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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
51. — Table showing the extent of the canning industry of Mississippi. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
Number of firms 
Number of persons employed. . . 
Value ofplant 
Cash capital 
Wages paid 
Raw products handled: 
Oysters barrels . . 
Value 
Shrimp pounds. . 
Value 
8 
748 
$85, 642 
$190, 200 
$60, 976 
205, 573 
$90, 692 
485, 300 
$10, 306 
7 
746 
$75, 348 
$184, 200 
$64, 679 
256, 848 
$115, 239 
191, 469 
$4, 229 
Manufactured products : 
Oysters, 1-pound cans. .No. . 
Oysters, 2-pound cans. . do . . 
V alue 
Shrimp, 1-pound cans.. No.. 
Shrimp, 1-pound cans. . do . . 
Value 
1, 614, 132 
882, 607 
*$208, 707 
18, 960 
250, 008 
$40, 766 
1, 872, 073 
1, 076, 816 
t$251. 490 
4, 416 
174, 408 
$25, 588 
* Includes $5,600, the value of oysters sold raw. t Includes $1,200, the value of oysters sold raw. 
The business of opening oysters and shipping them in a raw condition is now a 
prominent feature of the fishing industry of Mississippi and is shown in detail by 
counties in Table 52 . In 1890 the 23 wholesale firms engaged in this branch employed 
270 persons, to whom $51,899 was paid in wages; the capital invested amounted to 
$93,173; the quantity of shell oysters handled was 105,179 barrels, for which $120,548 
was paid to the fishermen; the selling value of the opened oysters was $225,300; and 
the enhancement in value by process of handling was $104,758, this sum representing' 
the gross profits of the business. 
52. — Table showing by counties the wholesale oyster -packing trade of Mississippi in 1889 and 1890. 
Designation. 
Jackson. 
Harrison. 
Hancock. 
Total. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
1889. 
1890. 
Number of firms 
6 
6 
14 
14 
3 
3 
23 
23 
Number of employes 
60 
55 
223 
207 
8 
8 
291 
270 
Value of property 
$8, 750 
$9, 513 
$21, 145 
$22, 410 
$1, 400 
$1, 400 
$31, 295 
$33, 323 
Cash capital 
$9, 800 
$11, 100 
$53, 100 
$47. 450 
$1, 200 
$1,300 
$64, 100 
$59, 850 
Wages paid 
Oysters handled : 
“Keefers ” bbls. . 
$12, 762 
$13, 496 
$38, 831 
$37. 135 
$1, 155 
$1, 268 
$52, 748 
$51, 899 
30, 325 
32, 900 
42, 050 
44. 400 
3,350 
3, 700 
$1, 850 
76. 325 
81, 000 
Value paid 
“Selects ” bbls. . 
$18, 195 
$19, 660 
$21, 334 
$21, 900 
$1,675 
$41, 204 
$43, 410 
5, 085 
5,175 
41, 378 
40, 254 
1,200 
1. 125 
47, 663 
46, 554 
Value paid 
$4, 068 
$4, 140 
$32, 137 
$32, 6.11 
$900 
$844 
$37, 105 
$37, 595 
“Plants” bbls.. 
3,650 
4, 275 
29, 829 
32, 025 
750 
725 
34, 229 
37, 625 
Value paid 
$4, 402 
$5, 172 
$30, 712 
$33. 573 
$825 
$798 
$35, 939 
$39, 543 
Total bbls. . 
39, 060 
42. 350 
113, 857 
117. 279 
5. 300 
5,550 
158, 217 
165, 179 
Value paid 
$26, 665 
$28. 972 
$84. 183 
$88. 084 
$3, 400 
$3. 492 
$114, 248 
$120, 548 
Value of products as sold. . 
$46, 840 
$51, 947 
$157, 092 
$167, 467 
$5, 750 
$5, 892 
$209, 682 
$225, 306 
Enhancement in value 
$20. 175 
$22, 975 
$72, 909 
$79, 383 
$2, 350 
$2, 400 
$95. 434 
$104. 758 
The extent of the wholesale trade in fresh and salted fish is presented in a con- 
densed form in Table 53. The figures show a decline in this business in 1890 as com- 
pared with 1889; this was due to the suspension of mullet packing at Biloxi. In 
1889, 199,400 pounds of salt mullet and mullet roe were put up in packages holding- 
10, 15, 50, 100, and 200 pounds ; the value of the pack was $11,370. 
53. — Table showing the wholesale fish trade of Mississippi in 1889 and 1S90. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
Number of firms 
Number of employes 
Value of property 
9 
26 
$2, 884 
$8, 150 
$6. 582 
2, 186, 293 
$58, 378 
$82, 785 
$24, 407 
8 
15 
$2, 100 
$7, 250 
$4. 764 
1,819, 245 
$55, 778 
$73, 403 
$17, 625 
Fish handled pounds .. 
Value received 
Enhancement in value 
