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Propucts oF THE SALMON Mizp-CurinG INDUSTRY IN 1916. 
Species. Tierces. Pounds. Value. 
Scutheast Alaska: 
RSET DY Sea PEROT ee Se ee Mare cerca a aOR ocala am chvaictatatararchavatctaterncrenrete 4,733 | 3,786, 400 $388, 248 
Coho salmon......- lena les oe Ee eee et ee ene oes Senne 49 . A 
CHuMmPDuNOM teen asses oe se eee er ea ee eee cece cares uelen lee: 104 83, 200 5, 880 
Elles eal eerie eg MORNE FE ek 4,886 | 3,910, 800 396, 548 
Wrosiprarmliaske:: Wingo Salmons. js odJsac ccc ns casece oben ooncces ace 12 9,600 i 
Sore GOUal te seb essa ade oe Saas tees Ueaeemec escent 4,898 | 3,920, 400 397, 628 
SALMON PICKLING. 
The salmon-pickling industry in Alaska in 1916, when compared 
with similar operations in 1915, shows only slight increase in invest- 
ment and number of salteries operated. The central district leads 
with 11, a gain of 3 over 1915; the western district has 7, a decline of 
2 from 1915; and the southeastern district has 2, which are new this 
year. The total number in operation in 1916 was 20, as compared 
with 17 in 1915. The investment in 1916 was $340,887, which is an 
increase of $4,275 over 1915. The number of persons engaged 
declined from 329 in 1915 to 277 in 1916. 
Practically two-thirds of this product is red salmon and comes from 
western Alaska. A considerable part of this business is conducted in 
an incidental way by the companies engaged in canning salmon. 
The entire production of pickled salmon in Alaska in 1916 was 17,734 
barrels, valued at $212,667, an increase of 4,441 barrels in quantity 
and $64,027 in value over the pack of 1915. The average value per 
barrel indicated by these figures was approximately $12 for 1916 and 
about $11.18 for 1915. 
INVESTMENT IN THE SALMON-PICKLING INDUSTRY IN 1916. 
Southeast 
Items. FMS Central Alaska. | Western Alaska. Total. 
No. Value. No. Value. No. Value No. Value. 
Sl la oe ae eee 2) $16,325 11 | $19, 900 7 | $44, 637 20 $80, 862 
prciing ES OCUR Seen Seer! Beans 515 SO) amano wes 39, 400 }........ 51; 0000}. o35..-% 122, 280 
essels: 
Power vessels over 5 tons. 1 20, 000 5 13, 000 8 26, 000 9 59, 000 
Net tonnage.......... Ud oe eae MB erect ee aes TAD Re. Sa Be Pee Se 
Launches under 5 tons... 1 1, 650 4 2, 500 3 5, 800 8 9, 950 
ioaltin pee et 2 Pek soc S| e. LA 1 800 4 37, 500 5 38, 300 
JO[2 (GLEE (2 ee eee Pe, Se |e a 20 | a. Be Oy ol SEA ee Te 4A ae pane oF BA 
Boats, sail and row.....-- 17 905 35 1, 635 51 7, 785 103 10,325 
Lighters and scows....... 2 1,350 2 300 6 4, 400 10 6, 050 
aU SeImes= == 2... 05-0. 1 100 9 1,160 31 1, 250 41 2,510 
Wathomsq. 222... 150) eset shes 2 880) Bactermeer i UN ea ee 2,080) | seen see oe 
Purse seines....5..-...:.. 3 2, 000 1 LOO, eae 25 alas cease 4 2,100 
athomstos sees ae 80 lecsoseesstlceseecdfeces oeeec dl 2 880-beesess ce: 
Gillnets, sere s beeen 20 725 32 2, 040 38 3, 500 90 6, 265 
* Wathonige .j8os22¢5: EY Roce set DG40N lt ecksneess 3) G55; /bek = eres: 6470) |e? 
MANOS) are oe eee 36 605 8 HAD" ass Rese Sees 44 745 
Pound nets, driven....... 1 PPE Baer asl ps esa Oe Sak Oe E | 4 5 tS go 1 2, 500 
Motalee: fee. “1s sci Nest Seems, 78,040 |.......- 80; 975) 2oe8 ee 1915872) \ocsee8 340, 887 
