FISHERIES OF THE NEW:ENGLAND STATES. DCT 
SMOKED HERRING. 
The herring smoked by the fishermen are shown as smoked herring 
in the product tables, but the American-caught herring, smoked by 
canners and regular smokers and included as smoked herring in the 
statistics of the canning and smoked-herring industries, appear as fresh 
herring in the product tables, since that was the condition in which 
they were sold by the fishermen. 
The following table gives the quantity and value of smoked herring 
prepared by fishermen, canners, and regular smokers in Maine in 1902 
Table showing the quantity and value of smoked herring prepared in Maine in 1902. 
Designation. Pounds. Value. 
SMO Keay yatish CNMEON lee meer ae secmc seeee eae sae e sees sie Sens ia/sce cee as ae sienaceees 1, 279, 600 $30, 300 
SM OKeGuD vac aMMerssae wee steak een eislanesemacccieacosHecieeccciawie 3 1, 446, 000 28,540 
HMOkediby Mes Ulari SMOKES aca oe ovis = =e wie cleeiseelain sissies else 6 -| 12,184, 960 255, 312 
TRO etl eae eet rete ee Ege Se a ee Tee er Se aR eae eek Se | 14,910,560 | 314,152 
Table showing the quantity and value of smoked herring prepared in Maine in various years 
from 1880 to 1902. 
Years. Pounds. | Value. | Years. Pounds. | Value. 
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ABB8O Sa isiiss mace ce ccinese 5 - emcee SINUS REE GS ||) abst cooaacecsaossecoseaeDS 10, 151,695 | $232, 036 
CLS ees mili ete cin ee eee 354195485)! 100) 488) ||| 1898) ee oe occ ween ees cen 10,671,170 | 185, 836 
BSS ee bre eee cries iceiesisars 4, 360, 435 140, 154 \| NY Wo norene ae peesesceesce 14, 910, 560 | 314, 152 
(Gs eC A lea ae ae 6, 090, 425 | 159, 330 || | 
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Table showing the number of firms, persons engaged, amount of capital invested, and 
wages paid in the wholesaie fishery trade of Maine in 1902, not included in the canned 
and smoked-fish industries. 
Value of 
Gounties | Number | shore and Cash Persons | Wages 
: Be | of firms. | accessory | capital. |engaged.| paid. 
property. | 
Guamiberl and aaaesiertwielorieian-'s ieie's sla sasieteiaclecineisiets 21 $211, 330 | $113,500 103 | $44, 400 
ISIC COONS eae BE CASS EAS none a OULD IEEE BE TCEE 22 61, 200 77, 350 107 | 12, 300 
KNORR oce see. Se eae ace an poet ena e nes sia wcities 15 92,824 | 135, 150 154 | 53, 433 
MIN C OME Se aee seasons seeetertee.ions saststactem ce anowaes 5 45, 650 388, 500 36 | 9, 400 
Penobscot, Sagadahoc, and York.....-.......-..- 4 21,750 | 14,400 28 10, 824 
Wats Hume LOM tert sucme cetsces tceeimn ciniawioe ea cetlnwe sings 7 15, 370 18, 450 42 | 7,100 
Motaleerse ae eee anya as eee hes Te Noe 1 74.| 448,124 | 397, 350 | 470 | 137, 457 
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FISHERIES OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
The coast fisheries of New Hampshire are of minor importance when 
compared with those of other New England States, and are confined to 
Rockingham County, the only county in the state bordering the sea- 
coast. The number of persons employed in the fisheriés of New 
Hampshire in 1902 was 161, of whom 25 were on fishing vessels, 122 
on boats in the shore ag ane 14 were shoresmen. ‘The amount 
of capital invested was $42,002, including 4 fishing vessels, with a 
total net tonnage of 55 tons, ee at $2,150, and the value of their 
