The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-24
Headquarters
for Fish
Packing.

the fish commissioner 41 valued Ssssi
while the pack the Sound amounted 1880 vaeu
at sssSsss Tho pack Grsys harbar and Niiapa nso
amounted 2s0 valued al slssa This ACCORDING
figures compiled by Register total for
the salmon pack of the state OF osI cases valued IL
.a,ooe.s5s.
While salmon canning the Important feature OF
the fish industry of the state there are other branches o.
of these the smoked and dried salmon industry another
the shehsh and lastly the fresh deepsea fish TIE sh IL
industry shipments concerned has only
recently assumed large proportions but to-day shipns
are made to the states Minnesota Colorado South Da
kots wyoming Montana. Idaho Oregon and California.
the territory of Alaska and the province OF British colam
ba. During the there shipped from seattle
6o0 sacks of 4o sacks of clans 200 sacks OF mus
shipments of shrimp and musseis SO far have been
mental but promise to form important part OF me
shrmps shipped that have been in me
just eosing The value of the oysters shipped dung
Of the shrimps s. 500 and Of the crabs so making 'o'
The fresh salmon handled al Seattle during tie year
amounted s5soo0 pounds. valued at s3o0o' the resa
haibus to oeo pounds valued at siee and the smell
makes fresh fish shipments to every town and city Q. any
canned and smoked FISH to Europe. Australia ana me
but recently shipments Of smoked salmon 10 the Oilsht
naugurated to be sent by the Nippon fusen kalsaa
a business of little a month item. Fresh
fish shipments in refrgera,er cars We're made On an IN
The total shipments Of FISH from Seattle during the year
The increase general volume business for 1897
thai preceding large No hgurs
total c trade in the city last
year and estimates differ widely Some Of the most
merchants the city place the increase over 1896
loo 80 cent In branches the business
done during the three months of October November and
December 1887 larger whole OF the
before the Trade Register made
the city and presented summary or
jobbn the in the various lines as well as
OF manufactures This IL has compiled table
showing and the business done during the
year named with accompanies remarks
lines and numbers engaged therein
This table careful estimate in cases being actual
emissions and IL
VIII give idea OF the volume of business done
than otherwise be gained The last years summary 81
of Seattle showed total Of $6lSG Not
the liquor business which Ii is Impossible
other Items the list complied by
Register shows capital Of sa6liGo and total
OF s2o000o No is taken OF the grain
elevator business shnge mills wharfage.
MILL suspender and corset factories. millinery engrav-
and electrotype plants rubber stamp makers
dealers printing establishments ear mandatory and
other lines which might We'll double these gures
No indication business activity be found
than the clearng measuring they do
that changes hands In the daily
the cltys e The elearngs FOR 1897 In Seat
and healthy those for 1895,
especially during the closing months Of the
in the Clearing Housc Association,
member OF the association The capital
of these in the Sst reduce
ton during o. s5ooeo the banks having
duced its capital that The surplus and undivided
$S51 iSS against 1913 els this time
last year the meantime the banks has written
The reduction Of S go in the capital
of the banks and OF $4,000 in the surplus
place in the early OF the
revival in business took place In the meantime
remarkable revival OF business has taken place and there
has corresponding In the business the
banks.
Seattle clearances 1881 stow
I63 the previous Following the comparative
statement compiled by Manager b. w Petit Of the Seat
1sna Aexn