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COLD-STORAGE HOLDINGS OF CURED FISH 



During 1936 monthly cold-storage holdings of cured herring and 

 mild-cured salmon averaged 21,499,000 pounds which is an increase 

 of 67 percent as compared with the average monthly holdings in 1935. 

 The holdings during October were the largest, amounting to 30,666,265 

 pounds, and the smallest were in February, amounting to 14,417,137 

 pounds. 



Holdings of cured fish, 1936, by species and months 



FOREIGN FISHERY TRADE 



The foreign trade in fishery products of the United States in 1936 

 amounted to $55,086,726, of which $41,872,560 represents the value 

 of these products imported for consumption, and $13,214,166, the 

 value of exports of domestic fishery products. Compared with the 

 previous year, there was an increase of 9 percent in total trade, and 

 16 percent in the value of the imports, but a decrease of 8 percent in 

 the value of exports. 



Imports consisted of 371,205,567 pounds of edible products, valued 

 at $30,356,439, and nonedible products, valued at $11,516,121. 

 Fishery exports consisted of 111,259,302 pounds of edible products, 

 valued at $12,262,784, and nonedible products, valued at $951,382. 



Import duties levied on fishery products imported durmg 1936 

 totaled $6,544,971. 



Exports of domestic fishery products, 1936 ' 



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

 of Commerce. 



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