Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . SPONGERS AT SPONGE YARD AT KEY WEST, SHOWING THE SPONGES DRYING. THE SilONClK yrSIIKKY OF FLORIDA IN 1000. 107 iiu-n^iiso is uccouiitod for l)y (lu> fact that tho liioh pric(>,s prevailincrfor .shoopswool .spoii^-os has caused many people to use y(dlo\v spongesill their stead for certain purposes. The i^eneral averages for all kindsis also the hiohest for the period under question. In the percentag-e table, while the averaT, which was an exceptional year forthis kind. Table sJioiruKj, hi/ ])l<tccs, th
Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . SPONGERS AT SPONGE YARD AT KEY WEST, SHOWING THE SPONGES DRYING. THE SilONClK yrSIIKKY OF FLORIDA IN 1000. 107 iiu-n^iiso is uccouiitod for l)y (lu> fact that tho liioh pric(>,s prevailincrfor .shoopswool .spoii^-os has caused many people to use y(dlo\v spongesill their stead for certain purposes. The i^eneral averages for all kindsis also the hiohest for the period under question. In the percentag-e table, while the averaT, which was an exceptional year forthis kind. Table sJioiruKj, hi/ ])l<tccs, the i/ield of tlie spoiuji Jislicri/ for a number of years. Place. 1880. 1889. 1890. 1S95. 1900. Value. Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value, j Lbs. Value. Lbs. Value. Key West 307,595 8367,954 358,467 $427 375 280 372«sa4 ^ 359,854
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