444 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Imports from 1869 to 1894. — Table 7 shows in classified, form the 

 values of all fishery products imported for consumption during each 

 year from 1869 to 1894, inclusive. This statement covers the period in 

 which the imports have made the greatest increase, the value during 

 the last four years of this series being 176 per cent greater than during 

 the first four years. This increase has occurred in nearly all articles, 

 but it is most pronounced in case of brine-salted or pickled fish, shell- 

 fish, miscellaneous canned fish, and miscellaneous fishery products. 



7. Classified statement of the imports for consumption of fishery products into the United 

 States during each year from IS '69 to 1S94, inclusive. 



Tear ending June 30- 



1809. 

 1870. 

 1871 . 

 1872. 



1873 . 



1874 . 

 1875. 

 1876. 

 1877. 

 1878. 

 1879 . 

 1880. 

 1881. 

 1882. 

 1883. 



1884 . 



1885 . 

 1886. 

 1887. 

 1888. 

 1889. 

 1890 . 

 1891 

 1892. 

 1893. 

 1894 



Total. 



Fresh or 

 frozen. 



Unknown. 

 ...do 



...do 



$242, 675 

 279, 320 

 297, 532 

 346, 315 

 274, 091 

 315, 858 

 342, 729 

 283, 734 

 321,101 

 370, 722 

 474, 529 

 572, 533 

 708, 170 

 736, 765 

 068, 887 

 754, 209 

 867, 490 

 928, 344 

 879, 205 

 652, 271 

 510, 870 

 535, 104 

 563, 391 



11, 931, 905 



Dried or 

 smoked. 



$287, 934 

 263, 982 

 249, 091 

 130, 039 

 190, 693 

 247, 046 

 347, 290 

 292, 925 

 321, 240 

 409, 000 

 454, 338 

 519, 030 

 795, 853 

 913, 441 

 1, 290, 527 

 1, 279, 025 

 1, 242, 800 

 524, 548 

 511, 991 

 581, 439 

 609, 396 

 535, 374 

 434, 822 

 364, 933 

 401, 299 

 292, 701 



13, 491, 429 



Brine- 

 salted. 



$908, 039 



896, 976 



863, 803 



696, 942 



980, 726 



1, 360, 316 



1, 228, 135 



1, 293, 221 



926, 406 



1,489,003 



1,187,207 



1, 114, 207 



1,301,135 



1,210,711 



1, 548, 009 



2, 044, 845 



1, 094, 214 



906, 833 



1, 398, 223 



1, 469, 971 



1, 476, 888 



1, 988, 307 



2, 410, 868 

 2, 114, 247 

 2, 196, 226 

 2, 146, 780 



36, 852, 298 



Canned fish and shell-fish. 



Sardines. 



$640, 159 

 980, 989 

 912, 555 

 683, 095 

 986, 769 

 886, 677 

 610, 705 

 587, 880 

 722, 997 

 681, 073 

 833, 302 

 1, 115, 662 

 956, 022 

 796, 279 

 773, 029 

 976, 754 

 677, 068 

 762, 879 

 817,675 

 940, 030 

 806, 097 

 764, 506 

 1, 000, 843 

 1, 175, 892 

 1,258,158 

 900, 780 



22, 249, 081 



Others. 



$33, 218 



33, 990 



40, 784 



71, 470 



84, 308 



260, 016 



416, 204 



124, 300 



42, 491 



40, 916 



68, 887 



101, 381 



176, 349 



356, 626 



371, 684 



283, 082 



419,619 



324, 099 



357, 364 



486, 995 



614, 023 



632, 128 



1,044,615 



629, 270 



696, 258 



679, 231 



8, 389, 368 



