FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 



439 



Sandusky has the distinction of maintaining tlie largest trade in 

 fresh-water fish of any city in the country. Most of the trade shown 

 for Erie County in the preceding table represents the fish business of 

 that city. Tlie following special statistics relating to the salt-fish and 

 frozen-fish trade of that place are more detailed than those contained 

 in the previous table for the entire State of Ohio : 



Statistics of ihc salt fish handled in the ivholesalc trade of Sanduslcy, Ohio, in 1S90. 



Trade names. 



"Herring" 



"No. 1 whitefish " 



" Ciscoes " (herring split in belly) 



"Family whitefish"" or "No. 2 whitefish" (large herriiu 



"No. 1 pickerel" 



"No. 2 picljerel " (saugers, etc.) 



"Medium pickerel" (blue pike) 



"Shad " (sucker.s, etc.) 



Skinned catfish 



Pounds. 



, 336, 756 



6, 130 



314, 352 



316, 650 



16, 105 



220, 035 



45, 540 



75, 764 



570 



Total 2,331,902 



Value. 



$33, 297 



398 



7,504 



12, 786 



235 



5,107 



1,456 



1,490 



40 



62, 313 



Statistics of the fish frozen by Sanduslci/ wholesale dealers in 1S90. 



