REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 167 



FISHERIES OF BOSTON AND GLOUCESTER. 



The reports of the agents of the Commission stationed at these 

 ports show a large increase in the quantity and value of fishery prod- 

 ucts landed during the year. The figures for 1899, as compared with 

 those of the previous year, exhibit an increase of 33,370,561 pounds, 

 valued at $1,204,564. The total quantity of products landed by Amer- 

 ican vessels was 176,774,301 pounds, worth $4,193,652. The total 

 number of fares was 7,820. 



At Boston there has been a slight increase in the total quantity and 

 value of products as compared with 1898. This is shown both in the 

 supply derived from the eastern banks and from fishing-grounds off 

 the New England coast. There has been an increase in the quantity 

 of both fresh and ^salted fish and in the value of fresh fish, with a 

 small decrease in the value of salted fish. The increase in the quan- 

 tity of fresh fish landed was 9,956,659 pounds and 1390,831 in value. 

 In the salted fish the increase amounted to 88,500 pounds, with a 

 decrease in value of $4,125. The total increase in fresh and salted 

 fish amounted to 10,045,159 pounds, and $386,706 in value. 



The total quantity of products landed at Boston was 64,724,729 

 pounds, valued at $1,428,346. The number of fares was 3,866, of 

 which 183 were from the eastern banks and 3,683 from grounds off the 

 New England coast. The fresh and salted fish from the eastern banks 

 amounted to 9,908,910 pounds, valued at $246,206, and from grounds 

 off the New England coast to 54,815,819 pounds, valued at $1,182,140. 



Summary, by fishing-grounds, of certain fishery products landed at Boston, Mass., 



in 1899 by American fishing vessels. 



Fishing-grounds. 



No. of 

 trips. 



Cod, fresh. 



Cod, salted. 



Cusk, fresh. 



Haddock, fresh. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



East of 66° W. long.: 

 La Have Bank 



54 



48 

 3 



3 



1 



27 



42 



6 



786,500 

 1,263,400 



$18,481 



25,282 







220,000 

 55,000 



$3,172 

 637 



552,910 

 170,800 



$14, 107 



Western Bank 



Grand Bank 



50,000 



$1,250 



4,674 



Burgeo Bank 



















Bacaiieu Bank 



















Off Newfoundland . . . 



















Cape Shore 



407,000 

 6,000 



8,095 

 90 







67,600 



689 



286,000 



6,873 



Gulf of St. Lawrence. 























Total 



183 



2,462,900 



51,948 



50,000 



1,250 



342,600 



4,498 



1,009,710 



25,654 







West of 66° W. long. : 

 Browns Bank 



65 



378 



31 



4 



1 



336 



261 



552 



161 



81 



87 



1,726 



1,114,500 



3,090,400 



220,000 



24,500 



3,000 



648,400 



563,200 



4,694,300 



2,058,200 



266,100 



353.300 



4, 185, 750 



19,007 



73,629 



4,088 



500 



75 



16,501 



14,397 



104, 451 



30,783 



6,556 



7,706 



108, 115 







271,500 



94,500 



109,000 



2,873 

 1,166 

 1,074 



1,224,000 



6,438,000 



121,700 



120,000 



1,000 



1,573,800 



1,183,500 



9,115,200 



188,200 



450,900 



624,300 



3,094,850 



21,614 



Georges Bank 







131,405 



Cashes Bank . . . : 







3,725 



Clark Bank 







1,750 



Fippenies Bank 











13 



Middle Bank 







15,800 



32,200 



145,500 



186 



453 



1,819 



37,626 



Jeffreys Ledge 







30,867 



South Channel 







193,050 



Nantucket Shoals 







3,860 



Off Highland Light 







3,000 

 13,000 

 75,700 



39 



210 



1,035 



11,464 



Off Chatham 







15,494 



Shore, general 



77,676 











Total 



3,683 



17,221,650 



385,808 







760,200 



8,855 



24,135,450 



528,544 











Grand total 



3,866 



19,684,560 



437,756 



50,000 



1,250 



1,102,800 



13,353 



25,145,160 



554,198 







