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Products of the Alaska clam industry in 1923 



Items 



Value 



$314,613 



129, 084 



43, 160 



Minced: 



H-Pound cans.. 



10-ounce cans... 



1-pound cans... 

 Whole: 



20-ounce cans... 



1-pound cans... 



5-pound cans... 

 Juice, 1-pound cans 



Total 



SHRIMPS 



The shrimp industry of southeast Alaska made a material advance 

 in 1923 over the volume of business shown in any preceding season. 

 Petersburg was the center of this trade, as the three largest producers 

 of shrimp — the Alaskan Glacier Sea Food Co., Olympic Fisheries 

 Co., and the Ness Fish Co. — were located at that place. The Wrangell 

 Shell Fish Co., at Wrangell, a newly organized firm, entered this 

 trade early in the year, but owing to difficulty encountered in mar- 

 keting its products operations were interrupted during the summer 

 and not resumed until fall. In November the Olympic Fisheries Co. 

 sold out to the Alaskan Glacier Sea Food Co. and discontinued 

 business in Alaska. 



The investment in the shrimp industry in 1923 was $268,656, as 

 compared with $163,111 in 1922. Of this total $30,400 represents 

 the value of plants, $97,252 the cost of operations exclusive of labor, 

 $80,934 wages paid, and $60,070 the value of boats and apparatus. 

 Employment was given to 243 persons, of which 39 were whites, 

 150 natives, 35 Japanese, 3 Chinese, 8 Filipinos, 7 Mexicans, and 1 

 Negro. Products aggregated 460,560 pounds of meat, valued at 

 $178,474, as compared with 336,380 pounds in 1922, valued at 

 $126,690. 



CRABS 



The pack of canned crabs in Alaska in 1923 was 1,290 cases, 

 valued at $13,390. The Dobbins Packing Co., at Petersburg, was 

 the chief producer. The quantity of crabs in the shell sold in 

 Alaska is not definitely known, but it is estimated that 400 dozens, 

 valued at $1,200, were absorbed by local markets. The total value 

 of all crab products in 1923 was $14,590, as against $47,379 in 1922. 



TROUT 



The production of trout in Alaska in 1923 was largely incidental 

 to other fishery business. This is due to the fact that trout can 

 rarely be taken outside of lakes and streams in sufficient quantity 

 for profitable commercial use. The investment of one operator, 

 amounting to $3,000, is credited directly to the trout industry. The 

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