April 1951 



COTMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



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The commissioners met with the new group in Boston on March 20 and 21 at which 

 time they discussed questions that may arise at the first meeting of the International 

 Commission to convene in Washington during April. 



Wholesale and Retail Prices 



WHOLESALE PRICES , FEBRUARY 1951 ; Although Lent began in February, the danand 

 at wholesale for fresh and fresh-processed fishery products did not come up to ex- 

 pectations , but demand for frozen-processed and canned fishery products was substan- 

 tially good. From January to February, prices for fresh and processed fishery prod- 

 ucts dropped, while a substantial rise occurred in the frozen-processed and canned 

 fishery products prices. 



The wholesale index for edible fish and shellfish (fresh, frozen, and canned) 

 for February was 111,6 percent of the 1947 average (see table) — 1.8 percent lower 

 than the previous month, but still 15.3 percent above February 1950, the Bureau of 

 Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor reports. 



Mi FISH AND SHELLFISH (Fresh, Frozen, aai Canned) 



Fresh and Frozen Fishery Products 



Drawn , Dressed , or Whole Flnflsh : 



Haddock, large, offshore, drawn, fresh ... 

 Halibut. Western, 20/80 lbs., dressed, 



fresh or frozen 



Saljnon, king, Ige. & med. , dressed, 



fresh or frozen 



Lake trout, domestic, .niostly No. 1, drawn 



(dressed), fresh , 



Whltefish, mostly Lake Superior, drawn 



(dressed), fresh 



Whltefish, mostly Lake Krie pound nee, 



round, fresh 



Yellow pike, mostly Michigan (Lakes 

 Michigan & Huron), round, fresh 



Processed , Fresh (Fi 

 Fillet 



20-lb. tins 



Boston 



New York City 



New York City 



. and Shellf lah ) : 

 aiDall, skins on. 



Shrimp, Ige. (26-30 count), headless, 



fresh or frozen 



Oysters, shucked, standards 



Bed , Frozen (Fish and Shellfish ) 



Fillets: Flounder (Vellowtall), skinless, 



10-lb, boxes 



Haddock, small, 10-lb. cello-pack 



Rosefish, 10-lb. cello-pack 



Shrimp, Ige. (S6-50 count). 5- to 10-lb. bxs 



.54 



.55 



.63 



113.0 

 108.1 

 145.0 

 78.1 



96.8 

 l:i3.5 

 106.0 



solid pack. No. ^ ' 



Tuna , light meat 



(7 oz.), 48 cans per case 



Sardines (pilcharda), California, tomato 



pack. No. 1 oval (15 oz.) , 48 cana per case 

 Sardines, Maine, keyless oil. No. ^ drawn 



(3t oz. ). 100 cans per case 



Seattle 

 Los Angeles 



24.62 

 15.00 

 6.75 

 6.47 



24.03 

 14.90 

 6.62 

 6.20 



14.53 

 14.25 

 5.60 

 7.50 



97.6 

 75.5 



92.7 

 51.5 

 73.6 



Continued heavy landings of haddock in New England resulted in a decline of 7.7 

 percent in the drawn, dressed, or whole fin fish subgroup from January to February, 

 but this index 7»as still 6.8 percent higher than in February 1950, From January to 

 February this year, average wholesale prices for large drawn offshore haddock dropped 

 21.0 percent and they were 4.2 percent lower than in February a yeai" earlier. How- 

 ever, the decline in salt-water prices was offset to some degree br substantial in- 

 creases in the prices quoted for whitefish and yellow pike. Fresii-water fish pro- 

 duction during the month was at a low level due to severe weather conditions vrfiich 

 prevailed the early part of February in the Great Lakes area. 



