FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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Yield of the Shore Fisheries op Lake Huron in 1917, by Counties and 



Apparatus — Continued.. 



WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE. 



In 1917 there were 23 establishments engaged in the wholesale 

 fishery trade of Lake Huron, employing 147 persons, to whom 

 $95,648 were paid in wages. The value of these establishments with 

 their equipment, etc., was $262,507; and the cash capital utilized 

 amounted to $156,100. Compared with 1903 there was an increase 

 of 7 in the nimaber of establishments, 13 in the number of persons 

 engaged, $57,228 in wages paid, $166,007 in the value of the estab- 

 lishments and their equipment, and $60,600 in cash capital. 



The following table shows the extent of the wholesale fishery trade 

 of Lake Huron in 1917: 



Wholesale Fishery Trade of Lake Huron in 1917. 



