734 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table IV. — Showing the variation in weight of cod-fi^h of rarions lengths — Contimie,d. 



FEilALES. 





Condition of ovaries. 



Condition of ovaries. 



tLai 



In. 

 19 



m 



21 



22i 



23 



23 



23 



26 



27i 



28 



29 



30 



30 



30 



30i 



31 



31 



31i 



31J 



31i 



32 



33 



33 



33i 



34 



SmnU 



Very small . 



Very small. 

 do 



Very small. 



do ... 



Medium 



do .... 



Very small. 



Small 



"Well developed . 

 SmaU 



Small... 

 Medium . 



Lbs. 



10 

 11 

 11 

 12 

 12 

 12i 



l7l. 



34 



34 



34* 



3ui 



36 



36i 



37 



39 



39 



39i 



39* 



40 



40 



40 



40 



41 



41 



41J 



43 



44 



44J 



45 



48J 



50i 



57i 



Verv small . 

 Small 



Small . . . 

 Medium . 



Small . . . 



do . 



Medium , 

 Small . . . 



do . 



do . 



Medium . 



Medium 



Well developed . 

 do 



Eipe. 



"Well developed . 



SmaU 



Eipe 



SmaU 



Lbs. 

 14 

 17J 

 11 

 14i 

 16 

 16i 

 14 

 18 

 21i 

 18i 

 20 

 16 

 17J 

 20i 

 23 

 23J 

 32 

 27 

 29^ 

 31i 

 35 

 39 

 31 

 45} 

 64 



Table V. — Showing the loss in weight of cod from the round to the market-dried fish.' 



Number. 



.a o . 

 CD X en 



Lbs. 



nil 



10t> 

 7 

 41 

 3 



TS 



IS 



Lbs. 



Empty. 

 Empty. 

 Empty. 



Lbs. 



.655 

 .576 

 .545 

 .591 

 .585 



Average loss .6023. 

 The Toss was distributed as foUows : 



Loss in spUtting 4044 



L osa in piclde 1496 



Loss on flalies 0483 



* These fish represent an average dryness for the year. 



Table Y {a.) — Shounng the loss in weight of cod from the round to the marlcet-dricd fish.* 



Kumber. 



Founds. 



4.1} 



271 



18 



14J 



13S 



8} 



5i 



3i 



Pounds. 



231 



14I 



10| 



7i 



7i 



5 



3i 

 2i 



^3 



Pounds. 

 14ii 



■a 

 f 



i§ 



Pounds. 

 4 

 4 

 2 

 IJ 





Pounds. 



Empty . . 



..do 



..do 



4 

 i 



Empty . . 



..do 



..do 



Inches. 

 47 

 41J 

 37 

 35 

 34J 

 29i 

 26J 

 22 



Inches. 

 33} 

 27} 

 24J 

 25 

 24 

 21} 

 19 

 17 



Days. 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 

 37 



S.S 



.641 



.67 



.646 



.707 



.679 



.657 



.643 



.607 



Average loss, . 659. 



♦ The fish dried as much as in the warmest weather. 



