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COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 



Vol. 28, No. 8 



cent higher than the same month a year ear- 

 lier. Prices this June, with few exceptions, 

 were sharply higher than in the same month 

 of 1965. 



Lower prices in June 1966 for ex-vessel 

 large haddock at Boston (down 6.6 percent). 

 Lake Superior fresh whitefish at Chicago 

 (down 23.6 percent), and Great Lakes round 

 yellow pike at New York City (down 18.6 per- 

 cent) were offset by higher prices at New 

 York City for western fresh king salmon (up 

 8.6 percent) as compared with prices for fro- 

 zen salmon marketed the pr eviou s month. 

 June prices were up slightly for western fresh 

 and frozen halibut (up 1.6 percent). As a re- 

 sult, the subgroup index for drawn, dressed, 

 or whole finfish was up 1.3 percent from May 

 to June. As compared with June 196 5, the 

 subgroup index this June was higher by 7.2 

 percent--prices were up from a year earlier 

 for all items except whitefish (down 13.1 per- 

 cent). Prices for western halibut were 10.3 

 percent higher than in June 1965; by 8.2 per- 

 cent for salmon; and by 7.5 percent for large 

 haddock. 



Prices at New York City for South Atlantic 

 fresh shrimp were lower by 4.2 percent from 

 May to June because of increased market sup- 

 plies. Although June prices were higher at 

 Boston for fresh haddock fillets (up 9.3 per- 

 cent), the subgroup index for processed fresh 

 fish and shellfish was down 1.8 percent from 

 the previous month due solely to the lower 

 prices for shrimp. Prices remained un- 

 changed for standard shucked oysters. As 

 compared with June 1965, the subgroup index 

 this June was up 20.8 percent because of sub- 

 stantially higher prices for all items. June 

 1966 fresh shrimp prices were up 29.1 per- 

 cent from the same month a year earlier, 

 small haddock fillets (up 15.5 percent), and 

 oysters (up 12.2 percent). 



The June 1966 subgroup index for processed 

 frozen fish and shellfish rose 1.4 percent from 

 the previous month. June prices were higher 

 at Chicago for frozen shrimp (up 1.8 percent) 

 and at Boston for frozen haddock fillets (up 

 1.2 percent); for other items in the subgroup 

 there was no change. The subgroup index this 

 June was 17.7 percent higher than in the same 



Wholesale Average Prices and Indexes for Edible Fish and Shellfish, June 1966 with Comparisons 



Group, Subgroup, and Item Specification 



Point of 

 Pricing 



Unit 



Avg. Prices 1/ 

 ($) ~ 



Indexes 

 (1957-59=100) 



ALL FISH & SHELLFISH (Fresh, Frozen, & Canned) 



May 

 1966 



June 

 1966 



127.2 



May 

 1966 



126.9 



Apr. 

 1966 



126.5 



June 

 1965 



108.9 



Fresh & Frozen Fishery Products : 



Drawn, Dressed , or Whole Finfish: 



Haddock, Ige., oWshore, drawn, fresh 



Halibut, West,, 20/80 lbs., drsd., fresh or froz. 

 Salmon, king, Ige. & med., drsd., fresh or froz., 



Whitefish,L. Superior, drawn, fresh 



Yellow pie, L. Michigan & Huron, rnd., fresh. . 



128.3 



Boston 

 New York 

 New York 

 Chicago 

 New York 



TBT 

 lb. 

 lb. 

 lb. 

 lb. 



.12 

 .48 

 .94 

 .54 

 .61 



.13 

 .48 

 .87 

 .70 

 .75 



TSIX 



127.8 



"94:5" 



142.7 



131.3 



79.8 



99.9 



USX 



101.5 

 140.5 

 120.9 

 104.4 

 122.8 



125.0 



'Tm:F 



m.5 



92.0 

 140.5 

 120.5 



78.3 

 139.1 



129.4 



121.4 



91,8 



90.1 



Processed. Fresh (Fish & Shellfish ); 



Fillets^ haddock, sml., skins on, 20-lb. tins 

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

 Oysters, shucked, standards 



Boston 

 New York 

 Norfolk 



lb. 

 lb. 

 gal. 



.41 

 1.15 



8.00 



.38 

 1.20 

 8.00 



132.4 



99.6 

 134.7 

 134.9 



134.8 



91.1 

 140.6 

 134.9 



130i 109,6 



97.2 1 86.5 

 128.9 104.3 

 137.0 120.2 



Processed . Frozen (Fish & Shellfish) : .... 



FUlets: Flounder, skinless, 1-lb. pkg. . . . 



Haddock, smL, skins on, 1 -lb. pkg. . 



Ocean perch, Ige., skins on 1-lb. pkg. 



Shrinip, Ige. (26-30 count), brown, 5 -lb. pkg. 



Boston 

 Boston 

 Boston 

 Chicago 



lb. 

 lb. 

 lb. 

 lb. 



.43 



.39 



.33 



1.12 



125.5 



123.8 



.43 



.39 



.33 



1.10 



109.0 

 U4.3 

 114.0 

 132.8 



109.0 

 112.9 

 U4.0 

 130.4 



123.0 



106.6 



109.0 

 112.9 

 U2.2 

 129.2 



98.8 

 108.5 

 105.2 

 105.5 



Canned Fishery Products ; 



Salmon, pink. No. 1 tall (16 oz.), 48 cans/cs. 

 Tuna, It, meat, chunk. No. 1/2 tuna (6-1/2 oz.), 



4S cans/cs 



Mackerel, jack, Calif., No.l tall (15 oz.), 



48 cans/cs ■ 



Sardines, Maine, keyless oil, 1/4 drawn 



(3-3/4 oz.). 100 cans/cs. 



Seattle 

 Los Angeles 

 Los Angeles 

 New York 



125.6 



125.6 



cs. 

 cs. 

 cs. 

 cs. 



28.50 



28.50 



13.69 



13.69 



8.00 



8.00 



10.25 



10.25 



124.2 

 121.5 

 135.6 

 131.5 



124.2 

 121.5 

 135.6 

 131.5 



129.6 



124.2 

 131.8 

 129.3 

 131.5 



104.9 



95.9 

 102,6 

 120.9 

 131.5 



1/Represent average prices for one day (Monday or Tuesday) during the week in which the 15th of the month occurs. These 

 prices are published as indicators of movement and not necessarily absolute level. Daily Market News Service "Fishery 

 Products Reports" should be referred to for actual prices. 



Source; U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. 



