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COMPARATIVE SUMMARY OF THE FISHERIES OF THE 
UNITED STATES IN 188 AND 1802. 



Personsemployed.} Capital invested. Value of products. : 
States. Pee es te ere | oe ee 
1880. 1892.* 1880. 1892. 1880. 1892. 



New England: : 
Blaiie sy ais sees 11,071 15,128 | $ 3,375,904 | $ 2,882,113 | $ 2,742,571 | $ 2,225,806 
New Hampshire.. 414 373 209,465 03)328 176,684 91,481 
Massachusetts....} 20,117 17,025 14,334,450 | 12,980,679 7959760 715315194 
Rhode Island..... 2,310 1,584 596,678 1,034,467 696,814 725,075 
Connecticut....... 3,131 2,915 1,421,020 2,868,921 933,242 1,871,413 



Total....ece.--| 37,043 37025 19,937,607 | 19,859,508 | 12,509,071 | 12,445,569 
Middle Atlantic: 












New Work... ..:.. 6,465 12,246 255731535 5)282,970 317633537 417845753 
New Jersey....... 6,220 10,433 1,492,202 2,517,764 3)103,927 | 3,625,890 
Pennsylvania.... 452 2,220 94,8c1 976,011 276,600 284,031 
Delaware......... 1,979 25247 268,231 218,129 997,695 250,865 
Maryland...... ...| 26,008 391944 653421443 | 7,465,718 | 5,221,715 | 6,460,759 
Virginia....... aie 18,864 23,595 1,914,119 259445559 259971043 3,641,282 
otal eereseer: 59,989 go, 685 12,685,331 | 19,405,151 | 16,360,517 | 19,047,580 
South Atlantic: ar i 7 
North Corolina... 5,274 10,274 506, 561 1,243,988 845,695 1,027,669 
South Carolina... 1,005 2,701 66,275 127,762 212,482 202,602 
Georgia.........- 899 1,622 78,770 174,431 119,993 123,563 
EMOTIGR. ceecesrn 368 15541 439554 146,895 78,408 236,060 
WMotal 22s. 3cc<s 73546 16,138 695,160 1,693,076 1,256,578 1,589,894 
Gulf: | Te dk s 
lalkerg te tanner aeons 2,112 45335 362,563 153773057 564,819 1,103,809 
Alabama......... 635 618 38,200 135,290 11Q,275 154,871 
Mississippi.... ... 186 15721 8,800 434,710 22,540 245,699 
BOwiSiana os. ce 1,507 4,068 93,621 719,876 392,610 681,284 
MOXA bret ts css otto 601 1,277 42,400 319,122 128, 300 313,832 
ANG HEU eeodoes c 5)131 12,019 5451584] 2,093,080] 1,227,544 | 2,499,495 
Pacific . : oe ce 
Californias; ... nine 3,004 53426 1,139,675 2,526,962 1,860,714 39044,731 
Oregon..... . 2.» 4483 4200 687,000 2,220,667 605,302 868, 406 
Washington... ... 3,096 4,296 474,708 1,590,481 417,932 934,940 
Alaskai.?s ccess. cise 6,130 2,849 447,000 255359793, 2,661,640 2,410,848 

Totals... aeiets 16,803 16,771 2,748,383 8,873,813 5) 545,588 71258,925 


Great Lakes: 



New, Verk* 7.7... 922 1,498 59,050 697,847 154,870 256,596 
Pennsylvania..... 114 403 24,700 283,238 439450 211,122 
ODIO eee ee as : 1,046 2,738 473,800 1,874,900 518,420 618,683 
Michiganin! sora. < 1,781 31343 442,065 1,458,884 716,170 934,005 
Indiana...... istefelaye 52 94 29,360 215549 32,740 21,693 
ST OUS ners e's cone 300 386 83,400 429545 60, 100 23,836 
Wisconsin. aioe ater 800 1,225 222,840 481,374 253,100 390,272 
Minnesota......... 35 51 10, 160 170,743 5,200 6,238 
Dotal.... 2... + 5050 95738 1,345,975 | 5478,080 | 1,784,050} 2,471,355 




Grand total...! 131,426 182,376 37;958,040 |! 58,245,406! 38,683,348! 45,312,818 

* This year is placed at the head of the columns for the reason that it is the most 
recent one to which the statistics relate, and the one to which most of the figures apply. 
The data for the New England, Middle Atlantic and Pacific States are for that vear ; 
those for the South Atlantic States, the Gulf region and Great Lakes are for 1890. 
