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5,— Table showing by States and rigs the number and tonnage of vessels employed in the fisheries of the 
Nero England States in 1889. 
States. 
Eigs. 
Fishing vessels. 
Transporting 
vessels. 
No. 
Tonnage. 
No. 
Tonnage. 
Mjiitia 
1 
19. 28 
5 
46.73 
Schooners 
336 
11, 351. 02 
50 
1, 556. 13 
Sloops 
12 
106. 14 
4 
57.37 
Total 
349 
11, 476. 44 
59 
1, 660. 23 
1 
89. <>3 
.New iiampsmre 
13 
489. 42 
1 
9. 00 
Total 
15 
588. 05 
Massachusetts -- 
Steam era 
4 
974. 19 
1, 753. 87 
Barks 
38 
9, 538. 77 
Brigs 
4 
465. 60 
Schooners 
702 
44, 715. 90 
18 
1, 242. 09 
Sloops 
40 
402. 82 
3 
26.84 
Cats 
21 
133. 03 
1 
6. 19 
Total 
814 
57,984.18 
22 
1, 275. 12 
Bhodc* Island 
Steamers 
16 
751. 15 
Schooners 
26 
474. 30 
1 
21. 07 
Sloops 
17 
158. 72 
1 
7.81 
Cats 
3 
17. 88 
5 
53. 86 
Total 
62 
1, 402. 05 
7 
82.74 
n i ■ njil 
Steamers 
61 
2, 183. 39 
Schooners 
55 
1, 898.13 
5 
118. 77 
Sloops 
84 
971. 08 
9 
98. 31 
Total 
200 
5, 052. 60 
14 
217. 08 
New England States. . 
Steamers 
83 
4, 017. 64 
5 
46. 73 
Ships 
5 
1, 753. 87 
Barks 
38 
9, 538. 77 
Brigs 
4 
465. 60 
Schooners 
1, 132 
58, 928. 77 
74 
2, 938. 06 
Sloops 
154 
1, 647. 76 
17 
190. 33 
Cats 
24 
150. 91 
6 
60. 05 
Grand total 
1,440 
76, 503. 32 
102 
3, 235. 17 
A further classification of the products of the fisheries is given in the following 
tabulation. The various fisheries for food-fish are seen to have yielded $6,570,610, the 
fisheries for oysters, clams, and other mollusks, $1,907,811; the fisheries for lobsters, 
crabs, and other crustaceans, $837,301 ; the fishery for menhaden, $395,167 ; and the 
fisheries for whales and seals, $837,073. 
6. — Table showing the values of the various coast fisheries of the New England States in 1889. 
States. 
General 
fisheries. 
Oyster and 
other 
mollusoan 
fisheries. 
Crustacean 
and rep- 
tilian 
fisheries. 
Menhaden 
fishery. 
Mammalian 
fisheries. 
Total. 
Maine 
New Hampshire 
Massachusetts 
Khode Island 
Connecticut 
Total 
$1, 298, 728 
79, 846 
4, 639, 495 
298, 440 
256, 780 
$219, 508 
150 
247, 038 
332, 564 
1, 108, 551 
$574, 165 
6,415 
149, 352 
22, 690 
84, 679 
$18, 805 
2,100 
6, 000 
281, 450 
86, 812 
$816, 389 
20. 684 
$2, 111, 206 
88,511 
5, 858, 274 
935, 144 
1, 557, 506 
6, 573, 289 
1, 907, 811 
837, 301 
395, 167 
837,073 
10, 550, 641 
F. C. B. 1890 6 
