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Fishing line— Continued. 



per dozen. 54,367. Made by M. B. Jackman & Co., Newbury - 

 port, Mass. Used for cod trawl ground-lines, 1,000 to 2,000 

 fathoms long, in " tubs " of 250 to 500 fathoms ; and haddock 

 trawl ground-lines, 1 to 3 miles long, in " tubs " of 1,750 feet. 



Fishing line. 



Cotton, shroud-laid, steam-tarred. (20-pound.) Length, 25 fath- 

 oms. Weight, 20 pounds to dozen lines. Yalue, 1882, $4.20 

 per dozen. 54,368. Made by M. B. Jackman & Co., Newbury- 

 Mass. Used for cod trawl ground lines, 1,000 to 2,000 fathoms 

 long, in " tubs" of 250 to 500 fathoms. 



Fishing line. 



Cotton, shroud-laid, steam-tarred. (24-pound.) Length, 25 fathoms. 

 Weight, 24 pounds to dozen lines. Yalue,1882, $4.75 per dozen. 



54.369. Made by M. B. Jackman & Co., Newburyport, Mass. 

 Used in shoal water, less than 100 fathoms, for halibut trawl 

 ground-lines, 1,500 fathoms long, in "skates" of 375 fathoms. 



Fishing line. 



Cotton, shroud-laid, steam-tarred. (28-pound.) Length, 25 fathoms. 

 Weight, 28 pounds to dozen lines. Yalue, 1882, $5.25 per dozen. 



54.370. Made by M. B. Jackman & Co., Newburyport, Mass. 

 Used in shoal water, less than 100 fathoms, for halibut trawl 

 ground-lines, 1,500 fathoms long, in "skates" of 375 fathoms. 



Fishing line. 



Cotton, shroud-laid, steam-tarred. (32-pound.) Length, 50 fathoms. 

 Weight, 32 pounds to 300 fathoms. Value, 1882, $6.40 per 300 

 fathoms. 54,371. Made by M. B. Jackman & Co., Newbury- 

 port, Mass. The most common line at Gloucester for halibut 

 trawl ground-lines, 1,500 fathoms long, in " skates " of 375 

 fathoms. Used in water from 100 to 300 fathoms deep. 



Fishing lines. 



Exhibit of fishing-lines manufactured by Castine Cordage Company, 

 Castine, Me., including cotton fishing-lines used in the capture 

 of cod and mackerel, several grades of hand-lines and trawl- 

 lines. J. W. Dresser, Castine, Me., president. 



HEMP LINES. 



Fishing line. 



Hemp. (6-thread.) Length, 25 fathoms. Yalue, 1882, $3 per dozen. 

 54,404. U. S. Fish Commission. Used in 3-feet lengths for 

 cod trawl-gangings. 



