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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing the products of the fisheries of Virginia in 1897 — Continued. 



Species. 



Hanover, 



Henrico. 



Isle of Wight. 



James City. 



King and 

 Queen. 





Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives, fresh 



10,900 



S216 



232,200 

 24,000 



$1,720 

 1,047 







42,000 

 1,500 



$309 

 45 







Cat-fish 



8,000 



30,500 



6,000 



6,000 



17,800 



$400 

 420 

 180 

 180 

 697 







Croakers 











Eels 







22,500 



15,000 



17,500 



500 



152,875 



625 

 150 



1,040 

 25 



4,625 











Hickory shad 















Perch, white 







11,200 



436 







Perch, yellow 











Shad 



20, 387 



466 



241,026 



75,000 



27,500 



23,100 



1,000 



1, 094, 800 



3,640 



9,070 



1,340 



1,865 



462 



20 



23, 775 



1,092 



82, 742 



2,364 



38,133 



$686 



Squeteague 





Striped bass 







7,000 



5,000 



36,000 



490 



100 



1,440 



9,100 

 29,725 



637 

 577 







Sturgeon 











Suckers 











Oysters 







219, 100 

 5,600 



5,275 

 1,600 



12,250 



275 



Caviar 







1,040 



312 















Total 



31,287 



682 



513, 615 



11,569 



1,534,366 



39,501 



400, 967 



11,243 



50,383 



961 







Species. 



Surry. 



Warwick. 



Westmoreland. 



York. 



Lbs. 



Val. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Lbs. 



Value. 



Alewives, fresh 











1,282,000 



22,000 



3,455 



200 



800 



39,350 



2,330 



175 



2,820 



$5,675 



215 



130 



4 



16 



762 



69 



3 



78 



33,000 



$180 



Alewives, salted 













Blue-fish 







2,000 



$40 



12, 100 



363 



Butter-fish 









Carp 















Cat-fish 



1,500 

 5,000 

 4,000 



$45 

 150 

 120 











Croakers 



19,500 



160 



403,700 



3,089 



Eels 





Flounders 



4,600 



100 



27,000 



10,000 



200 



1,080 



Menhaden 







25 



Perch, white •. . . 



5,100 



123 







16,028 



2,250 



200 



190,608 



638 



68 



6 



3,902 



8 



Perch, yellow 









Pike 















Shad 



114,480 



4,243 



17,500 



700 



81,150 



400 



19,100 



227,500 



2,500 



3,150 



2,655 



Spanish mackerel . -». 



32 



Spots 



300 



6,000 



7,642 



43,150 



9 

 180 

 351 

 864 



11,000 



21,000 



1,000 



315 



220 

 50 



425 



8,552 



56, 118 



11 



334 



2,405 



554 



Squeteague 



3,942 



Striped bass 



175 



Sturgeon 



94 



Suckers 







200 



200 



990,500 



6 



6 



56,900 





Sun-fish 















Oysters 







1,087,100 



17,615 



3,962,350 



128,992 



898,500 



450 



114,376 



Clams 







11,547 



Crabs, hard 











48,533 



306 



4,860 



Caviar 



4,340 



1, 302 







130 















Total 



191,512 



7,387 



1,163,600 



19,200 



2,666,744 



71,534 



5,810,092 



143, 110 







The number and value of shad taken in the waters of Virginia in 

 1897 are exhibited by counties in the following table: 



Counties. 



Accomac 



Alexandria 



Caroline 



Charles City 



Chesterfield 



Dinwiddie 



Elizabeth City... 



Essex 



Fairfax 



Gloucester 



Hanover 



Henrico 



Isle of Wight - - . . 



James City 



King and Queen 

 King George — 

 King William . . . 

 Lancaster 



No. 



75, 957 



111,343 



21, 964 



114,500 



7,233 



5,600 



97,376 



47,236 



100, 229 



157, 143 



5,825 



43, 679 



68,865 



23,641 



10,895 



114, 676 



41,488 



245, 174 



Value. 



$6,935 



7,794 



1,780 



11,550 



723 



560 



10,227 



4,462 



6,877 



16,500 



466 



4,625 



9,070 



2,364 



686 



8,551 



2,879 



26, 532 



Counties. 



Mathews , 



Middlesex 



Nansemond 



New Kent 



Norfolk 



Northampton 



Northumberland 

 Princess Anne .. 

 Prince George . . 

 Prince William . 



Richmond 



Stafford 



Surry , 



Warwick , 



Westmoreland , . . 

 York , 



Total 



No. 



370,571 



$32,425 



6,200 



620 



31,972 



3,886 



95,293 



8,840 



37,000 



4,796 



4,114 



371 



1,057,265 



92,408 



26, 553 



3,717 



85,160 



9,014 



59, 570 



3,927 



91,479 



8,940 



20, 764 



1,423 



32, 709 



4,243 



5,000 



700 



54,459 



3,902 



23, 185 



2,655 



13,294,118 



304,448 



Value. 



1 11,529,474 pounds. 



