286 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
10. — Table of persons employed. 
How engaged. 
1889. 
1890. 
233 
110 
6, 837 
1,475 
251 
175 
7, 052 
2, 796 
Total 
8,655 
10, 274 
11. — Table of apparatus and capital. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
Value. 
47 
473. 79 
$27, 215 
54 
530. 72 
$30, 550 
11, 127 
23, 950 
12, 129 
53, 000 
51 
536. 16 
74 
1, 084. 87 
3,575 
162, 544 
24, 000 
1 325 
5,350 
162, 905 
24 000 
3,747 
20 
3,816 
20 
24 
26 
1,470 
3, 975 
Apparatus of capture — vessel fisheries : 
12 
3,775 
2 
16 
2 
94 
246 
110 
284 
Apparatus of capture— shore fisheries : 
' 1,227 
897 
101, 282 
75, 495 
140, 355 
355 
1, 257 
950 
95, 674 
80, 394 
154, 582 
384 
80, 455 
33 
90, 980 
36 
731 
2, 788 
43 
728 
2, 798 
55 
290 
450 
1, 165 
1,755 
4, 173 
202 
1, 164 
3,538 
1 , 369 
207 
237,128 
149, 200 
306, 506 
303, 800 
968, 600 
1, 243, 988 
12. — Table of products. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
Species. 
1889. 
1890. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Pounds. 
Value. 
Alewives, fresh. . . 
4, 528, 212 
$43, 602 
5, 219, 979 
$48, 865 
Spanish mackerel, 
Alewives, salted . . 
9, 858, 588 
101. 781 
11,261, 084 
115, 771 
fresh 
64, 145 
$4, 866 
82, 950 
$5, 978 
Black bass, fresh . . 
419, 170 
21, 092 
406, 330 
20, 420 
Spanish mackerel, 
Black bass, salted . 
1,000 
60 
1,200 
72 
salted 
9, 150 
299 
8,550 
276 
Bluetish, fresh .... 
712, 611 
16, 983 
1, 151, 380 
29, 398 
Spots, fresh 
197, 760 
4, 591 
227, 160 
5,289 
Bluefish, salted . . . 
182, 500 
3, 894 
193, 814 
4,205 
Spots, salted 
161. 870 
4,209 
181 , 100 
5, 573 
Catfish, fresh 
55, 220 
1,248 
53, 685 
1,246 
Squeteaguo, fresh . 
1, 443. 465 
35, 456 
1,640,160 
39, 958 
Channel bass, fresh 
141, 400 
1,427 
136, 950 
1, 404 
Squeteague, salted 
263, 827 
8, 673 
245, 517 
8,898 
Channel bass, salt. 
130, 868 
1, 279 
28, 865 
515 
Strawberry bass, 
Croakers, fresh . . . 
201, 590 
4, 776 
227, 345 
5, 461 
fresh 
29, 725 
1, 153 
28, 075 
1,106 
Croakers, salted . . 
8 1, 185 
2, 396 
84, 120 
2, 406 
Striped bass, fresh 
526, 249 
30, 458 
562, 841 
31,973 
Eels, fresh 
55, 250 
3,476 
160, 615 
9, 726 
Striped bass, salted 
5, 100 
153 
5, 500 
165 
Flounders, fresh . . 
48, 200 
872 
48, 630 
894 
Sturgeon, fresh . . . 
227, 797 
5, 754 
175, 210 
4, 467 
Hogfisb, fresh 
206, 899 
6, 296 
251, 370 
7,830 
Suckers, fresh .... 
58, 146 
1,745 
60, 550 
1,779 
Hogfish, salted 
5, 340 
145 
5, 150 
141 
Whiting, fresh ... 
30, 800 
1, u62 
35, 300 
1, 231 
Menhaden, fresh . . 
8, 753, 250 
11, 518 
12, 410, 400 
16, 171 
Other fish, fresh. . . 
430, 818 
11, 935 
474, 452 
12, 851 
Mullet, fresh 
654, 463 
12, 927 
974, 815 
19, 178 
Other fish, salted . . 
77, 680 
2,101 
87, 963 
2, 362 
2 398 017 
72, 018 
2, 610. 216 
78, 065 
17, 220 
160 
18, 500 
173 
Mullet, roe, salted . 
825 
140 
950 
165 
Porpoises 
(*) 
6, 097 
(*j 
4,398 
558, 417 
21, 366 
583, 204 
22, 098 
135, 240 
5, 100 
144, 200 
5,435 
24 550 
632 
20, 270 
671 
50, 000 
1, 250 
47,400 
1, 185 
36, 761 
1, 558 
40, 510 
1,765 
26, 750 
4,703 
26, 552 
4, 690 
Pompano, fresh . . . 
8, 200 
656 
9,750 
780 
Turtles 
18, 350 
1, 076 
17, 725 
1,024 
Sea bass, fresh 
28, 900 
939 
33, (175 
1, 158 
Quahogs 
1155,472 
8,265 
1226, 152 
12, 090 
5, 263, 986 
276, 037 
5, 675, 063 
301, 942 
+15, 750 
700 
+ 18,000 
800 
92, 400 
4. 161 
93, 350 
4,' 073 
§7,011,340 
194,272 
§5, 650, 820 
175, 567 
Sheepshead, fresh. 
77, 172 
3, 104 
90, 665 
4,000 
Sheepshead, salted 
55, 015 
1,966 
55, 680 
1, 981 
Total 
45, 545, 643 
950, 427 
51, 799, 142 
1, 027, 669 
* Number in 1889, 2,283: in 1890, 1,747. 
t Weight of edible part; represents 19,434 bushels in 1889 and 28,269 bushels in 1890. 
1 Weight of edible part.; represents 3,500 bushels in 1889 and 4,000 bushels in 1890. 
§ Weight of edible part; represents 1,001,020 bushels in 1889 and 807,260 bushels in 1890. 
