286 



FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1908. 



2 Pickled. 



The quantity and value of the preserved shrimp and 

 prawn product, as reported at the canvasses of 1900, 

 1905, and 1908, are shown at top of next column. 



Although the quantity preserved in the United States 

 in 1908 was less than in 1905, the value of the product 

 showed a large increase. Compared with the figures 

 for 1900, there is shown an increase of 96 per cent in 

 quantity and 228 per cent in value. 



Table 1.— CANNING AND PRESERVING, FISH AND OYSTERS— VALUE OF FOOD PRODUCTS: 1908. 



i Value of halibut fins. 



