FOREIGN FISHERY-TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES. 



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domestic sardines ; the United States canneries market a large quan- 

 tity in Canada and ship several thousand cases to South America eacli 

 year. The half-pound can of sardines in mustard is the most popular 

 in the Canadian market. Several shipments have been sent to Australia, 

 but considerable competition exists in that market with the English 

 sprats, the preparation of which was begun at Dover, England, about 

 1883. It is not possible to show the extent of the export trade in this 

 product, as it is not separately listed in the customs returns 



While the sardines of the Maine coast differ from those occurring 

 along the French and Portuguese coasts, yet, when carefully prepared, 

 they are scarcely inferior to the general run of the latter. There are 

 many consumers, however, who prefer French brands to the domestic 

 goods. For this reason the importation of the French sardines con- 

 tinues to increase, and among them are large quantities of cheaper 

 grades, which are readily marketed because they come from France. 



By far the greater portion of the sardines imported into the United 

 States are received from France, Portugal supplying the next largest 

 quantity. Of the $0,355,286 worth received during the ten years end- 

 ing June 30, 1804, $7,033,485 worth came directly from France and 

 $580,805 from Portugal; from England direct were received $475,300 

 worth; from Germany, $112,412; from Sweden and Norway, $108,050; 

 from Belgium, $03,G1G; and from all other countries, $251,700. How- 

 ever, nearly the whole of those imported into this country are the 

 product of the French, Portuguese, and Norwegian fisheries. 



The following table shows the value of sardines imported from each 

 foreign country, the value of the imports for consumption, and amount 

 of duty paid thereon, during the ten years ending June 30, 1804 : 



50. Statement by countries of the imports of anchovies or sardines into the United States 

 during each of the ten years ending June 30, 1894. 



Countries from which imported. 



1885. 



Europe : 

 Austria-Hungary — 



Belgium 



Denmark 



England 



Erance 



Germany 



Italy 



Netherlands 



Portugal 



Spain 



Sweden and Norway. 



Total Europe 



North America : 

 Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, etc. 



Quebec, Ontario, etc 



Cuba 



Total North America 



All other islands and ports . 

 Grand total 



Total entered for consumption. 

 Amount of duty 



$0, 442 



62 



417 



56, 500 



489, 553 



4, 025 



2,275 



8, 263 



7 



1,254 



9,054 



$30, 354 



202 



89 



40, 782 



708, 840 



8, 331 



4,095 



7,024 



5,375 



3,968 



11, 883 



$18, 729 



3,355 



158 



56,213 



619,801 



6,102 



5,366 



6,013 



59, 545 



8,686 



14,419 



$7, 336 



4,129 



24 



76. 996 



792, 820 



7,244 



5,303 



8,543 



46, 499 



19, 147 



22, 554 



$7 



8,652 



91 



31,073 



699, 121 



6,405 



4,744 



6,058 



19, 742 



3,857 



11, 926 



577, 858 



2 

 454 



456 



1,413 



677, 068 

 192, 131 



820, 943 



798, 387 



19 



887 



267 

 1,334 

 1,193 



2,794 



765 



823, 700 



801, 181 



762, 879 

 209, 030 



817, 675 

 237, 878 



990, 595 



241 

 1,961 



1,789 



2,202 



1,877 



762 



416 



793, 969 



940, 036 

 273, 166 



806, 077 

 262, 052 



$26 



11,953 



7 



34,843 



625, 109 



5,664 



7,007 



5, 637 



20, 060 



14,415 



791, 676 I 724, 721 



1,154 

 1,534 



2,688 



728, 108 



764, 506 

 283, 008 



