438 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Fish imported at Sainliislij, Ohio, from ISSl to 1S90, taken in ftslteries on the Canadian 

 side of Lake Erie controlled hy Sundnslcjf dealers. 



Teaxs. 



1881 



1882 



1883 



1884 



1885 



1886 



1887 



1888 



1889 



1890 



Total 



Tree of duty. 



Pounds. Value. 



1, 113, 



1, 288, 

 1, 024, 

 1, 010, 



1, 962, 

 927, 



3, 024, 

 4, 609, 

 5, 135, 



2, 204, 



22, 300, 169 



$16,493 



20, 201 

 20, 446 



18, f):>7 



19, 088 

 12, 948 

 37,211 

 54, 5:!9 

 46, 428 

 27, 698 



Dufiablo. 



273, 689 



Pouuda. Valuo. 



13, 486 

 104,981 

 859, 5:!6 

 722, hiH 



60, 547 

 346, 779 

 , 109, 441 

 912, 186 

 790 456 

 893, 804 



Total. 



$535 

 5, 721 

 11,703 

 6,517 



8, 191 

 2, 267 



12,094 

 13, 577 



9, 463 

 12, 824 



Pounds. Valuo 



1, 127, 133 



1, 481!, ;-12 

 1,83:!, 036 

 ],73J, 793 



2, 023, 068 

 1, 273, 806 

 4, 134, 425 

 5, 521, 341 

 5, 931, 608 



3, 098, 267 



5,909,720 82,952 



28, 209, 889 



$17. 028 

 25, 922 

 32, 209 

 25,1.54 

 27, 279 

 15. 215 

 49, 305 

 68, 116 

 55, 891 

 40, 522 



56, 641 



N'otes. on the fiah trade of OJiio.— At Cleveland, Sandusky, Toledo, 

 Port Clinton, and other places in Ohio important wholesale trade in 

 fish is carried on. The business is larger than in any otlier State 

 bordering- on tlie hikes. While most of the supply comes from Lake 

 Erie, important consignments are also received from the other lakes. 



The following table is a detailed exhibition of the extent of the 

 wholesale fish trade of Ohio in 1890. The number of persons engaged in 

 connection with the receipt, preparation, and sale of the fish was over 

 800; the capital devoted to the industry amounted to over $830,000 

 exclusive of collecting vessels and other pro](erty jnoperly included 

 under the statistics for the fishery; the quantity of fish handled was 

 over 46,000,000 pounds, having a value of more than $1,490,000. 



Tahle showing by counties the wholesale fish trade of Ohio in 1S90. 



Items. 



Number of e8tal)lisliinent.s 



Number of peisous employed... 



Value of property 



Cash capital 



Pi.sh hiuidled iu wholesale trade : 



Fresh lbs.. 



Value 



Frozen lbs.. 



Value 



Salted lbs.. 



Value 



Smoked lbs . . 



Value 



Total quantity handled, 



pouiiiLs 



Value 



Fish utilized in canning lbs. 



Value paid 



One-pound cans prepared 



Value 



Two-pound cans prepared 



Value 



Secondary products prepared: 



Caviar lbs. 



Value 



Isinjrlass lbs 



Valuo 



Oil galls. 



Value 



Cuya- 

 hoga. 



Lake. 



$104, 5li0i 

 $70, 0001 



3, 722. 27(.^ 

 $12.i. 470 



1, 647, 000 

 $5u, 005 



2, 641, 000 

 $()7, 590 

 128, 000 

 $10,800 



8,138,270 

 $259, 865 



1,700 

 $375 



$265, 

 $199, 



14, 034, 



$427, 



7, 986, 



.$270, 



3, 734, 



$100, 



272, 



$20, 



26, 027, 



$818, 



520, 



$5, 



140, 



•$8, 



36, 



$3, 



56, 



$11, 



1. 



Lorain. 



3 



10 

 $9, 850 

 $10, 000 



, 512, .550 

 $40, 487 



2 



9 



$9, COO 



$6, 000 



850. 823 

 $21, 289 



740, 000 

 $23, 950 



603, 000 



$19, 875 



9. 500 



$1.1 iO, 



.',125,0501,590,823 

 $61, 502, $45. 239 



Lucas. 



Ottawa. 



7 



208' 



$74, 000 



$9, 000 



2, 234, 000 



,$92, 710 



2,031,000 



$76. 630 



400, 01)0 



$10, 000 



52, .500 



$2, 2UU! 



4 



186 



$68, 500 



$8, 000 



,612,000 

 $74, 560 

 887. 000 

 $34, 030 

 394, 000 

 $10, 830 



4, 717, 5O0 2 

 $181,540 ! 



893, 000 

 HI 9, 420 



3, M)0 



$654 



60 



$90 



31, 000 



$10, 850 



600 



$900 



400 



$100 



1,100 



$330 



20 



$30 



50 



$13 



Total. 



51 



813 



$l>31, 750 



$302, 000 



23, 905, 788 



$781, 566 



12,551,643 



$«7, 151 



8, .512, 218 



$-.i32, 324 



462, 800 



$35, 000 



45, 492, 449 

 $1, .186. 071 

 520, 000 

 .'f5, 8.50 

 140,000 

 $8, 200 

 36, 000 

 $3, 240 



96, 600 



$23, 989 



2,180 



$3, 270 



450 



$113 



NOTE.-In Ashtabula County, 3,600 pounds of caviar, valued at $520, were prepared. 



