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104. Table showing by apparatus and species the yield of the shore fisheries of Virginia in 
1888, exclusive of the shellfish , crustacean, and reptilian fisheries— Continued. 
SUMMARY. 
Species. 
Alewives 
Ale wives, salted. 
Bluefish 
Bluefish, salted.. 
Bonito 
Hickory shad 
Menhaden 
Menhaden, salted 
Mullet (Mugil) — 
Shad 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Species. 
Pounds. 
Value 
5, 844, 805 
$28, 392 
Spots 
1, 502, 524 
$39, 436 
608, 200 
11,977 
Spots, salted 
200, 000 
10, 000 
1,790,110 
86, 252 
Striped bass 
777, 906 
49, 971 
132, 000 
6, 600 
Spanish mackerel 
231, 252 
20, 184 
31, 250 
1,000 
Sheepshead 
12,195 
588 
206, 783 
3, 993 
Sea bass 
9, 600 
294 
7, 471, 048 
16, 441 
Squeteague 
1, 103, 678 
53, 514 
18, 200 
485 
Squeteague, salted 
5, 175 
210 
102, 600 
2, 143 
Miscellaneous* 
1, 280, 415 
13,412 
7, 056, 473 
321, 634 
Total 
28, 384, 414 
666, 526 
* Includes eels, catfish, sunfish, sturgeon, kingfish, flounders, perch, hogfish, scup, drum, croakers, 
and other minor species. 
105 . — Table showing the extent of the menhaden industry of Virginia. 
Designation. 
1887. 
1888. 
26 
19 
$170, 950 
$161, 150 
$205, 300 
$182, 300 
437 
345 
778 
644 
10 
11 
423. 14 
505.35 
$48, 800 
$64, 000 
$19 900 
$20, 600 
54 
40 
1,691.05 
1, 263. 00 
$80, 750 
$52, 650 
$57, 950 
$39, 350 
31 
20 
964.61 
717. 49 
$45, 050 
$31, 150 
$2, 400 
$2, 000 
128,415, 000 
$175, 928 
103, 099, 300 
$115, 471 
759, 187 
249, 241 
$138, 414 
$65, 893 
9, 594 
$191, 991 
7, 938 
$155, 394 
Number of factories in operation 
Value of factories 
Amount of cash capital 
Number of shoresmen employed 
Number of fishermen employed 
Number of steam vessels employed 
Net tonnage 
Value 
Value of outfit 
Number of sailing vessels employed in fishing 
Net tonnage. 
Value 
Value of outfit 
Number of sailing vessels employed as “ carryaways 
Net tonnage — 
Value 
Value ot outfit 
Number of menhaden handled 
Value to fishermen 
Number of gallons of oil made 
Value as sold 
Number of tons of scrap produced 
V alue as sold 
THE OYSTER FISHERY OF VIRGINIA. 1888. 
The tables presented under this head are somewhat more detailed 
than have been given elsewhere for this fishery. They were originally 
prepared for a special purpose connected with contemplated changes in 
the oyster laws of the State ; and, aside from the fact that the itemized 
figures were thus already available for incorporation in this review, it 
is thought that the importance of the subject warrants the introduction 
of such detailed statistics. The products will be found to differ some- 
what from the preceding tables for the reason that in this case the entire 
oyster interests of the State are shown, while, as already explained, the 
regular tables omit consideration of the important boat oyster fishery in 
the James and Potomac Rivers. The following tabulations enter into 
the comparative statements which appear elsewhere. 
