62 BULLETIN 792, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
SMELTS, EULACHON, ETC. 
The smelt is “‘a very choice food fish found on the Atlantic Coast 
from Virginia to the St. Lawrence and landlocked in many New 
England lakes. Also called ‘American smelt’ and ‘frostfish.” When 
sent to market unfrozen they are known as ‘green’ smelts. The 
average length is 8 to 10 inches. The Pacific smelt is found from San 
eee to Alaska. The surf smelt is found from Monterey to 
Alaska.”’ g 
The Eulachon is “‘a small fish common in the rivers and coast of 
the North Pacific. The Indian name ‘oolican’ (hoolakins) is often 
used. The trade name is ‘candlefish.” On the Columbia River the 
name ‘smelt’ is used. The length averages a little less than 1 foot. 
It is an excellent food fish, and is also of importance for the oil it 
yields, which is used as substitute for cod liver oil.” 
On January 15 the stocks of frozen smelts amounted to a little 
more than 800,000 pounds. They increased until April 15, when 
2,098,022 pounds were reported. The stocks reported for May, June, 
and July 15 were somewhat less but increased from July 15 to August 
15. A decrease then occurred monthly until the fifteenth of December. 
The stocks on Apri) 15 were 51.2 per cent greater than those on April 
£5, 1917. 
TaBLeE 56.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen smelis during 1918, and increase 
or decrease during each month. 
Holdings Relative 
Month. on fifteenth | percent- Increase or decrease 
Sr anon age. during month. 
Pounds. Per cent. Pounds. Per cent 
Wanuary. See eee Eee... eee Re ae bee 807,025 38.5 + 263,925 +32.7 
Pebruary ee = oe | Soe Beare ee) Pe 1,070,950 51.0 + 646,839 +60.4 
Viarech 5: 352k = Sagi: een 2 ae ee ee | een 1,717,789 81.9 +380,233 +22.1 
Aprile 23 Sees. See are eee ee. ee ee 2,098,022 100.0 — 209,160 —10. 
Ways lee | Rae. . De Sees. aes: Semieie 2 a 1,888,862 90.0 + 74,784 + 4. 
= JUV TO pe as SM ee A age _ 1,963,646 93.6 — 30,213 — 4. 
Duly 982 See. Se ee. eee: | See Pee 1,933,433 92.2 +144,426 + 7. 
August. BeMee tek ee ee eee Se: 2,077,859 99.0 — 213,745 —10. 
Septembens os: | 2-20. weet: Reta: Sapam Ry. 8 1,864,114 88.9 — 23,485 — il. 
October 352.02 5s eee pean Ree «See ee 1,840,629 87.7 — 65,549 — 3. 
INGvember2].2. “S52 e)_ See: Sees See Se Ie 1,775,080 84.6 Stones —18. 
Wecembere 26s | Fs = Ae ERAN 2 aaa eee 1,441,895 68.7 — 210,618 —14. 
TaBLe 57.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen smelts during 1918 compared with 
those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. Comparison with 1917. 
Month Holdings Storages inosine 
f Storages reported reporting 1917 1918 3 
reporting.| on fifteenth | for both ; ean 
| of month. dates. 
Number. Pounds Number. Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
January 2 ee ee Se ee 67 807,025 56 216,747 509,036 +134.9 
ebrnarye > 3-25 = eae 76 1,070,950 60 358,141 652,535 + 82.2 
March: | 22 32 le ee 82 1,717,789 65 876,171 1,359,084 + 55.1 
April So 8 eae ee es ee 78 2,098,022 63 1,050,508 1,588,602 + 51.2 
Mays. 2 gees ee eae 61 1,888,862 49 986,587 1,327,593 + 34.6 
June =. ee ee 59 1,963,646 46 925,268 1,512,595 + 63.5 
July 2 ee eee 59 1,933,433 45 794,234 1,191,644 + 50.0 
AN CUSE 2a SAR 61 2,077,859 48 845,276 1,561,429 + 84.7 
September2 284522 see 54 1,864,114 41 813,272 1,172,183 + 44.1 
October. eS ae 57 1,840,629 50 _1,120,977 1,519,771 + 35.6 
INevembers 22-2 2= =o eee 60 1,775,080 57 1,222,516 1,689,470 + 38.2 
Decembers ss 25) Sees 69 1,441,895 67 956,278 1,441,535 + 50.7 
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