REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF EISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Summari/ bij JisMng-grounda of certain Jiahertj products, etc. — Continued. 



* The fares of mackerel numbered 249, of which 132 were from the general short* grounds of Now 

 England, 92 from off' IJace Point, 14 from Cape Shore, 6 from Middle Bank, 4 from off Highland Light, 

 and 1 from .Teffrevs Ledge. 



f'Otlier tish'uiiliide.s 411,600 pounds of swordfish, $33,883; 249,300 pounds of menhaden, $2,605; 

 99,100 pound.s ol herring, .$074; 10,400 pounds of sea catfish, or wolf-lisli, .$230; 8,000 pounds of whiting, 

 .$40; 1,688 pounds ot shad, $14; 1,250 i)ouiids of bluetish. $.50. The swordfish fares numbered 5t, as 

 follows: 35 from sliori> irroinids, 2:!r),;,S0 ])ounds, $22,728; 14 from Georgia s Rank, 103,000 pound.s, $6,837; 

 2 from Soutli Channel, .59,470 pounds, .$3,251 ; 2 from Middle Bank. 9,050 pounds, $738; 1 from .Teffrevs 

 Leilge, 1,700 pounds, $205; 1,300 jxiunds, $124, were l)roiiglit in uitli othc'rfish from La Have, Georges, 

 and Capo Sliore. Of herring, menhaden, and hluefish, I". 27, and 1 fares, lesjicetively, wore landed from 

 sliore grounds. The shad, wliich came from off Race Point, and the v.hitiug, from Jeffreys Ledge and 

 shore grounds, were taken incidentally and landed with other lish. 



Considering the combined fish trade of Boston and Gloucester in 1894, 

 it appears that 8,120 fares of fish were brought in, which aggregated 

 1G7,11G,817 i)Ounds, and were vahied at $.3,807,671. It shoukl be under- 

 stood that in achlition to the foregoing, very large quantities of fishery 

 products are Innded by mercliant vessels from United States and Cana- 

 dian ports and that the recci[)ts by rail are also imi)ortaut. The number 



