310 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Table showing, by localities, the extent of the wholesale trade in fishery products of Virginia 



in 1897— Continued. 



Items. 



Norfolk. 



Cape Charles and 

 Brighton. 



Willis Wharf. 



Chesconessex, 

 Leemont, Hop- 

 kins, Mapps- 

 ville, and 

 Dreka. 





No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



No. 



Value. 



Establishments 



16 



«195,000 

 147,000 



3 



S8,000 

 12,000 



2 

 52 



«3,000 

 3,000 



5 

 55 



$5 500 



Cash capital 



18 700 



Persons engaged 



1.552 



50 











Products handled. 



Oysters: 

 Opened gallons. . 



961,000 



51,600 



115,200 



21,600 



1,017,000 



5,700 



768,800 



20,640 



6, 720 



2,304 



13, 720 



2,850 







20,000 



12,995 



15,475 

 15,000 



11,666 



In shell bnshels. . 



2,500 



2,625 



12,600 



Canned, 1-lb. cans, .number. . 







Canned, 2-lb. cans do 















Oyster shells bushels. . 















Clams do 



Clams: 

 Canned, 1-lb. cans, .number. . 



5,000 



72,000 

 6,000 

 4,800 



2,952,000 



13,000 



5,400 



6,275 



6,000 

 900 

 300 



7,995 



390 



3,200 



2,000 



1,600 



3,500 3,250 



Canned, 2-lb. cans do 













Clam juice, 2-lb. cans do 













Crabs: 

 Hard do 



225,000 



900 







33, 200' 249 



932,510 27,198 



1 



Soft do 







Crab meat gallons.. 



36,500 



, 3,000 



5,000 



2, 720, 700 



8,400 



26,550 



60 



500 



96,765 



2,400 







Terrapin pounds. . 



Turtles do 



525 



250 



1,260 1.040 



1 







Fish, fresh do 



' 735, 170 



7,528 







66,000 

 300 



2,380 

 120 



Caviar do 



! 





1 



1 





Value of products 





942,209 





35,213 



1 14,845 





58,503 





■ 







Items. 



Establishments . . 



Cash capital 



Persons engaged. 



Products handled. 



Oysters: 



Opened gallons. . 



In shell bushels. . 



Canned, 1-lb. cans.. number.. 



Canned, 2-lb. cans do 



Oyster shells bushels. . 



Clams do 



Clams: 

 . Canned, 1-lb. cans.. number. . 



Canned, 2-lb. cans do 



Clam juice, 2-lb. cans do 



Crabs: 



Hard do 



Soft do.... 



Canned, 1-lb. cans do 



Canned, 2-lb. cans do 



Crab meat gallons. . 



Crab refuse tons. . 



Terrapin pounds. . 



Turtles do 



Fish, fresh do 



Caviar. do 



Watchapreague , 

 and Wisharts Franklin City. 

 Point. 



No. Value. 



16,500 

 625 



750 



ei,050 

 4,500 



No. Value. 



11,200 

 550 



13, 575 

 20,210 



750 



Value of products. 



12,500 



13, 925 



$2,700 

 10,500 



9,355 

 16, 918 



11,790 



38,063 



Chincoteague. 



No. Value. 



6,700 

 19,825 



15,211 



85,900 

 9,800 



4,566 

 16,652 



Total. 



No. 



Value. 



3,079 



56 $331,560 

 309,000 



12, 372 



25,000 500 



34,090 



1,513,936 



127,585 



595,200 



81,600 



1,253,000 



50,061 



72,000 

 6,000 

 4,800 



3,210,200 



945, 510 



94,512 



94,560 



53,180 



116 



4,785 



5,000 



3,612,870 



8,700 



1,246,086 

 78,500 

 36,720 

 8,804 

 18,645 

 42,393 



6,000 

 900 

 300 



9,144 

 27.588 

 14,177 

 22,064 

 37.84f 



1,276 



1,;^ 



500 



109, 143 



2,520 



1,663,956 4 



