PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES. 177 
It is only of recent years that chum salmon has become a factor in 
the market. Although sold for some time before then, chum salmon 
appears first in the regular opening prices in 1908, when it was 
quoted at 70 cents a dozen. In 1913 it was quoted at 55 cents 
while the opening price in 1915 was 70 cents on Puget Sound and 65 
cents at San Francisco. During the war the opening prices on 
chums were materially increased, being 85 cents in 1916, $1.60 in 
1917, $1.75 in 1918, and $2.15 in 1919. As in the case of chums the 
market collapsed under the 1919 price, and some sales under $1 
were made in 1920. } 
The pack of Alaska and Puget Sound kings or springs has always 
been small, and while they have always been quoted at $1 per dozen 
or better (in 1919 they were quoted at $3.124) they have always been 
slow sellers. It is extremely improbable that the canned pack will 
increase much in the future, as this fish is the best for mild curing, 
and as the mild curers are able to offer better prices for the raw fish 
than the canneries, they will always get the fish when desired. 
AMERICAN OPENING Prices Per Dozen Cans Since 1890. 
1890 to 1902. 
Talls. | 
Year and species. Talls. Year and species. Year and species. Talls. 
if 
1890. 1895. 1899. 
Columbia Riverchinook | $1.40 Columbia River chinook | $1. 32% || Columbia River chinook| $1, 25 
PIRSA TOO = 2 cocks cesses 1.20 Alaska red ....<.22-.+-.- T10)\) cAlaskayed.s-.e-sss eee. 1.10 
Alaska pink. 5 cs0-<<5.- qOm|| Alaska pink: -\s22 5.2005 - . 80 Puget Sound sockeye.../ 1.10 
Alaska pinks :22cic2 scene . 674 
1891. 1896. ae 
ea Biver chinook 1.35 Colt ens 4 aE : 
In] eT a Se a 1. 20 olumbia River chinook ip +. Din , r 
Alaska pink........-- ii] 175 || Alaska red........... SEAT SST ly ect ia ig haar gl UR 
1892 Alaska pink........----- -7 | Puget Sound sockeye...) 1.10 
3 Alaska pink: 255) 52 2. | Bi fs) 
Columbia River chinook 1.35 1897. 
IND eee 1.15 1901. 
Alaska pink............. -75 || Columbia Riverchinook] 1.05 ae ; 
Alaska red.............- .95_ || Columbia River chinook 1.50 
1893. Puget Sound sockeye. el 80 Alaskaren aecesn eae 1,25 
Columbia River chinook | 1,32} || Alaska pink...........-. Oba Wgupe on SoCHE yee =| len 
Alaska red.............. 1.17} LS SNE SE +75 
Alaska pink............. 65 1898. 1902. 
f ai ; Columbia Riverchinook} 1.05 |) Columbia Riverchinook| 1.35 
Columbia River chinook 15385 Alaska redtuste. o.oo... ~O75)|| pAdaska rads: 2.2) 52.22 1.00 
Alaska red-............. 1.10 Puget Sound sockeye. - . - 80 Puget Sound sockeye..-} 1.00 
ATASEA DitiiKs. 5- b2e0<c . 60 Alaska pink............. .65 Alaska pinks sees ae: hs8 65 
1903 to 1919. 
Year and species. Talls. | Flats. | Halves. Year and species. Talls. | Flats. |Halves 
1903. | 1905. 
Puget Sound sockeye... ...- $1.50 | $1.60 | $0.90 Columbia River chinook ..-..] $1.45 | $1.55 | $0.90 
Columbia River chinook ....| 1.35 1.45 - 85 || Puget Sound sockeye - -. ---- 1.35] 1.50 4.00 
PRIGARSUTOO oS Cons senebs 1830) \|Feeccnelac esse Alaskeamedho: s.s8os2S.0an 2 100! tos heet | 24! Fe 
AIORKS pitiiee .<--des.5-. occ nn be seece besaosc | Alaska} pink. coset! csc: 470) esteote sees | 
1904. | 1906. | 
Columbia River chinook....) 1.45 | 1.15 -90 || Columbia River chinook ..-.| 1.50) 1.60 1.00 
Puget Sound sockeye. .....- 1.55) 1.65 -95 |, Puget Sound sockeye - .....- 1.45 1.60 1.00 
Mtge Oe 17 woo ceca uct | 1.30 | “aes le sserar Mlaskairedis.J.306.c2.2 aed 2. AG5es Coes AY 
Re Mas ttoosceeeeasseee sftO) Patsiats swrallla > orale wa Alaskapinikssst seve cSeccsce 70 eae a4 eee 
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