110 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 

 Table showing the products of the fisheries of the Gulf States in 1897. 



Species. 



Amber-fish 



Angel- fish 



Barracuda 



Black bass 



Blae-fish 



Buffalo-tish 



Cat-flsh 



Channel bassorred-flsh.. 



Cre valle 



Drum, fresh- water 



Drum, salt-water 



Flounders 



Groupers 



Grunts 



Hog-fish 



J e w-fish 



Jurel 



King-fish 



Lady-fish 



Mullet, fresh 



MuUet, salted 



Mullet roe, salted 



Perch 



Pike and pickerel 



Pin-fish 



Pompano, fresh 



Pompano, salted 



Porgies 



Pork-fish 



Sailor's choice 



' ' Sardines " 



Sheepsbead 



Shoemaker 



Silver perch 



Snappers, red 



Snappers, other 



Spanish mackerel, fresh. . 

 Spanish mackerel, salted. 



Spots and croakers 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



Sun-fishes 



Trout, fresh 



Trout, salted 



Whiting 



Yellow- tail 



Other fish 



Sponges 



Oysters 



Claras 



Shrimp 



Craw-fish 



Crabs, hard 



Crabs, soft 



Turtles 



Terrapin 



Conchs 



Alligator hides 



Otter skins 



Louisiana. 



3, 

 311, 



2, 153, 



465, 



18, 



7, 



18, 



165, 819 



11, 050 

 " 17,' 665 



238, 010 

 9,600 

 3,015 



55, 805 



328, 775 

 22, 880 



119, 780 

 566, 648 



66, 550 



6, 714, 330 



4, 486, 726 



84, 950 



1, 458, 833 



22, 395 

 41, 680 



Total 17,401,788 713,587 7,174,550 286,610 



Value. 



132 



4,768 



51,420 



20, 529 



690 



74 



540 



654 



5,871 



500 

 "i,'89i 



12, 506 

 346 

 128 



5,132 



16, 980 

 1,449 



3,789 

 26, 500 



3,583 



432, 668 



80, 576 

 3,113 

 12, 891 



581 

 4,149 



22, 096 



Texas. 



Lbs. 



29, 540 

 12, 200 

 71,230 

 1, 144, 376 

 18, 000 



50, 400 



218, 025 



3,463 



15, 995 

 33, 281 



60, 350 

 500 



32, 150 

 22, 730 



17, 850 



467, 504 



464, 791 

 '"46,'7i6 



136, 700 

 8,950 

 22, 400 



1, Oil, 620 



60, 500 



2, 491, 370 

 "'"366,'536 



138, 120 



237, 385 

 3,880 



Value. 



$1, 281 



470 



3,035 



51, 922 

 743 



2,046 



9,810 



84 



784 

 1,083 



2,167 

 25 



1,506 

 989 



21, 723 



17, 453 

 '"i,'939 



6,007 

 384 



45, 525 



2,646 

 '94,'663 



7,464 

 "3," 689 



6,860 



507 



Total. 



Lbs. 



18 



65, 



31 



68, 



536, 



344 



2, 448, 



2,257 



86 



7 



117 



335 



853 



671 



97 



33, 



7 



440 



123 



12, 769 



2, 438 

 143, 



53 



26 



42 



479 



23 



98 



11 



89 



150 



1,565 



9 



3 



6,114 



110 



703 



23 



1, 047, 



31 



31 



231 



3, 030, 



63 



11 



73 



664 



332, 



16, 657 



7, 



0,791 



242 



1,759, 



21 



894 



66 



,600 

 ,186 

 ,000 

 , 320 

 .271 

 ,793 

 , 564 

 ,944 

 ,140 

 ,250 

 ,825 

 ,411 

 ,618 

 ,870 

 ,720 

 ,281 

 ,500 

 ,000 

 ,223 

 ,110 

 ,777 

 ,999 

 ,200 

 ,730 

 ,880 

 ,766 

 ,225 

 ,200 

 ,962 

 ,381 

 ,000 

 ,811 

 ,600 

 ,015 

 ,278 

 ,631 

 ,097 

 ,579 

 ,488 

 ,830 

 ,654 

 ,998 

 ,998 

 ,105 

 ,589 

 ,440 

 ,188 

 :, 85G 

 .138 

 .084 

 ,021 

 ,450 

 ',233 

 ,200 

 ,396 

 ,692 

 500 



65, 660, 623 



Value. 



1,811 

 1, 240 

 4,246 



12, <;69 

 5,453 



58, 147 

 91,776 



2,107 

 74 



3,549 



13, 626 

 10, 468 

 16, 833 



4,269 



1, 083 



75 

 6,600 

 2,633 

 145, 530 

 55, 148 

 13,310 



2, 356 

 1,050 

 1,375 



26, 459 

 1,236 

 2,450 

 1,196 



3, li)8 

 3,090 



51,074 



346 



128 



200,412 



8,296 



37, 864 



1,193 



33, 495 



1,833 



1,315 



7,318 



112, 454 



2, 524 



179 



6,594 



30, 546 



305, 589 



748, 760 



171 



117, 453 



6,263 



20, 787 



1,720 



30, 177 



7,501 



30 



34, 546 



14,481 



2,271,726 



