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ALASKA FISHEEIES AND PUR INDUSTRIES, 1911. 



tlie productivity of the industry by overfisliiug, with the residt of 

 destroying the supply before the newly invested capital can be 

 realized upon. 



Comparison of the Output op the Saxmon Canneries in 1908, 



AND 1911.0 



1910. 



o The i-pound cases have, been reduced one-half in number so as to equal the 1-pound cases in weight. 



The following table shows, by species, the average price received 

 by the packer per case of 1-pound tails for a series of years. The 

 1-pound tails are used in this comparison because they form by far 

 the greater part of the pack, the flats being packed in limited quan- 

 tity for a special trade. 



There is still room for improvement in handling the cheaper grades 

 of salmon. The advance in price of chums and pinks is beyond ques- 

 tion based on the fundamental appreciation by the ultimate con- 

 sumer of their food value taken in comparison with the higher-priced 

 grades. In 1909 pinks sold at $2.40 per case; in 1911 the price had 

 risen to $3.94, with an increased production of over 100 per cent, 

 whereas reds selling at $4.53 m 1909 increased in price only 40 per 

 cent in 1911 and this in the face of a decreased production of 20 per 

 cent. 



