CLXII REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing by States the products of the fisheries of the Gulf States in 1897 — Cont'd. 



Species. 



11, 050 



17, 665 



Jurel 



Kingfish 



Ladytish 



Mullet, fresh 



Mullet, salted 



Mullet roe, salted 



Perch 



Pike and pickerel 



Pinfish 



Pompano, fresh 



Pompano, salted 



Porgies 



Porkfish 



Sailors' choice 



"Sardines" 



Sheepshead 



Shoemaker 



Silver perch 



Snappers, red 



Snappers, other 



Spanish mackerel, fresh 



Spanish mackerel, salted 



Spots and croakers 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



Trout, fresh 



Trout, salted 



"Whiting 



Yellow-tail 



Other fish 



Sponges 



Oysters I 6, 714, 330 



Clams 



Louisiana. 



Pounds. 



Value. 



165,819 I $5,871 



500 



1,891 



238, 010 

 9, 600 

 3, C15 



55, 805 



328, 775 

 22, 880 



566, 648 



66, 550 



Shrimp 4, 486, 726 



Crawfish 84, 950 



Crabs, hard 1, 458, 833 



Crabs, soft 



Turtles 



Terrapin 



Concha 



Alligator hides 



Otter skins 



22, 395 

 41, 680 



Total '17,401.788 713,587 7,174,550 286,610 



12, 506 

 346 

 128 



5,132 



16, 980 

 1,449 



3,583 



432, 068 



80, 576 

 3,113 

 12,891 



581 

 4,149 



Texas. 



Pounds. 



60, 350 

 500 



32, 150 

 22, 730 



17, 850 



467, 504 



464, 791 

 "46*716 



136, 700 



8,950 



22, 400 



1,011,620 



60, 500 



2, 491, 370 

 360*530 



138, 120 



237, 385 

 3,880 



Value. 



2,167 

 25 



1,506 

 989 



""8*12 



21,723 



17,453 

 "i,939 



6,007 



384 



984 



45, 525 



2,646 



94, 663 

 ' 7,464 



3,689 



6,860 

 507 



Total. 



Pounds. 



7,500 



440, 000 



123, 223 



12, 769, 110 



2, 438, 777 



143,999 



53, 200 



26, 730 



42, 880 



479, 766 



23, 225 



98, 200 



11, 962 



89, 381 



150, 000 



1, 565, 811 



9,600 



3,015 



6, 114, 278 



110, 631 



703, 097 



23, 579 



1, 047, 488 



31, 830 



31,654 



3, 030, 998 



63, 105 



11, 589 



73, 440 



664, 188 



332, 856 



16, 657, 138 



7,084 



6,791,021 



242, 450 



1, 759, 233 



21, 200 



894, 396 



66, 692 



500 



65, 660, 623 



Value. 



$75 



6,600 



2,633 



145. 530 



55, 148 



13,310 



2,356 



1,050 



1,375 



26, 459 



1,236 



2,450 



1,196 



3,198 



3,090 



51, 074 



346 



128 



200, 412 



3,296 



37, 864 



1,193 



33, 495 



1,833 



1,315 



112, 454 



2,524 



179 



6,594 



30, 546 



305, 589 



748, 760 



171 



117, 453 



6,263 



20, 787 



1,720 



30, 177 



7,501 



30 



34, 546 



14,481 



2, 271, 726 



FISHERIES OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 



Recently a market has been found in Kansas, Texas, Missouri, and 

 other States west of the Mississippi for fresh fish and spiny lobsters 

 from southern California. Important shipments have been made, 

 chiefly from San Pedro and San Diego, the principal species shipped 

 being barracuda, bonito, mackerel, sea bass, red rockfish and spiny 

 lobsters. Good prices were received, and it is probable that a per- 

 manent market for southern California fresh fish will be found. The 

 spiny lobster proved especially desirable; it was shipped chiefly to 

 Kansas City, where it is known as the Bermuda lobster. The scarcity 

 of suitable fishing boats proved a considerable drawback in filling 

 orders for fish from eastern points. In March and April, 1898, Mr. 

 Cloudsley Rutter made inquiries respecting the fisheries of San Diego. 

 Several dealers kept no records, and it is probable that the quantity of 

 fish taken was greater than that accounted for in the following table. 

 More than 800,000 pounds were handled, of which 283,658 pounds were 

 shipped by rail to eastern points. 



