REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES 149 
Statement of quantities and values of certain fishery products, ete.—Continued, 
umotal fresh. Total salted. Grand total. 
Months. = |— - = 
| Lbs. | Vv alue. | Lbs. Value. | Lbs. | Value. 
AU AIRY eee ees ee | 3, 688, 150 S967 800q| aes See ees ene eee | 3, 683, 150 $96, 833 
NG DRUAP Ye os.= 6-222 2 4, 770, 85 140, 113 | 186, 000 | $3,500 | 4, 956, 850 143, 614 
Wisc Nes 2593 8953 7 : 9, 273, § 166, 169 83, 800 1, 905 | 9,357, 700 | 168, O74 
PACT ees ee oe ee ae = 5,478, BURT eerie eee ee eee See | 5, 478, 500 81,217 
Mayenne thes 23) 4,352, % 47, 699 61, 000 | 750 4, 413, 340 | 78, 449 
UN OMe Soe nars Soon Saf 4, 156, 62% 90, 810 277 400 12,175 4, 434, 022 102, 985 
UL ase a See Soe St 6, 270, 77 153, 956 389, 600 20, 647 6, 660, 375 174, 603 
ANueavic ie see ae ee 6, 671, 177, 944 631, 000 24,913 | 7,302, 925 202, 857 
September - es Se Deeolstte 141, 817 292, 800 16, 824 5.524. 575 158, 641 
Octobent <2) =. | 5, 832, 97 150, 044 63, 500 5,108 | 5, 396, 475 155, 147 
November ..-. ...----- 3, 800, 950 | 108, 471 548, 000 7,960 | 4,348, 950 111, 481 
December -. .---...---- 4, 624, 050 115, 806 640, 000 9, 350 | 5, 264, 050 124, 656 
Total at Boston____- 3,647,812 | 1,495,379 3,173, 160 103, 127 66, 820, 912 1,598, 506 
—-—— -— — = —|— - -|— 
Januaryecee=...2- = | 2,826, 476 ~ 80,935 | 162, 000 4,350} 2,488, 476 85, 285 
Hebruarys.-2--.-----.|  2,.183;949 71, 900 | 612, 160 12, 153 2, 746, 109 84, 05: 
Marche 2S = | 3, 802, 926 84, 742 353, 745 11, 305 4, 156, 671 Oe oa? 
Mo rilens eee de eee 3, 313, 156 59,943 930, 529 20, 769 4, 248, 685 80, 712 
WIE A yrs es ee me 3,594, 778 76, 886 2, 230, 140 58, 507 5 824, oa 135, 393 
UNOS. 2 eS ERE ee 6, 962, 653 258, 341 6, 719, 685 213, 560 | 8 471, 901 
etalivatewee se eee: 2 3, 346, 188 75, 400 11, 793, 447 364, 198 : ‘ 439, 598 
Atisustes 2! Ses. 220 3, 290, 041 79, 939 7, 917, 283 319, 105 11. 207. 324 399, 044 
September -____. ____- 2.874, 792 67,790 6, 024, 215 258, 701 8,899, 007 | 326, 491 
Wchoben st cass. 2.222. 4, 690, 880 93, 471 3, 946, 986 151, 045 8, 637, 866 244,516 
November ___..-.. .--_- 4, 738, 201 106, 085 9, O89, 785 204, 505 18, 822, 986 310, 590 
December _._.___ ___--- 2, 466, 593 64, 058 2, 082, 451 48, 908 4,549, 044 112, 966 
Total at Gloucester_| 48,585,583 | 1,119, 490 51,862,426 | 1, 667, 106 95, 308, 009 | 2, 786, 596 
== = a ce = = [= SS Ss pe ea 
Grand total.........- 107, 188,395 | 2,614, 869 55,085,526 | 1,770,233 | 162, 218, 921 4,385, 102 
Landed at Boston in 
1 TS ie ee re | 683,450, 329 1,398, 131 1, 274, 400 30, 215 64, 724, 729 1, 428, 346 
Landed at Gloucester | 
7 aye Kot)! eee ee . 63, 823, 567 1, 306, 928 48, 226, 005 | 1, 458, 378 112, 049, 572 2, 765, 306 
THE MACKEREL FISHERY. 
The mackerel fishery has been of unusual interest during the seasons 
of 1900 and 1901 on account of its improved condition as compared 
with other recent years. The present period of searcity began with 
the year 1886, when the catch of salted mackerel landed from the ves- 
sels fell from 329,943 barrels in 1885 to 79,998 barrels in 1886, and has 
never since risen to 100,000 barrels annually. According to informa- 
tion received from Mr. F. F. Dimick, the local agent of the Commission 
at Boston, the New England catch of salted mackerel in 1900 was 
87,967 barrels. This, with the exception of 1888, when it was 88,382 
barrels, was larger than at any time since 1885, and gave rise to the 
hope on the part of the fishermen and dealers that the fishery might 
in the near future regain its former importance. The present season, 
1901, has so far been less encouraging. The quantity of salted mack- 
erel landed by the New England fleet to the Ist of September was 
57,072 barrels, valued at $627,792, and for the same period in 1900 it 
was 67,533 barrels, valued at $742,865. The contrast between present 
and former conditions will be better appreciated when it is stated that 
in 1884, which was one of the most prosperous years in the history of 
the fishery, 214,189 barrels of salted mackerel were landed by the Ist 
of September, and the total catch for the season was 478,076 barrels. 
