FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 703 
in wages. The value of the 5 establishments was $131,700 and the 
cash capital employed $93,079. 
The following table shows in detail the quantity and value of prod- 
ucts handled in the wholesale fishery trade at Detroit: 
Table showing the extent of the wholesale fishery trade of Lake St. Clair and St. Clair and 
Detroit rivers in 1908. 
Wayne County> 
litem. = 
No. Value. 
EOS GeL PRUE SHRINES TAGS centem cere etre siarai Ss arage ee Peee aie ate ere S oT Tec ave tare ei siete eo mabTa Sraeerataeionres 5 | $131, 700 
Gismnea ile ees Seer ako = patina | Pe Rey Gre Een eda J Wonme teye [eS eae SE, | 98, 079 
WiAPeS ees e oe a: steecoce edie sone esas seimemiad odbc bkse dob scnenb osdosnanpaconahAdaca||sesacusuRe ..| 30, 717 
TESASOSARS {Shorey seeker len ante Beet eid UE SE aN SO ee eens Dies enn Ady cea a 
Product. Lbs. Value. Product. Lbs. Value. 
Fresh: Salted: 
Cat-fish and bullheads -.. 101, 272 $6, 206 IS(@VA duak eo a sbapaoguooNnee 2,519, 404 | $111, 068 
GUS ee See ss be wien cle See eicls 17, $41 1,159 Pike and pickerel......-.- 27, 809 1, 756 
Fresh-water drum........ 188, 000 4,700 | Pike perch (wall-eyed) .. 3, 286 216 
GenmaniGanp = Siac. -ec ce 63, 869 2, 107 SHICKCIS 2 =a seen esses 239, 908 9,598 
13 CUiah a se 1, 068, 089 51, 562 PREOUEE (72 ieee oe isa Se 18, 120 1, 087 
Pike and pickerel ........ 208, 948 13, 829 Wihitestish SS A0e eos 82,378 6, 348 
Pike perch (blue pike).... 610, 281 34, 206 White-fish (bluefin)...... 9, 050 366 
Pike perch (wall-eyed) ... 597, 395 45, 308 OsHETHISh Shey ee ease 592 29 
Pike perch (sauger).....- 30, C00 1, 500 ee 
Rock bass and sun-fish ..- 18, 000 690 pity (Ray ieee Le es ate LE 2, 900, 547 130, 468 
Salt-water fish....oc.. 2. 88, 946 5, 998 = 
SLULSCOMG Stree s aeics we 27, 9381 2,919 || Smoked: 
Sturge eon) cavwigm <. 425.-25- 960 668 | EVEL OM aac sicteston ce sete 68, 835 7, 962 
SHGIC note ero Ae er ee ae 137, 404 5, 058 Salt-water fish ........... 23, 551 1, 266 
GROW oo ceaeeee | 1,100,184) 72, 204 Sturgeon 1, 000 200 
White bass . 10, 938 FAT | Se MART OEIGHerhe Cys Aten aie mer 1, 240 75 
* White-fish 1, 617, 216 129, 374 Wrhite-fishi: “2/ceysae ccecias 15, 238 1, 065 
White-fish (bluetin and | = 
EUUTED CON crane wee eee 70, 313 3,616 |) MOballysaw awe sce se eS 109, 864 | 10, 569 - 
White-fish (Menominee) .. 4, 000 240 | : == 
Mellowoperch:+.. i. 22e2.2 460, 864 18, 567 |) Gramdtotal(s 3-5. se. 9, 444, 798 542, 911 
Oebemitishrs soc scgcesmece 11, 831 1,516 | ‘ 
511s) SS apg ot ns | 6,484,382 | 401, 874 || 
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FISHERIES OF LAKE ERIE. 
The fisheries of Lake Erie in 1903 gave employment to 2,727 persons, 
of whom 633 were on vessels fishing and transporting, 1,591 on boats 
in the shore fisheries, and 503 were shoresmen in connection with the 
fisheries and the various fishery industries. Following is the number 
of persons credited to the different states bordering on this lake: 
New York, 1,017; Pennsylvania, 487; Ohio, 1,101; and Michigan, 122. 
The total amount of capital invested in the fisheries of the lake was 
$2,196,397. This included 102 fishing and transporting vessels, of 
1,859 net tons, valued at $378,650, with outfits valued at $62,428; 467 
boats, valued at $22,208; 39 gasoline launches under 5 tons, valued at 
$26,950; fishing apparatus used on vessels and boats to the value of 
$379,776; shore and accessory property in the fisheries and wholesale 
fishery trade, valued at $919,635; and cash capital utilized in the 
fishery industries, amounting to $406,750. The investment in New 
