274 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing, by counties, the yield of the fisheries of Maryland in 1897. 



Species. 



Ale wives, fresh 



Alewives, salted . . . 

 Alewives, smoked . 



Black bass 



Blue-fish 



Carp 



Cat-fish 



Croakers 



Drum 



Eels 



Flounders 



Menhaden 



Perch, white 



Perch, yellow 



Pike 



Shad, fresh 



Shad, salted 



Sheepshead 



Spots 



Squeteague 



Striped bass 



Sturgeon 



Suckers 



Sun-fish 



Crabs, soft 



Crabs, hard 



Crawfish 



Oysters 



Turtles 



Terrapin 



Caviar 



Total 4,978,065 



Cecil. 



Lbs. 



1, 908, 440 

 1, 785, 360 



5,280 



6,100 

 76,645 



71,830 



179, 787 



131, 760 



19, 692 



680,281 



85,540 



25, 100 

 850 



1,400 



Value. 



S8,847 

 15, 966 



520 



141 



2,763 



2,238 



8,020 

 4,046 



1,687 

 18, 824 



7,276 



520 

 30 



49 



70,927 



Charles. 



Lbs. 



1,153,000 

 248, 000 



1,350 



820 



33, 130 



1,000 



4,200 

 300 



53,858 

 11,150 



735, 732 

 20,000 



.1,625 

 74,064 

 12,984 



5,600 



833 



524, 230 



954 



2,882,830 



Value. 



$5,336 

 1,580 



48 



25 



880 



20 



192 

 6 



2, 595 

 279 



14,825 

 500 



61 



3,669 



628 



36 



75 



29, 147 



420 



60, 322 



Dorchester. 

 Lbs. Value. 



1,122,484 



8,100 



55,325 



7,250 



400 



89,910 

 1,625 

 5,000 



29, 175 



9,875 



3,233 



449,590 



200 



600 



7,550 



28, 312 



42,215 



4,020 



199,767 

 1,356,250 



13,212,059 

 1,300 

 3,652 



16, 637, 892 



$7, 727 



318 



1,820 



170 



4 



3,594 



63 



5 



1,683 



290 



257 



15, 559 



12 



48 



262 



2,112 



1,660 



107 



8,976 

 10, 635 



627, 575 



65 



1,905 



684, 847 



Harford. 



Lbs. 



1,682,520 



3,279,740 



3,360 



675 



2,150 



3,820 



54,427 



52,360 



53,290 

 17,600 



4,898 

 432,361 



133, 178 



17,400 

 150 



5,737,929 



Value. 



$8,568 



31,898 



120 



56 



107 



120 I 



1,979 I 



1,983 ; 



3,000 I 

 478 

 395 

 11,668 



9,844 



331 

 2 



70,549 



Species. 



Somerset. 



Talbot. 



Wicomico. 



Worcester. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives, fresh 



Bhie-fish 



139, 600 

 25,190 



$665 

 651 



455, 720 

 63, 320 



$3, 186 

 2,515 



426,440 

 100 



$2,482 

 6 



592,200 

 :14, 840 



1,000 

 86,000 



4,600 



1,000 

 16,000 

 10,500 

 11,500 



1,800 



1.000 

 73,500 



1,500 

 201,665 



1,500 

 17, 870 



$4,563 

 696 1 



50 >* 



2,3201 



1431 



50^ 

 5161 

 105 1 

 492' 



72, 



36i 

 1381 



60i 

 11,9131 



63i< 



Bonito 



Butter-fish 



400 

 9,235 



3 

 314 







640 



25 

 3,386 



Cat-fish 



21,890 



636 



80,404 



Cero 



Croakers 



163, 700 



32, 100 



35,276 



2,000 



1,099 



277 



1,133 



46 



880 



27 







Drum . 







Eels 



18,100 

 900 



593 

 36 



9,350 

 3,450 



431 

 153 



Flounders 



King-fish 



Menhaden 



69,400 



90 











Mullet 











Perch, white 



Perch, yellow 



11,885 



332 



28, 780 

 8,750 

 2,410 



1,268 

 395 

 167 



29, 330 



10, 200 



5,374 



2,157 

 330 

 533 



Pike 







Pompano 1 110 



11 



200 [ 24.' 



8,200 '. 4101 



72,500 2,576. 



800 96'i 



1,200 52 



390,700 9,214 



76, 940 10. 965- 



Sea l^ass 













Shad . fresh 



99,310 

 600 



3,071 

 48 



729, 395 

 2,400 



21,068 

 212 



457,052 



17,580 



Spanish mackerel . . . 

 Spots. 











SQueteague 



. 87,950 



5, 725 



735 



1,258 



■ 348 



27 



9, 250 

 19,350 



366 705 



43 



1,567 



2,323 



188 



Striped bass. . 



1,377 



18, 526 



80, 985 



9,250 



Sturgeon 



4,500 



220 



Suckers 



i,466 



150,042 



2,231,793 



7,055,874 



32 



5,558 



14, 511 



332, 436 



Crabs soft 



3,395,337 



632, 667 



8,944,558 



49,368 



141,349 

 5,344 



510, 669 

 3,780 







Crabs hard 











Oysters 



1,717,450 



96,956 



2,250,507 

 72, 920 



256,642 

 5,062' 



Clams 



Turtles 







2,765 

 2,231 



175 



248 



Terrapin 



1,143 



850 





















Total 



13,706,289 



671,365 



10,800,254 



384, 383 



2,854,252 



128,583 



3, 914, 942 



307,030; 



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