Table 1 Production of crab extraction reported by catchers and small-middlemen

5 to 6

12

12

12

12

180 to 300

1080 to 1800

72 to 120

3600 to 8400

6000

Price of strings

(U.S.$)

Lower

2.68

^a

1.34

^a

^a

Maximum

3.23

5.37

a

8,06

^a

Summer

5.38

^a

2.15

^a

^a

Price of unity

of crabs

(U.S.$)

Lower

0.47 to 0.53

0.45

1.34

0.67

^a

Maximum

0.53 to 0.65

^a

^a

^a

2,68

Summer

0.90 to 1.1

^a

2.15

^a

^a