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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIOlSrER OF FISHERIES. 



ca^nn^ries was 8,84:^ and the amount of wages paid was ^1,236,391. 

 Theoutputoonsistedof 1,203,970 cases of sardines, valued at $3,631,0S5, 

 and other products worth $325,668, the total value being $3,956,703. 

 The packers are beginning to can kippered herring. The quantity 

 canned in 1902 was 1,750 cases, valued at $8,720. There were no 

 Russian sardines prepared, as the trade in this product has become 

 unprofitable. 



Table showing Inj counties the canneries, cash capital, innnher of persons engaged, and 

 tuages paid />i the canning i^idastrij of Maine In 1903. 



Table sliowing hij cuuniics lite products of tlte canning industry of Maine in 1902. 



