FISHERIES OP ALASKA, 1908. 

 Investment in the Salmon Canning Industry in 1908. 



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Output.-^The table of products shows the quantity and value of 

 each species packed, with size and style of can. Western Alaska 

 leads in the quantity and value of the pack, followed by southeast 

 and central Alaska in the order named, Red, or sockeye, salmon 

 predominate, especially in western Alaska. Humpbacks are second 

 in quantity and value. Of the total pack given below the following 

 were lost in the various disasters mentioned elsewhere in this report : 

 Coho, 2,125 cas.es; dog, or chum, 3,448 cases; humpback, 45,863 

 cases; king, 582 cases; and red, 38,962 cases. These have been 

 included in the statistical tables, as they had passed through all the 

 stages of packing and were eventually paid for by the insurance 

 companies. 



Output of Salmon fkom the Canneries in 1908, by Species and Size of Cans.^ 



o All pound cases contain 48 1-pound cans; the J-pound cases contain 48 J-pound cans. 



