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1913 the lower grades of canned salmon sold at figures 

 but slightly above the cost of packing same. This year 

 (1914), however, all grades have been advanced in price 

 from 10 to 40 per cent., and this increase, provided ap- 

 proximately the same pack is made as in 1913, will mean 

 an increased return to the packers of about $7,500,000. 



VALUE OF PRINCIPAL PREPARED FISHERY PRODUCTS OF THE 

 PACIFIC COAST IN 1913. 



Salmon, canned, salted, mild-cured and frozen. 



$33,296,787 



Halibut, frozen, fletched and fresh 2,750,000 



Fertilizer and Oil from Whales 700,000 



Fertilizer and Oil from Fish 250,000 



Tuna, canned (77,500 full 48-lb. cases) 500^000 



Cod, dry-salted, pickled, etc 375,000 



Sardines, canned (73,686 cases 1-lb. ovals) 350,000 



Herring, pickled, dry-salted, frozen, etc 200,000 



Clams, canned (69,040 full cases) 200,000 



Various canned (Trout, 820 cases; shad and 



shad roe, 5,852 cases, etc.) 125,000 



Total $38,746,787 



Since 1908 there has been a great expansion of the in- 

 dustry on this coast, and as but a tithe of our vast pro- 

 duction is consumed locally, it has been necessary for our 

 producers to expand their markets throughout the world 

 sufficiently to take care of this production at a remuner- 

 ative price. 



Most of my readers have doubtless during the past 

 year frequently had their attention called to the ener- 

 getic campaign which is being waged to induce our peo- 

 ple to eat more fish. This campaign had its origin in the 

 Northwestern section of this country, and is being sys- 

 tematically pursued not only through the Pacific Fisher- 

 man, the only journal representing the fisheries of this 

 coast, but in many other ways. One of the most ef- 



