FISHERIES OF THE GREAT LAKES. 



663 



Compared with the returns for 1899 there has been an increase of 

 10 establishments, -±9 employees, 129,155 in the amount of M'ages paid, 

 $49,5<jl in the value of property, $86,700 in cash capital, and 7,062,638 

 pounds in the quantity and $273,940 in the value of the products. 



Table shoivwg the extent of the vholesale fishery trade of Lake Superior in 1903. 



Item. 



Establishments . 



Employees 



Cash capitMl 



Wages paid 



Value. 



16 S10!,414 

 99 



142, 700 



58, 580 



Product. 



Cat-fisli and bullheads 



Eels, salted 



Herri ng, fresh 



Herring, salted 



Herring, smoked 



Pike and piekerel 



Pike perch (wall-eyed), 



fresh 



Pik» perch (wall-eyed), 



salted 



Sturgeon , fresh 



Sturgeon, smoked 



Sucker.s, fresh 



Suckers, salted 



Product. 



Lbs. 



Trout, fresh 



Trout, .salted 



Trout, .smoked 



White-fish, fresh 



White-Hsh, salted 



Wliite-ti'^h, smi>ked 



White-tish ihhietin), fresh.. 

 White-lish (bluefin), salted. 

 White-fish (bluefin) .smoked. 



White-fish (longjaw) 



White-fish (Menominee) 



Yellow perch 



4,715,016 



925, 168 



130 



930, 564 



42, 891 



5,432 



1,668,397 



15,867 



39, 529 



246, 554 



5, 820 



10, 181 



Total 12, 880, 821 



Value. 



S2o3, 333 



21,066 



5 



60, 142 



1,777 



326 



63, 500 



564 



2, 091 



6,831 



349 



255 



511, 171 



FISHERIES OF LAKE MICHIGAN. 



The total number of persons employed in the ti.shery industries of 

 Lake Michigan in 1903 was 3,241. Of this number 364 vrere engaged 

 on vessels, 2,077 in the shore or boat fisheries, and the remaining 800 

 were .shoresmen. The number of persons credited to the several states 

 bordering this lake was as follows: Wiscon.sin, 1,357; Michigan, 1,193; 

 Illinois, 653; and Indiana, 38. 



The investment in the fisheries and related industries amounted to 

 $3,489,187. There were 65 vessels employed, aggregating 1,126 in 

 tonnage and $241,542 in value, including the outfits. The number of 

 boats, including steamers and launches under 5 tons, was 1,298, 

 valued at $144,854. The apparatus of capture in the vessel fisheries 

 consisted of $167,760 worth of gill nets, $1,155 worth of set lines, and 

 5 pound nets valued at $925, In the shore fisheries the apparatus of 

 capture comprised 975 pound nets, worth $198,035; 20,875 gill nets, 

 worth$101,994;2,561fykenets, worth $32,395; 44 seines, worth $2,384; 

 $2,348 worth of set lines, and a small number of dip nets, spears, and 

 era V,' fish pots. The shore and accessor}' propert}' was valued at 

 $1,241,500, and the cash capital amounted to $1,352,450. Of the total 

 investment $2,208,025, or 63 per cent, was credited to Illinois, $674,084 

 to Wisconsin, $593,595 to Michigan, and $13,483 to Indiana. 



The total yield of the fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1903 amounted 

 to 33,579,498 pounds, for wdiich the fishermen received $1,090,550. 

 Of this product the vessel fisheries yielded 8,030,251 pounds, worth 



