FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1939 275 
FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE 
The foreign trade in fishery products of the United States in 1938 
amounted to $53,722,221, of which $39,307,089 represents the value 
of these products imported for consumption and $14,415,132, the value 
of exports of domestic fishery products. Compared with the previous 
year there was a decrease of 18 percent in total trade, 22 percent in the 
value of the imports, and 1 percent in the value of the exports. 
Imports consisted of 302,623,795 pounds of edible products valued 
at $28,348,602, and nonedible products valued at $10,958,487. Fish- 
ery exports consisted of 118,029,159 pounds of edible products valued 
at $13,797,855, and nonedible products valued at $617,277. 
Import duties levied on fishery products imported during 1938 
totaled $5,700,534. 




Exports of domestic fishery products, 1988 } 

Item Quantity Value 


EDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS 
Fish, fresh or frozen: 






SEubeaoia) it Sao ae eee 2. 3a ee eee Sek pounds_ 6, 345, 069 $706, 629 
(OG ream EE oe te ee oh ee ae dos 1, 587, 445 139, 860 
Fish, salted, pickled, or dry-cured: 
Silsctpie O22 3s ee eee eee doz 2, 162, 135 448, 796 
Cod thaddocks hake; pollock;icuske=—=-— =) a es doz 1, 656, 221 116, 997 
Fish, canned: 
SULT OF Re Sree eS a Se ee doze 48, 290, 957 7, 269, 171 
Sardines s jo. RS Soe e eee ae deere aes ee es Feels do===s 40, 811, 807 2, 786, 163 
Shellfish, not canned: 
Oysters, fresh, in the shell, shucked, frozen, or in ice__________ d= 5, 322, 624 374, 355 
DhyM Pp  inesh>wroOZene OL IM COe see dos=== 382, 089 55, 211 
Surin PRGnledmees pies Oe eee ee is et ee etd eee does 1, 709, 775 304, 307 
Shellfish, canned: 
SHOVAT COO) oka See) ee es ok Lay ge a ae eT doze 5, 083, 489 993, 505 
ONDA PIS Peee SE ee Be Se Nee en Bea Rae Ot ieee dos 1, 518, 475 249, 981 
AO Herishyandenshpprodiucts= = 2255 es wee Leta TO 8 doles 3, 159, 073 352, 880 
iRotaltediblesproductst -s22-o. = ee ee es a ee ae dos 118, 029, 159 13, 797, 855 
NONEDIBLE FISHERY PRODUCTS 
Warine-aninialtouse: 342 sre} tea) colo? ele Brae fo: Taner» do 2, 677, 318 215, 600 
ishimea)ltoriecd= teeth. gee oe ee Siyess tons__ 1, 431 65, 061 
TIES eitit- Seal, GTeSSeG Seo = Rs 8 Ts en ee en number __ 5, 380 92, 500 
SStCL SHECLIS= gee wire Deve ee 2, eee ee tons__ 36, 280 244, 116 
iiotal.nonedibleiproductss see === 5... 2-2-2. eee ae eerie Opens Se Pe 617, 277 
Grandsiotale. 2. = Soe ee ee ee Se ee 5 ele oie leet ee Tye BERS 14, 415, 132 


! These statistics have been furnished by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department 
of Commerce. 
