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HISTORY OF THE MACKEREL FISHERY. 



Statement showing the total number of barrels of pickled mackerel inspected in New Hamp- 

 shire from 1630 to 1852, and from 1861 to 1881. a 



a The inspection year ends on May 1, from 1869 to 1877, and on June 1 in subsequent years. 



b The annual report of the Boston Fish. Bureau, gives the number of barrels packed in New Hamp- 

 shire in years ending Decemher 31, 1878, 4,000 barrels; 1879, 6,225 barrels; 1880, 7,350 barrels; 1881, 

 5,400 barrels. 



49. — Statistics of the united states. — totals. 



The mackerel industry of the United States, as far as pickled mack- 

 erel is concerned, is exhibited in a series of statements which show the 

 total number of barrels packed in the United States, and the im- 

 ports of mackerel from the Dominion of Canada. Several statements 

 gathered from Canadian sources are also included to show the mack- 

 erel industry of the United States as compared with that of Canada. 



Statements I to III show the number of vessels employed by the New 

 England States in the Bay of Saint Lawrence and American coast 

 fisheries, and the total catch of salt mackerel by these fleets during the 

 years 1879, 1880, and 1881. 



Statement IV shows the quantity and value of pickled mackerel pro- 

 duced by the fisheries of the United States for the years 1831, 1834 to 

 1838, 1851, 1864 to 1881. From this statement it appears that more 

 mackerel were packed in the year 1881 than in any year, with the excep- 

 tion of 1831, in the history of this fishery. If to the quantity of mack- 

 erel salted there be added the quantity sold in a fresh condition, which 

 was from 150,000 to 175,000 barrels, the total catch of mackerel by the 

 American fleet in 1881 represents not less than 150,000,000 pounds of 

 round fish, a larger amount by 30,000,000 pounds than was ever before 

 taken in a single year. 



Statement V shows the total quantity and value of pickled mack- 

 erel produced by the fisheries of the United States as compared with 

 the production of Canadian fisheries during the years 1873 to 1880, from 

 which it appears that during this period the United States have pro- 

 duced 1,809,333 barrels, valued at $16,083,453, and the Canadian fish- 

 eries have produced 1,320,217 barrels, valued at $12,717,576, making the 

 total for both countries 3,129,550 barrels, valued at $28,801,029. Of 

 the American production not over 260,000 barrels, valued at about 



