FACIFICFISHERMAN 45 



PACK OF CANNED SALMON IN ALASKA, BY DISTRICTS, FROM INCEPTION OF THE INDUSTRY. 



1S7S. 

 1S70. 

 1SS0. 

 ISM. 



INS.'. 



1SS3. 



1SS4. 

 1SS5. 

 1SS0. 

 1SS7. 

 1SS8. 

 1SS9. 

 1890. 

 1S!)1. 

 1S92. 

 is;,:: 

 1894. 

 1895. 



isoo. 



1S97. 

 1S9S. 



isno. 

 1000. 

 laoi . 



1002. 

 1003. 

 1004. 

 1905. 



moo. 



1007. 

 1008. 

 1909. 

 10T0. 

 1911. 

 1012. 

 1913. 

 1014. 



" Kxpeiiineittut pack. 



THE SIBERIAN PACK OF CANNED SALMON SINCE THE 



CANNED OYSTERS. 

 According to the Bureau of Chem- 

 istry, Department of Agriculture, the 

 following weights of drained meats 

 taken from the can will meet with 

 approval: 



— Size of Can — 

 Diameter, Height, 



* I'ii>« salmon are marketed under a "Pink" label. 



inches 



m 

 m 



3% 

 3% 



inches 

 2% 

 3% 



4 No. 1 

 3*g 

 4-ft No. 



Weight of 

 drained oysters 

 "cut out" 



3 ounces 



4 ounces 



5 ounces 

 8 ounces 



! 10 ounces 



STANDARDIZATION OF CAN SIZES. 



Bulletin No. 10, of the National Can- 

 ners' Association, dated February 13, 

 1913, in part, reads as follows: "At a 

 recent meeting in Chicago, Messrs. 

 George W. Cobb, Thomas G. Cranwell 

 and W. R. Olney were appointed a 

 committee on the above subject. After 

 a careful study of the subject those 

 gentlemen made a report stating that 

 they had agreed upon the following 

 sizes, that is to say: 



Diam. Height 



Hole and Cap Cans — Ins. Ins. 



No. 1 size 2}J 4 



No. 2 3% 4-fl, 



No. 2 Ms 4 4 % 



No. 3, 4% inches 4-j\ 4% 



No. 3, 5 inches 4% 5 



No. 3. 5Vfe inches 4 V4 5y. 



No. 10 6% 6% 



Sanitary Cans — 



No. 1 size 2}J 4 



No. 2 3,7, 4& 



No. 2V4 4^, i% 



No. 3. 4% inches 4 V4 4% 



No. 3, 5 inches 4 Vi 5 



No. 3. 5>& inches 4Vi 5% 



No. 10 6^ 7 



TARIFF SCHEDULES ON FISH. 



The following table shows the fish schedules of the new tariff law enacted 

 by Congress and for purposes of comparison the same schedules of the old 

 law are reproduced. As will be noticed quite material reductions, and in some 

 instances a complete elimination of the duty, has been provided for in the new 

 law. 



Old rate New rate 



Fresh or salted salmon, halibut or mackerel, lb lc free 



Canned fish (except shellfish), per cent 30 15 



Herring, pickled, salted, smoked or kippered, lb i£c free 



Herring, fresh, lb ^4c free 



Fish, skinned or boned, lb IVic %c 



All kinds shellfish; also turtles free free 



Fish packed in oil (except shellfish) per cent 29 25 



Fish oils, seal, herring, etc., gal Sc 3c 



Fish fertilizers free free 



Sperm whale oil, gal 8c 8c 



Other whale oils, gal 8c 5c 



Cod oil, gal 8c free 



Cod liver oil, gal 15c free 



Fresh water fish, lb %c free 



Spermaceti, whale and other fish oils of American fisheries and 



all other fish and products of such fisheries free 



Whalebone, unmanufactured free free 



Preserved fish, lb ? 4 c free 



Fish skins free free 



Caviar and roe, per cent 30 30 



Fish eggs, (except roe for food purposes) free free 



Fish paste or sauce, per cent 40 25 



All other fish not specifically provided for, lb %c free 



Salt, per 100 lbs 7c free 



Tin plate $1.20 100 lbs. 15% 



Fish hooks, per cent 45 30 



Fishing tackle and parts, per cent 45 30 



Seines and gillnets, per cent 20 25 



