ALEWIFE FISHERIES OF UNITED STATES IN 189G. 



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9,000,000 pounds in 1880 to over 17,000,000 pounds in 1806, and in Vir- 

 ginia from 6,900,000 pounds in 1880 to 12,197,000 pounds in 1896, and 

 the decrease in North Carolina from 15,500,000 pounds in 1880 and 

 20,000,000 pounds in 1888 to 14,355,000 pounds in 1896. 



Notwithstanding - a general increase in 1896 amounting to 16,382,000 

 pounds over 1880 and 5,908,000 pounds over 1888, the value of catch 

 was less than in either of the earlier years. The average price of ale- 

 wives per pound in 1896 was 0.7 cent, while in 1888 it was nearly 0.9 

 cent and in 1880 1.1 cents. 



Comparative statement of the catch of aleivires in 1880, 1S8S, and 1896. 



States. 



New England : 

 Maine 



New Hampshire. 

 Massachusetts .. 



Rhode Island 



Connecticut 



Total . 



Middle Atlantic : 



New York 



New Jersey . . . 

 Pennsylvania.. 



Delaware 



Maryland 



Virginia 



Total . 



South Atlantic : 

 North Carolina. 

 South Carolina . 



Georgia 



Florida 



Total 



Grand total. 



1880. 



Pounds. 



Value. 



1, 804, 202 



425, 000 



3, 751, 059 



2, 978, 000 



770, 000 



9, 728, 261 



250, 000 

 1, 200, 000 



2, 396, 700 

 9, 128, 959 

 6,925,413 



19, 901, 072 



15, 520, 000 



400, 000 



125, 000 



10, 000 



16, 055, 000 



45, 684, 333 



$35, 823 



8,500 



35, 802 



14, 460 



8,700 



103, 285 



3,750 

 17, 335 



30, 475 

 139, 667 

 76, 300 



267, 527 



142, 784 



9,000 



3,750 



200 



155,734 



526, 546 



1888. 



Pounds. 



3, 079, 994 



146, 750 



6, 291, 937 



1, 739, 300 



125, 200 



11, 383, 181 



223, 000 



2, 717, 520 



811,657 



941,986 



12, 835, 524 



6, 757, 105 



24, 286, 792 



20, 463, 340 



24, 360 



20, 487, 700 



56, 157, 673 



Value. 



$30, 103 



3, 080 



83, 530 



21, 165 



1,253 



139, 131 



2,670 



26. 924 

 8,365 



10. 925 

 110, 291 



40, 369 



199, 544 



161, 673 



365 



162, 038 



500,713 



1896. 



Pounds. Value. 



3, 388, 326 

 293, 671 

 5, 356, 489 

 2, 076, 960 

 1, 001, 188 



12, 116, 634 



1,011,416 



3, 228, 074 



638, 500 



822, 956 



17,667,315 



12, 197, 607 



35, 565, 868 



14, 355, 920 

 12, 200 



16, 000 



14, 384, 120 



02, 066, 622 



$25, 336 



3,045 



45, 124 



27, 884 



12, 031 



113,420 



12, 603 

 15, 565 

 4,372 

 7,756 

 126, 050 

 63, 024 



229, 370 



115, 945 

 463 



116, 808 



459, 598 



