286 REPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing the extent of the wholesale trade in fishery products of Maryland in 1897. 



Items. 



Annapolis! 



Baltimore. 



Lapidum. 



Havre de Grace 

 and Perryville. 





No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



Establishments 



8 



$19, 675 

 15,400 



105 



$1, 532, 700 

 1,363,460 



3 



$3, 130 

 2,800 



3 



$4, 150 

 3,700 



Cash capital 



Persons engaged 



349 



11,686 



53 



23 









Products handled: 

 Oysters- 

 Canned 1-lb. cans. . 







11, 399, 867 



6, 906, 370 



2,882,475 



85,500 



2,486,000 



440,250 

 416,000 



1,025,000 



1, 671, 933 



28,416 



2,625 



3,988 



6,744 



61,550 



38,610 



17,976,875 

 5,685,420 



710, 695 



829, 995 



2, 434, 201 



127, 900 



6,577 



17,079 

 1,332 



4,125 



35, 775 



3,789 



328 



14,487 

 1,400 

 1,210 

 1,610 



715, 058 



284, 271 











Canned 2-lb. cans. . 















Opened gallons.. 



71,992 



46,460 











In shell bushels. . 











Shells do 



29,168 



364 











Lime (made from shells), 

 bushels 











Clams number. . 















Crabs- 

 Hard do 



175,000 



233,884 



29,400 



526 



i 4,927 



3,519 











Soft do 











Crab meat pounds. . 











Shrimp do 











Terrapin — 

 Diamond-back,number 

















Western do 















Sliders do 















Snapping turtles . .do 















Fish- 

 Fresh pounds. . 











549,296 

 163,200 



17, 314 



Salted do 







533, 920 



6,915 



1,496 











Value of products 





55,796 





5, 189, 832 





6,915 





18, 810 















Items. 



St. Michaels. 



Claiborne. 



Oxford and Belle- 

 vue. 



Tilghman 

 Island. 





No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



Establishments 



3 



$12, 700 

 7,500 



2 

 ".""""43' 



$2, 250 

 1,400 



12 



$24,345 

 12, 675 



2 

 37' 



$2,850 



Casi. capital . 



1,600 



Persons engaged 



112 



550 





















Products handled: 

 Oysters, opened. gallons. . 

 Crab meat pounds. . 



84,675 



66,876 



19, 666 



14, 724 



242, 953 172, 110 

 63,756 6,301 



23, 590 



16,693 

















Value of products 





66, 876 





14, 724 





178,411 





16, 693 











Items. 



Deal Island. 



Oriole, Chance, 

 and Mount Ver- 

 non. 



Cambridge. 



White Haven and 

 Nan ti coke. 





No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



• 



Value. 



Establishments 



7 



$3,835 

 3,800 



6 



$1,948 

 3,000 



22 



$61, 515 

 67,300 



2 



$2,835 



Cash capital 



2,000 



Persons engaged 



100 



19 



1,030 



ii2 













Products handled: 

 Oysters, opened. gallons . 



41,500 



34, 975 







482, 193 



354, 252 



27, 412 



19, 179 



Oysters in shell bushels . 



9,000 



3,600 





Shells do 







769, 837 



1, 370, 045 



75,000 



9,000 



9,652 



10,435 



1,565 



900 







Crabs, hard number.. 







159, 000 

 570,000 



1,430 

 11,873 







Crabs, soft do 



Crab meat pounds. . 



652, 800 



15,605 











Terrapin, diamond-back, 

 number 







448 



292 



















Value of products.... 





60,480 





17, 195 





376,804 





19, 179 















