Tonnage of vessels of the United States employed in the whale, cod, and mackerel fisheries from 1860 to 1883, inclusive.

[From figures contained in the annual reports of the Register of the Treasury.]

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.

Total number of barrels of each quality of pickled mackerel inspected in Massachusetts from 1809 to 1884, and the total value of each year's inspection from 1830 to 1884.

Total number of barrels of each quality of pickled mackerel inspected in Massachusetts from 1809 to 1884, etc.-Continued.

Numbers of barrels inspected as above given are, with the exception of 1884, from the official returns of the inspector-general, and vary slightly from reports of the Boston Fish Bureau.

Price per barrel of each grade of pickled mackerel in Massachusetts in the first week in September, from 1830 to 1884.

Lowest and highest prices paid by Boston fish dealers, from 1852 to 1884, inclusive.

Table showing the fluctuations of several of the leading varieties of fish at Boston for five years, commencing January, 1880.

Table showing the fluctuations of several of the leading varieties of fish at Boston for five years, commencing January, 1880-Continued.