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below the average of the coast south of Maine, and it is quite possible that the apparent disparity 
of the yield on the Southern coast (of which we are not really entitled to judge with the meagre 
returns before us) would be in part explained by differences in the modes of manufacture. Florida 
menhaden are many of them very fat in the winter season, and there is no apparent reason why 
the manufacture of oil and guano may not be successfully carried on on our Southern coast. 
The official returns of manufacturers may add some additional facts in reference to the yield 
of fish in oil and guano and the comparative advantages of location. 
The following table and statement, quoted from Mr. Maddocks, give a comparative view of the 
manufacture as carried on by the Maine Association and by all the rest of the United States for 
the year 1876: 
Tons crude 
A No. of | No. of No.of | Totalcapi-| ‘Barrels Gallons oil a 
Locality. men. | vessels. | steamers. tal. fish used. | manufactured.| S2220 man 
ufactured. 
Other States ..| 1,629 291 3 | $1, 767, 000 826, 885 848, 727 29, 831 
Maine ........ 1,129 
29 43 983, 000 709, 000 2, 143, 273 21, 414 
The most striking fact brought out in the comparison is that Maine realized, from 46 per cent. 
of the fish, 71 per cent. of the oil. To this it may be added that from the use of $983,000 capital 
Maine turned out a total product of $1,071,449 value, whereas the rest of the country realized 
$637,600 from $1,767,000. 
9. STATISTICS OF THE FISHERY AND OF THE MANUFACTURE OF OIL AND GUANO. 
Tables showing statistics of the manufacture of menhaden oil and guano in the United States in the years 1873 to 1882. 
(Compiled from the Annual Reports of the United States Menhaden Oil and Guano Association.) 
1873, — 1874. 1875. 1876. 1877. 
Number of factories in operation..-......--. 62 |- 64 60 64 56 |* 
Number of sail-vessels employed - a 383 283 304 320 270 
Number of steamers employed ..-..-....--. < 20 25 39 46 63 
Number of men employed in fisheries....-.. 1, 109 871 
Number of men employed in factories .-.-.. 1,197 1, 567 
Total number of men employed ......-...--- 2, 306 2, 488 2, 633 2, 758 2, 631 
Amount of capital invested. .............--. $2, 388, 000 $2, 500, 000 $2, 650, 000 $2, 750, 000 $2, 047, 612 
Number of fish taken....-..-.-. 
Number of gallons of oil made. -. 
3897, 700, 000 | 492,878,000 | 563,327,000 | 512, 450,000 | 587, 624, 025 
2, 214, 800 3, 372, 837 2, 681, 487 2, 992, 000 2, 426, 589 
Number of tons of guano made.......-....-. 36, 299 50, 976 58, 625 51, 245 55, 444 
Nawber of gallons of oil held by manufact- 484, 520 648, 000 125, 000 264, 000 94, 000 
urers at the end of the year. 5 
Number of tons of guano held by manufact- 2,700 . 5,200 1, 850 7, 275 2, 840 
urers at the end of the year. 
Value of oil, at 37 cents..............---.--- $819, 476 $1, 247, 950 $992, 140 $1, 107, 040 $997, 838 
Value of guano, at $11...........-......---- $399, 199 $560, 736 $589, 875 $503, 695 $609, 884 
Total value of manufactured products...... $1, 218, 675 $1, 808, 686 $1, 582, 015 $1, 670, 735 $1, 607, 722 
1878. 1879. 1880. 1881. 1882. 
Number of factories in operation .........-. 56 60 79 97 97 
Number of sailing vessels employed ......-. 279 204 366 286 212 
Number of steamers employed .........-.-- 64 81 82 73 83 
Number of men employed .-......-...------ 8, 337 2, 296 3, 261 2, 805 2, 318 
Number of fish taken......-........-....0-. *767, 779, 250 | 637, 063, 750 | 776,000,000 | 454,192,000 | 346, 638, 555 
2 3, 809, 233 2, 258, 901 2, 035, 000 1, 266,549 | 2, 021, 312 
Number of tons of crude guano made.....-. 83, 719 67, 059 45, 000 7, 592 10, 029 
Number of tons of dried guano made .....- 19, 377 29, 563 26, 000 25, 027 17, 552 
Amount of capital invested..........---..-. 5, P6000 beseexevennenwyl ene un eanuavined ssenesnecs anal areeedeanci ene 
