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salmon are obtained in this manner. During the present year ship- 

 ments of cod have been received direct from Halifax, but much larger 

 quantities of Halifax cod, mackerel, and salmon are still bought 

 through commission houses in New York. Imports from various 

 countries during the years 1918 and 1919 and the first six months of 

 1920 were as follows: 



