FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 



703 



in wages. The value of the 5 establishments was $131,700 and the 

 cash capital eniploj^ed $93,079. 



The following- table shows in detail the quantity and value of prod- 

 ucts handled in the wholesale fisherv trade at Detroit: 



Table ■•^Itoiviiig tlw extent of tlie irJiolettale fishery trade of Lake St. Clair a)ul St. Clair and 



Detroit rivers iii 1903. 



FISHERIES OF LAKE ERIE. 



The fisheries of Lake Erie in 1903 gave emplo3'ment to 2,727 persons, 

 of whom 633 were on vessels fishing and transporting, 1,591 on boats 

 in the shore fisheries, and ,503 were shoresmen in connection with the 

 fi>sheries and the various fishery industries. Following is the numljer 

 of persons credited to the different states bordering on this lake: 

 New York, 1,017; Pennsylvania, 487; Ohio, 1,101; and Michigan, 122. 



The total amount of capital invested in the fisheries of the lake was 

 $2,196,397. This included 102 fishing and transporting vessels, of 

 1,859 net tons, valued at $378,650, with outfits valued at §62,428; 467 

 boats, valued at §22,208; 39 gasoline launches under 5 tons, valued at 

 $26,950; fishing appai'atus used on vessels and boats to the value of 

 $379,776; shore and accessory property in the fisheries and wholesale 

 fisher}^ trade, valued at §919,635; and cash capital utilized in the 

 fishery industries, amounting to $406,750. The investment in New 



