14 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



be conveuiently batched during transportation, so tbat on arrival most 

 of tbe young could be liberated. I do not know bow long the fry could 

 be kept alive in tbe box in which they were carried, but think that an 

 objection on this score could easily be obviated. 



I have not yet overcome the difficulties in regard to the hatching of 

 codfish. The result this year (1885) was about 24 millions of fry, which 

 were liberated when about a w^eek old. The longest I could keep them 

 was for 15 days after hatching, after which period they would grad- 

 ually die. 



Flodevig, near Aeendal, Norway, June 29, 1885. 



REPLY BY PROFESSOR BAIRD. 



Several experiments have been made at this station in hatching de- 

 tached lobster eggs ; and most success has been gained by using the 

 McDonald glass hatching-jar, such as we now use in our shad work. 

 Lobster eggs placed in these jars 6 or 8 weeks ago have done well, and 

 at least two-thirds of the number are now alive, despite the fact that 

 for the first 2 or 3 weeks we were much troubled by iron-rust and other 

 imi:)urities. The lots of eggs placed in the jars since then have fared 

 much better, and we have kept them 4 or 5 weeks with scarcely any 

 mortality. The rate of development at this time of year, however, is 

 very slow, and we have not succeeded in hatching any young. The ex- 

 periments will probably be continued during the fall and winter, and 

 the development may be hastened by slightly increasing the tempera- 

 ture of the water artificially. The best results are anticipated from 

 next year's work, and every means will be used to make a success of it, 

 as our supply of lobsters is rapidly decreasing on all parts of the coast. 



Wood's Holl, Mass., September 19, 1885. 



7 — EXPORT!^ OF FI8II AlVO FISHERV PRODUCTS FROM IVEIV- 



FOUIVI>L.ANI> DIJRIIVO 18»)4. 



[From Customs' Returns. — W. J. S. Donnelly, receiver-general.] 



Article. 



Dry cod (in quintals) 



Total, 



Countries towluch exported. 



United Kingdom 



Dominion of Canada. 



United States 



British West Indies . 

 Spanish West Indies 

 Frcncli West Indies . 



Gibraltar , 



Spain 



I'ottugal 



Sicily , 



Italy 



Corfn 



Greece 



Brazil 



Quantities. 



.'50, 7.52 



24, 012 



27, 362 



88, 758 



10, 885 



COS 



101, 768 



133, 872 



318, 820 



15, 100 



45, 941 



1,800 



2,870 



375, 089 



1, 197, 6,37 



Average 

 price. 



$3 00 



Value. 



$152, 25G 



120, 0(iO 



136,810 



230, 771 



28, 301 



1,581 



325, 657 



508,713 



1, 434, 6D0 



48, .320 



147,011 



5, 760 



9. 184 



1, 57,5, 373 



4, 724, 487 



