34 FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1907. 
GatcH OF SALMON IN ALASKA IN 1906 AND 1907, SHOWN By SPECIES AND APPARATUS. 
Southeast Alaska. | Central Alaska. | Western Alaska. Total. 
Apparatus and species. j ba Ane paeeeal SE Ret? tal chee ee = ae <2 sao 
1906. 1807. | 1906. | 1907. 1906. 1907. 1906. 1907. 
Seines: ereeses | 
Coho, or silver. ...- 309, 154 302, 963 23, 738 yA (02 Ee 3 eS OT 322, 892 351, 722 
Dog, or chum...... LST Looe, LOL Sao oe eae a eee eee ARE oe Bec Scar 1, 157, 139) 1, 101, 822 
Humpback, or | | oie | 
oink fee 5, 722, 877| 8, 614, 551)....-..-- (PO52 973) F at Scere hides eas 5, 722, 877| 8, 866, 924 
King, or spring... - 1, 122) 259 3, 640 AOUG | See eae ee eee 4, 762 4, 274 
Sockeye, or red....| 1,502,389] 1, 419, 221 4, 068, 582 3, 568, 060|.......... eter says 5, 570, 971} 4,987, 290 
Motalessiics.2 8, 692, 681/11, 438, 816 4, 095, 960 3, 873, 216].......--- eee ae 12, 788, 641/15, 312, 032 
Traps: | 
Coho, or silver. ...- 256,708) 139,788) 93,485 163,076 1, 500, 29, 199 351, 693 332, 058 
Dog, or chum.....- 355, 048 BS; TiO [Sas ses Sess sae 466, 682, 36,141) 821,680) 194, 311 
Humpback, or 
Pirtkes Re LSU 1,377, 439| 3, 438,335] 64,100} 6, 420-352, 526) 1, 500| 1,794,065] 3, 446, 255 
King, or spring. .-.- 4, 335 26, 835 16,858} 36, 791) 6, 5380) 5, O11 27,723 , 637 
Sockeye, or red.... 615, 261 615, 684)1, 487, 606/2, 711, 142) 791, 166) 1,078, 869] 2,894,033] 4, 405, 695 
Dota ess Aes 2, 608, 791| 4,378, 807/1, 662, 049|2, 917, 429| 1,618,354) 1, 150,720) 5, 889, 194] 8, 446, 956 
Gill nets: 
Coho, or silver....- OH GUO Munn SS8045|seere tenes 15,000, 206,110 109,650} 297,719 208, 593 
Dog, or chum.....- |) PSSEBEODIC TL EETASOO RIEL Foes puSeeiae a 1,222,043) 472, 586] 1,280,565] 546, 884 
Humpback, or 
joi ball cept aoe 99, 496 LS O20 lateroratetalaiaei| lero sete 91, 561 337, 514 191, 057 355, 543 
King, or spring....| 30,956] 70,388} 7,869] 27,022] 138,343) 134,391! 177,168} 231, 801 
Sockeye, or red.... 353, 383 214,442) 441,491) 358, 649/10, 224, 060) 9, 181, 034/11, 018, 934] 9, 754, 125 
TOtalee ssn ee | 633,966| 461,100} 449,360) 400, 671/11, 882, 117/10, 235, 175/12, 965, 443111, 096, 946 
Lines: ‘ ; 
Coho, or silver. .... 2, 500 1G) REE ae Semon a5 MSR Re erica or a ae 2, 500! 1,052 
King, or spring...- 58, 174 23is| O82 es Sosa ee oal| Se See yall eo ere Cel | re ete oe 58, 174, 23, 082 
OU e et nae 60, 674 PAL LOS einai erento ee were reuse ares oie ia ete eer 60, 674 24,134 
Spears: 
Sockeye, or red...-. 52, 823 20) O00fe maseder| Sacticn qel ee scasc teal | ee eee 52, 823 20, 000 
Total: , 5 bi 
Coho, or silver. ..-- 659, 971 527,741] 117,223) 226,835) 207,610 138, 849] 984, 804 893, 425 
Dog, or chum...... 1 S70 OS lel es4e 200 rence ce |een eee ee 1, 688,675) 508,727) 3, 259, 384) 1, 843, 017 
Humpback, or 
PINKS soot ees 7,199, 812 12, 070, 915 64,100) 258, 793 444,087; 339,014] 7, 707, 999 12, 668, 722 
King, or spring... 94,587, 120,564) 28,367] 67,828) 144,873] 139,402] 267,827| 327,794 
Sockeye, or red....| 2,523,856 2,269, 347)5, 997, 6796, 637, 860/11, 015, 226'10, 259, 903/19, 536, 761/19, 167, 110 
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arand total... .. 12, 048, 935 16, 322, 857|6, 207, 369 7, 191, 316 13, 500, eS 385, 895/31, 756, ie be 900, 068 
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CANNING. 
When the year 1907 opened there were probably 300,000 cases of 
the previous year’s Alaska red salmon in the hands of the canners 
unsold. For several months the demand was light, but in April the 
transcontinental railroads put into effect a reduced rate to eastern 
points which very speedily resulted in the selling and shipment of — 
these cases. The demand from abroad also began to improve about 
this time, and when the fishing season opened there were practically 
no canned-red salmon in the hands of the packers. The pack of 
other species of Alaska salmon had practically all been sold out by 
the first of the year. The opening prices on this year’s pack were 
fixed from 5 to 35 cents per dozen cans higher than prevailed in 1906, 
and despite this the demand was so great that practically all the red 
salmon canned were sold before the pack was completed, while of 
