FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES FOB THE YEAR 1880. 



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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES 4. Rhode Island: 

 FOR THE YEAR 1880. 



I. NEW ENGLAND STATES. 1. Maine. In the 

 extent and value of her sea-fisheries, Maine 

 ranks second only to Massachusetts : 



Persons employed: vessels, 586; boats, 1,066; 



curers, packers, etc., 708 2,301 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, nets, etc.) $596,678 



Value of products (88,049,978 pounds fish) $880,915 



Persons employed: sea, 11,071 ; river, 1,591 12,662 



Vessels employed 606 



Tonnage of same 17,683 



Fishing-boats 5,920 



Capital dependent on fishery Industries: sea, 



$3,375,994 ; river, $78,308 $3,454,802 



Pounds of products as they come from the water : 



sea, 202,048,449 ; river, 4,730,244 206,778,698 



Value of same, sea $1,790,849 



Pounds of products, as prepared for market : sea, 



116.122,043; river, 3,794,180 119,916,228 



Enhancement of value by preparation $1,823,329 



Value of river-products as sold $125,046 



Value of sea-products (marketable) $3,614,178 



Total value of products $3,789,224 



In addition to the 12,662 persons actually 

 engaged in the fisheries, there is a large num- 

 ber employed in transporting products to larger 

 markets, in building and repairing vessels, in 

 making boxes, barrels, cans for packing fish, 

 etc. Probably some 2,500 are thus employed, 

 making a total of over 15,000. Estimating that 

 the larger part of these have families, it is prob- 

 able that about 48,000 (equal to 7i per cent 

 of the population of the State) derive their 

 main support from the fishery industries. It 

 should also be noted that the cost of the prod- 

 ucts to the consumer is largely increased in 

 various ways (by transportation charges, etc.), 

 so that, adding some $3,000,000 to the sum 

 named above, this cost is equal to nearly 

 $6,750,000. 



2. New Hampshire : 



Persons employed: in vessels and boats, 876: 

 others, 88 414 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, nets, wharves, 

 etc.) $209,465 



Value of products (10,400,294 pounds fish) $175,684 



3. Massachusetts: 



Persons employed in vessels and boats, as curers 



and packers, etc 20,117 



Number of fishermen : vessel, 12,867 ; boat, 4,528. 17, 1 65 



Vessels employed 1,007 



Boats employed 6,749 



Tonnage of boats and vessels 81,081 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, nets, buildings, 



etc.) 1 $14,334,450 



Pounds offish as caught 341,935,982 



Pounds of lobsters, clams, oysters, etc 1,275,000 



Pounds as prepared for market 221,666,174 



Value in fresh condition $3,494,910 



Enhanced by curing $1,557,646 



Total value of fish as sold $5,054,900 



Total value of lobsters, clams, oysters, etc $997,513 



Total value of whale-fishery $2,039,837 



Total value of products placed on market $8,141,750 



Add 25 per cent as expenses, and profits of deal- 

 ers, making wholesale value $10,117,187 



Pounds of ice used for fish preservation -. . 75.000,000 



Pounds of salt used for curing 70,000,000 



At least 5,000 additional persons are em- 

 ployed in building vessels, making nets, boxes, 

 etc. Including families of fishermen and others 

 dependent on fisheries, it is estimated that 100,- 

 000 people rely upon this industry for support. 

 There are eleven customs districts in Massachu- 

 setts. Of these, Gloucester ranks first, pro- 

 ducing, in fact, more than half the entire yield 

 of the State ; New Bedford, Barnstable, and 

 Boston, rank next. 



5. Connecticut: 



Persons employed: vessels, 1,544; boats, 1,041; 



curers, packers, etc., 546 8,1 31 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, nets, etc.) $1,421,02 J 



Value of products (83,509,367 pounds fish, includ- 

 ing whale-oil, whalebone, menhaden-oil, etc.). . $1,456,866 



II. MIDDLE STATES. 1. New York: The 

 fisheries of New York and the other Middle 

 States are arranged under three heads, as fol- 

 lows: 



(a.) Sea-Fisheries: 



Persons employed : fishermen. 3,056 ; shoresmen, 

 522 ; factory-hands, 851 



Vessels, 218 ; boats, 1,725 ; total 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, traps, nets, facto- 

 ries, etc.) 



Pounds of sea-products taken (including lobsters, 

 crabs, clams) 



Value to fishermen 



(6.) Eiver and Lake Fisheries : 



Persons employed 



Vessels, 12 ; boats, 502 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, nets, etc.) 



Pounds of products (shad, sturgeon, lake-fish,etc. ) 



Value 



(c.) Oyster- Fisheries : 



Persons employed : fishermen, 1,958 ; shoresmen, 



8.929 

 1,938 



$1,706,840 



818,482,473 

 $2,483,695 



1,688 

 514 



$157,285 

 7,737,600 

 $319,820 



766. 



Vessels, 426; boats, 1,714 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, shore property). 



Bushels of oysters 



Enhanced value by preparation for market 



Total value as sold 



2. New Jersey : 



(a.) Sea-Fisheries : 

 Persons employed : fishermen, 4,254 ; shoresmen, 



85; factory-hands. 742 



Vessels, 89 ; boats, 3,2C5-total 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, traps, nets, etc.). 

 Pounds of sea-products (including lobsters, crabs, 



clams) 



Value to fishermen , 



(6.) Eiver and Lake Fisheries: 



Persons employed 



Vessels, 6; boats, 100 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, nets, etc.) 



Pounds of products (alewives, shad, mixed river- 

 fish, etc.) 



Value 



(c.) Oyster-Fisheries: 

 Persons employed : fishermen, 2,605 ; shoresmen, 



872 



Vessels, 575; boats, 1,400 total 



Capital invested (vessels, boats, nets, etc.) 



Bushels of oysters 



Enhanced value by preparation for market 



Total value as sold 



3. Pennsylvania: 



(a.) Sea-Fisheries: 



Persons employed 



Vessels and boats 



Capital invested 



Pounds of sea-products sold fresh 



Value 



(6.) River and Lake Fisheries: 

 Persons employed: fishermen, 414 ; shoresmen, 37. 



Vessels, 3; boats, 148 



Capital invested 



Pounds products (shad, lake-fish, etc.) 



Value 



(c.) Oysters: 



Bushels rehandled 



Value as enhanced 



4. Delaware: 



(a.) Sea- Fisheries: 

 Persons employed : fishermen, 912 ; shoresmen, 



24 



Boats 



Capital invested 



2,724 

 2,140 



$1,013,060 



1,043,300 



$533,750 



$1,577,050 



4.4S1 



8,304 

 $456,684 



48,574,486 

 $1,004,529 



342 



106 



2,752,000 

 $91,435 



2,917 

 1,975 



$1,057,000 



1,975,000 



$110,625 



$2,030,625 



101 

 16 



$23,440 

 600,000 

 $36,000 



451 

 151 



$96,370 



2,333,000 



$96,550 



250,000 

 $187,500 



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