[133] FISHEKIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 957 



Fishing line. 



Hemp. (9-thread.) Length 25 fathoms. Value, 1882, $3.25 per 

 dozen. 54,405. U. S. Fish Commission. Used in 3-feet 

 lengths for cod trawl-gangings. 



Fishing line. * 



Hemp. (12-thread.) Length, 25 fathoms. Value, 1882, $4 per 

 dozen. 54,406. TJ. S. Fish Commission. Used for cod hand- 

 lines and in 3-feet lengths for cod trawl-gangings. 



Fishing line. 



Hemp. (18-thread.) Length, 25 fathoms. Value, 1882, $6 per 

 dozen. 54,356. U. S. Fish Commission. Used for hook-gang- 

 ings, 10 inches long, on George's cod hand-lines. 



Hemp salmon twine. 



One ball; weight, 2 pounds. Value, 1882, $0.55 per pound. 54,380. 

 U. S. Fish Commission. Used for serving spreaders and 

 horses, 1 and seizing swivels on hand-lines; for seizings on 

 trawl-buoys, and other uses. 



Sail-twine. 



Hemp, one skein. Value, 1882, $0.15 per skein. 54,400. U. S. 

 Fish Commission. Used for seizing halibut trawl-hooks on the 

 gangings, for mending sails, rigging hand-line gear, and other 

 general uses. 



Fishing-line. 



Hemp, two-strand. One hundred lengths, 3 feet each. Value, 

 1882, $0.50 per 100. 54,354. U. S. Fish Commission. Used 

 for shore cod hand-line gangings, and for shore trawl-gangings. 



MANILA LINES. 



Buoy- line. 



Manila, tarred, six-thread, one coil; weight, 20 pounds. Value, 

 1882, $0.17£ per pound. U. S. Fish Commission (S. D. & Co.). 

 54,409. Used for buoy-lines on cod, haddock, and halibut 

 trawls. 



Buoy-line. 



Manila,, six-thread, one coil; weight, 26J pounds. Value, 1882/ 

 $0.17f per pound. U. S. Fish Commission (S. D. & Co.). 54,411. 

 Commonly used for buoy-lines on cod, haddock, and halibut 

 trawls. 



Buoy-line. 



Manila, nine-thread, one coil; weight, 42 pounds. Value, 1882, 

 $0.17£ per pound. U. S. Fish Commission (S. D. & Co.). 



