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Number and Value of the Shad Taken in the Fisheries of Virginia in 1904. 



Counties. 



No. 



Accomac 



Alexandria 



Caroline 



Charles City 



Chesterfield 



Elizabeth City. . 



Essex 



Fairfax 



Gloucester 



Henrico 



Isle of Wight . . . 



.lames City 



King George 



King and Queen 

 King William . . 



Lancaster 



Mathews 



124,1 

 26, t 

 2,' 

 55,! 



it;.; 



103, 

 17, 

 24,; 



200, 

 26, 

 34, f 

 27, 

 25, 

 21, J 

 46, 



194, 



360, 



Counties. 



Middlesex 



Nansemond 



New Kent 



Norfolk 



Northampton. . . 

 Northumberland 

 Princess Anne... 

 Prince George.. . 

 Prince William. . 



Richmond 



Stafford 



Surry 



Warwick 



Westmoreland . . 

 York 



Total 



No. 



o2,081,851 



Value. 



439, 625 



a Represents 7,419,899 pounds. 



Menhaden. — The number of fish utilized in the menhaden factories 

 in 1904 was 370,042,000, a decrease of 8,685,331 since 1901. An 

 increase of 11 steamers is show-n, making the total 32, valued at 

 $481,500. The number of factories in operation was 21, an increase 

 of 6, and the persons employed on vessels and in the factories was 

 1,708, a gain of 131. Four sailing vessels were reported fishing for 

 menhaden in 1904. The employment of sailing vessels as trans- 

 porters has ceased, owing to the wide range and scarcity of fish, and 

 the steamers now bring their catch direct to the factories. Three 

 years ago menhaden were so plentiful that many oystermen equipped 

 their boats with purse seines and engaged in catching menhaden for 

 the factories. 



The Menhaden Industry in Virginia in 1904. 



WHOLESALE TRADE. 



The wholesale trade in fishery products was represented by 1 1 

 firms in 1904, an increase of 30 since 1901. The value of establish- 

 ments w r as $611,000, the number of persons engaged 4,701, the wages 

 paid $674,196, and the amount of cash capital $595,750. 



There were 83 firms engaged in the oyster business. Norfolk is 

 the center of the oyster trade and oysters are shipped thence to many 



