PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES. 185 
ALASKA, 
It seems like “‘carrying coals to Newcastle” to ship canned salmon 
to Alaska, from which Territory more than half the canned salmon 
of the world is produced, and yet a small business is done each year 
in this line, most of the product going to the mining camps and towns 
somewhat removed from the fishing sections. 
The table below shows the shipments of such fish in recent years. 
After 1914 the shipments were lumped together with all other kinds 
of fish and thus prevented the listing of salmon separately. 
Canned salmon. All other Canned salmon. All other 
Year ending salmon, Year ending salmon, 
June 30— fresh or June 30— fresh or 
Pounds. Value. cured. Pounds. Value. cured, 
Value. Value. 
NO ern Sec ees 67, 132 $7, 123 $35,906) ||L91Z2<- Sassi s cc's 134,320 | $15,022 $4, 218 
Ce RR eae See 67, 658 7,204 Q7bo8, | 101s. 5.2. SSS 43,346 5,074 (a) 
TOUT. 51 38, 265 4,513 POGL 3 19142 SEs Sie ee 42,945 5,278 (a) 
@ Not shown separately. 
GUAM. 
Since annexation, this country and Japan have been competing for 
the trade of this island, which, in earlier years, Japan controlled quite 
largely. During the last two years shown in the statement, however, 
the United States has secured the advantage. The table below shows 
the extent of the trade, which is made up almost entirely of salted 
or pickled salmon, only 900 pounds of fresh salmon, valued at $92, 
having been shipped by this country to Guam in 1908. Since 1909 
all the fishery products imported have been lumped under one head- 
ing and it has been impossible to distinguish the salmon from the 
other species. 
Pickled salmon. 
Year and country. 
Pounds. |} Value. 
Pickled salmon. 
Year and country. 
Pounds. | Value. 
1905. 1908. 
Wnited(States'...<.3..0-3.6000 1,415 $71,|| Umited States... cccncmcecese 7,406 $623 
Bpillee ses deccate sceless seek 16, 526 1, 221 (256) 6 Oe oe Se 6,130 465 
1907. 1909. 
United(States..2- 20:52. .22... 13, 604 1,086 || United States................. 10,779 740 
OPN I te srscton Meee oot Setn oe 19, 862 TRGUIT VIA DR elec cee est meet ce eiecce 4,295 344 
TUTUILA, SAMOA. 
The customs statistics lump the imports of fish under one general 
heading, thus making it impossible to show separately the imports 
of salmon. 
FOREIGN TRADE IN SALMON. 
As we do not consume all of the salmon produced by our fisheries, 
it is necessary to find a foreign market for the surplus each season, 
but, as canned salmon has become one of the staples of the world, there 
