160 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, 1899—Continued. 
= eee Red River and | White River and 
Yazoo River. tributaries. tributaries. Total. 
Products. = sve = 
Lbs. | Value.| Lbs. |Value.| Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. 
IWoon-By.GLccresmeeeooeees |eancas 2 s| meee Ree eer e aera er Renee ee Poe eeer 17, 366 $706 
Paddic-fisheas sees. 327,000 | $38,570 | 1,200 | sd eee eee) eee ee 2,473, 250 55, 514 
Pike or pickerel ._____-. 350 25 300 | 18 50 $7 216, 952 8,045 
Pike perch (wall- hae) 3 Pee 5 cr Ri ae 250 29 1, 400 161 210, 112 12,156 
Rock bass - : 2, 320 110 2,200 | 1321 | Sse esoa ee |aee = 129, 377 5, 482 
Saugers or sand pike - | = eas el erst | a TOR fern ee pe ee 39, 328 1,799 
pe) O16 [ec eee tele en Ae aco enh ee Ean Ree |e eee ae | See 6, 955 "855 
Sturgeon, lake - =| eee Sea ee ‘(ol es [eS | See ees | eee 234, 145 8, 064 
Sturgeon, shovel-nose ..|......----|-------- pone ee A oe &, 500 360 711, 693 19, 142 
SuUGKersie cos em eeness =e 65, 900 989 3, 700 66 700 28 2, 248, 899 40,340 
DUMsHSN eee ea aches. Ee eel Pree aren ee eee Beason 16,175 1, 283 910, 963 21,318 
White basse os S- <8. 2-2 | eran Sel ee Sle See Saal Sees 7,250 545 149, O80 6, 012 
VCO WallORG Memes maaan | ue et ha | See cs tek eee oa mene | ere 2 ee eee 65, 006 2, 666 
WERE HSM ese sete ss sa ceeee eee ee be, = eA > Ripe |e Sees | ee 4, 060 137 
Frogs. he en at el Bet a se | feed ace | eee ne beet aoe 440, 996 53, O54 
Turtles and terr apin. Pe See fon Alene 1,900 OTE een ee | Serene 782,015 17,148 
SPIN DP -<- 22s. 2o-2-< a ease | (ere ae en (Pale sOeree eae | Seeeene 1200, 058 16, 095 
IVP SSOUiS Cll Seems snd | a ade eee SP) [ee ee | (eee wae ee 45, 564, 000 207, 187 
Aulivator hides-2-- —- s2.2|s2-cass-o||-5255--2 hE COOT| SOO Eee a ae eens 24,950 1, 238 
Otter skins-<..2c.--.-..2 10 25 166 | ANS ME eee ee eee 31,620 4, 050 
Gavia 6 502 eae ee 400 140) 2222; So goes el Bee hoe oe woememee 70, 700 26, 879 
Total products ____|].234, 620 | 19,210 | 989,156 | 28,046 {1,018,625 | 49,730 | 94,713,402 | 1,771,812 
| | 
133,343 gallons. 2990 in number. 3810 in number. 
CAVIAR FROM PADDLE-FISH. 
The paddle-fish, or ‘Sspoon-bill cat,” is taken in considerable quan- 
tities in the Mississippi River and some of its ne: The catch 
in 1894 amounted to 1,037,395 pounds, valued at $20,972, and in 1899 
had increased to 2,475,250 pounds, valued at $55,514. ee within a 
few years past only the flesh of this fish was marketed, but about 1896 
the fishermen in various States along the lower part of the Mississippi 
River began to utilize the roe in the manufacture of caviar. This 
product is said to be less desirable in flavor than the caviar made 
from the roe of the sturgeon, and is marketable chiefly because the 
sturgeon caviar has become scarce and expensive. It is shipped to 
Chicago and New York. 
The following table shows, by States, the quantity and value of 
paddle-fish caught and of caviar prepared in 1899: 
Paddle-fish. Caviar. 
States = 
Lbs. Wane. aks Value. 
PATA TIBAGE ee cree ese sa ee eee oe 551,405 | $11, 967 
MUI NOIS eee ee ee ee ae ee eee 195. 174 6,210 
EY GUisT Aine eee eee ea eee ee ee 34, 12 1,308 
WOWdes eee 7 7 36, 3890 1,128 
GETS A eee ae seer een ee eee eee oe 7,850 QEBii || eecce aae.lee cere 
eel Coy as se en eee oe ee ee See eee eee 147, 260 4 OL ON poe eases ane 
IMOWISIE NG eee 2 ose Ono eae ucegee ee ee ee eee 152. 200 1,960 3, 750 1, 000 
ener aad ie ea ls Pree a I ote ope en as oe 948, 305 16, 739 32, 775 14,391 
IMNSS OUT Ses oes ch ea kee ee ee ee 190, 931 DASGDH || San tee | eee 
INjGORASK a) os coon creck se doe eee ee ae ee foe aeee 16, 875 EY eee Semen oe 
SoupheWakotee.. 2 2.5 8 Cae ee ee ee aed 2, 050 Dos eeeneen see ee pip 2 
PRON OSSO Gee ease seas ce osice en ein eee ae ee ee 211, 185 AL GBT |emeese toe eee 
BTN Goan ea pe er ee so Wo eo ea 2,473, 250 55, 514 70, 700 26, 879 
