FISHERIES OF ALASKA IN 1909. 
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Alaska leads in the quantity and value of the pack, followed by 
southeast and central Alaska, in the order named. Red, or sockeye, 
salmon predominate in all sections, but more especially in the western, 
where they form the bulk of the pack. Humpback, or pink, salmon 
predominate in southeast Alaska. Very few one-half pound and 
1 -pound flats were packed this year, although quite a number were 
put up in 1908. 
Output of Salmon from the Canneries in 1909, by Species and Size of Cans.® 
Products. 
Southeast Alaska. 
Central Alaska. 
Western Alaska. 
Total. 
Cases. 
Value. 
Cases. 
Value. 
Cases. 
Value. 
Cases. 
Value. 
Coho, or silver: 
1-pnnnd flat,-. 
1,206 
38,714 
85, 543 
155,431 
1,206 
55,350 
85,543 
225, 486 
1-pound tall. 
Total 
Dog, or chum: 
1-pound tall 
Humpback, or pink: 
1-pound tall 
King, or spring: 
1-pound tall 
Red, or sockeye: 
J-pound flat 
1-pound flat 
1-pound tall 
Total 
Grand total 
10,275 
843,155 
6,361 
826,900 
39,920 
160,974 
10,275 
43, 155 
6, 361 
26,900 
56,556 
231,029 
83,001 
186,454 
37,711 
87,656 
120,712 
274, 110 
455,999 
1,092,389 
5,581 
13,394 
3,293 
9,056 
464,873 
1,114,839 
857 
3,598 
16,913 
74,418 
30,264 
129,608 
48,034 
207,624 
14,898 
80,200 
185,444 
58, 535 
209,962 
825,926 
2,936 
355,349 
15,539 
1,625,371 
1,487 
2,057 
1,071,123 
5,353 
11,108 
4,858,756 
16,385 
85, 193 
1,611,916 
63,888 
236,609 
7, 310, .053 
280,542 
1,094,423 
358,285 
1,640,910 
1,074,667 
4,875,217 
1,713,494 
7,610,550 
860,319 
2,537,838 
391,054 
1,771,877 
1,152,296 
5,128,437 
2,403,669 
9,438,152 
o All pound cases contain 48 1-pound cans; the J-pound cases contain 48 ^-pound cans. Reduced to a 
common basis of cases containing 48 1-pound cans the pack is 2,395,477J cases. 
Comparison of pack of 1906 , 1907 , 1908 , and 1909 . — Of the four 
years in question, the pack of 1908 surpassed all the others both in 
quantity and value, having been the largest made since the inception 
of the industry. The pack of 1909 is next in size and value, followed 
by 1906 and 1907, in the order named, except that the value of the 
1907 pack is greater than that of 1906. The pack of red salmon 
was larger in 1909 than in any previous year. 
Taking the “ 1-pound tall,” which is the common-size can, as a 
basis of comparison, it is Seen that cohos averaged $4.07 per case, an 
increase of 9 cents per case over 1908 and 16 cents over 1907 ; dog, or 
chum, salmon averaged $2.28 per case, a decrease of 26 cents as 
compared with 1908 and of 70 cents as compared with 1907 ; hump- 
back, or pink, salmon averaged $2.40 per case, a decrease of 29 cents 
as compared with 1908 and of 76 cents as compared with 1907 ; king- 
salmon averaged $4.32 per case, an increase of 12 cents as compared 
with 1908 and of 14 cents as compared with 1907 ; while the red, or 
sockeye, salmon averaged $4.53 per case, an increase of 1 cent per case 
as compared with 1908 and a decrease of 6 cents per case as com- 
pared with 1907. 
