48 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
FISHERY PRODUCTS RECEIVED AT THE MUNICIPAL FISH WHARF AND 
MARKET, WASHINGTON. D. C. 
Large quantities of fishery products. are received at the Municipal 
Fish arf and Market, Washington, D. C., from the Chesapeake 
region and other sections of the Atlantic coast. The salmon and 
part of the halibut handled are from the Pacific coast. The products 
are disposed of to the retail markets of the city, and are also to some 
extent sold at retail at the municipal market. Through the courtesy 
of the health department of the District of Columbia the Bureau has 
been furnished with daily reports of the quantity of fishery products 
received at this market since the latter part of March last year. 
These statistics have been compiled for the period from April to 
aaa 1918, and are given in detail, by months, in the following 
table: 
FisHery Propucts RECEIVED aT THE MunicipaL Fish WHARF AND MARKET, WASH- 
INGTON, D. C., From ApRiL TO DECEMBER, 1918. 
Species. April. May. June. 
Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. 
Bass, black and sea... 40.20. -n2cosce essen aes ee nae meeeee 11,800} 25,040 
BIMCHS Hee eee oe eee oer ee eee eine ee eee rT eae te ee ee 
Herring: 
River, fresh oo Je..22 32 3e. eee eee area Oe 418, 596 93, 867 821 
. River, salted: 92 52223355. 2e-8 oo. 8 eee eee ee 5, 000 169, 000 27, 250 
ackory shad /orjJacksas-eese tas een 1, 340). 2525S. 22 aestoeseee 2. bo ace ee eee 
HT ORESH oc Susu ste asco ceem aoa se a= eo eee 
Perens. 2852.2: Se ee ee Pe 
Trouts, sea 
PWR a eee ee ee eee ee eee re ear toe. 
CGT W re dics Ree pene = BOSE Oe oS Le a ee ee 
Oysters: 
Tn theshell. oS tes4< eee eee eee Mec Se ea 49, 861 9, 4 3, 486 
Purtlesic.. }Scceets coe eee eee Ee we cace seca Seca "i 685 
St: 1 0.22 2 ee = oe 1, 338, 790 | 1,268,975 | 677,713 
