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6. Table shotting by sections the values of the various coast fisheries of the United States 
in 1888. 
Section. 
General 
fisheries. 
Oyster 
and other 
shellfish 
fisheries. 
Reptil- 
ian 
fisher- 
ies. 
Crusta- 
cean 
fisheries. 
Men- 
haden 
fishery. 
Whale 
and por- 
poise 
fisheries. 
Seal, wal- 
rus, and 
sea-otter 
fisheries. 
Sponge 
fishery. 
Total. 
New England 
States 
Middle Atlantic 
S 
$7, 409, 789 
3, 317, 701 
990, 503 
736, 105 
2, 869, 349 
$1, 874, 626 
9, 514, 424 
114, 079 
574, 538 
783, 004 
$1, 290 
45, 088 
19, 972 
85, 996 
15, 060 
$810, 785 
384, 785 
38, 966 
168, 591 
188, 669 
$294, 043 
487, 314 
17, 247 
$687, 000 
$11,200 
$11, 088, 733 
13, 749, 312 
1,196,892 
1,819, ,45 
6. 379. 363 
South Atlantic 
States 
Gulf States 
Pacific States . . . 
Total. 
16, 125 
690, 729 
1,832, 552 
$254, 515 
15, 323, 447 12,860,671 
167, 406 
1, 591, 796 
798, 604 1, 393, 854 1, 843, 75a 
1 1 
254, 515 
34, 234, 045 
7. Table showing by States the extent of the menhaden industry in 1887 and 1888. 
No. of 
factories 
in opera- 
tion. 
Number of persons 
employed. 
Value of plants. 
Cash capital. 
States. 
Factorymen. 
Fishermen. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
| 1888. 
Maine 
1 
40 
22* 
$20, 000 
193, 000 
$5, 000 
70, 000 
Rhode Island 
3 
3 
177 
246 
259 
225 
$193, 000 
$69, 000 
Connecticut 
3 
3 
53 
51 
141 
111 
34, 200 
34, 200 
16, 000 
16 200 
New York 
11 
11 
428 
465 
378 
451 
177, 500 
203, 300 
129, 000 
197, 000 
New Jersey 
8 
7 
116 
92 
139 
110 
89, 800 
73, 800 
57, 300 
49. 000 
Delaware 
2 
2 
88 
88 
1107 
84]t 
43, 300 
43, 500 
40, 000 
30, 000 
Maryland 
3 
3 
48 
55 
81 
71 
17, 800 
27, 800 
28, 500 
30, 500 
Virginia 
26 
19 
437 
345 
778 
644 
170, 950 
161,150 
205, 300 
182, 300 
North Carolina 
8 
6 
109 
94 
142 
119 
34, 700 
30, 900 
26, 100 
24, 100 
Total 
64 
55 
1,456 
1.476 
1,918 
1, 753 
761, 250 
787, 650 
571, 200 
604, 100 
Steamers. 
States. 
No. 
Net tonnage. 
Value. 
Value of apparatus 
and outfit. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
Maine 
(*) 
Rhode Island 
11 
11 
766. 88 
747. 56 
$126, 000 
$135, 000 
$30, 000 
$29, 000 
Connecticut 
7 
5 
487.49 
365. 11 
65, 300 
51, 600 
10, 800 
8, 500 
New York 
18 
22 
978. 90 
1, 206. 39 
176, 000 
218, 750 
40, 050 
48, 730 
New Jersey 
5 
3 
186. 70 
114. 25 
47, 500 
27, 000 
8, 250 
4, 950 
Delaware! 
5 
4 
368. 11 
305. 57 
49, 000 
41,000 
8, 400 
6 900 
Mary laud 
2 
3 
136. 26 
198. 80 
14, 000 
20, 000 
4, 800 
5, 600 
Virginia 
10 
11 
423. 14 
505. 35 
48, 800 
64, 000 
19, 900 
20, 600 
North Carolina 
1 
1 
44. 15 
44. 15 
9, 000 
9, 000 
2, 000 
2, 000 
Total 
51 
55 
3, 023. 52 
3, 181.61 
486, 600 
525, 350 
115, 800 
119,380 
Sailing vessels. 
States. 
No. 
Net tpnnage. 
Value. 
Value of appa- 
ratus and out fit. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
188S. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
Maine 
*3 
90. 59 
$4, 700 
1, 000 
$2, 400 
700 
Rhode Island ...» 
Connecticut 
1 
1 
27. 50 
22.44 
$1, 500 
$1, 000 
New York , 
5 
5 
92. 78 
92. 08 
6, 400 
6, 150 
4,380 
4,300 
New Jersey 
Delaware 
6 
' 6 
116. 79 
120. 96 
4, 800 
5,800 
6, 830 
5, 750 
Maryland 
3 
2 
111.53 
58.10 
5, 100 
i 3,300 
| 3. 500 
2. 200 
Virginia 
54 
40 
1, 691. 05 
1, 263. 00 
80, 750 
52,850 
1 57,950 
39, 350 
North Carolina 
12 
9 
167. 37 
124. 79 
9, 300 
! 7, 800 
I 10,075 
3, 325 
Total 
81 
66 
2, 207. 02 
1, 771. 86 
107. 850 
i 81,600 
j 83,735 
63, 025 
* The figures for Maine do not include the fishermen and vessels from another State that devoted a 
portion of their time to fishing in Maiue waters but were chiefly engaged elsewhere. 
t These figures have been included under Connecticut and do not appear in the footings. Delaware 
has no fishermen or vessels engaged in the menhaden fishery. 
