492 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES 



37. Statement of the approximate rates of duty exacted in various foreign countries on 

 pickled or orine-salted mackerel imported therein. 



VI.— HERRING AND SARDINES. 



Branches of the trade. — The extensive herring fisheries of this coun- 

 try do not suffice to furnish the markets with sufficient products of this 

 species, and the imports of herring and sardines greatly exceed the 

 exports in value. In fact, these constitute the most important fishery 

 imports of the United States. The imports are in the form of sardines, 

 pickled herring, smoked herring, and small quantities of fresh herring 

 for bait and for food. The exports are smoked herring and small quan- 

 tities of pickled herring. 



The following table shows the value of the several varieties of herring 

 products imported and exported during the seven years ending June 

 30, 1894, and the total balauce of trade during each year: 



38. Condensed statement of the foreign trade in herring and sardines during the seven years 



ending June SO, 1S94. 



a No information. 



