FISHERY INDUSTRIES. 



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available, it is shown that about 50 per cent oi the fresh fish mar- 

 keted locally is halibut, approximately 35 per cent salmon, prmci- 

 pally of the king, coho, and sockeye species, and about 15 per cent 

 is black cod, and in a small way a few miscellaneous fishes. Local 

 prices for halibut and black cod run about 7 cents per pound, while 

 salmon bring from 10 to 12 cents. The total quantity marketed is 

 approximately 250,000 pounds of halibut, valued at $18,000; 150,000 

 pounds of salmon, worth $14,000; and 100,000 pounds of cod and 

 miscellaneous species, valued at $8,000; or a total of 500,000 pounds, 

 worth $40,000. 



Freezing. — There were four plants in southeast Alaska this year 

 where salmon were frozen. These were the shore stations of the 

 Taku Canning & Cold Storage Co. at Taku Harbor, J. Lindenber- 

 ger (Inc.) at Craig, and the New England Fish Co., at Ketchikan; 

 and the floating cannery and cold-storage ship, ]y'illiam H. Smith, 

 operated by the Vv^eiding & Independent P'isheries Co., at Saginaw 

 Bay. 



Salmon Frozen in Alaska in 1912. 



MINOR PRESERVING PROCESSES. 



Special products. — The Revilla Reduction Works, established at 

 Ketchikan late in 1910 for the purpose of pre})aring oil from shark 

 and dogfish livers, suspended operations after one season because of 

 a shortage of raw material, and in 1912 under the name of the 

 Revilla Fish Products Co. began operations as a cannery for the 

 preparation chiefly of special fishery products. The company also 

 engaged in the canning of red salmon. The special products included 

 (1) fish pudding; (2) smoked salmon loaf, made principally from 

 mild-cured king salmon; (3) smoked fish loaf, of which cod and hali- 

 but are the chief base; (4) deviled halibut; and (5) canned halibut. 

 Cereals, oils, and spices are used in the preparation of the first four 

 items, and in each case the finished product is both palatable and 

 thoroughly wholesome. This company is the first to engage in the 

 preparation of these products. During 1912, the first season, the 

 output included 1,925" cases of fish pudding, valued at $11,550; 

 2,157'' cases of smoked salmon loaf, valued at $8,628; and 1,135^ 

 cases of smoked fish loaf, valued at $4,540. The ;)utput of canned 



a Each case represents forty -eight 1-pound flat cati-;. 

 b Each case represents forty-eight J-pound flat cans. 



