FISHERY INDUSTKIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1923 



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Pack of claims, 192S — Continued 

 SOFT CLAMS 



1 The 34-ounce cans have been converted to equivalent of 32-ounce cans, 2 dozen to the case. 



Oysters were canned at 12 plants in Maryland, 4 in North Carolina, 

 10 in South Carolina, 7 in Georgia, 5 in Florida, 6 in Alabama, 3 in 

 Louisiana, and 21 in Mississippi, the total pack amounting to 

 537,549 cases, valued at $2,720,073. Most of the pack was in No. 

 1 5-ounce cans, 48 to the case. When the entire pack is converted 

 to this standard and the 1922 pack is similarly treated, the total 

 amounts are 524,544 and 505,973 cases, respectively, which shows 

 an increase in 1923 of 4 per cent. The value increased $296,457, 

 or 12 per cent. 



Pack of oysters, 1923 



Sizes 



Maryland North Carolina South Carolina 



Georgia 



Cases I Value 



4-ounce (4 dozen) 8,886 I $48,000 



5-ounce (4 dozen) 42,041 ' 240,248 



6-ounce (4 dozen) \ 19,181 196,429 



8-ounce (2 dozen) 2,883 14,140 



10-ounce (2 dozen) j 16,264 89,553 



l2-ounce(2dozen) ; 1,901 18,603 



Cases 



600 



49, 370 



Total 91, 156 



6,973 



800 

 7,000 



57, 770 



Value 



$2, 760 



228, 388 



3,200 

 36, 075 



Cases 

 ' 5, 058 

 83, 338 

 157 

 957 

 20,443 



Value 



$19, 890 



337, 719 



737 



3,775 



88, 174 



Cases 

 'ii,"250' 



24 



270, 423 



109, 953 1 490, 295 



16, 373 



Value 



$75, 939 

 891 



192 



77, 022 



Sizes 



Florida 



Alabama 



Louisiana and 

 Mississippi 



Total 



4-ounce (4 dozen).. 

 5-ounce (4 dozen).. 

 6-ounce (4 dozen).. 

 8-ounce (2 dozen). - 

 10-ounce (2 dozen). 

 12-ounce (2 dozen). 



Cases 

 1,068 

 9,800 



120 

 86 



Total. 



11,074 



Value 

 $5, 340 

 48, 772 



Cases 



673 



41, 222 



456 

 344 



525 

 11,356 



54, 912 53, 776 



Value 

 $2, 906 

 201, 222 



1,785 

 54, 428 



Cases 

 43, 176 

 100, 515 

 1,242 

 22, 983 

 29,431 

 100 



Value 



$196, 126 



499, 352 



11, 136 



106, 537 



145, 356 



1,600 



Cases 

 59, 461 

 342, 536 

 20, 679 

 28, 268 

 84, 580 

 2,025 



260, 341 



197, 447 960, 107 



537, 549 



Value 



$275, 022 



1,671,640 



209, 193 



129, 893 



413, 930 



20, 395 



2, 720, 073 



» Includes pack of 3-ounce cans converted to equivalent of 4-ounce cans, 4 dozen to the case. 

 MISCELLANEOUS CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS 



In addition to the products shown above, there were packed in 

 Maine, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, and 

 Wisconsin, 254,562 cases of miscellaneous fishery products, valued 

 at $658,583, and in California, 34,387 cases of tuna flakes, abalone, 

 barracuda, mackerel, and squid, valued at $235,186. 



