FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 3861 
the value. The exports of canned sardines, the chief competitor of 
canned salmon in foreign markets, amounted to 71,285,456 pounds, 
valued at $6,126,476, showing an increase of 13.6 per cent in amount 
and 15.6 per cent in value. Very slight increases or decreases in 
exports were made by the other classes of fishery products. 
Considering only the amounts of fishery products upon which we 
usually have an unfavorable trade balance, the imports of fresh and 
frozen fish were 20.3 times the exports in 1926 and 9.5 times those in 
1925. The imports of cured fish were 6 times the exports in 1926 
and 5.4 times those in 1925. The imports of fresh and canned shell- 
fish were 2.4 times the exports in 1926 and 2.1 times those in 1925. 
-The imports of fish and marine-animal oils were 115 times the exports 
in 1926 and 123 times those in 1925. Contrasting the above products 
with the amounts of those upon which we usually have a favorable 
trade balance the exports of canned fish, usually the most important 
export fishery product, were 3.7 times the imports in 1926 and 4.3 
times those in 1925. The exports of miscellaneous or other fishery 
products were 2.3 times the imports in 1926 and 1.3 times the 1925 
export. 
Following are tables showing the amount and value of the foreign 
trade in fishery products by the United States for 1925 and 1926 and 
a comparison table for 1926. 
Imports for consumption and domestic exports of fishery products, 1926, and ratio 





















comparisons 
: Ratio of imports 
Item Imports Exports to exports 
Edible fishery products: 
Fish, fresh, frozen, or packed Pounds Value Pounds Value Quantity | Value 
in ete Se ee ees " 188, 849, 434 | $9, 770, 816 6, 828, 713 $870, 010 203 : 10.) 112: 10 
Fish, salted, dried, smoked, . 
appieiied ese 525. i 111,406,751 | 9,029,419 | 18,631,684 | 2,361,320] 60:10} 38:10 
Fish, canned or packed in oil_-! 34, 644,050 | 6, 142, 286 | 126, 789,557 | 15, 013, 052 10:237 | 10:24 
Shellfish, canned of fresh___-__- 23, 134, 572 7,009,325 | 9,763,176 | 1,520, 647 24:10] 46:10 
Other fish products, roe cav- 
RAT CUC mee ee em 2 Se eS 642, 460 566, 133 1, 493, 922 | 138, 808 10 : 23 41:10 
Oth =e ae ee eke 8 308, 677, 267 | 32, 517,979 | 163, 507, 052 | 19,903,837 | 19:10 16:10 
Nonedible fishery products: | 
Fish and marine-animal oils !__ 93, 145, 755 | 6, 694, 306 808, 827 | 118, 986 1,150: 10 | 563 : 10 
PPLE CLS eee Cee ee see ey ee TOSS826 500 || 2422 == ee | 306; 184\s-cse eee 355 : 10 
Biota) weet TR NN A | T7ABTGRSOT | eens ee te [Sips aol cucenle 413 : 10 
(rane potas see ek Oy al ee | BO, 0640786 (ol Es 20; 320; 007 |. Aa. 25 : 10 
1 Gallon of fish or marine-animal oil calculated at 7.5 pounds. 
Exports of domestic fishery products, 1925 and 1926 
| 
Item | 1925 1926 
Fish, fresh, frozen, or packed in ice: Quantity Value | Quantity Value 
SEU eY ey aT 9S = 6 ie ge ein > ae See, eee pounds_.| 4, 233, 549 $502,007 = 3, 062, 307 $487, 542 
Oibertreshpnshie oe . ee Pe es do_.--| . 6, 283, 087 662,114 | 3, 766, 406 382, 468 
otal ete ene ee Site! ae. Sees ea ees do_._-| 10,516, 636 1, 164, 121 6, 828, 713 870, 010 
Fish, salted, dried, smoked: | 
(0 gene a 9 Sees Se ee ee eee ee) foze—2 4, 381, 744 537, 815 3, 954, 342 423, 937 
Haddock, hake, and pollock. -------------- do.---| © 3,163, 658 277,948 | 2, 703, 613 196, 782 
Fiprringwwea stants Aa ne ney eee ee do.---| 3,442,340 212,331) 2,350, 883 155, 471 
Salmon, smoked or dry-cured._------------ Gomes alear 4,650; 740 341,106 | 2, 169, 595 455, 270 
Dthicr Seeman e Ee 9S ee ee do..-.| 1,716, 468 132,875 | 1, 652, 651 190, 506 
TiN 2. a a le Ce eae do... 14,354,950 | 1,502,075 | 12,831,084 | 1,421, 966 


