448 REPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



of these imports more in detail than previously given appears in the 

 following table. Since 1869 a duty of 30 per cent ad valorem has been 

 imposed on fish prepared in oil. On those canned without oil a duty 

 of 35 per cent ad valorem was imposed previous to 1884 ; from 1884 to 

 1891 the rate has been 25 per cent, and since then 30 per cent. 



11. Statement of the canned fish and shellfish, exclusive of sardines, imported for consump- 

 tion into the United States from 1869 to 1894, inclusive. 



Year ending Juno 30- 



1869 

 1870 

 1871 

 1872 

 1873 

 1874 

 1875 

 187G 

 1877 

 1878 

 187!) 

 1880 

 1881 

 1882 

 1883 

 1884 

 1885 

 1886 

 1887 

 1888 

 1889 

 1890 

 1891 

 1892 

 1893 

 1894 



Total. 



$33, 318 



33, 990 



40, 784 



71, 470 



84, 308 



260, 016 



416, 264 



124, 300 



42, 491 



40, 910 



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 



a Included with "All other, plain canned." 

 b Includes "All other, plain canned," 

 clncluded with "In oil, etc." 



"Shellfish and turtles" consists principally of fresh lobsters received 

 from Nova Scotia. It also includes fresh and prepared shrimp, crawfish, 

 and other shellfish and turtles. All of these products are admitted free 

 of duty. It is impossible to give a classification of the separate articles, 

 other than is afforded by Tabled, on page 522, showing the countries 

 from which they were received during a series of recent years. 



The quantity and value of each variety of fish sounds and isinglass 

 imported for consumption are shown in Table 77, and' similar data for 

 marine oils are given in Table 67. 



The miscellaneous fishery products comprise ambergris, ambergris 

 oil, coral, seaweed, shells of marine mollusks and crustaceans, skins of 

 various fishes, spermaceti in the form of candles, sponges, and whale- 

 bone. The value of the imports of these separate articles is shown in 

 Table 12, but a more extensive account of the varieties, quantities, and 

 values is given in other tables of this report. 



