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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Exports of smoked herring by countries. — The exports of domestic 

 smoked herring are confined almost exclusively to the West Indies and 

 the Central and South American countries. More than one-half are 

 sent to Haiti, with Santo Domingo, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Bico, and 

 Venezuela ranking next in order. 



Of the 25,277,958 pounds exported during the last seven years, Haiti 

 received 15,566,663 pounds and Santo Domingo and Cuba 3,364,038 and 

 2,026,087 pounds, respectively. The American continent and adjacent 

 islands received 24,881,338 pounds, or almost 99 per cent of the total 

 exports, Africa 367,400, and Europe only 25,135 pounds. 



The following table shows these exports in detail : 



42. Statement hy countries of the quantities and values of domestic smoked herring exported 

 from the United States during the seven years ending June 30, 1894. 



