Canned salmon and sardines and Vitamin A fish liver oils accounted for most of the July purchases of fishery products by the War Food Administration, according to reports from that agency. Purchases of all commodities totaled $114,672,000, of which $2,692,000 was spent for fishery products. The total expended from January 1 through July 31, $1,160,433,000, of which $16,619,000 was paid for fishery items. CANNED AND CURED FISH TRADE (Continued) U. s. reserves larger canned salmon quo tas for WFA purchase WFA states differentials for additional salmon casing requirements ......... WFA announces specifications for tomato sauce for canning pilchards OPA revises procedure for building dealer's stocks of canned fish Page Labor Department--Aids fishing industry in many fields Lack of cold-storage space for fish causes concern Regional office sets additional fish prices for San Francisco trede Sets price ceilings for mussel shells Purchases of $2,692,000 in fishery products in July Agar conservation order revoked 8888 964 Boston, Mass. July 14,607 Gloucester, Mass. do 25,081 Portland, Maine ... do 1,277 do 4,709 Haddock do 7,694 Pollock do 540 Rosefish do 12,549 15,053 do 1,760 Fresh-water fish do 3,263 Shellfish, etc. do 596 By truck do 1,353 By express do 3,172 By freight do 1,094 do 7,342 Fresh-water fish do 803 Shellfish, etc. do 443 do 9,070 12,750 Freshwater fish do 15 Shellfish, etc. do 898 do 2,275 Fresh-water fish do 941 4,984 Shellfish, etc. do 354 August 7,982 1,565 6,871 Haddock fillets do 4,001 Halibut do 9,271 Mackerel (except Spanish) do 8,414 Croakers do 2,127 Rosefish fillets do 2,824 Salmon do 1,934 Whiting do 4,628 Shrimp do 1,878 New England, all species do 24,674 Middle Atlantic, all species ... do 20,702 South Atlantic, all species do 4,361 North Central East, all species do 14,711 8,907 14,510 North Central West, all species do 3,506 South Central, all species do 3,680 Pacific, all species do 26,293 21,818 18,554 1/ Includes all arrivals as reported by express and rail terminals, and truck receipts as reported by wholesale dealers including smokers. 2/ Data for individual cities are as of the last Thursday of the month, except those for Boston which are for the last Wednesday of the month. Data on United States holdings by various species and by geographical areas are as of the first of the month. Note:--Data for the latest month are subject to revision. 104724 TREATIES AFFECTING THE NORTHEASTERN FISHERIES The Tariff Commission has released a report covering treaties, agreements, and international arbitration awards affecting the activities of United States fishermen along the Northern Atlantic coasts of North America, The term "northeastern fisheries" is used for brevity in the report to refer to From the time of the settlement of North America, the northeastern fisheries have been an important industry and have played an important part in international relations. They have been a source of recurrent disputes between nations and the subject of numerous treaties, agreements, and arbitration awards. Before the Revolution and since, the New England fishermen have had a large share in the northeastern fisheries; most of the disputes have concerned their activities. Probably no other industry of the United States has figured so prominently in international relations as our northeastern fisheries. In this report, the Commission has undertaken to present the substance of the Al though almost all of the basic material has been available in published reports |
