THE GREAT LAKES FISHERIES IN 1899. 643 
In the year 1899 the quantity of fresh fish imported at Sandusky 
was 3,500,298 pounds and of salted fish 650 pounds. The quantity 
imported at Buffalo amounted to 6,669,004 pounds of fresh fish, 43,877 
pounds of salted fish, 152,080 pounds of skinned and boned fish, and 
195 pounds of canned fish. 
The cities in which the trade is most extensive are Sandusky, Erie, 
Cleveland, Toledo, and Buffalo. 
Several fishery firms at each of these cities have considerable capital 
invested in fishing apparatus, principally pound nets, on the Canadian 
side of the lake, and a large proportion of the products imported was 
procured by this means. 
Table showing the wholesale fishery trade of Lake Erie in 1899. 
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| Toledo, Ohio. sar cere Sandusky, Ohio. ‘ acre Cleveland, Ohio. 
Items. ~Al 
No. |Value.| No. No. Value.| No. Value. | No. Value. 
Establishments 4 $31, 180 2.330, 000 9 $206, 000 2 $80, 000) Jee 230 
@ashica pital’ e|-tscc-se2 1°36, 100 acne cee } 45/000) -2 = 2226 103); 800\0. <2 eos 355000). cis-2<55-% | 100, 650 
Wiieesipaid Bas. sosn|| 6,457.2 cos 1S) 082\e 5 oso Bye 0) aemnanee 1'10;.000)oc2sec022 | 41,088 
Employees ..... a sees ADP at.c ca 14G |S Sacccee 61 cccce ee | 108|...----- 
Products han- | | | 
o pe 1an- | Lbs. [Value.}| Lbs. [Value.| Lbs. | Value.| Lbs. [Value.| Lbs. | Value. 
Fresh: 
Blacks bass:e- sen snecs x [escent 16, 601) $1, 494 27,658) $2,441 959) $96) 1, 738 $174 
Cat-fish and 
bullheads. 166, 390, $5, 455) 206,396) 8, 256) 114, 494 7,041) 17,368) 695) 74,252} 3,290 ° 
Hel sieettose sce |emcecziisie BEES eael Bacaee een eters 172| 11 1, 020 68 1, 555) 117 
Fresh - water 
@rum Se -ss2 735, 000| 4, QOD lose cece vellsaeiteiess 857,788) 3, 873 571 3] 59, 045 464 
German carp.) 550,574) 7, 183)2, 900,652) 43,510) 501,142) 7, 928 3, 809 29) 32) 340) 639 
Herring = S222 11, 181,346) 35,439) 245,104) 7,353) 3,876,144) 88, 794/1, 752, 420) 28,810) 5,328,090 104, 475 
ling ese e ae | Seer | eae | Ger cee lene henna. ee Warcanes|eoatet sce |eaueres| 5, 685 144 
Pike perch: | | 
Wall-eyed. . 2, 165, 142\117, 878] 374,763) 17,010} 839, 236, 30,091 1, 160 81; 108,299) 7,747 
Blue PIKe re alias scese | sce e ces esc alerts amine oe 142,914; 4,288) 40, 026 1,188) 1,169,544 35, 133 
Sauger=...- 641, 207} 16,030} 536,395) 8,046) 1,175,628) 21,215) 56,690) 1,417 92,140) 2,206 
TROCK* PASS? = 2-2 cncsis' sic erelts store | aie siciers wad] oe ciereiese 62) Diem cactnoe | oe wisinas | peters em stata!| serene 
Sturgeon, | | 
dressed ....| 12,568) 1,274 7, 525) 602 126480) Pal'4 890) 2etis 22 alloc < mes 19, 561 1, 889 
Suckers ...... 5825057) 25.570) esc ncie leone a 255,143) 3,034} 31,197 234 44, 158 632 
SUM atis isos see eae tere | cree allies sepcteyaie| ewe arava 2009), ROSO| Sa ees ool onic sere | soon orice: lee eersisiete 
ROUGH soe | 36 oO 2iololes ene ace |acetsisr 10, 718) (57) SRecs pene Seeoere 148,250 10, 918 
White bass... | 48,668} 1,251) 151,156; 3,654) 158,524) 4,601 17, 105 428 95,073} 2,439 
White-tish ...| 717,992) 53,473 69, 739| 5,579} 331,971) 25,961 908 64) 301,765) 24, 584 
Yellow perch | 183,056} 3,910) 81,673) 1,633) 437,111) 7,787) 209,914) 2, 413) 636, 434} 12,729 
Cayiars..5.-% | 2,188) 1,533 220 198 815.049!) GO) 780) <<. 23-3- 2152] eee beisterce c= | ee incee 
IRTORS! Fosse leiasienses| Sees =o| Aeltoe toate lemsecers 3, 960, BD Eee ee er] On See celeticejeees oc iaoecee 
Mumntlesse sos) oe Seem cee | aa t=) seein |eeeee2s 3, 789 Ie) Copp peed lndeanas Bacnconbed aapataco 
Totals... <<... 7, 022, 924/257, 594 4,590, 224) 97,335) 9,016,648) 284, 955/2, 133, 147] 35, 526) 8, 108, 929] 207, 580 
Salted: ae 
WTSI Pesee o|osssisa- BSS bein ccmee| SOeSOSS 160,000 4,000} 140,500} 2,810) 1,145,000} 30,300 
Smoked: | | | 
MC Sos. sies 3s = 1,000 1G) eee po soa aeceacacc f MEOSamEae meenanete Maerrrs 300 _ od 
Herring ...-... | 124,800) 7,488).........|--.---- 314,900 6, $100) Saki fes enya 700,667 35, 033 
Sturgeon..... | 2, 667 yt eeemiaena| monecos 29) 500) “4860)s2s5cc2 5 secs 31,734 5,496 
RTOUL Sos s << ae Sees ee (eee Bese Sedce-Saceca bocassaeee lppodusae meseunocs pasceos | 28,650, 4,011 
Motalisesss,2 128, 467| 8, us| see eeeisee eee | 344,400) 11,652) 2.22622 s2|- ---- << | 761,351) 44,594 
Miscellaneous: ~~ | | | i ieee 
Oiler en | st ve ces=ic|oncmaiec | eee \eexcrrctess 135, 000) 
Scrapieuceess. (pee oe |) een | aie 2) | Sener 2,000, 000 
i aes Bae ~....| 2,135, 000| | 
Grand total. |7, 151, 391/265, 712 4, 590, 224, 97, 335 11, 656, 048) 309, 357 2, 273, 647| 38, 336/10, 015, 280) 282, 474 
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