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Oysters. The following table gives the canned- 

 oyster product, by states, for 1908: 



Louisiana held first place in the value of oysters 

 canned, followed by Mississippi, Maryland, and South 

 Carolina, in the order named. In 1905 Mississippi 

 ranked first, Maryland second, South Carolina third, 

 and Louisiana fourth. In 1900 Maryland was first 

 and Mississippi second. The next tabular statement 

 shows the quantity and value of the canned oyster 

 product for 1900, 1905, and 1908, by states ranked 

 according to the value reported in 1908. 



The value of the canned oyster product was $371,000 

 less in 1908 than in 1905, but it was greater than in 

 1900 by $1,893,000, or 123 per cent. The decrease 

 from 1905 to 1908 occurred principally in Mississippi 

 and North Carolina. 



Shrimp and prawn. In 1908, as in earlier years, 

 practically all these crustaceans were packed in Lou- 

 isiana and Mississippi, the former reporting 54 per 

 cent and the latter 44 per cent of the total value of 

 product. 



1 Included in the total for " All other states. ' 



' None reported. 



The tabular statement following gives the quan- 

 tity and value of the preserved shrimp and prawn 



product in 1908, distributed by method of treatment 

 and by states. 



