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U. S. SUREAU OP FISHERIES 



Pack of shrimp and crabs, 1923 

 SHRIMP 



States 



No. 1 cans 

 (4 dozen) 



No. iVi cans 

 (2 dozen) 



Total 



Georgia and North Carolina 



Florida 



Alabama 



Mississippi 



Louisiana and Texas 



Total 



Coses 

 81, 858 

 71,367 

 57, 830 

 163, 200 

 281, 110 



655, 365 



Value 



$488,954 



446, 238 



361, 246 



1, 005, 460 



1, 737, 743 



4, 039, 641 



Cases 

 6,601 

 4,322 

 3,800 

 5,832 

 15,419 



35, 974 



Value 

 $35, 080 

 27, 320 

 23, 372 

 35, 950 

 95, 016 



Cases 

 88, 459 

 75, 689 

 61, 630 

 169, 032 

 296, 529 



216, 738 



691, 339 



Value 



$524, 034 



473, 558 



384, 618 



1,041,410 



1, 832, 759 



4, 256, 379 



1 The 8, 9, and 12 ounce cans have been converted to the equivalent of 73-2-ounce cans, 4 dozen to the case. 

 ' The 16-ounce cans have been converted to the equivalent of 15-ounce cans, 4 dozen to the case. 



In 1923 razor clams were canned at 24 plants in Washington, 3 in 

 Oregon, and 12 in Alaska; hard clams at 2 plants in Florida, 1 in 

 Rhode Island, and 2 in Washington; and soft chims at 19 plants in 

 Maine and 2 in Massachusetts ; making a total of 65 canneries engaged 

 in this business. The total production amounted to 328,229 cases, 

 valued at $1,710,616, as compared with 308,640 cases, valued at 

 $1,716,365, in 1922. 



Pack of clams, 1923 

 RAZOR CLAMS 



HARD CLAMS 



