664 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
$376,039, and the shore fisheries 25,549,247 pounds, worth $714,511. 
The principal species in point of value was trout, of which there were 
taken 9,049,299 pounds, valued at $430,431. Herring amounted to 
13,863,617 pounds, worth $347,348, Including 94,871 packages of 
salted herring, for which the fishermen received $240,163. The yield 
of white-fish was 1,972,594 pounds, worth $118,684; yellow perch, 
3,313,888 pounds, worth $63,241; suckers, 2,917,541 pounds, worth 
$45,262, and bluefin white-fish, 634,664 pounds, for which the fisher- 
men received $24,862. The yield of the fisheries of this lake is 
divided among the different states as follows: Wisconsin, 19,403,111 
pounds, worth $555,469; Michigan, 13,268,476 pounds, worth $500,661; 
Illinois, 597,689 pounds, worth $23,729, and Indiana, 310,222 pounds, 
worth $10,691. 
The yield of the fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1908 was greater in 
value than for any previous year for which there are returns, exceed- 
ing that for 1899 by $213,807. This is due solely to an increase in the 
selling price per pound, the average in the earlier year being 2.54 
cents, compared with 3.25 in 1908. The product in the two years 
under comparison shows a decrease in weight of 920,498 pounds. ‘The 
persons employed in 1899 numbered 3,255, or 14 more than in 1903, 
and the investment was $2,915,241, or $573,946 less than in the year 
herein reported. 
In 1903 the fisheries of Lake Michigan were more extensive than 
those of any of the other Great Lakes, exceeding those of Lake Erie, 
the second in rank, by 514 in the number of persons employed, 
$1,292,790 in the amount of capital invested, and 10,390,942 pounds in 
the quantity and $310,535 in the value of-the products. 
The following tables show the extent of the fisheries of Lake Michi- 
gan in 1903: 
Table showing by states and counties the number of persons employed in the fisheries of 
Lake Michigan in 1903. 
On ves- | On ves- | lites seobil 
State and county. sels fish- |sels trans- TussAOre.| Shores: | ota). 
ing. | porting. fisheries. | men. | 
| 
Michigan: | 
PAOD UTE ac cts crerscieisin 3 (Ne Mists ares wala raleinwe eiesarasie setae cee Stelle comretete axes | atsyatags yrs Gis seers eee | 16 
PASTY GEUTIN ctasayesafetate Matec lars oats Sense oye renee Sr mayo ore ee veronater i ate \eaee Sorat By en8 caeees 5 
IDEN Z1Cs Beta co feel Binge ealel oa oi cise Hie ease eo E Otis 17) edaeaeee ee 14 | 6 37 
IB ETTILOMc 2s nein cuverceseee oe ee Meee Oe ME Re eae ee PAY) (Pane 7 4 eee 16 | 14 59 
CH arle VOR. Sones nc Sods clea noeenc sameeren ee eser ee 533, ae arian 80 | 27 160 
DCN a ee ee ea ne Ane nae che Seay eater 14 e Setncace S8s)ee sec eeeee 102 
HMMetios: 2-5. sss eeeciace SU pbenuh SuesobabecocosodpLe: Ap ee rans 94 | 7 105 
Grand: Dravverse: 22556 Sscs eclee ee ahs cobs Sees ne ee enie le sees | maeminaces 33 | 2 35 
IU GACT Oh eae Serre tate ere en Seco rSrsal soeeel mee 2 (EA | esto 7a 
Mia Cima cite cies he state Stele ets = ste cele neo a tenioal| = ieemtemioae Weis esa] =0= 178) Sc eee 178 
IMMAMIStOCG 22 es So Sock Bie casio sng Ned antral ciaroare cu atavaie | erstereterete chars Wevarecasiers 16 1 17 
IMEB OM = esto ee aoa we a tne Bane eee (ha lene See 14 3 24 
NEN OMIM GO. cos winee vo Petes hs alae eee Bete ee ee ee al Seite ero | ete erecta 174 17 191 
INEUSIZ@ SO ri) 22 eR reece cre ee oe ee etey e | See er eee ae 13.9 2 | 13 
Oceana cee Sh. -ae ie ie ke he cies aeinis erica | tee atereaetee | Mente crerarets Geltee pee a ae 6 
(Oli 4] eee ee ee ee 2 re ee ee Sos tote So4lhessekiscer 8 39 80 
Schooleraih css ws Soon ce ceinems wee ar ciieeoseeaeer 7a as te es 45 15 84 
Achat e) bh 7-0 pee ea re erry eA. Ota F al er netorscal IS GUnb a oa: Gitlicgeneesenn 6 
: | eee ce pea a |e 
TOtAl Aan oe eae ee a Care ere AR Eee or Pe eBr 181 2 879 131 | 1,198 
