .\laska 



Num- 

 ber 

 65 



301 

 5,969 



] 

 1,944 



2 

 2,384 



75 



1,022 



355 



61 



4 



34 



4,095 



290 



48, 222 



224 



18,091 



171 



155 



Value 

 $6, 375, 314 

 8, 260, 830 

 3, 638. 709 



1, 961, 478 



45, 000 

 "14,' 649' 



99, 973 



127, 971 



326, 733 



424, 531 



14, 373 



12, 670 



222, 310 

 ""27,''633' 



1,149,030 

 471, 156 



23, 172, 260 



Central Alaska 



Num- 

 ber 

 37 



99 



2,551 



5 



9,870 



108 

 771 

 209 



92 



19, 936 



36 



5,680 



1,027 



59,569 



105 



Value 



$2, 973, 763 



2, 826, 291 



1,866,691 



88?, 416 



"296,006" 



Western Alaska 



Num- 

 ber 



28 



139, 432 

 119,190 



171,171 

 212,828 



15, 753 



25 



41, 542 



Value 

 $5, 543, 600 

 3, 770, 393 

 3, 807, 475 



1,570,991 



"i,"635,"436 



44,693 

 "26," 666" 



120, 116 



572, 765 

 19,323 



10, 264, 679 



183 

 23 



141, 878 

 463. 522 



352, 609 

 61,415 



Total 



Num- 

 ber 

 130 



479 



24,273 



31 



53, 356 



2 



2,384 



255 



3.009 



747 



122 



4 



130 



24, 431 



337 



51, 752 



3,190 



332, 820 



281 



162 



Value 



$14,892,677 



14,857,514 



9, 312, 875 



4, 414, 885 



" i,"376,'436 



i4,"649 



381, 283 



710, 683 



850, 513 



698, 774 



14, 373 



58, 163 



257, 510 

 "564," 283 



1. 746. 795 

 490, 479 



17,198,947 50,635,886 



