528 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
The halibut fishery by fishermen of Kings County has grown to con- 
siderable importance by an increased number of small-sized vessels of 
only a few tons burden, with from two to five men each, a few having 
larger crews. These little craft follow the business all through the 
year. From April to October the catch is largely from grounds inside 
and outside of the Straits of Juan de Fuca in the vicinity of Cape 
Flattery, with less amounts from the waters of Puget Sound. After 
October the larger vessels leave for Alaska, fishing through the winter 
near Wrangell Narrows, shipping their catch to Seattle, up to April, 
by local steamers. The halibut fishermen seldom save any other fishes, 
although several species of good food-fish are plentiful all through 
these waters. Even halibut prices of 2 to 3 cents a pound are very 
low when compared with those paid to fishermen of the Atlantic coast. 
THE Hanisut ( Hippoglossus hippoglossus). 
The wholesale fish trade of Seattle in 1899 was represented by 
nine establishments, valued at $148,000, and with a cash capital of 
$152,000. The persons employed numbered 159 and received $74,622 
in wages. The following table gives the details of this trade: 
Lbs. Value. || Lbs. Value. 
Fresh fish sold: Pickled and smoked fish: 
Black eod 96, 100 $4, 808 Cod. saltedie=: see eee 422, 500 $18, 100 
Cultus-cod 70, 000 2, 630 Halibut, salted ........ 1, 800 ip 
Heli but esc seee a ceeeee 4, 081, 267 129, 231 Herring, pickled ....-. _ 205, 000 4, 200 
LCTIUME Ato. estas celal 116, 140 2,527 Salmon, pickled.....-- 1, 123, 400 33, 082 
PIOUNGELS 2455 < =e eee 24, 200 956 Halibut, smoked .....- 111, 843 7, 895 
Perches ss ese scare 46, 030 1, 842 Herring, smoked ...... 33, 5384. 1, 005 
IROGK ANSI cecrtesicoeiee 17, 000 850 Salmon, smoked ...... 208, 680 10, 450 
Salmon: | — 
eee elie oak ey eiaiohan 877, 400 44, 022 Total ase aotees se 2,106, 762 74, 804 
Sy 2) cir eee 1, 982, 000 85, 460 5 , == = 
fs een 1, 485,700 |. 0,971 || Miscellaneous: Seeds qo 
Humpback .....-..... 471, 50° 12, 322 ATES seine 2s insanc ss a 3’ 400 6 750 
Steelhead ............ 472. 8 37,804 || Clams ....-.----------- B55) OA 
Sari 4 OYSbeTS osiceecssaece 1, 388, 970 50, 120 
S)00K3) eos ee ee ee 270, 4. 9, 1380 On i 105, 300 29’ 930 
SUUTP COM sec etree occ 16, 89 B51: || — OYSLETS -- = scininicie @-ternae oe “9' 2 
s Say || JSUT Pe aseseccsesaees 15, 600 2, 340 
Trout, salmon..........- 10, 500 1,312 "}| i eres 
Trout, brook ........--. 110 27 | Totalieane see oe 2, 202, 022 94,152 
Total ec tee tess. es: 10, 038, O87 384, 463 | Grand total........ 14, 346,871 | 553,419 
