FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
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THE SHORE INDUSTRIES. 
Some of the shore fishery industries of Maine are the most important of the kind 
in New England, and add greatly to the value of the fisheries proper, upon which they 
are dependent. The branches in which the State excels all others are sardine canning, 
lobster canning, clam canning, and herring smoking; in addition to which the menha- 
den industry, preparation of finnan haddies, etc., are of considerable importance. 
The canning industry . — This is the most important shore business connected with 
the fisheries of Maine. The different branches of the industry include the canning of 
sardines, menhaden, plain herring, clams, and lobsters, and mackerel when that species 
is obtainable. Connected with the canning business is an extensive smoked-herring 
trade, which is confined to Washington and Hancock counties, and is incidental to 
sardine canning. The full extent of the entire industry can be readily judged from the 
appended tables, which show the various phases of the subject in great detail. 
41. — Table showing by counties the products of the canning industry of Maine in 1889. 
Washington. 
Hancock. 
Knox. 
Lincoln. 
Cumberland. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
| Value. 
No. 
Valne. 
No. 
Value. 
I. Haw products : 
Herring pounds. . 
27, 097, 000 
2,451, 303 
$77, 885 
3, 881, 000 
1, 073, 323 
3, Oil 
$16, 736 
265, 000 
1,772,620 
$1, 178 
22, 158 
35, 888 
455, 408 
4, 600 
^$160 315,450 
$2, 130 
’753 
10, 400 
881, 550 
2, 600 
1,150 
12,200 
3, 600 
2, 939 
Total 
108, 873 
30, 747 
28, 875 
6, 998 
5, 730 
II. Manufactured products . 
Sardines, in oil : 
Quarters cases . . 
250, 957 
9, 881 
971, 204 
9,683 
37, 473 
1, 300 
5, 200 
Halves do. . . . 
56, 716 
Three-quarters . . do 
Sardines, in mustard : 
Quarters cases.. 
Three-quarters . . do 
Sardines, in spices : 
Quarters cases.. 
1, 025 
8, 127 
4, 100 
15, 635 
1, 000 
27, 973 
1, 000 
2, 000 
5, 000 
97, 906 
5, 000 
7,500 
130, 096 
62 
455, 336 
310 
Three-quarters . . do 
One pound do .... 
3, 609 
' 13,534 
74 
277 
Two pound do .... 
10 
26 
Odd sizes do 
36 
126 
Sardines, in tomato sauce : 
256 
704 
Two pound do. . . . 
23 
58 
“Brook trout” (herring): 
Three-pound ovals, 
1,100 
6, 600 
Plain herring: 
Three-quarters . cases - - 
One pound do. - . . 
643 
1,608 
5,074 
40, 931 
10, 361 
1, 812 
2, 200 
6, 160 
4, 999 
76 
227 
2, 297 
6, 715 
Smoked herring : 
Regulars ... boxes . . 
261, 480 
32, 000 
Bloaters do. . . . 
13, 241 
616 
Pickied herring . . . kids . . . 
Menhaden : 
2, 464 
400 
1,600 
378, 272 
26, 794 
Russian sardines ..hbls.. 
Anchovies do. . . . 
1,086 
4,344 
80 
1, 000 
100 
4, 000 
400 
20 
Lobsters : 
One pound . . cans . . 
470, 348 
58, 794 
253, 601 
31, 700 
198, 621 
25, 659 
14, 430 
7, 252 
1,739 
4, 399 
8,625 
76, 951 
8, 550 
29, 915 
9, 492 
19, 494 
10, 424 
1, 606 
Two pound do .... 

Claras : 
46,800 
3, 169 
103, 050 
18, 500 
37, 600 
2, 119 
226,400 
12,584 
889 
Three pound . . . .do. . . . 
2, 274 
Total 
1, 640, 617 
‘>11 507 
| 94,098 
18, 604 
19,299 
III. Secondary products : 
Oil gallons.. 
31, 703 
1, 668 
7, 926 
2, 073 
240 
518 
1, 920 
510 
l‘>8 
30 
g 
Herring pomace . . .tons. . 
Lobster pomace . . .do 
13, 344 
20 
160 
13 
104 
980 
7,840 
537 
4, 296 
669 
7, 065 
183 
1, 647 
Total 
29, 110 
6,734 
7,353 
1,759 
Total of manuf d and 
secondary products - . 
1, 669, 727 
218, 241 
101, 451 
20, 363 
19, 299 
