Prices of mackerel in Massachusetts the first week in September from 1830 to 1884.

1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1810 1841 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1847 1848 1819 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1801 1802 1863

9.00

$5.00 5. 75 5.00 5.72 5.72 7.00 9.00 7. 75 11.00 12.50 12. 75 12.00

9.00 10.12

9.50 13.00

9. 12 12. 75

9.00 12.00 10.12 10.00

9.00 11.50 15, 00 19.00 13.00 15.00 15.00 14.50 16.00 8.50 8.25 14.00

$4.50 4.75 4.00 4. 72 4.72 6.00 8.00 6.50 9.25 10.50 10.30 10.00 6.00 8. 12 7.50 10.50 6. 25 8. 25 6.00 7.00 8. 12 6.50 7.00 9.50 12, 25 11.00

8.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 8.50 4.501 6.00 9. 25

$2.62
2. 62
2. 75
2, 85
3. 35
4. 00
5.00
4. 12
5.50
7.00
5. 50
6.00
4.00
6. 00
5.50
6.87
3. 87
4. 25
3. 37
3.50
5.00
5. 12
5. 75
7.50
5.00
6. 25
6.00
8.50
8.50
8.50
5.00
2. 75
4.50
6.50

1864. 1865. 1866. 1867 1868. 1869. 1870:

Bay

Shore 1871:

Bay

Shore 1872:

Bay

Shore. 1873:

Bay

Shore. 1871:

Bay

Shore. 1875:

Bay

Shore
1876.
1877
1978.
1N79
10.
INST.
1282.
IXS3.
1881..

7.00 7.00

Tonnage of vessels of the United States employed in the whale, cod, and mackerel fisheries

from 1860 to 1883, inclusive.

i The tonnage for 1865 and 1866 is partly by new measurement and partly by old. NOTE.-The mackerel licenses have not been issued separately since 1867, when a general fishing license was provided to replace cod and mackerel fisheries.

S. Doc. 231, pt 5-53

APPROXIMATE STATEMENT OF VESSEL FISHERIES OF GLOUCESTER DISTRICT IN 1.9.

[From information by Capt. S. J. Martin, of the t'nited States Fish Commission.j Total number of vessels belonging to Gloucester district, 511; total engaged in the fisheries, 425.

One hundred and twenty-one vessels engaged in mackerel fishery; 98 exclusively and 23 in other fisheries as well; 86 of these engaged in southern spring fishery. +2 in New England shore fishery. Others will fish, 95 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, showing only 26 mackerel vessels that did not enter North Bay.

Forty-two vessels fish for cod on Grand and Western Banks, of which 25 fish exclusively on these banks and 17 engage in other fisheries at other times.

One hundred and sixty-two veseels fish for cod on Georges Bank, of which 131 fish there exclusively and 31 engage in other fisheries at other times.

One hundred and ten vessels engaged in the shore fisheries, including winter had. dock, fresh haddock, herring, swordfish, etc., of which 46 are engaged exclusively in shore fishing proper and 20 in various other coast fisheries, including trap, swordfish, herring, fresh haddock, winter haddock, etc.; the remaining 44 are engaged in the various offshore fisheries during a portion of the year.

Forty-four vessels are engaged exclusively in the halibut fishery, and 14 others have fished to a limited extent for halibut during part of the year. Of those engaged regularly in the fishery, 35 fish on Grand Banks, Quereau, and La Have, 4 fish on the eastern part of Georges, 2 at Greenland, and 6 at Iceland; those at the two lastnamed places landing their fish salt.

STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY W. A. Wilcox, Esq., MANAGER AMERICAN FISH BUREAU,

GLOUCESTER, Mass., IN CONNECTION WITH HIS TESTIMONY.
Mackerel catch by the New England fleets during 1884, as reported to the American Fish

Bureau.
[Inspected barrels; fresh mackerel not included.)

Total, 1884
Total, 1853
Total, 1882
Total, 1881
Total, 1885

107
63
1
3

252 295 341 295

359 358 342 298

5,611 5, 434 5,283 4, 258

19, 657
28, 666

275

456, 361 190,019 378, 588 391, 187

476,018 226,685 378,863 391,657 327, 360

Prices of mackcrel in Massachusetts the first week in September from 1830 to 1884.

1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1811 1815 1816 1847 1848 1819 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863

$5.00
5. 75
5.00
5. 72
5.72
7.00
9.00
7.75
11.00
12.50
12.75
12.00

9.00
10.12

9.50 13.00

9. 12 12. 75

9.00 12.00 10.12 10.00

9.00 11.50 15.00 19.00 13.00 15, 00 15.50 14.50 16.00 8.50 8.25 14.00

$4.50 4. 75 4.00 4.72 4.72 6.00 8.00 6.50 9. 25 10.50 10.50 10.00 6.00 8. 12 7.50 10.50 6. 25 8. 25 6.00 7.00 8.12 6,50 7.00 9.50 12. 25 11.00

8.00 12.50 12.50 12.50 8.50 4.501 6.00 9. 25

9.00

$2.62
2.62
2.75
2, 85
3. 35
4.00
5.00
4. 12
5. 50
7.00
5.50
6.00
4.00
6.00
5.50
6.87
3. 87
4. 25
3. 37
3.50
5.00
5. 12
5, 75
7.50
5.00
6. 25
6.00
8. 50
8. 50
8.50
5.00
2. 75
4.50
6.50

1864.
1865.
1866.
1867.
1868
1869.
1870

Bay

Shore 1871:

Bay

Shore 1872:

Bay

Shore 1873:

Bay

Shore. 1874:

Bay

Shore 1875:

Bay

Shore
1876..
1877..
1978.
1879.
180.
BSS1.
1882.
1893.
1881.

7.00 7.00

Tonnage of vessels of the United States employed in the whale, cod, and mackerel fisheries

from 1860 to 1883, inclusive.

1 The tonnage for 1865 and 1866 is partly by new measurement and partly by old. NOTE.-The mackerel licenses have not been issued separately since 1867, when a general fishing license was provided to replace cod and mackerel fisheries.

S. Doc. 231, pt 5—53

Mackerel inspection in Massachusetts from 1809 to 1885 and the total value of each year's

inspection from 1830 to 1884.

New England fleet catch of cod and other ground fish landed during 1884, as reported

to the American Fish Bureau.
(Fresh-fish feet and catch not included.)

1 Includes 23 vessels in the halibut catch, 5 that fished off Greenland, and 4 off Iceland.
* Includes 13 sail that caught 10,500 quintals in North Bay,
3 Includes 1 sail that fished off Greenland.
4 Includes 1 sail that caught 325 quintals in North Bay.
6 First Grand Banker from Wellfleet in twenty-seven years.
6 Sold catch at Gloucester.
7 Catch by small boats included.

Statistics of the imports of fish and fish oil for eleven years ending June 30, 1884. The following table, showing the leading fish importations, has been prepared from the custom-house returns.

Attention may be called to the importation, duty free, of 134,482,950 pounds of fresh fish. Nearly all of this came from Canada under the treaty of Washington.