FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 



439 



Sandusky lias the distinction of maintaining tbe largest trade in 

 fresh-water tish of any city in the (country. Most of tlie trade shown 

 for Erie County iu the preceding table represents the ilsh business of 

 that city. The following special statistics relating to the salt-lish and 

 frozen-fish trade of that place are more detailed than those contained 

 iu the previous table for the entire State of Ohio : 



Statistics of the salt fish handled in the wholesale trade of Sandusky, Ohio, in 1890. 



Trade names. 



'Herring" j 1, 



'Ko. 1 wliitefisli" 



' Ciscoes" (herring split in belly) 



'Family whitefish" or "No. 2 whitefish" (large herring) 

 ' No. 1 pickerel " 



; pickerel" (saugers, etc.). 

 "Medium pickerel" (blue pike) . 



"Shad" (suckers, etc.) 



Skinned catfish 



336, 756 

 6,130 

 314, 352 

 316, 650 

 16, 105 

 220, 035 

 45, 540 

 75, 764 

 570 



Total I 2,331,902 



$33, 297 



398 



7,504 



12, 786 



235 



5, 107 



1,456 



1,490 



40 



62, 313 



Statistics of the fish frozen by Sandusl:y tchohsale dealers in 1S90. 



