CHAPTER XXXVI 



STATISTICAL AND OTHER INFORMATION. 



EUROPEAN STATISTICS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE OYSTER IN- 

 DUSTRY OF EUROPE AND AMERICA STATISTICS OF THE 

 UNITED KINGDOM AND CANADA FRENCH AND GERMAN 

 STATISTICS AMERICAN STATISTICS ICE USED IN THE COOLING 

 OF OYSTERS CANNED OYSTERS ICE USED IN THE PRESERVA- 

 TION OF FISH THE LONDON FISH SUPPLY PINNOTERES 

 AMERICAN RESTAURANTS ENORMOUS SUPPLIES FUTURE PROS- 

 PECTS. 



THERE is nothing living which is more widespread than 

 the oyster ; it is to be found in every part almost of the 

 habitable globe. Every sea except the Baltic contains 

 some sort, and everywhere almost they are used as an 

 article of food. The immense consumption of these mol- 

 luscs, principally in Europe, may give some idea of their 

 astounding fertility, since their abundance appears scarcely 

 to diminish, despite the considerable quantities which are 

 taken from the bottom of the sea. 



The figures showing one year of the European supply 

 are not without interest, especially as they point at the 

 same time to the locality and extent of the various fisheries : 



Great Britain 1,600,000,000 



France 680,400,000 



