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FISHERIES OF ALASKA, 1908. 



Output of Salmon prom the Canneries in 1908, by Species and Size of Cans — 



Continued. 



a Reduced to a common basis of cases containing 48 1-pound cans the pack is 2,606,972 cases. 



Comparison oj pack oj 1905, 1906, 1907, and 1908.— Oi the four 

 years in question the pack of 1908 exceeds all the others in both 

 quantity and value, and is the largest made since the beginning of 

 the industry. The pack of red salmon in 1908 is larger than in any 

 other year. But few J-pound flat cans were packed in 1908 as com- 

 pared with the other years. 



Taking the " 1 -pound tall," which is the common size can, as a 

 basis of comparison, it is seen that cohos averaged $3.98 per case, 

 an increase of 7 cents per case over 1907; dog, or chum, salmon aver- 

 aged S2.53 per case, a decrease of 44 cents as compared with 1907; 

 humpback, or pink, salmon averaged $2.69 per case, a decrease of 

 47 cents as compared with 1907; king salmon averaged $4.20 per 

 case, an increase of 2 cents as compared with 1907; while the red, 

 or sockeye, salmon averaged $4.52 per case, a decrease of 7 cents per 

 case as compared with 1907. 



Comparison of the Output of the Salmon Canneries in 1905, 1906, 1907, and 



1908. 



