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THE FISHERIES OF THE ADRIATIC, 



Qtiantity and Value of the Imports and Exports of Fish in the 

 Austrian-Hungarian Empire during the Year 1878. 



In the above returns the fish caught by the Italian fishermen and taken 

 by them direct to Italy is not included amongst the exports : this may be 

 taken, as has been shown elsewhere, at at least 600,000 francs, or 250,000 

 florins, or 1 J million kilogrammes at an average price of 20 soldi per kilogr. 

 The excess of imports over exports is 7,894 tons; value, 1,827,404 fl. ; as 

 against a yield of the sea-fisheries of 10,000 tons; value, 2,100,000 fl. The 



