REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Summary hij jlshiiKj-grounds of certain Jishery products, etc. — Continued. 



*The fares of mackerel numbered 249, of which 132 were from the general shore grounds of New 

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

 aud 1 from .Jeffreys Ledge. 



t" Other fish" includes 411,600 pounds of swordfish, $33,883; 249,.300 pounds of menhaden, $2,605; 

 99,100 pounds of herring, $974; 16,400 pounds of sea catfish, or wolf-tish, $230; 8.000 pounds of whiting, 

 $40; 1,688 pounds of shad, $14; 1,250 pounds of blnetish. $50. The swordfisli fares numbered 54, as 

 follows: 35 from shore grounds, 236,480 pounds, $22,728; 14 from Georges I5ank, 103,600 pounds. .$6,837; 

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

 Ledge, 1,700 pounds, $205; 1,300 jiounds, $124, were brought in witli otlier fish from La Have, Georges, 

 and Cape Shore. Of herring, menhaden, and bluefish, 10, 27, and 1 fare.n, respectively, were landed from 

 shore grounds. The shad, wliicli canui from off Race Point, and the whiting, from Jeffreys Ledge and 

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



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

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

 107,116,817 pounds, and were valued at $3,897,671. It should be under- 

 stood that in addition to the foregoing, very largo quantities of fishery- 

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

 dian ports aud that the re(!eipts by rail are also important. The number 



