U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Holdings of cured fish, 1937, by species and months 


Cured 
Mild-cured 
Month ended the 15th of. herring Salnion Total 
Pounds Pounds Pounds 
DAU USI as Se Re, es IL ee eo 18, 001, 751 8, 095, 866 26, 097, 617 
INGDPuary es eae ae ae ee, ee 18, 330, 859 5, 707, 047 24, 037, 906 
Miarohtta oa een oe Se ee ee oe 17, 404, 805 4, 955, 148 22, 359, 953 
JA pril 942 ae me ee Og he ee ee © ee 18, 033, 069 4, 016, 397 22, 049, 466 
IVEY pre oe As le lee en heen hr ce a Ree 22, 422, 267 3, 133, 848 25, 556, 115 
DUNG Ae Sa A ee ees ey 9 a peer ete peak 20, 598, 513 3, 514, 453 24, 112, 966 
Detlys Soe Nase Soe An a te hE ee ee 18, 689, 631 4, 720, 282 28, 409, 913 
AIS USTs one seta oe BE a= n= ae Hepa Neve te ehpee 9 pen oe he eee elt 17, 626, 521 5, 964, 964 23, 591, 485 
Septem bers" 2. kites 3 bol. eee a ebay he iene ee 16, 954, 488 7, 787, 570 24, 742, 058 
October T ae ea eels oe CE oe oe hoe vg ee 14, 918, 228 7, 210, 858 22, 124, 086 
INOvemberas soso 62 ite 2. Ee Rie Oe ees EE a 12, 909, 212 6, 730, 592 19, 639, 804 
DD ECOMD ELA ea ercae os wee ee bars ae Ca Rep Baty ue ae nas mene 10, 966, 065 6, 333, 873 17, 2997 938 

FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE 
The foreign trade in fishery products of the United States in 1937 
amounted to $65,202,767, of which $50,635,515 represents the value 
of these products imported for consumption, and $14,567,252, the 
value of exports of domestic fishery products. Compared ‘with the 
previous year, there was an increase of 18 percent in total trade, 21 
percent in the value of the imports, and 10 percent in the value of 
exports. 
Imports consisted of 364,668,145 pounds of edible products, valued 
at $33,910,738, and nonedible products, 
valued at $16,724,777. 
Fishery exports consisted of 119,067,718 pounds of edible products, 
valued at $13,729,441, and nonedible products, valued at $837,811. 
Import duties levied on fishery products imported during 1937 
totaled $8,253,677. 
Exports of domestic fishery products, 1937 1 








Item Quantity Value 
EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS 
Fish, fresh, frozen, or packed in ice: 
almoniwies.. ete ee st eee, eee pounds 8, 394, 435 $457, 286 
Othefern teste olen eer ceed eee ee = ee er do__- 1, 216, 598 130, 348 
4 Wo) | ee Oe Ge aA AS tee ee 2 dos 4, 611, 034 587, 634 
Fish, salted, pickled. or dry-cured 
Salmone vf fi ton sii ited to. gory Tee rae af dom 2, 232, 563 386, 974 
Cod, haddock, hake, pollock, eusk_ _-._.___-22_ 22/22 22222222222 L_L_- dose 1, 714, 987 119, 563 
Herring JC wiiove _ibiedu hy, wnt sepa DA Ree let 1 do____ J, 710, 001 66, 537 
Other: Glee LEA Sada). Ae eh ee ap x dows 1, 000, 568 51, 009 
Total: .<--= 2-2... - Stes Wlatoin Be o S is) ae ee ail it dos 6, 658, 119 624, 083 
Wish. ‘smokediorkippened <2 5 eek 2 a te dos 801, 355 41, 317 
Fish, canned: 
37, 978, 553 6, 654, 801 
51, 998, 236 3, 461, 855 
669, 739 43, 569 
418, 041 76, 120 
Hf Ba) 21 eek a nae eee eh Dea ReRR 7 eae DEN uae ie a i dot = 91, 064, 569 10, 236, 345 
Shellfish, not canned: 
Oysters, fresh inethe' shell "20s 4 AAPhd tha I ee ee Ft ee dol 4, 523, 747 162, 660 
Oysters, fresh, shucked, frozen, or in ice_________----_---------_----- Coles 1, 732, 035 261, 261 
Shrimp fresh, ‘frozen, OF in'icess oi ee el Se doz 2, 715, 297 345, 896 
1 These statistics have been furnished by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department 
of Commerce. 
