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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



retail markets of the city and also to some extent at retail at this market, 

 it is estimated, represent about 60 per cent of the receipts for the city 

 of Washington. In the following table, in which the statistics are 

 given by months, it will be noted that the five most important prod- 

 ucts in terms of quantity are: Oysters, 2,146,107 pounds; sque- 

 teagues or "sea trout," 2,097,569 pounds; shad, 1,227,459 pounds; 

 river herring, fresh and salted, 1,163,847 pounds; and croaker, 

 824,047 pounds; a total of 7,459,029 pounds, or 69.49 per cent of the 

 entire receipts for the year, which amounted to 10,733,086 pounds. 

 Such well-known forms as butterfish, carp, catfish, cod, croaker, 

 eels, flounders, haddock, halibut, mullet, perch, pollock, squeteagues 

 or "sea trout," striped bass, clams, oysters, and crabs, including crab 

 meat, were received during each of the 12 months. March, April, 

 and May were the months of the largest receipts ; July and August, 

 of the smallest. 



Fishery Products Received at Municipal Fish Wharf and Market, Washing 



TON, D. C, IN 1919. 



