FISHERIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 
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The table shows that in 1889 208,000,000 pounds of fish products passed through 
the hands of the wholesale firms of Boston, and by the processes of handling and 
manufacturing the value of the products was increased by the sum of $1,431,480 — 
the gross profits of the trade. The total fish trade of Boston, based on the value of 
products as sold, reaches an aggregate of $11,100,259. 
85. — Table showing the extent of the wholesale fish trades of Boston, Mass., in 1889. 
Xo.of 
firms. 
Persons e 
ugaged. 
Capital invested. 
Trades. 
Capital- 
ists. 
Clerks. 
All 
others. 
Total. 
W ages paid 
in 1889. 
Plants. 
Cash. 
Total. 
Fresh fish 
44 
89 
52 
141 
326 
$136, 940 
$615, 350 
$448, 000 
$1, 063, 350 
Salt fish 
24 
34 
67 
244 
369 
150, 262 
405, 975 
733, 600 
1, 139, 575 
Oyster 
14 
21 
16 
100 
151 
67, 086 
137, 875 
144, 500 
282, 375 
Lobster 
11 
17 
7 
39 
74 
31, 152 
67, 165 
65, 000 
132, 165 
Commission 
12 
19 
38 
69 
31, 128 
71, 600 
765, 000 
836, 600 
Glue and isinglass 
5 
7 
5 
71 
88 
19, 626 
72, 700 
135, 000 
207, 700 
Total 
110 
187 
185 
595 
1,077 
436, 194 
1, 370, 665 
2, 291, 100 
3, 661, 765 
Fresh fish 
Salt fish 
Oyster 
Lobster 
Commission 
Glue and isinglass 
Haw products handled. 
Manufactured products handled or prepared. 
37, 786, 685 
+8, 090, 838 
8, 213, 264 
52, 350, 500 
19, 151, 000 
$2, 639, 346 
1, 632, 688 
1, 050, 304 
557, 004 
Total 1208,289,655 5,997,816 
$3, 165, 110 
1, 909, 362 
1, 220, 823 
694, 639 
Smoked 
and bone- Canned. Price paid. 
Pounds. 
17, "384, ’906’ 
$1, 013, 313 $1, 207, 520 
$525, 764 
470. 881 
170, 519 
137. 635 
*In the figures for this trade the following products have not been included: 135,400 buckets of livers, cost price $8, 753, 
selling price $14,572. 
1 1,155,834 bushels. 
J Glue, isinglass, poultry food, and fertilizer. 
THE FISHING-GROUNDS. 
The following table is presented to show the relative productiveness of the At- 
lantic fishing-grounds resorted to by vessels sailing from Gloucester, Mass., so far 
as this can be demonstrated from the reports obtained from vessels landing their 
fares at Gloucester. It may be stated at the outset, however, that the cargoes do 
not represent the entire catch of the Gloucester fleet, since large quantities of fish 
are landed elsewhere, notably at Boston, nevertheless, the table will serve the 
purpose for which it has been prepared, particularly if considered in connection with 
. Table 87, which covers receipts at Boston. 
It has been deemed advisable to show under distinct headings the quantities of fish 
taken on the grounds on either side of the sixty-fifth meridian; those west of this 
meridian are for the most part off the coast of the United States; those east of it 
are in the open Atlantic or off the coasts of the British North American Provinces. 
