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50. Table of products. 
Species. 
1887. 
1888. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Alewives 
G82, 800 
$10, 250 
666, 800 
$10, 215 
Alewives, salted 
325, 000 
6, 500 
415, 000 
8, 500 
Alewives, smoked 
130, 000 
2, 250 
150, 000 
2, 450 
Bluefi sli 
321, 650 
22, 305 
388, 850 
23, 140 
Butterfish 
266,000 
9, 320 
283, 000 
9,810 
Cod 
204, 394 
6,499 
253, 250 
7, 653 
Cod, salted. 
82, 558 
3, 754 
53, 140 
2, 009 
Eels 
318, 000 
16, 950 
321, 600 
17, 332 
Flounders 
426, 300 
11,406 
558, 000 
13, 290 
Haddock 
87, 450 
2,468 
86, 460 
2, 607 
Haddock, salted 
4,464 
147 
4, 704 
118 
Kingfish 
8, 000 
3 JO 
8, 500 
298 
Mackerel 
268, 063 
18, 545 
237, 100 
20, 007 
Mackerel, salted 
500, 200 
.28, 541 
303, 800 
23, 624 
Menhaden 
34, 035, 000 
85, 088 
78, 269, 800 
195, 277 
Perch 
61, 000 
2,440 
60, 000 
2, 400 
Pollock, salted 
50, 960 
1, 752 
50, 400 
1,800 
Scup 
3, 030, 033 
75, 545 
4, 207, 700 
84, 480 
Sea bass 
497, 800 
13, 090 
512, 400 
15, 504 
Shad 
16, 700 
1,247 
17, 400 
1,213 
Smelts 
55, 000 
2, 875 
61, 500 
3, 135 
Squeteague 
268, 000 
10, 450 
275, 000 
11,540 
Striped bass 
61, 200 
5, 324 
85, 500 
7, 048 
Swordfish 
101, 452 
4, 430 
217, 063 
9, 718 
Tautog 
182, 000 
7, 200 
187, 450 
7, 608 
Miscellaneous fish 
83, 545 
1,289 
122, 361 
1, 677 
Refuse fish 
860, 000 
1, 090 
1, 396, 000 
1,756 
Lobsters 
570, 039 
27, 128 
588, 500 
28, 047 
Crabs 
4, 800 
1, 200 
4, 000 
1, 000 
Oysters 
1,358,210 
261, 026 
1, 324, 785 
252, 601 
Clams (My a arenaria) 
258, 250 
25, 030 
368, 250 
30, 030 
Quohaugs ( Venus mcrcenaria) 
153, 720 
15, 699 
264, 232 
2», 075 
Scallops . 
11, 284 
2, 337 
4, 942 
1, 130 
Total 
45, 284, 872 
683, 495 
91,687,487 
825, 092 
51. Summary by customs districts of the vessel fisheries of Rhode Island in 1887 and 1888. 
Newport. 
Bristol and Warren. 
Providence. 
Total. 
Designation. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
1887. 
1888. 
Number and nationality 
of fishermen : 
Americans 
300 
330 
10 
14 
48 
56 
358 
6 
400 
All others 
6 
Total 
300 
330 
10 
14 
54 
56 
364 
400 
Number and nationality 
of crews on transports: 
Americans 
14 
17 
14 
17 

Number of vessels fish- 
ing 
35 
40 
5 
6 
15 
18 
55 
64 
Number of vessels trans- 
porting 
7 
9 
7 
g 
Net tonnage of vessels 
fishing 
1,045.71 
1,089. 63 
43. 25 
48. 52 
132. 25 
211.45 
1,221.21 
1,349. 60 
Net tonnage of vessels 
transporting 
105. 30 
131.91 
105. 30 
131.91 
Value of vessels fishing. . 
Value of vessels trans- 
$155, 100 
$166, 350 
$2, 900 
$5, 200 , 
$13. 400 
$22, 600 
$171,400* 
$194, 150 
porting 
2, 550 
3, 225 
2, 550 
3, 225 
Value of outfit, gear, pro- 
yisions, fuel, etc., of 
vessels fishing 
34, 555 
37, 785 
475 
1,225 
2, 550 
4, 425 
37,580 
43, 435 
Value of provisions, fuel, 
• 
etc., of vessels trans- 
porting 
530 
510 
530 
510 
Value of catch of vessels 
fishing 
Value of products trans- 
128, 407 
239, 922 
3,060 
7,870 
42, 656 
45, 271 
174, 123 
293, 063 
ported 
12,400 
13, 840 
1 
12, 400 
13, 840 
