FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1923 



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Persons engaged, investment, and products {by apparatus) in the mussel fisheries of 

 rivers tributary to Lake Erie, in 1922, by States and counties — Continued 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE 



There were 69 establishments engaged in the wholesale fishery 

 trade of Lake Erie in 1922. These employed 670 persons, to whom 

 $775,716 were paid in wages, representing a total investment of 

 $1,911,689. Cash capital to the amount of $1,149,257 was used. 

 Compared with 1917, this shows a slight decrease in number of estab- 

 lishments and persons employed, although the investment has 

 increased in all phases. 



