ne2 FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 
INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS IN 1919. 
Smoked fish, and 
Item. salted and pickled Canned. By-products. Total. 
herring. 
| 
Number. | Value. | Number.| Value. Number. Value. Number. Value. 
Plants sacs cae 116 ($694, 688 6 |$1, 513, 725 212 | $447,389 34 |$2,655, 802 
Costiofimaterialse= <\oa--.se---5 | 189, 644 |......... 6545079) a2 Sasa tesa| n= Sse ie eee ee ee | See eee 
Cashicapitials 28 ate 3-6 ase 1122500) | asa eee Se 154 SOO eee asa 1224004) 25. cee cece 399, 400 
Persons engaged.... Sti) |S eooscac [PTR AQOR Lees fo 3 BB DN| 4 eas Eee 2,186: eeteeeee 
Waces paid eae-mee|seese eee 382079) leases 10825065) bese seeee ZOEY OP) |b Shs ee oeee 1, 843, 973 
| = _—_———————————— ene 
MANUFACTURED 
PRODUCTS. 
Liver and menha- 
den oil. -gallons..|........--- |e Sec ete | aia One | Nee a ae ee 3 207,627 | 236,110] 207,627 | 236,110 
Wiquid-gine. dol. ..|..5.5.2252c|c0) eae Salo ease eae Ss a 4 388,252 | 474,924 | 388,252] 474,924 
Fish scrap and fer- 
Lilizer-aepounds:«|.0. fe teal ncke seems eee cease |S eiee tee ae 14,895,358 | 339,283 |14,895,358 | 339, 283 
Kippered herring, | 
pounds....- 40.2. 233-378 ime DR AAO hee ts tee es | Re tere nah cr ener foneeeee eels 233, 378 28, 440 
Pounds: <2 2-2-5 A BOG 21 Gi ltdo2s 692 eee aleraars| ereyelereletarm acta | miele) = alltel = | 
Smoked herring: 
Plain and Bis- 
marks: pounds-|\,3/045) 4000) (201 S50) ee ee ae ee ceo cali ned ole mime |sietm eeiei=l=i= 3, 045, 400 201,550 
Blodterss=.GCOs-s— |) 15 2901600) Mate SOO ease seme lees cretelcieta laletaeie ttasatnta|| atetetnteatetel te 1, 290, 600 131,350 
Smoked alewives, 
halibut, salmon, 
and sharks, 
oh cbiatoetee 4,506,216 | 352,692 
MOUNGSs {2s eee oa 4395238) 949) S008 eee as ate see a) eeears |eeeelee ee eel 432, 238 49, 365 
Salted and pickled 
herring.. pounds. ..} 3,299,950 | 100,530 |........-|.........-.|.---.-----=|---------- 3, 299, 950 100, 530 
Clams (various 
sizes).i¢2 =. CASES: (scot ee ht eleeS ce 12,340 (PD) | Ree ameeaeed sacososocé 12,340 72,089 
Clam chowder and 
clam extract (va- 
YIGUS'SIZES) 4CASES!2)-as%elee'e-<|- eee nae = 2,384 LORS D4 eee eens [eee eeiater 2,384 10, 824 
Miscellaneous spe- 
cies of fish (vari- 
OUSiSIZES) CASES Ss|5- ssocm<cisslccceicane 5 37,750 280) 0137) eq cece nes pemmnosieet 37, 750 280, 013 
Total........|12, 807,782 | 863,927 | 52,474 | 362,926 |.........-- 15050) 317) 1s. aoe 2, 277, 170 
1 Does not include two plants which are shown under canning industry. 
2 Includes two menhaden plants operated in Connecticut. 
3 Includes small quantities of shark, blackfish, and porpoise oils. 
4 Includes a small quantity of dry glue. 
6 Includes ‘‘sardines,’’ cod, haddock, herring, mackerel, whiting, and fish roe. 
FISHERIES OF RHODE ISLAND. 
Rhode Island ranked third among the New England States in 1919 
in the investment, quantity, and value of its fishery products, and 
fourth in the number of persons engaged. The number of persons 
employed was 1,646, of whom 317 were on fishing vessels, 44 on ves- 
sels transporting fishery products, 795 in the shore and boat fisheries, 
and 490 shoresmen in the wholesale fish establishments. 
The investment amounted to $2,249,536 and included 82 fishing 
and transporting vessels, valued at $392,164, with a net tonnage of 
1,594 tons and outfits valued at $168,235; 628 power, sail, row, and 
other small boats, valued at $187,283; apparatus employed in the 
vessel and boat fisheries to the value of $314,496; shore and accessory 
property valued at $978,622, and working cash capital to the amount 
of $209,300. 
The products of the fisheries amounted to 48,250,883 pounds, 
valued at $3,296,578. The five most important species, arranged in 
the order of their value, were: Oysters, 6,261,759 pounds, or 894,537 
bushels, valued at $1,242,585; scup, 8,261,140 pounds, valued at 
$817,846; lobsters, 1,694,327 pounds, valued at $360,679; menhaden, 
