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Year Total Catch, Pounds Total Value 
MOO Orwerteatrsicten orto othek occ Sone hom 2,650,000 34,167.00 
Fe (Peirce sec aust Sarasa Tone cee aisthoe Ohh ocae 2,751,000 47,665.00 
FG OD iepebeeeot sires ness. cece. ove vorcoetene Gis cate oaths 3,925,000 68,714.00 
ALG) emer hereto Sra cv alea cee ashore eecaaie 5,432,000 99,061.00 
US Watde Greig eae cach chee Ses POEL RC eee RENE ete 5,000,000 81,814.00 
You will notice that the crop of suckers in Michigan in 1903 
and 1904 was very large—must have been more than one born a 
minute. (Laughter.) Suckers were probably as abundant in 
1891 as now, but their value at that time was much lower, hence 
there was less incentive for catching them. If the law prohibit- 
ing the use of submarine trap-nets has been enforced since it 
took effect, January 1, 1905, the catch of suckers and other coarse 
fish will probably show a considerable decrease since then. 
Q. Is not the sucker leading the whitefish now ? 
Mr. Bower: Yes, in pounds but, of course, not in value. 
Speaking of values I want to say that those I have used in all 
the tables are the prices received by the fishermen. In case a 
fisherman is also a dealer his fish are valued at what he would 
pay somebody else for them and not what he actually receives as 
a dealer. The values are on the lowest basis, the price received 
at first hand. 
The price and value of sturgeon, including caviar, are as 
follows: 
STURGEON. 
Total Value, 
Year Total Catch, Pounds Including Caviar 
BLES Oalieke aeeeey Se cathe os Base roselahar makers ans lola: 831,000 $47,571.00 
EA A ee it CP Es OP ences eee eee aR 501,000 31,817.00 
SO Sten ey cars cha eon atere eto pinaee Rare 468,000 28,758.00 
ES Aner eR airs NoPai hus ar sisys ee ONO oh BES 294,000 17,733.00 
US Oysters ease Mien cgouccs Cua ctaS Sate 225,000 16,712.00 
BLES IO Gwe tenon ee rears SAAR so ee Soe 225,000 17,483.00 
LS ON Peete renee rays scesst a ep ARe Ma seicreins eter suc ests 185,000 19,303.00 
IIs cy cla aah Oat CE Rek APRA RE eye are eee 237,000 25,931.00 
TOSS Ns sokorcioehics ORENGR POOR ENGI CRC EO ODEEESaT 217,000 33,492.00 
DIXON) 3 Oe are chan piece Reuse ERIS one eRe chane 176,000 24,847.00 
TESKO AA ir ee Shc eeereRCno one ce aR SBE ee TS Ea 132,000 20,697.00 
LD Deve ne cheN craic Gero tae aes 107,000 17,814.00 
ANGKOR e886) ee oocee 5 clos ON REA Ae Chee ee rae ee 110,000 18,360.00 
NONE Ah ein. stss ore Ce ness wate ea CR ws ees 101,000 16,800.00 
