FISHERIES OF THE PACIFIC COAST. 
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Products of the fisheries of the Pacific States in 1888. 
Species. 
California. 
Oregon. 
Washington. 
Total. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Fish. 
Salmon, fresh *..lbs. 
Salmon, pickled. lbs 
Shad, fresh lbs 
Other fish, fresh, lbs. 
Other fish, pickled 
and dried lbs. 
Total 
8, 024, 035 
515, 000 
90, 871 
9, 735, 726 
4, 947, 692 
$392, 335 
18, 650 
6, 513 
543, 458 
130, 442 
23, 415, 242 
532, 900 
10, 000 
1, 009, 924 
201, 200 
$963, 616 
21, 595 
500 
20, 658 
4, 474 
16, 185,836 
133, 900 
200 
2, 294, 400 
300, 000 
$681, 808 
4, 805 
50 
66, 345 
10, 100 
47, 625, 113 
1, 181, 800 
101, 071 
13, 040, 050 
5 Z 448, 892 
$2, 037, 759 
45, 050 
7, 063 
630, 461 
145, 016 
23,313, 324 
1, 091,398 
25, 169, 260 
1, 010, 843 
18, 914, 336 
763, 108 
67, 396, 926 
2, 865, 349 
Mammals. 
Fur seal, sea otter, 
walrus, hair seal, 
and sea lion 
pftlt.s ..T'Jn 
1 107, 913 
1, 799, 644 
5, 381 
32, 908 
113, 294 
1, 832, 552 
Ivory and whale- 
1 l)s 
197, 060 
585, 895 
197, 060 
585, 895 
Whale and seal 
nil ... galls 
292, 209 
104, 834 
292, 209 
104, 834 
Tnt.a.l 
2, 490, 373 
32, 908 
2, 523, 281 
Mollusks and crus- 
taceans. 
Oysters bushels. 
130, 000 
5C9, 176 
4, 125 
6, 250 
60, 993 
86, 574 
195,118 
601, 999 
Other mollusks lbs. 
6, 246, 335 
170, 480 
561,600 
7, 325 
300, 000 
3, 200 
7, 107, 935 
' 181,005 
Crabs, shrimp, cray^ 
fish, and prawn. lbs 
5, 363, 420 
1 186,883 
1, 194 
716 
6, 875 
1,070 
5, 371, 489 
188, 669 
Total 
866, 538 
14, 291 
90, 844 
971, 673 
Miscellaneous. 
Keptiles, fish oil, fer- 
tilizer, caviare, etc . 
15, 060 
8, 440 
4, 000 
27, 500 
Grand total 
4, 463, 369 
1, 033, 574 
890, 860 
6, 387, 803 
* Including those subsequently canned. 
t These include the fur-seal skins taken at the Pribilof Islands, in Bering Sea, which are a product 
of a fishery carried on by San Francisco capital. 
Summary of the salmon-canning industry of the Pacific States in 1888. 
States. 
♦ 
No. of 
canner- 
ies. 
No. of 
factory 
hands. 
Salmon used for can- 
ning. 
Canned salmon placed 
on market. 
Pounds. 
Price paid 
to fisher- 
men. 
Cases. 
1 Value. 
California * 
8 
360 
4, 933, 655 
$245, 683 
74, 822 
$464, 232 
Oregon 
34 
1, 584 
21, 390, 648 
889, 772 
320, 822 
1, 901,617 
Washington — 
21 
976 
15, 307, 920 
647, 772 
226, 393 
1, 337, 989 
Total 
63 
2, 920 
41,632, 223 
1,783,227 
622, 037 
3, 703, 838 
9. COMPARISONS WITH 1880. 
One of the most interesting and instructive results of the systematic 
collection of fishery statistics is the institution of comparisons whereby 
the relative status of these industries in past and present years may be 
intelligently considered, and the changes noted, whether for better or 
worse. For the purpose of presenting in as compact form as possible 
the comparative statistics for 1880 and 1888 , the following tables have 
been prepared. These show at a glance the changes between those 
two periods. 
