564 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
been a marked reduction in prices and a largely increased demand. 
The revival in business generally has been very beneficial to the oyster 
trade. Seed oysters from the Atlantic coast are planted over several 
hundred acres of the southern part of San Francisco Bay, adjoining the 
counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Alameda, and here grow to 
good size and with fine flavor. During 1899, 87 carloads of Eastern seed 
oysters, of 90 to 100 barrels per carload, were planted on these beds, 
Of small native oysters, 30,000 bushels were received from the State 
of Washington, in sacks holding 90 pounds each, or about 14 bushels. 
The supply is kept up by importations from Washington, which are 
planted in the bay until needed and then taken up and packed in small 
sacks holding one-half bushel each. 
Eastern shell oysters are sold by the count—** standards” at $1.20, 
and large at $1.80, per LOO. They are generally delivered in boxes 
holding 250 of the former and 200 of the latter, or about 14 bushels each. 
Considerable business is also made of opened oysters, which are placed 
in tin cans, with ice between the rows of cans, and shipped to far and 
near places in the interior. In 1899, to supply the demand, 360,000 
bushels of Eastern oysters and 30,000 bushels of native oysters were 
used, their value as placed on the market being $867,000. 
Fresh fish, oyster, clam, shrimp, crab, and lobster business of San Francisco in 1899. 
Species, Lbs. Value. Species. Lbs. Value. 
ADS@COre.<j.s08.28<ceeee es 16, 560 | S414 tl ISMelG 2 eck eu esos ess 716,000 | $28, 640 
Barracuda see ss 255.22 oee | 164, 629 | 4,939 | Striped bass.............. 1, 076, 546 | 53, 827 
Bonitoecocss...2 cme ss ccee 8,169 | 490 GiisOl Git 2) cee seems see 110, 872 Delihe 
(COT Disaste eh sacle ereeiewclsierss 174, 000 | 1805 | StUTEEON sec eeccssec cee 189, 758 | 8, 539 
Ga tatis ieee oe See eees one 28, 188 Ti 2ES WN SUCKOIS leat.cce1 eclesisiectccisise 538, 462 267 
@ults-COd=*=.222.. ne. 2 132, 890 | Bey y acess [bis Leenkethe, weep gene cas ees 15, 580 | 234 
PI OUNCES 22.00 eens cers cael 3,090, 255 | 61-805" | ROMmGGde = ae eee ee 375, 538 11, 266 
| 2 U7 ee | 7,210 | 144 | Trout (brook)............ 27, 029 6, 757 
PU DU ty ec cee eres nro cite 695, 062 172976 NRrouti(leke) So2- 255 .ccen6 38, 3874 4, 605 
FL CETIN GY oe ce .c.cterneccisisieciceare 1, 524, 000 22,860 || Other fish ;..2-55:-2.. 222. 19, 249 569 
Ron eeatishss soem ee sees | 68, 500 WS 7LDS OATS ae ccron cla eres eens | 765, 935 28, 916 
MaCckKeréelioS. 2222 esse nese 60, 964 tp 24akGre bse sees eee | , 680 85, 509 
Millets. 22 sctcisiscince Saisieso ss 2,856 192 | Oysters (Eastern)*....... | 25, 000 792, 000 
Bergen ae see nae ae eere Be 147, 294 5, 894 || Oysters (native)f ......-. | 3,600, 000 75, 000 
PiK@sdactcss0. ss 2s pos s~ cms 10, 906 218 || Spiny lobsters..........-. 187, 695 5, 680 
POMPAU Ox macseeeeecia<= = ==) 5, 032 TPO) PMC AMIAE Gon. ene tee ee este 6, 768 1,015 
ROGE-fishi 22.5 siecccs ejee<2s es 770, 480 25 .1145|| OClLOPUS 2... .eniac eee eee a 7,474 149 
SalMOMsr =: ceils ncsicee sce cc 3, 118, 261 124-530)1| (Mussels 2206 osc actee wien ee 344, 400 3, 440 
het 40 OGY sit 5g ran arrears 1, 328, 000 13; 2805||"Merrapin. 2 ssec.ceeacsces 105, 987 10, 094 
SG) DASS <2 .cscs2secdcies cos 335, 991 8.300) |PLOGS 2 Bes eescate seeeecae 20, 258 | 20, 258 
SHAG ees sereseat es eseeee 679,177 18, 584 | | 
BS Kiel DG eee ateteteteresiers civveinie =~ 13, 571 203 | Total sc sec sonseacions 49, 902, 550 | 1, 447,572 
* 360,000 bushels. | + 60,000 bushels. 
The following table shows the amount and value of the latest intro- 
| 
duced fish received at San Francisco: 
1899. | 1900. 
Species. = <= 
Lbs. | Value. Lbs. Value. 
mo 7 | | 
Striped bass 1, 076, 546 $53, 827 | 1,251,202 | $62, 560 
hrc ee ee a Fo cei eo Oe Ne de, 679, 177 13, 584 620, 891 13, 970 
Garp eee se cde. 174, 000 1,305 133, 469 1, 335 
Cat-fish 28, 138 | 1, 218 24, 378 1, 036 
Total | 1,957,861 69,934 | 2,029, 940 78, 901 
