306 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
19. — Table showing the extent of ilic porpoise industry of North Carolina in 18S9 and 1890. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
2 
81 
$3, 300 
$4, 000 
2, 283 
$6, 097 
$12, 758 
3,897 
$999 
$7, 660 
2 
79 
$3, 300 
$4, 000 
1,747 
$4, 398 
$9, 726 
2, 746 
$624 
$5, 952 
Number of fishermen and shoresmen 
Porpoises handled number. . 
Oil manufactured gallons.. 
20.— Table showing the extent of the menhaden industry of North Carolina in 1889 and 1890. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
Number of factories in operation. . 
Value of factories 
Cash capital 
N umber of shoresmen employed . . 
Number of fishermen employed . . 
Number of steam vessels employ ed 
Net tonnage 
Value 
Value of outfit 
Number of sailing vessels employed 
Net tonnage 
Value 
Value of outfit 
7 
$39, 800 
$23, 500 
80 
118 
1 
44.15 
$8, 500 
$1,800 
10 
140. 92 
$6, 790 
$6, 250 
6 
$38, 800 
$22, 500 
74 
113 
1 
44. 15 
$8, 500 
2, 550 
10 
149. 89 
$9, 250 
$6, 990 
Number of vessels employed as 
‘ ‘ carryaways ” 
Net tonnage 
Value 
Value of outfit 
Number of menhaden handled 
Value to fishermen 
Number of gallons of oil pre- 
pared 
Value as sold 
Number of tons of scrap prepared. 
Value as sold 
8 
113.73 
$6, 900 
$515 
14, 588, 750 
$11,518 
36, 304 
$7, 155 
923 
$18, 760 
9 
128. 03 
$8, 350 
620 
20, 684, 000 
$16, 171 
50, 369 
$11, 153 
1,375 
$27, 574 
21. — Table showing the extent of the wholesale fish trade of North Carolina in 1889 and 1890. 
Designation. 
1889. 
1890. 
23 
107 
$38, 300 
$40, 680 
$13, 881 
3, 837, 487 
$113, 957 
663. 900 
$18, 902 
67, 200 
$9, 072 
$219, 903 
$77, 972 
23 
109 
$38, 775 
$42, 000 
$15, 245 
4, 478, 990 
$127, 953 
1, 092, 800 
$30, '072 
63, 650 
$8, 049 
$257, 120 
$91,046 
Fresh tish handled pounds . . 
Salted fish handled pounds.. 
Mollusks and reptiles handled pounds.. 
22. — Table showing the extent of the oyster industry of North Carolina. 
Designation. 
Oyster-canning 
industry. 
Oyster 
packing 
trade, 
1890. . 
1889. 
1890. 
2 
681 
$29, 150 
$45, 000 
$31, 874 
375, 500 
$121, 425 
1, 599, 408 
501, 912 
$207, 358 
5 
1,362 
$66, 600 
$108, 000 
$83, 450 
861, 262 
$290, 232 
3, 855, 984 
1,030, 128 
$477, 189 
12 
623 
$34, 850 
$94, 500 
$64, 096 
492, 250 
$170, 989 
Oysters handled bushels . . 
Prepared products : 
326, 630 
$340, 361 
$169, 372 
$85, 933 
$186, 957 
