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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
3. — Table showing by States the number of persons engaged in the fisheries of the Gulf States in 1890. 
States. 
Fisher- 
men. 
Shores- 
men. 
Total. 
3,602 
509 
690 
3, 608 
1, 116 
466 
109 
1,031 
460 
161 
4, 068 
618 
1, 721 
4,068 
1,277 
9,525 
2, 227 
11, 752 
4. — Table showing by States the nationality of persons engaged in the fisheries of the Gulf States in 1890. 
States. 
American, 
white. 
American, 
colored. 
Allens. 
Total. 
2, 026 
799 
1,243 
78 
4, 068 
618 
469 
71 
1,337 
2, 346 
306 
78 
1, 721 
423 
1,299 
136 
4, 068 
i,m 
30 
1,277 
Total 
7, 289 
1,629 
2,834 
11, 752 
S. — Table showing by States the investment in the fisheries of the Gulf Sta tes in 1890. 
States. 
Vessels. 
Boats. 
Value 
of appa- 
ratus of 
capture. 
V alue of 
shore 
property. 
Cash 
capital. 
Total in- 
vestment. 
No. 
Net 
tonnage. 
Value. 
Value of 
outfit. 
No. 
Value. 
Florida 
166 
2, 636. 88 
$241, 740 
$144, 578 
2,075 
$263, 529 
$49, 640 
$183, 207 
$486, 600 
$1, 369, 294 
Alabama 
38 
387. 87 
24, 700 
7,110 
212 
17,230 
11, 550 
29, 100 
45, 600 
135, 290 
Mississippi 
62 
570. 02 
36, 400 
12, 359 
257 
13, 395 
10, 485 
110, 771 
251. 300 
434, 710 
Louisiana 
119 
896. 84 
67, 650 
25, 877 
2, 578 
161, 533 
39, 138 
243, 178 
182, 500 
719, 876 
Texas 
19 
240. 76 
25, 705 
4, 005 
814 
101, 570 
23, 951 
110, 391 
53, 500 
319, 122 
Total 
404 
4, 732. 37 
396, 195 
193, 929 
5, 936 
557, 257 
134, 764 
676, 647 
1, 019, 500 
2, 978, 292 
6. — Table showing by States the products of the fisheries of the Gulf States in 1890. 
Species. 
Florida. 
Alabama. 
Mississippi. 
Louisiana. 
Texas. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
V alue. 
Pounds. Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
65, 000 
126, 726 
5, 000 
420, 046 
38, 088 
$2, 600 
2, 005 
100 
10, 398 
966 
5, 168 
$52 
29, 350 
6. 000 
95. 900 
89, 100 
121, 700 
93, 400 
201,300 
$1, 019 
300 
4, 595 
3. 609 
1, 217 
1,794 
8, 757 
81, 570 
13. 050 
270. 020 
1,180,250 
2, 674. 007 
339, 316 
$4, 219 
843 
15, 682 
22, 940 
54, 726 
11, 270 
Bluefisli, fresh 
lirearn and sunfish, 
55. 760 
19, 200 
1, 213 
960 
25, 500 
34, 700 
13, 800 
45, 000 
1, 107, 950 
56, 350 
175, 950 
$1, 327 
1,526 
690 
2, 090 
47, 905 
2, 241 
6, 730 
37, 600 
54, 464 
10, 000 
98. 075 
940 
2, 242 
"351 
3,231 
Channel bass, fresh 
457, 737 
18, 024 
42, 923 
52, 884 
121, 853 
23, 620 
398, 731 
680, 725 
7, 236 
287 
650 
771 
1,836 
336 
4, 490 
22, 202 
Croakers, fresh 
Drum , fresh -water, 
57. 325 
1, 465 
158. 267 
18, 200 
9,479 
1,352 
Drum, salt-water, fresh 
Flounders, fresh 
7. 000 
19, 800 
11, 250 
210 
1,188 
225 

3, 200 
76, 550 
160 
3,097 
4. 000 
130, 650 
80 
5, 825 
25, 625 
17, 800 
2, 407 
178 
46, 000 
1,874 
314. 840 
291, 725 
99, 584 
22, 000 
10, 650, 959 
2, 968, 254 
3, 200 
298. 549 
3, 66ft 
12, 625 
1,556 
660 
113, 572 
80, 184 
148 
17. 257 
31, 285 
473 
12, 920 
129 
Mullet, fresh 
587, 555 
13, 097 
305, 400 
3, 479 
287, 750 
8,021 
83, 450 
2, 770 
