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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Table V. — QiiaviUks and tHducfi of the jyrodncts of the fisheries, ialrti h}i American va^scls 

 and fishermen, hrom/ht into the United Siates daring the year ending June 'AO, 1884. 



Products. 



Qu.antitics. 



Values. 



Of tho -whale fishorioa : 



Sperm-oil gallons. 



Other whalo-oil do . . . 



Whalehono or b.iloon, split or unsplit pounds. 



Ambergris do... 



Other products of American whale-lisherics 



802, 117 



661, r,89 



185, 317 



31 



Total 



Of otiier fisheries:* 



Codfish, cured cwts . 



Mackerel, cured do... 



Hen'ing, cured do. . . 



Other iish, cni'ed do... 



Oysters bushels . 



Otlior shellfish 



Fresh fish (uot shell-fish) pounds. 



Oils, other titan whale fjallons . 



Shell and bone, othi^r than wlialebono 



Teeth pounds . 



Skins number. 



Manures tons. 



All other products ol' I ho American fisheries 



.SOI, 0:52 

 153, 632 

 122, 483 

 A5, 987 

 20, 000 



48, .537, 452 

 1, 223, 231 



31, 407 

 11,213 

 32, 703 



Total 



Total value of products of the American fisheries. 



Dollars. 



780, 82S 



307, 513 



352, 964 



4,900 



11, 088 



1, 5]7,3r>3 



1, 072, 003 



618, 331 



191,020 



152, 131 



24, .541 



247, 298 



1,339,443 



430, 675 



140 



21,248 



6, 975 



590, 977 



35, 3.58 



4,731,043 



6, 248, 396 



*This information in regard to fishery-products other than whale is incomplete, owing to tho fact 

 that there is no law re(iuiring all products of tho fisheries to be reported to the customs ollieeis when 

 landed within a customs district. It is compiled chielly/rom information olitaiiieil tliicni^h the pel-- 

 sonal oflbrts and inquiries of tho customs otlicors of the several ports from -which it is practicable to 

 obtain returns. 



