. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS. Calif( Auction Date Aug. 24 28 Oct. Ex-vessel prices ranged from a low of $230 a ton for yellowfin, and $190 for skipjack at the first two auctions (Au- gust 24 and 28) to a high of $280 a ton for yellow- fin and $241 for skipjack tuna. Details on ex-ves- sel prices and sales at each auction during 1957 are shown in the table. San Diego Raw Frozen Tuna Auction Sales, August 24-December 31, 1957 Se spt. 4 •^ 11 " 18 " 25 Nov. 4 7 13 15 18 27 Dec. Total No. of Trips 40 12 117 Quantity Yellowfin & Skipjac
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS. Calif( Auction Date Aug. 24 28 Oct. Ex-vessel prices ranged from a low of $230 a ton for yellowfin, and $190 for skipjack at the first two auctions (Au- gust 24 and 28) to a high of $280 a ton for yellow- fin and $241 for skipjack tuna. Details on ex-ves- sel prices and sales at each auction during 1957 are shown in the table. San Diego Raw Frozen Tuna Auction Sales, August 24-December 31, 1957 Se spt. 4 •^ 11 " 18 " 25 Nov. 4 7 13 15 18 27 Dec. Total No. of Trips 40 12 117 Quantity Yellowfin & Skipjack Tuna Tons 6,500 2,000 500 1,000 1,544 1,165 1,662 676 1,050 170 1,655 520 450 610 80 1,100 496 452 220 873 22,723 Range of Pricesl/ Yellowfin Skipjack . ($/Ton) . . 230 190 230 190 CLIPPER TUNA AUCTION SALES, AUGUST 24-DECEMBER 31, 1957: Auc- tioning of raw frozen tuna landed by member clipper (live-bait) vessels of the Amer ican Tuna Boat Association was initiated at San Diego, Calif., on August 24, 1957. This is the first time that raw tuna has been sold by auction in California. Pri- or to this time catches landed by tuna clippers and others were sold at prices generally negotiated on a seasonal basis. From the first auction on August 24 to December 31, 1957, a total of 22,723 short tons of tuna were sold at 24 auctions. The ATA fleet of 97 vessels participated in these auction sales. Five tuna cannery opera- tors in Sicin Diego and San Pedro each made more than one bid and purchase, and 2 additional csinners purchased one trip each. 240-250 240-250 250-260 260-270 265- 270- 260- 260- 272 280 275 270 270 260-270 260-270 260-270 260-270 260-265 255-260 260-270 265-270 255-270 2/255 2/260 2/255-270 230-280 200-210 200-210 210-220 220-230 225-230 230-240 220-241 230 220-240 220-230 220-230 220-230 230 220-230 217-230 220-230 225 220-230 ^/220 2/220 2/21'?-2 30 190-241 l/lNCLUDE DIFFERENTIALS PAID FOR $10 A TON MORE FOR YELLOWFIN T AND SKIPJACK TUNA LARGER THAN 2/no sales we
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