596 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Summary of the yield of the shore fisheries of Lake Superior in 1899. 
Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Pound nets and trap nets: Gill nets: 
Cat-fish and bullheads..-. 6, 200 $248 Herrin, iresh\c-c soe. soe eeee 851,513 |$6, 689 
Herring, fresh ...........- 26, 505 | 145%) (Herring y salted... .2.22-2-scse 236, 850 | 4, 783 
Herring, salted -....---..- 2,610 33 Pike and pickerel ........... 5, 125 154 
Pike and pickerei.....--. 8, 358 | 109 Pike perch (wall-eyed)...... 57 2 
Pike perch (wall-eyed)... 11, 851 437 Stureeonts os sesn- asses ne 30 1 
IROGKADaSSE 22ose- oon este 734 22 Suckers, fresh 2-252525-2.8s- | 2, 200 40 
SturIpeOM eas Aaces oe cease 4,311 171 || Suckers, salted .............. 100 1 
Suckers, fresh ......-....- 247 2 TTOU TRESD Me saenSe ae ee 853, 006 |27, 821 
Suckers, salted ....-.....-- 6,100 113 Troutesalted’ oc cacssecaeeess 280,531 | 8, 765 
Trouitreshy 2 ee secae 285, 252 10,003 |} White-fish, fresh............. 165, 226 | 6,415 
Trout, SAILEQ s252 don 2,925 111 White-fish, salted............ 24, 339 989 
White fish, fresh.......-.. 339, 620 11, 645 White-fish (bluefin),fresh...| 37,613 713 
White-fish, salted ......... 20, 912 837 White-fish (bluefin), salted... 7,415 180 
White-fish (bluefin)....-- 19, 631 1,572 White-fish (bluetin), smoked | 837 42 
Tellow pere 3, 035 3 ———_——|——_—. 
ee re | hie a MOtAl 26a e ac nee 2, 464, 842 |56, 595 
Total ............----- 768, 291 25,478 | Dip nets and spears: —— Sa 
ICrnin eee eee peers 8,000 120 
Fyke nets: - Suekerge soos) eee soon ae ae 3, 000 15 
Rullheads!s.2seskst6 oes: | 1, 400 a6 Whitecfish ...... -eccsecsecece 20. 000 800 
Pike and pickerel ......-.- 2,119 53 = —= 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) ... 1, 640 49 otal: 2-2. 5.2 see estes 31,000 | 935 
Rock bass ................ 200 OWenanae: ———————— = 
Yellow perch......-------| Sid 9 | ‘Trout, fresh............--..-- 122,566 | 3,809 
MGtaleee woe: 6.203 173 Trout, salted: .....:2-< a. <22ce2 / 10, 090 303 
; = = Mot leet ced eae eee | 132,656 | 4,112 
Seines: | 
Witte dish ee eae o see 2, 640 110 Grand total. .......2....- 3, 405, 632 |87, 403 
WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE. 
The wholesale fishery trade of Lake Superior was carried on by six 
establishments, located as follows: One at Sault Ste. Marie, two at 
Marquette, one at Houghton, one at Bayfield, and one at Duluth. The 
number of persons employed in the trade was 50; the investment in 
shore property was $56,853; the cash capital utilized was $56,000; the 
amount of wages paid during the year was $29,425, and the products 
handled aggregated 5,818,183 pounds, the selling value of which was 
$237,231. 
The following table shows the products handled in the wholesale 
trade of Lake Superior in 1899: 
Table showing products handled in the wholesale fishery trade of Lake Superior in 1899. 
Products handled. Lbs. Value. Products handled. Lbs. Value. 
Cat-fish and bullheads.... 5, 863 | $205" || Trout, salted! . 2c sccces~cs 666, 702 $29, 221 
Herring, fresh..........-. 36, 219 724 || White-fish, fresh......... 645, 141 31, 263 
Herring, salted........... 209, 390 5,211 | White-fish, salted........ 26,931 1,316 
Herring, frozen .......-.. 827, 109 16,542 White-fish (bluefin),fresh 224, 907 7,040 
Pike and pickerei ........ 17, 253 245  White-fish (bluefin), salt- 
Pike perch (wall-eyed)... 10, 753 | 395 CO coccamecs oeecsen cece 2,345 68 
RGGk Gass) bec... ..cs.2 see 804 12. White-fish (blue fin), 
SturcCOMmessaeee sees ee ae Broul 133 SMOKE S49. es cee | 320 20 
Suckers, fresh ........2.-. 225 2 Hawellow perehen-os. ease oc 4,113 62 
Suckers, salted ........... 1,000 | 10 
Trout, fresh; 2.52 .ce. ses 3, 035, 797 138, 762 Potala es se: ee ees | 5,818, 183 237, 231 
Prout. slOZEN ..=--.ss sss 100, 000 | 6,000 | 
