THE FISHERIES AND FISH TEADE OF PORTO RICO. 



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present the chief office remains at San Juan. Mr. A, R. Cruzcn is 

 collector of customs for the entire island, with branch offices in charge 

 of deputy collectors at the following ports: Ponce, Mayag-uez, Are- 

 cibo, Aguadilla, Arroyo, Humacao, and Fajardo. The fishery imports 

 at San eJuan, Ponce, and Mayagiiez will be referred to in some detail. 

 The five remaining ports of entiy, with several ports of less size and 

 note, are quite large receivers of fish, most of which is drawn from 

 the three first-mentioned, very few goods being imported direct. 



A large amount of fish donated as relief supplies for sufl'erers by 

 the hurricane of 1899 was admitted duty free during 1899 and 1900. 



Since July 1, 1901, all' fisheiy products from the United States 

 (except bonded imported fish) have been admitted free of duty, those 

 from foreign countries being subject to the following duties: 



JJuties on fishery products. {Approved May 23, 1902; revised to Jidy 1, 1902.) 



Duty free: Lobsters, canned or uncanned, shrimp and other shellfish, and turtles. 



Didiable: Anchovies, sardines, sprats, brislings, sardells or sardellen, packed in 

 oil or otherwise. In bottles, jars, tin boxes or cans, containing Ti cutjic inches or 

 less, 1 i cents per package; containing more than 7i cubic inches and no more than 21 

 cubic inches, 2J cents per package; containing more than 33 and not more than 70 

 cubic inches, 10 cents per package. 



Fish (except shellfish) in tin packages or packages containing less than one-half 

 barrel: Herring, mackerel, salmon, and other fish, 30 per cent; caviar, 20 per cent. 



Cents per lb. 

 Cod, haddock, hake, and pollock: 

 Dried, smoked, salted, or pickled, 



fresh frozen or packed in ice | 



Halibut, fresh, pickled, or salted 1 



Halibut, dried or smoked | 



Herring, dried or smoked % 



Herring, pickled or salted \ 



Herring, fresh \ 



Cents per lb. 



Mackerel, fresh, pickled, or salted... 1 



Salmon, fresh, pickled, or salted 1 



Alewives, smoked or salted f 



Other fish, dried or smoked, pickled 



or salted, fresh frozen or packed in ice f 

 Fresh-water fish, not .specially pro- 

 vided for ". |- 



Fish, skinned or boned \\ 



SAN JUAN. 



San Juan, the capital cit}^ is credited by the last census with 19,487 

 population, the district of San Juan having 32,048. The city is one 

 of the leading ports of entry for fishery products, a large portion of 

 which on arrival are at once reshipped on local steamers or by sail to 

 the numerous seaports of the island to which they are consigned. 

 Several commission houses are large receivers of fishery products, the 

 business in 1902, as compared with 1897, the last j^ear of Spanish rule, 

 showing an increase of 567,41^) pounds and a decrease in value of 

 $75,853, the decrease in value being chiefly due to the change from 

 Spanish silver to United States money. 



The fishery importations for 1897 and 1902, were as follows: 



British North American provinces 



United States 



Spain 



France 



Germany 



Total 



1897. 



Lbs. 



4, 929, 328 



270, 955 



4,868 



Value. 



S290, 588 



15, 458 



287 



5,205,146 306,333 



1902. 



Lbs. 



3, 328, 959 



2, 377, 801 



56.380 



4,850 



4,572 



Value. 



«116, 178 



103, 163 



9,956 



865 



318 



5, 772, 562 230, 480 



