FISHERIES OF THE SOUTH ATLANTIC STATES. 



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Table show'ut;) by counties, apparatus, and species the yield of the shore Jisheries of 

 Georgia in 1S97 — Coutinned. 



The wholesale trade in fresh fish, oysters, etc., is largely centered at 

 Savannah. During the year 1897, 7 firms were in operation in the State; 

 the value of i^roperty amounted to ■'ii<51.074; the cash capital required 

 was $G1,000; the value of products sold was $1*02,075. Of this amount 

 $71,320 represented the value of 1,783,000 pounds of mullet, which were 

 obtained from Florida. 



Table showing the extent of the wholesale trade in fishery products for Georgia in 1S97. 



Items. 



Establishments 



Cash capital 



Collecting boats 



Tons of ice consumed . 

 Enii)loyees 



Products handled : 



Alevvives 



Cat-tish 



Channel bass 



Croakers 



Groupers 



Hickory shad ... 



Mullet 



Ponipano 



Ked snapper 



striped bass 



No. 



29 



,350 



57 



Pounds. 



13, 000 



6,000 



36, 500 



17, 000 

 119,000 



30, 900 

 1, 783, 000 



18, 800 

 295, 000 



11,500 



Value. 



$47, 774 



61, 000 



3,300 



7,800 



390 

 120 

 2, 555 

 1,190 

 3,555 

 2, 468 



71,320 

 2,256 



11, 800 

 1,380 



Products handled — cont'd. 



Sea bass 



Shad 



.Sheepsliead 



Spanish mackerel 



Squeteague 



Sturgeon 



Suu-13sh and perch 



Terrapins 



Shrimp 



Crabs 



Oysters 



clams 



Caviar 



Total 



No. 



Pounds. 

 47, 000 

 197, 000 

 66, 000 

 18, 000 

 45, 000 

 73, 000 

 55, 000 

 36, 433 

 14, 800 

 36, 000 



* 439, 250 



1 1,600 



4,375 



3, 364, 158 



Value. 



$3, 290 

 16, 645 

 4,620 



2, 160 



3, 600 

 0,570 

 3,850 



18, 058 

 1,530 

 2,600 



41,015 



100 



1,303 



202, 975 



* Represents 62,750 bushels. J Represents 200 bushels. 



Note— Five of these firms are located in Savannah; the other two have but little property and 

 capital and handle most of the terrapin shown in table. 



