THE LOBSTER FISHERY. 



List of the lobster smacks owned in Portland and Falmouth district. 



767 



Name. 



A. Morse 



Cornelia 



Georgia 



James Beckwitb... 

 Starof the West . 



Young Chief 



Adaline Adnms. . . 



B. F. Brown 



Mary H. Lewis . .. 

 Monterey 



Total... 



Where owned. 



Portland... 



....do 



... do 



... do 



... do 



....do 



Harpswell . 



....do 



... do 



..do.. 





How 

 rigged. 



Schooner. 



Sloop 



....do . .. 

 ....do.... 



Schooner. 

 ....do .... 

 ... do .... 



Sloop 



Schooner. 



Sloop.... 



Tonnage. 



18.16 

 14.33 

 25. 05 

 24.54 

 21.21 

 21.79 

 27.27 

 24.15 

 19.07 

 32.25 



227. 82 



Value. 



$800 

 500 

 COO 

 500 

 800 

 375 



1,000 

 fiflO 



1,100 

 700 



0,975 



Crew. 



Markets supplied. 



Portland. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 



Portland and Harpawvll. 

 Portland. 



Do. 



Do. 



TUo above smacks are all well smacks, engaged iu carrying lobsters only. 

 List of the smacks carrying lobsters to the Portland Market in 1880. 



Israel Washburn, 25.lt) tons; J. C.Jameson, 24.07 tons; General Worth, 19 tons; I. W. Crawford, 16.7'J tons; Re- 

 publican, 19 tons: Cornelia, 14.33 tons ; Young Chief, 21.79 tons ; Alwida Morse, 18.16 tons; James Beckwith, 24.54 



tons; Star of the West, 21.21 tons; Georgia, 25.05 tons; Lizzie May, 13.71 tons; Adaline Adams, 27.27 tons; Mary II. 

 Lewis. 19.07 tons; Monterey, 32.25 tons; B. F. Brown, 24.15 tons; total tonnage, 345.55. 



Summation of the lobsler fisheries in Portland and Falmouth district in 1880. 



Number of fishermen 175 



Number of market men 22 



Number of vessels above 5 tons burden 10 



Value of same $8, 875 



Number of boats 160 



Value of same $7,500 



Number of lobster pots 9,015 



Value of same $6,761 



Total amount of capital invested in the fishery $23,136 



Number of barrels of bait used 4, COO 



Value of same : $2,000 



Qxantity of lobsters sold to the market smacks and to the local fresh trade, iu pounds.. 241,000 



Value of same $8,836 



Quantity of lobsters sold to the canneries, iu pounds 305,000 



Value of same $3,050 



Total quantity of lobsters taken and sold, in pounds 546,000 



Value of same to the fishermen $11,886 



Summation for the Portland wholesale market in 1680. 



Amount of capital invested (estimate) $25,000 



Quantity of lobsters handled, not including those shipped to Boston without passing 



through the hands of Portland dealers, in pounds 1,929,967 



Amount paid to the fishermen for the same $70,765 



Value of the same at wholesalers' prices $90,065 



Enhancement in value in the Portland market $19, 300 



Summation of tltc lobster canneries in Portland and Falmouth district in 16SO. 



Number of canneries 2 



Value of buildings and fixtures - $3,500 



Additional cash capital required, including the capital employed in handling the 



canned lobsters iu Portland $56,000 



Number of boats 4 



Value of boats $1,100 



Total capital invested $60,600 



Average number of men employed 55 



Average number of women and children employed 16 



