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solid fish (or about 5i per cent of the cured fish), it will be seen that 

 it forms au important product of the fish. According to the latness of 

 the liver the yield of oil will vary betw^een one third and one-half, and 

 will of course depend to some extent on the thoroughness of the boiling 

 process. The general price for good codliver oil is about 13^* cents per 

 ])ound. 



The roes are salted in the same manner as the fish in boxes or barrels, 

 which are perforated so that the brine can run otf. The rocs arc then' 

 carefully packed and shipped to France and Si)ain, where they are used 

 as bait in the sardine fisheries. 



The sounds are cut from the backbone and scraped, and Mliile tiiey 

 are still fresh they are washed and spread over boards and finally dried. 

 There are generally from 50 to 100 sounds to a pound, which is sold at 

 from 10 cents to 27 cents. 



