454 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
value of its. oyster tisliery New York rauks next to Maryland, altbongk the quantity 
of oysters taken is less than half that in Virginia. 
Fersons engaged in the ogster industry of the Middle Atlantic States. 
States. 
Ill vessel 
fisllel•3^ 
In shore 
fishery. 
On trans- 
jiorting 
vessels. 
On shore, 
in markets, 
etc. 
Total. 
1, 12G 
], 647 
2 458 
96 
1, 145 
329 
4, 825 
4, 052 
405 
652 
32, 104 
18, 593 
1,912 
134 
233 
172 
353 
103 
153 
43 
6. 862 
12, 505 
1, 444 
11,293 
2, 250 
3, 221 
12i 421 
'701 
Total 
13, 192 
29, 479 
2,418 
15, 542 
60, 631 
Vessels, boats, apparatus, shore properly, and cash capital employed in the oyster indusi.'y 
of the Middle Atlantic States. 
Designation. 
Xew York. 
Xe\y .Jersey. j Pennsylrania. 
Xo. 
Value. 
Xo. 
Value. 
Xo. 
Value. 
Vessels fishing 
441 
4,556 
$357, 457 
402 
6, 540 
$430, 995 
41 
1,007 
$73, 650 
84, 635 
34, 380 
6, 690 
44, 100 
95, 170 
38, 930 
60 
70. 250 
11, 525 
5,035 
Dredges 
Tongs ami rakes 
Vessels transporting 
1,465 
1,420 
41 
790 
1,520 
13 
55 
1,033 
164 
.5, 710 
206, 505 
13,150 
9,917 
24, 266 
674, 550 
828, 000 
7, 636 
145, 599 
675 
160 
11,472 
226, 380 
467, 850 
2,771 
1,310 
1,260 
3. 937 
2, 123 
28 
40 
2, 430 
Shore property and floats. . . 
284, 500 
183, 750 
2, 289, 360 
1, 495, 177 
558, 460 
Designation. 
Delaware. 
Maryland. 
Virginia. 
Total. 
Xo. 
Value. 
Xo. 
Value. 
Xo. 
Value. 
Xo. 
Value. 
Vessels fi.shing 
25 
304 
.$21, 525 
1, 223 
20, 981 
$868, 505 
707 
8, 155 
$385, 160 
2, 839 
41, 543 
$2, 137,292 
3,390 
2, no 
13, 250 
325, 6.58 
111, 374 
4, 287 
569, 000 
132, 775 
18,210 
6. 482 
239, 895 
653, 153 
210, 039 
17, 519 
936, 495 
Dredges 
Tongs and rakes 
Yessels transporting 
100 
16 
224 
2,419 
494 
399 
13, in 
460 
1,367 
212 
5,114 
6, 128 
3,294 
723 
20, 278 
1, 975 
1,586 
59, 190 
456, 636 
8,363 
28, 796 
412, 030 
4, 045 
103, 307 
1, 222, 356 
26, 233 
10, 077 
1.52, 808 
3, 844, 765 
3, 733, 050 
Boats fishing 
Dredges 
103 
5, 859 
1, 726 
6, 974 
99 
17, 830 
3, 163 
1, .300 
28,717 
Tonga 
Shore property and floats. . . 
103 
412 
19, 880 
IS, 500 
12, 367 
69, 814 
2, 282, 525 
1, 941, 950 
9,880 
40, 844 
356, 930 
293, 000 
82, 628 

6, 697, 302 
1,924,167 
13, 047, 094 
Yield of the oyster fishery of the Middle A tlantic States. 
States. 
Vessel fishery- 
Shore fishery. 
Total. 
Bushels. 
Value. 
Bushels. 
V alue. 
Bushels. 
Value. ' 
Xew York 
New Jersey - 
1, 282, 252 
1, 499, 759 
169, 100 
59, 000 
4, 814, 114 
1, 643, 931 
$1, 185, 549 
1, 018, 302 
124, 420 
43, 650 
2, 615, 840 
626, 607 
1, 328, 810 
802, 322 
$1, 562, 960 
621, 346 
2, 611, 062 
2, 302, 081 
169, 100 
156, 720 
9, 945, 058 
6, 162, 086 
$2, 748, 509 
1, 639, 648 
124, 420 
70, 134 
5, 295, 866 
2, 524, 348 
Delaware 
Maryland 
Vil'ginia 
Total 
97. 720 
5, 130, 944 
4,518, 155 
26, 484 
2, 680, 026 
1, 897, 741 
9, 468, 156 
5, 614, 368 
11, 877, 951 
6, 788, 557 
21, 346, 107 
12, 402, 925 
