158 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Since the canvass of these fisheries for 1894 there has been a large 
increase in the quantity and value of products. The products of the 
fisheries of the Illinois River, the most important tributary of the 
Mississippi from a fishery point of view, have more than doubled in 
quantity and value during that period, and are now worth $386,284, 
more than two-thirds of which was received for German carp. There 
has also been a substantial increase in the fisheries of other rivers. 
In 1899 the fishery products of this river system were greater in quan- 
tity and nearly equal in value to the entire output of all the interior 
waters, exclusive of the Great Lakes, of the United States in 1594. 
Fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, 1899, 
Mississippi River | Ohio River and 
ae sens : | Missouri River | Illinois River and : i 
and minor tribu- | Tees ean F eases minor tributa- 
ene Caines: | and tributaries. tributaries. moa 
No. Value. | No. Value. No. Value. No. | Value. 
Persons employed --- 0D0 4] ease eee $20) | 5-22 oak UOUG | panei 1,1025|s2aeee= 
BOatss «2222. 25e2-- a= 4,033 | $76,795 686 | $8, 237 698 | $37,658 1,095 | $19, 293 
Hand and set lines. -.|.---------- 6, 086 |---------- fot if fll ease esas 844 | seco. sean 3, 285 
Crowfoot grapples, | 
rakes, forks, and | 
Gredeest <2 2.52-2-4|s=2-.2s025- ROL UG tenia see | swaeene os |loneaseaes selene Eteessaene 
SSN eS cen -ceaenn eae 511 36, 803, 121 4, 124 140 | 20,069 180 7,500 
Myke nets 22 2<--22-.5- 16,119 75, 548 1,135 5, 457 7,42 41, 465 3,703 | 23, 084 
Gillinets:: 622 223.-2ce.: 4 30) | <c.cces, =~ ee 2 240 2 15 
Pound nets-__-.-.----- 62 2.000) | eee eae Be oe een ie | ee eee ease 
Trammel nets_------- 355 8, 200 48 1, 077 44 1047 "|e e2ae coos eee 
Shrimp traps -------- 5, 276 O87. | c= sanaone S vesce2e sls so owcteuehell bes oe SSeecuaees | aeeeeeee 
Other apparatus. —-.-|-----.----- Alb!) Hl he ee ee | eee eae 0368 |2o. oe neee 27 
Shore and accessory 
MLODOLOY secs ona sss nee ee Boge (10) || ane eeaeae Pas el a eee ree TOG eee 51, 466 
Gash capital. 2c2.<sc2|---sooas—ce 473; 150))|. ssees. =< 1335300) | Poess oe oe eee cee eee ee Oe 
Totalinvestment-|.----.----- Teese lol eee eee 218,009) }o2sh a sse- 118,873 |._.._...-. | 104, 670 
PRODUCTS. Lbs. Value. | Lbs. | Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. | Value. 
Black DaSSesecoerenen= | 275,073 | $17, 122 3, 970 $383 104,589 | $9,309 11,119 | $1,090 
Buffalo-fish _....----- 7,616,889 | 173,604 | 549,012 | 20,934 | 2,324,552 | 64,082 | 407,020 | 20,260 
Carp, German..<--.--. 3, 272, 716 65, 525 44,915 1,587 | 8,426,887 | 215,305 90, 862 4, 836 
Cat-tish............-..| 8,445,775 | 141,497 | 467,038 | 30, 403 976,845 | 35,802 | 723,449 | 37,894 
Grappieysca.s- 2" =.= 480, 348 21,203 | 10,837 776 295,134 | 11,670 7,907 | 585 
Docrtish.ss.5-2--455 8, 250 56 place eo eee eee eases 802, 750 8. 695 le 22-2. oe eee 
Drum or sheepshead-| 1, 448, 900 30, 589 99, 435 3, 834 245, 068 5,075 | 610,451 | 37,075 
Wels .cee! Sess eo. 52, 651 2,559 2,525 224 10, 203 498 6,061 | 388 
Hickory shad -------- 12, 480 ie Vescnes gj oseted seal 5, 000 75 250 20 
Moon-eye ...-...-..-- 6, 300 | hy erent eee ese BRE Ee Henna | N Meee of 90 10, 726 489 
Paddle-fish -._-.------ 1,880,061 | 41,315 | 99,900 3, 348 26,515 1,082 | 119,179 5,495 
Pike or pickerel.--.-- 159, 871 5, 126 15,330 1,088 17,111 | 1,078 | 30 5 
Pike perch (wall- | 
CYCG)eesctissecscs=: 144,314 7, 196 10, 890 668 11, 526 674 13, 77 1,379 
Rock bass! case-- sccen< 50, 900 2s vf eee ee) fees see cae 43, O74 962 4,831 425 
Saugers orsand pike. 32, 620 1,202) |esngoe bse eer eta a eee een ree ee 6, 240 556 
te) a: Ko Wises eee neem a PERT | coe Pens eee el ome = eee | exces eee 6,955 355 
Sturgeon, lake _.____- 178, 881 | 5, 220 25, 520 1,061 635 23 14, 161 835 
Sturgeon,shovel-nose| 496, 614 9,681 7, 120 3, 118 18, 374 | 378 64, 661 3, 076 
SUCKERS eee nee es ae 980, 151 22,158 | 297,290 | 10,944 67,790 | 1,400) 402,293 | 23,044 
SUMSH eeecesc eas 171, 261 | AAG Teeter. ssc ates Sete 50S, 180: 10,931 4,740 273 
Wihite bass..----=. ==:- 28,015 | 1,327 2, 140 112 109, 933 BPe te) eee wo Weceeee 
Yellow perch -_------ 17, 281 389 600 27 | 12, 700 260 33, 720 1,946 
@ther fish 22 2=-=..52--- 3, 810 VAG iS eo eae, sett a ee BAP 38 250 | 18 
Hropsee eee LOeST2 a S880) eee een eae 3253 26,610 3, 22 350, 210 
Turtlesandterrapin.| 198,954 | By 804 iseest caus ecssuet 547,916 | 11,950 18, 825 658 
Shrimp :.--.2.2.--22-4-| . 200,058") 16; 095 |.2222222 2a | occas | eee eer | ee eee een eee 
Musselisholls.2<__ 2 |45;564.,000 [22075187 22s 2 eee ee roe ee ee ee eee see 
Alligator hides. -____-- 3, 750 | 3 La bee eal | pete eee 6 | 
Otter’ skinS_-. 2-2-5. 182 | 4550| oo. 250.580 le oie. 38 eeean eel eeaneees|(saas. 5 see aa 
@avIghe sto ee re cccaes 705300 | $26:889) 226.5) 87: a deipal| (7 eS 2.4 = Geen | eee 
Total products. .|66, 971,227 | 827,014 |1, 704,522 | 78,477 |14,581, 392 | 386, 284 |2, 552,858 | 140, 912 
1 Apparatus used in the mussel fishery. 
2Includes $9,812 worth of pearls and $5,525 worth of baroque pearls taken from mussel shells. 
Norn.—Several large rivers are classed above as minor tributaries on account of the 
compartively small importance of t heir fisheries. 
