FISHERY INDUSTRIE.S OF THE UNITED STATES, 1923 



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FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED AT MUNICIPAL FISH WHARF AND 

 MARKET, WASHINGTON, D. C- 



The receipts of fishery products at the municipal fish wharf and 

 market, Washington, D. C., in 1923 amounted to 5,678,157 pounds, 

 a decrease of 764,506 pounds, or 12 per cent, as compared with 1922. 

 The most important products in ([uantity were squeteagues or "sea 

 trout," 1,162,927 pounds; oysters, 804,266 pounds; croaker, 645,376 

 pounds: river herring, 545,845 pounds; and crabs, inckiding crab 

 meat, 327,017 pounds. The species ranking next in importance 

 inchide bass, butterfish, carp, catfish, flounders, haddock, hake, 

 halibut, mackerel, perch, shad, spot, and striped bass. 



Fishery products, in pounds, received at municipal fish wharf and market, 



Washington, D. C, 1923 



Note.— The clams have been reduced to pounds on the basis of 8 pounds of meat to a bushel; the 

 oysters on a basis of 7 pounds of meat to a bushel and 8}^ pounds to a gallon. 



* Daily reports of the quantity of fishery products received at this market are received by the bureau 

 for tabulation through the courtesy of the health department of the District of Columbia. 



