312 HISTORY AND METHODS OF THE FISHERIES. 
tent authorities to be a very liberal estimate. The unusual number of vessels in the Gulf in 1878 
was caused by false reports and telegrams of great quantities of mackerel there. American vessels 
in the Gulf mackerel fishery must average 400 barrels of mackerel each at $10 per barrel to pay 
the expenses of outfit, insurance, depreciation of vessel, crew’s share, and master’s commission. 
The mackerel fishery by American vessels in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence during the yeare 1873 to 1881, inclusive, 
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254 | 88,012 | 11, 001 | 77,011 | $10 46 | $805, 535 25, 670 | $268, 508 
164 | 63,078 | 7, 885 | 55,193 6 25 | 344, 956 18, 398 114, 987 | 
95 | 13,006 | 1,626 | 11,380} 1418] 161,368 3, 793 63, 785 
64 | 5,495 687 | 4,808] 11 60 55, 773 1, 603 18, 594 
60 | 8,365) 1,046] 7,319] 1110 81, 241 2, 439 27, 072 » 
273 |. nncenac|annsones 61, 923 415; 256, 980 20, 641 85, 660 
1879). .ccsawawsanswswereese 44 |. nccceee|ennnnnne 10, 796 2 50 26, 990 2, 599 8, 997 
7, 301 7 72 56, 364 2, 433 18, 783 
470 8 50 3, 995 156 1, 326 
275 8 50 2, 125 95 V7 | 
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Yearly average catch per vessel, 238. 
6 
4. STATISTICS OF INSPECTION OF PICKLED MACKEREL 
By A. HowarpD CuaRK. 
The followiig tables show the quantity of pickled mackerel officially inspected according to 
the requirements of the State laws of New England, and also a comparison with the production of 
the Canadian mackerel fishery. The methods employed in packing the mackerel and a discussion 
of the laws relating to the subject will be found in the section of this report treating of Products 
of the Fisheries: 
Table showing the number of barrels and value of pickled mackerel officially inspected in the United States for the years 
1831, 1834 to 1838, 1851, 1864 to 1881.* 
Years, Me) Gina, Hey tmp] Noma queauiy a 
Barrels. Barrels. Barrels. Barrels. Value. 
283, 5484 44, 9514 21,450 | 449,950 | $1, 862, 793 
252, 8794 40, 661 18,200 | 811,7404 | 1,437,123 
174, 410 25, 228 9,450 | 209, 088 1, 520, 069 
138, 1574 22, 462 5,225 | 165, 844% 965, 214 
110, 7404 24, 312 8,420 | 138,4724 | 1,156, 243 
329, 2444 31, 472 8,073 | 3863,789% | 2, 484, 679 
274, 3574 49, 7974 800 | 324,4549 | 7,001, 098 
256, 7963 54, 2153 45 | 811,056% | 5,729,851 
231, 696y% 44, 6274 200 | 276,52348 | 5,161, 261 
210,314y, | 83, 6755 572 | 244, 5618, | 3,174,130 
180, 05633 | 28,7744 |.....-..000- 208, 83023 | 2, 924, 987 
234, 210% 37, 1664 157 | 271, 534% 8, 762, 985 
318, 5213 52, 304), 8,700 | 374,525, | 4,400, 563 
259, 4163 48, 603,% 2,071 | 810, 091% 2, 668, 851 
*The figures for the years 1834 to 1838 and 1851 are from Sabine’s Report on the American Fisheries ; for the years 1864 to 1877, from 
the State inspection returns; for the years 1878 to 1881, from the annual reports of the Boston Fish Bureau. 
