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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF 
Summary showing the total shore fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1899. 
FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. | Apparatus and species. Lbs. Value. 
Pound nets: Fyke nets: 
Black Dasseteccos cee sos ee 1, 462 $115 Black bass. see 2a caceee 5, 129 $385 
Gelman Carp. ac eecc2neccnses 3, 525 50 || German carp........--. 11, 155 220 
Cat-fish and bullheads.....-. 6, 278 201 Cat-fishand bullheads. 55, 884 1, 481 
HOS io cccccccsscseccssescecces | 84 | 6 HOrrini es. sic aesinee oe 71, 600 890 
PRCT Set TCs seen este oe eee ae 2, 693, 325 | 30,160 Pike and pickerel ..... 41, 568 2,182 
Herring, salted.............. 11, 322, 500 |210, 847 Pike perch (wall-eyed ) 40, 292 1, 895 
PAN OW a WV EIG en sc 2 cence 1,598 22 Rock bass .-.......-.... 4, 000 38 
Pike and pickerel ........... | 35,473 | 1,894 Suckers--s-s-:cenecesee 323, 710 2,790 
Pike perch(wall-eyed), fresh | 89,213 | 3,775 {ETO soa aoe ee 670 36 
Pike perce fie all-eyed ),salted 400 22;)| Wibite bass! <..:..2s...2. 8, 600 111 
Fresh-water drum........... | 55, 372 | 722, “White-fish’.- 22.22 ---. 30 P 
BUUTSCON «. feces cence. see 100,669 | 6,595 White-fish (Menomi 
Suckers, fresh ............--. 485, 303 | 5,025 || NEO)! 2 ces hosedacienc ae 28 2 
Suckers, salted .............- 91,831 | 1,731 | Yellow perch.......... 1,183, 801 18, 496 
rout, AreSh 2... --s222seeesees 661,786 | 30,4138 =) 
Trout SAME co525cc crews nce 19, 944 | 999 || Oba Soe ee 1, 741, 467 23,478 
WIG DHSS a onscece ooeen cree = 780 | 35 || SSS 
White-fish, fresh...........-.. 628,090 | 30,347 
White-fish, salted.........--.. 53,176 | 2,881 || Seines: 
White-fish (Menominee), | Herrin ties. s: cease ee 1, 400 22 
TERESI eee tes eet ees. oe 8,185 | 237 Pike and pickerel ..... 2, 686 110 
White-fish (Menominee), Pike perch (wall-eyed) 37, 980 1,570 
SHG ewe ene eerie eee 3, 900 | 140 Sturgeon ........-.. a. 276 16 
Yellow perch.....-..20-..0.<- 598, 766 | 9,068 Suckers, fresh ......... 9, 400 140 
- Suckers, salted ........ 13, 105 131 
{Wa} Bee ene oe RENO CE 16, 861, 660 |335, 280 White-fish ..........22. 600 31 
Se Yellow perch.......... 1, 880 30 
Gill nets: ee 
BIGGle DHSS ey 8 coco bd 3228 1, 974 144 ATT Geile eee eee 67, 327 2, 050 
GEIICa ni GArPlors «2. se .c cc wce 8, 450 72 || = 
Herring, fresh........_...... 1, 288,277 | 22,976 
Herring: salted ..3...2...225- 13, 563. | 828 | Lines: 
Ling or lawyers ............. 33, 000 | 318 Germenicany : tea. 4, 000 40 
Pike and pickerel ........... 7,106 | 333 Ge Sone ea cin 400 34 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) ..... 3, 598 | 181 Perrin peer. ameeetasen se 32, 000 400 
| 54.0) 6) Sl Of F< | ee 161 5 || Ling or lawyers ....... 25, 685 194 
DEULCOM 222 aoe eee oe seie 3,176 256 Pike and pickerel ..... 600 30 
Suckers, fresh ............... 77, 934 1, 072 Pikepereh (wall-eyed). 2, 250 112 
Suckers, salted .............. 600 | 11 BtULLeCON: 2c. cemce. sent 3, 905 308 
Trout, fresh ........-.......- 1, 218, 546 | 52, 913 TrOUbas = awe ceo see 250, 179 10, 682 
Prout, SHItEd 2... -- scs<22 55. 61,893 | 2.667 Yellow perch........--| 289, 900 7, 755 
White-fish, fresh .........2.. 222,610 | 10,480 | 
White-fish, salted. ........... 46, 601 2, 484 Potal 27-3 ee <se 608, 919 19, 555 
White-fish (bluefin), fresh .. 248,978 | 6,280 ee eo 
White-fish (bluefin), salted... 5, 920 276 
White-fish (Menominee), Spears: | 
LT OST Pen es occas hes ieee 353,985 | 9,171 Herrin o 2:2 ss2ehecces 1,100 35 
_White-fish = (Menominee) 0) | ee ee 4, 400 220 
SBILEO be ectenaiseiwcaksekeaoeee 140,180 | 4,420 Yellow perch.....-.... 1, 840 92 
Yellow perch: -.-.-5..2....5: 630,759 | 15, 464 
| Mote) asec ere sstoes 7,340 347 
10) 2 een a = 4,362,261 130, 351 ——— 
Dip nets: | Crawfish pots: 
German’ Garp'2222--s<2--.-.<. 3, 150 110 COLHWHSil sco cece tesa 135, 861 3,498 
Pernne eu es se ea. 64,000 | 1,600 — 
Yellow perch<2.22205-.2 2223. 265,000 | 9,275 | Grand total..2.22-: 24, 116, 985 525, 544 
Ae ilo e ey See ee 332, 150 | 10, 985 | 
WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE OF CHICAGO AND GREEN BAY. 
The wholesale fishery trade on Lake Michigan is most extensive at 
Chicago, Ill., and Green Bay, Wis. 
The tendency toward consolida- 
tion, which is apparent in the fresh-fish trade of nearly every section 
1} 4 
of the Gr 
number 
eat Lakes 
which now handles the greater portion of the fresh fish. 
Chicago is the most important distributing center for fishery prod- 
ucts in the Great Lakes region. 
, has had its effect on these two cities, a certain 
of firms in each place combining under one management, 
In 1899 the number of establishments 
in the various branches of the wholesale fishery trade of that city was 
60. There were 7 firms in the fresh-fish trade, which also handled 
