c. Cured . (Ccnt'd) . . 



Year C crvlnr-. Pescr.dilla Mcrluzr. Total 



19A3 882 68 30 980 



Z3UU 8-^9 81 ■ 13 9/^-3 



19A5 855 7A 21 950 



19^6 92A -85 53 - 1,062 



d. Indicate pcttorn of cons unpt ion , including customs end T>rG .iudlccs. 



The local tastes and habits have developed a consumption pattern v/hich 

 Liay be expressed by the following percentage table: 



Fresh fish, especially fillets 60^ 

 Canned fish ' 30 



Salted fish 10 



I nternational tra de crntrol and patte rn, 1937 to date , 



^« Indi cate by all broakdovjns av ailabl e for all fi sliery pr oducts and by - 

 •products , includin iq; cou nt ry distr ibution . 



(l) .Inserts. 



Total irpcrt s of salted fish 

 (Gro'ss weight, in metric tons) 



Tire 123J7 1938 1939 19^0 19U 12^ 1943 19/..A 19A5 1^46 



Ccdfish(l) "l63 179 "U3 235 126 59 22 32 71~ 98 



Anchovies (2) 76 82 6l 92 60 85 132 77 7S 67 



Herring (3) 24 27 20 32 16 A 1 — U 2 



Note Iq Codfish are normally received in tin-lined cans which are 

 estimated to constitute 10 per cent of the gross weight. It is 

 understood that dry and salted ccdfish are inpcrted only from North 

 America or from Europe. 



Kote__2, Anchovies are shipped in tv/o types of containers, i,e. 

 in heavy barrels v/hich represent an estimated 40 per cent of 

 gross weight and in tins which represent an estimated 20 per cent 

 cf gross weight. Normally 55 per cent of the anchovies imported 

 are in barrels and 45 per cent in tins, and arc shipped in a salt 

 solution. All imports of anchovies dm-ing 19/|2^ 1943 ond 1944 vrere 

 received from Argentina, and were of a local species differing frc-^m 

 the Mediterranean variety. 



Note_3« Herring is customarily received in tins which are estim^ited 

 to constitute 10 per cent of the gross weight. 



Total imports of canned fish 



10 



