500 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



making a grand total of 1,321,0:30 barrels, worth $8,983,320. The 

 imports from the continent of Europe were 852,987 barrels, worth 

 $7,357,293, and from North American provinces 407,970 barrels, worth 

 $1,025,723. 



The Netherlands herring are the most valuable, averaging $11.48 per 

 barrel; those from Germany and Scotland rank next, with averages of 

 $7.44 and $7.23, respectively. The cheaper herriug are received from 

 Nova Scotia and Newfoundland, their average value being $3.19 and 

 $4.21, respectively, per barrel. 



Notwithstanding the greater value of the Dutch herring as compared 

 with those from England and Scotland, they are caught almost on 

 the same ground. The difference in value (about $4.50 per barrel) is 

 due entirely to the greater care exercised in preservation. The Dutch 

 bleed each fish, use the best quality of salt, and take the greatest care 

 in the manipulation. During recent years, however, the herring 

 received from the Netherlands have not been entirely free from com- 

 plaint, some New York importers claiming that the quality is not what 

 it was formerly. This complaint is lodged against the consignments 

 rather than the direct purchases. Tbe imports and sales of Scotch her- 

 ring are on the increase, brought about principally on account of better 

 selection and more uniformity in quality. 



46. Statement by countries of the imports of pickled herring during the ten years ending 



June SO, 1894. 





