FOREIGN FISHERY-TRADE OF THE UNITED STATUS. 



551 



only to a very limited extent. Small quantities are imported each year 

 from the British Provinces and sold rough-dried, principally in the sea- 

 port towns. No doubt several important industries could be developed 

 in this country in gathering and preparing seaweeds. 



The imports of seaweed and seaweed preparations during each year 

 from 1SG9 to 1894, inclusive, are shown in Table 12 on page 419. 



XVII.— APPENDIX. 



A series of compilations is here presented, showing approximately 

 the rates of duty exacted on fishery products and fishing appliances 

 imported into various foreign countries. These data have been compiled 

 from the publications of the Bureau of American Eepublics and the 

 International Customs Journal, published by the International Customs 

 Tariff Bureau, Brussels, Belgium. The figures in certain instances given 

 in the first column are the numbers that the different items bear in the 

 original tariff enactments. In reducing to American equivalents, the 

 valuation on July 1, 1895, is adopted for fluctuating currencies. 



AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 



(General law of May 25, 1882, with alterations of law of May 21, 1887.) 



[Florin = $0. 32. Kilogram = 2. 2040 pounds. ] 



No. 



51 

 52 

 59 



92 



105 

 230 

 248 



272 

 326 

 341 



I terns. 



Fish, fresh; river aiid creek crawfish ; snails, fresh (by con- 

 vention, free) 



Shellfish from the sea (i. e., oysters, lobsters, crabs) ; tur- 

 tles, not prepared 



Sponges: 



Bathing and horse 



Other 



Spermaceti 



Fish oil 



Herrings, salted or smoked 



Fish, not otherwise provided for, salted, smoked or dried 

 (by convention, 3 florins) 



Fish, prepared (pickled or preserved in oil, etc.), in casks. . 



Caviar 



All eatables contained in boxes, jugs, cans, and bottles, 

 hermetically sealed 



Ambergris 



Whalebone, split 



Corals, prepared, i. e., ground, cut, or otherwise worked 

 upon ; genuine pearls, not set, if not coming under fancy 

 goods 



Fishing tackle 



Glue of all kinds 



Spermaceti candles 



Duty. 



Unit. 



.do 



.d.i 

 .do 



-do 



.do 



.do 

 .do 



.do 

 .do 

 .do 



.do 



.do 



.do 

 .do 



Rate. 



2.".. .'0 



I ."..(III 

 GO. 00 

 4.00 

 1.00 

 3.00 



5.00 

 15.00 

 50.00 



40.00 

 15.00 

 5.00 



24. 00 



50.00 



6.00 



11.00 



Rate 

 per loo 

 pounds. 



3.62 



2.17 



8.71 



.58 



.15 



.43 



.72 

 2.17 

 7.24 



5.80 

 2.17 



.72 



3.48 



7.24 



.87 



1.C0 



AZORES. 



(The customs duties operative in the Azores are those of Portugal, ii 

 which there are certain municipal import duties. | 



BELGIUM. 



addition to 



No. 



Duty. 



Fish, including oysters and all preserved lish and shellfish 



>; its and other art icles for sea fishing (such as fishhooks, cut Lasses, blocks, tubs, axe 



etc., necessary to fishermen) 



Fish oil 



"Whalebone and mother-of-pearl 



I ree. 



Do. 



Do. 



5 p.ct. 



