FISHERIES OF THE GULF STATES. 



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also prepared 61,147 pounds of dried lisli, using 142,510 pounds of 

 miscellaneous fresh fish, but most of the fish-drying was done by them 

 51 1 temporary camps on Timbalier Island. 



The wholesale cat-fish trade is conducted at Morgan City, Melville, 

 and the village of Plaquemine. The trade originated at Morgan City 

 in 1873 and reached its maximum in 1893. I'he origin of the trade at 

 jNIelville followed shortly after the completion of the Texas and Pacific 

 Kailroad through that jjlace, and that at Plaquemine dates only from 

 185)7. During the year covered by this report the gross weight of cat- 

 fish received at Morgan City was about 842,575 pounds; at Melville, 

 3(37,402 pounds, and at Plaquemine, 70,483 pounds, in addition to which 

 there was a small quantity of other species received at each point. 



The following table shows the extent of the wholesale business at 

 each place in 1897 : 



Table showing the wholesale trade in fishery products for Louisiana in 1897. 



Items. 



Morgan 

 City. 



Barataria 

 section. 



New Or- 

 leans and 

 elsewhere. 



Total. 



Establishments 



Value 



Cash capital 



Employees 



Products received : 

 Oysters barrels . . 



Value 



Shrimp pounds.. 



Value 



Cat-fish pounds.. 



Value 



Buffalo-fish pounds.. 



Value 



Other fish pounds.. 



Value 



Products as sold : 

 Niuuber of oysters sold opened 



Value ...-■ 



Number of cans of oysters prepared. . 



Value ' 



Pounds of shrimp dried 



Value 



Number of cans of shrimp prepared.. 



Value 



Pounds of cat-fish dressed wgt . . 



Value 



Pounds of buffalo.flsh. . .dressed wgt. . 



Value 



Pounds of other fish dried 



Value 



4 



$11, 085 



$19, 500 



161 



95, 834 



$84, 039 



5 



$9, 450 



$9, 700 



114 



84, 468 



$84, 468 



842, 575 

 $21, 064 



28, 897, 490 



$131, 639 



401, 160 



$20, 198 



33, 787, 250 

 $136, 587 



577, 106 

 $32, 487 



3 



$20, 500 



$5, 500 



24 



1,331.736 

 $10, 304 



142, 510 

 $1,833 



141,413 



$21, 185 



61,147 

 $2, 956 



$71, 805 



$34, 300 



199 



1, 142, 360 



$22, 847 

 63?, 212 

 $14, 384 

 129, 158 



$1, 382 



421, 264 

 $59, 876 

 437, 885 

 $24, 219 

 88, 464 

 $2, 678 



20 



$112, 840 



$69, 000 



498 



180, 302 



$168, 507 



2, 474, 096 



$33, 151 



1,481,887 



$35, 448 



129, 158 



$1. 382 



142, 510 



$1,833 



62, 684, 740 



$268, 226 



401, 160 



$20, 198 



141, 413 



$21, 185 



421, 264 



$59, 876 



1, 014, 991 



$56, 706 



88, 464 



$2, 678 



61, 147 



$2, 956 



