682 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
Table showing by states, counties, apparatus, and species the yield of the shore fisheries of 
Lake Michigan in 1903—Continued. 
: Wisconsin. 
Grand total. 
Apparatus and species. Racine. Sheboygan. | Total. 
| | = ' 7 7 = { 
Lbs. Value.| Lbs. Value. Lbs. | Value. Lbs: |) Value: 
Fyke nets—Continued. | | 
Ane Oran vyene-cec--c| a cecesseelesee oes \ aaa SRR A et Amer atctsc oas>S530 600 $9 
PAO AMC PICK erele nee) | face == sesame eae macen| ee oceces 40,075 | $2,568 40,155 | 2,572 
Pike perch (wall- | 
VCC) eet eer: | nee eons | gee eee (eae 30,990 | 1,457 31,190 | 1,472 
STO CTS E Seen eee Sel lae eo aetna Le ena ee ae ee | 1,032,955 | 10,854 | 1,035,265 | 10,905 
White bass --..:..- EE shben eaanbaby Mea SSaeaoe Bacsone: 300 | 9 300 9 
VCILOMDCIOM oon ecm alse ser acca poems ale ee peerless 1,072,860 | 15,170 | 1,080,010 | 15, 468 
RO tae ares Be ee oe nec ceisaeunle sas eelaaletaessielsteelen' etait 2,377,590 | 35,075 | 2,393,180 | 36,812 
Seines: | | ; ; | fs | 
Wat-fishianG pullhea ass. e ees scl ctqsee cele eee acs laasteeee 5,640 215 5, 640 | 215 
German Cane os seme. |tisetoesce =e fererterstare IBSehe-pHoollee Seoace 363,100 | 4,530 382,000 | 5,256 
Pakeand pickerels .22-\h-cc os. se eae Petes cB aa ems dear Hl , 15, 000 900 15, 940 943 
Pike perch (wall | | | | 
GyeC) enna er Sel erln ans acts [Seren ES cease Ree ee | Aah Bet Ree ona fee ee 81,840 | 1,721 
LMS OMS ene ae se miele mrss ois sieeell cia tase telall een epeeereal BAgOnCA | sont eapeaens [efereetae 45 3 
Suckers, fresh (2.520.012. scce-cscloceboee- beans eee | 26,400 | 265 63,416 656 
Sackers salted s 2 202 |C el Saleen eaSaec ssl acess 81,500 | . 2,332 397, 070 8, 169 
BYVCllOWwaperchier pers eae ms eee semeterea= (oan eS cban|joscsosne 6, 250 | 110 | 25, 450 473 
HIND Gaul Me soe Se Soe ae ee ele eee ee ee mer ecu Mache 881,901.) 17,436 
Lines: | 4 | | 
PINSiOT la wy ebssn2 ool aece esas sotee sec] =2 soca te Scllcate ee | 8, 850 100 | ° 16,709 | 238 
Pike perch (wall- | 
CVCUN Ee Seeecetc corse | 72 |} 1, 200 | 72 
Sturgeon = y= a. 2ceee [Seams seepect sommes Reeases 875 68 
Caviar NL eSieccnibeee Pindesbeecs|esdes == Eppes estes Dooce 32 21 
WOU Cee eee nae 7, 028 225,030 | 10,543 
White-fish (bluefin) -.. ESB aSaeoRnlanncopelsacASssernscoslaopssces 50 2 
SVellOws DCLOh Mec er cca: 361 96, 860 3,176 
Motel aera 7,561 | 340,747 | 14,120 
Spears | | 
AOU G He stele steele ee Spoon lee ee eins Sane Soe eae ietesel eee Metace enon ay scons 560. | 34 
Crawfish pots: Ke | | 
Ora witishhs secs Sue sece a ceeeec cee ema noise ceetece laoseneee 244,464 | 7,897 | 244, 464 7,897 
Grandstotale see 204, 848 | $9,242 | 375,497 $15,743 | 16,045,297 407, 184 | 25,549,247 | 714,511 
| | | 
WHOLESALE FISHERY TRADE OF CHICAGO AND GREEN BAY. 
The wholesale fishery trade of Lake Michigan centers chiefly at 
Chicago, Ill., and Green Bay, Wis. In Chicago in 1903 there were 
46 establishments, of which number 11 were in the fresh-fish trade, 
including oysters ane other products, 3 in the oyster trade exclusively, 
16 were fish brokers, salt-fish dealers, and wholesale grocers handling 
salted fish, and 16 were engaged in the smoked-fish trade. ‘The number 
of persons employed was 516, the value of property utilized was 
$957,300, and the cash capital amounted to $1,219,750. The products 
consisted of fresh fish, 37,943,566 pounds, valued at $2,438,804; salted 
fish, 24,818,100 mode. valued at $1,374,961; smoked Gone 3,407,325 
pounds, valued at $252,245; lobsters, 258,415 poe valued: a $51,565; 
shrimp, 113,285 pounds, valued at $10,815; oysters, 744,980 gallons, 
valued at $898,181, and 10,355 barrels in the shell, valued at $80,957; 
and clams, 4,712 barrels, valued at $26,584; a total value of $5,134,112. 
The products are shown in detail in the following table: 
