282 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 
7. Table showing by States the extent of the menhaden industry in 1887 and 1888 — Cont’d 
Sailing vessels used as lighters. 
Total capital 
-invested in the 
industry. 
States. 
No. 
Net tonnage. 
Value. 
Value of outfit. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
Maine . . ..... 
1 
6. 83 
$160 
$50 
265 
$32, 310 
430, 790 
112; 175 
683, 155 
173, 200 
73, 500 
Rhodo Island 
3 
5 
42. 32 
64. 08 
${,’400 
1,500 
3, 900 
6, 65) 
1,825 
1, 435 
4, 500 
6, 250 
$180 
240 
$422, 080 
128, 040 
537, 580 
221, 840 
83, 300 
Connecticut ....... 
3 
3 
30. 51 
30.51 
240 
New York...... 
5 
6 
62. 65 
69. 55 
105. 77 
350 
425 
New Jersey ....... 
10 
9 
126. 21 
710 
650 
Dftlfl.wa.rA _ . . 
Maryland 
4 
3 
94. 35 
63.10 
4, 800 
45, 050 
5, 900 
3, 500 
31, 150 
5, 550 
250 
200 
78, 750 
631, 100 
93, 100 
553, 400 
88. 125 
Virginia 
31 
20 
964. 61 
717.49 
2, 400 
600 
2, 000 
450 
North Carolina 
12 
9 
106. 46 
78. 71 
97, 675 
Total 
68 
1 
56 
1 
1, 426. 11 
1,236. 04 
69, 200 
54, 370 
4, 730 
4, 280 
2, 200, 365 
2, 239, 755 
States. 
Menhaden handled. 
Oil manufactured. 
Number. 
Value to fishermen. 
Gallons. 
Value. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
Maine 
1 
6, 666, 000 
127, 169, 670 
59, 620, 000 
219, 970,910 
27, 252, 000 
24, 000, 000 
18, 974, 050 
103, 099, 300 
22, 964, 000 
$7, 000 
155, 004 
80, 990 
314, 118 
30, 512 
32, 940 
21, 345 
115, 471 
17, 247 
538,* 623 
94, 380 
814, 671 
176, 600 
232, 300 
71,500 
759, 187 
98, 2u0 
79, 000 
762, 360 
143, 600 
l, 248, 008 
86, 768 
153, 870 
44, 850 
249, 241 
50, 400 
$16, 590 
168, 418 
37, 960 
349, 454 
26,214 
48, 572 
12, 008 
65, 893 
12, 600 
Rhode Island .. 
Connecticut 
New York 
New Jersey 
Delaware 
Maryland 
Virginia 
North Carolina . 
Total 
60, 901, 670 
54, 000, 000 
1 14, 633, 200 
27, 915, 000 
34, 460, 000 
12, 210, 000 
128, 415, 000 
24, 594, 000 
$73, 072 
71. 133 
166, 409 
31, 265 
46, 521 
16, 789 
175, 928 
18, 446 
$129, 539 
24, 155 
170, 979 
38, 899 
61, 829 
16, 115 
138,414 
24, 550 
457, 128, 870 
609,715, 930 
599, 563 
774, 627 
2, 785, 461 
2, 818, 097 
604, 480 
737, 709 
States. 
Maine 
Rhode Island. . . 
Connecticut — 
New York 
New Tersey 
Delaware 
Maryland 
Virginia 
North Carolina. 
Total 
Scrap prepared. 
Total value of 
manufactured 
products. 
Crude and 
.acidulated. 
Dry. 
Total. 
Value. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
540 
2, 951 
1,170 
7, 455 
1,534 
1, 250 
1, 205 
2, 778% 
Tons. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
Tons. 
540 
8, 551 
1,840 
20, 500 
3, 777 
1,800 
1,843 
7, 938 
1, 555 
$5, 400 
166, 268 
30, 570 
421, 835 
41, 035 
30, 700 
28, 134 
155, 394 
38, 875 
$21, 990 
334, 686 
68, 530 
771,289 
67, 249 
79, 272 
40, 142 
221, 287 
51, 475 
1,360 
515 
100 
783 
1, 330 
615 
1, 752 
60 
2, 450 
730 
8, 586 
1,460 
1,670 
510 
7, ‘842 
1, 638 
5, 600 
670 
13, 045 
2, 243 
550 
638 
5, 159J 
1, 555' 
3, 810 
1, 245 
8,686 
2, 243 
3, 000 
1, 125 
9, 594 
1, 698 
$81, 010 
23, 310 
198, 976 
47, 455 
57, 030 
18, 900 
191, 991 
42, 060 
$210, 549 
47, 465 
369, 955 
86, 354 
118, 859 
35, 015 
330, 405 
66, 610 
6, 515 
18, 883| 
24, 886 
29, 460| 
31, 401 
48, 344 
660, 732 
918,211 
1, 265, 212 
1, 655, 920 
