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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



Product. 



Fiscal year ending 

 Dec. 31, 1920. 



Pounds. Value. 



Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 

 1921. 



Pounds. Value 



Fish, dried and salted . 



Shark fins 



Shrimp, dried 



Fish stomachs 



Oysters, dried 



107,097 



507 



84,825 



$10, 560 



362 



20,630 



127,953 



608 



21, 142 



211 



37 



$8, 853 



781 



4,401 



32 



7 



Total. 



192, 429 



31,552 149,951 



14,074 



The only importations of fishery products into this consular dis- 

 trict are canned salmon, sardines, and a very little tuna, crab, and 

 lobster. According to the best information obtainable none of these 

 imported products is reexported. The only fishery product imported 

 from countries other than the United States is sardines. While no 

 figures are available as to the quantities and values of the sardines 

 imported, it has been estimated that the quantity would not amount 

 to over 50 per cent of the amount imported from the United States. 

 The majority thus imported usually come from Spain. To increase 

 the imports of all fishery products packed in cans or in jars into this 

 consular district, the excessive import duties placed on these products 

 would have to be considerably reduced. Packers in the United States 

 should make an effort to ship a superior quality of goods. 



AGUASCALIENTES. 



[By H. G. Bretherton, vice consul, September 3, 1921.] 



There are no local fishery products in this district. Fishery 



Products are imported to the amount of approximately $15,000, 

 Fnited States currency, annually, and consist principally of sardines, 

 canned salmon, and dried cod. About 60 per cent of all fishery 

 products imported into the district comes from the United States, 

 due principally to the proximity of the two countries. At present 

 the American sardine dominates the market, but the Spanish is 

 following close, and if Spain continues to lower sardine prices and 

 the transportation facilities improve no doubt the Spanish article 

 will lead, because it is put up in olive oil, while most of the American 

 sardines received here are packed in cotton-seed oil. The American- 

 dried cod dominates the market, due to the proximity of the two 

 countries, but the Norwegian-dried cod is preferred. Other than 

 reasons stated, the lowering of prices, which all the other countries 

 are practicing at present, will do more than anything else to increase 

 importation from the United States. 



GUADALAJARA. 



[By A. J. McConnico, consul, August 26, 1921.] 



There are no fisheries in the Guadalajara consular district. Ac- 

 cording to conservative estimates the value of fish products imported 

 into this district annually is $66,000. The United States supplies 

 fully 90 per cent of this, the remainder being supplied by Spain and 

 Norway. The market for salted, smoked, and pickled fish is limited, 

 the annual consumption not exceeding 3,000 pounds. Norway 

 contributes about 2,000 pounds and the United States the remainder. 



