FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. p Brg 
YIELD or SHORE FisHeRtes OF MASSACHUSETTS IN 1919, BY CoUNTIES, APPARATUS, 
‘ anp Specres—Continued., 
BY BOW NETS, FYKE NETS, HARPOONS, COCKLE TRAPS, AND CUNNER TRAPS. 
Apparatus and $ y ere 
species. Barnstable. Bristol. Dukes. Essex. Total. 
Bow nets: Ale- : 
wives— Pounds. Value.| Pounds. | Value.| Pounds. | Value.) Pownds.| Value.| Pounds. | Value. 
Fresh S246 ace ALO0OI NS S470) | os oon oc |i peas eee ae an Al ew wale wie [Stn asic talons aede 41, 500 $475 
MaLLOCeen acne = LOA" OOO 7; 280) | ooh. 5 cc] Saree ce | teas ca| acetals] s a ttsensd|swe bisa 162,000 | 7,280 
Smoked......... OVHO003|A2sG0Hs |ieaeeks Sas | Saceee eae cec| ccs sacl 2c cei] mle’ a= ote 37,000 | 2,695 
Scalest-ccccss:, P2000) |S B00)| Sti bs. |. 2 elec cee el Ls ae lees 1, 000 500 
Gta 27 pa. 4.4) 241 000) 100, O601,)_.¢ .: ---| ae sealeneas tealeseee <i tee) BOA a ree 241,500 | 10,950 
Fyke nets: | 
BIS: Reet 42: 5. 33,180 | 6,577 | 10,600} $950} 40,000 |$8, 000 |.........|....-.. 83, 780 | 15,527 
MIQUNAGTS ss. -02|see-csceslae sees 3, 200 tS NS Ree ae lls Ss peepee [em er Pee oe 3, 200 181 
Bercy White elses toes eens 200 Ti) | aes Coes 2 2 ee |e ee 200 20 
BPOMICUM. serene alee ee el. Se eee 2,300 OON oe ak A sR Ales: SE ateraalls o lteae 2,300 90 
Motale=2222-- 33,180 | 6,577] 16,300 | 1,241 | 40,000 | 8,000 |......... nertints 4 39, 480 | 15, 818 
Harpoons: Sword- | | oF 
Te Dee | BR ae 2,400| 600] 15,500 | 2,620|......... Apoea 17,900 | 3,220 
Cockletraps:Cockles| 1,450 Tei asad lens ee Se ee Ss eee 300,000 |$1, 350 | 301,450 | 2,075 
Cunner traps: Cun- 
NOUS atsscctsace c= Redes oer es ise 7,150 500) hs Bee ce. oe] sic yaeuleecetiel 7,150 500 
WITHOUT APPARATUS. 
Species. Barnstable. Plymouth. Total. 
Pounds.| Value. | Pownds.| Value. | Pounds. | Value. 
LPL ECTS ECTy LAM ap SRI Bile a ly Pr ge 40, 000 Sig ate A ee 40, 000 $40 
BIG eT EL Lao! Say RRR Bee ee eer ee Pe Me 2,400 825 800 $250 3, 200 1,075 
Oysters, saeds privates . oock loc ees 51, 688 a ASON See oe or d| eck obec 51, 688 4, 430 
Oi) 4 (Ss ee ee 950 300 | 275,000 1,050 | 275,950 1, 350 
Ta he a Se ae 95, 038 5,595 | 275, 800 1,300 | 370,838 | 6, 895 
INDUSTRIES. 
Wholesale fishery trade.—In 1919 there were 139 wholesale fishery 
establishments in Massachusetts, valued at $2,928,405, with a cash 
capital amounting to $1,522,545, in which 1,468 persons were engaged, 
to whom $1,790,495 were paid in wages. 
Five of these firms engaged in the manufacture of oil and fertilizer 
incidental to their wholesale business. The quantity of fish oil manu- 
factured amounted to 56,250 gallons, valued at $60,147, and of fer- 
tilizer to 324,750 pounds, valued at $2,000. 
Smoked, canned, and by-product industries.—In the appended table 
the statistics of the smoked, canned, and by-product industries of 
Massachusetts in 1919 are shown in detail. The quantity of fish 
smoked, salted, and pickled amounted to 12,807,782 pounds, valued 
at $863,927, the principal items being finnan haddie, 4,506,216 
pounds, valued at $352,692, and salted and pickled herring, 3,299,950 
pounds, valued at $100,530. The pack of canned products amounted 
to 52,474 cases, valued at $362,926, and the value of the by-products 
was $1,050,317. 
