392 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



194.— THE WORIiD'S MARKET FOR KL.IP-FISB, ROE, AND IIER- 



RINO." 



By PAUL GEOROE PAUESEIV. 



The klip-fish market. — The quantity of salt and dried fish ex- 

 ported from France in 1881 was as follows : 



Kilograms. 



To Spain 1,200,000 



To Italy 1,899,000 



To Algiers 878, 000 



To Greece 909,000 



To Turkey and Egypt 2o4, 000 



To the West Indies 494,000 



To E^union 110, 000 



To other countries 298,000 



Making a total of 6,042,000 kilograms [about 13,322,600 pounds], against 

 4,300,000 during the preceding five years. 



The eoe market. — In 1881 France imported — 



Tons. 



From Norway 40, 600 



From the l^etherlands . , 1, 300 



From Great Britain and Ireland 200 



From the United States 2,200 



From British North America 1, 000 



From St. Pierre, i&c 2,400 



From other countries 100 



In all 47,800 tons, against 60,200 during the period of 1876-'80. 



The heeeing maeket. — In 1882 there were imported into Danzig, 

 Prussia — 



Tons. 



From Norway and Sweden 10, 800 



From the Netherlands and France 900 



From Scotland 150,200 



From the Prussian fisheries 7, 400 



In all 169,300 



On hand at Danzig at the end of the year, 72,900 tons. 



* Verdensmerkedet. From the Norsk Fiskeritidende, Vol. Ill, Bergen, January,1884. 

 Translated from the Danish by Herman Jacobson. 



