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to $10.00 per bbl. The Cape Shore fleet numbered 19 

 sail, compared with 31 the previous year. 



When the market was glutted with fresh mackerel con- 

 siderable were sold for salting. The shore fish were of 

 desirable size, but early in the season the demand was 

 light owing to the unsettled conditions caused by the 

 war. 



Shore mackerel sold in July ex vessel at from $9.00 to 

 $14.00 per bbl. ; in August from $14.00 to $14.50 ; Sep- 

 tember $15.00 to $17.00; October $17.50 to $19.00. 



A small fleet went to the North Bay, but were unsuc- 

 cessful owing to bad weather. 



The catch at the Magdalen Islands was the best for 

 five or six years, but at other points in Canada the pro- 

 duction was light. 



The amount salted in Ireland was light owing to the 

 good demand in the English markets for fresh mackerel. 

 A large portion of the Norwegian catch was also con- 

 sumed fresh. 



The catch of salt mackerel of the leading countries of 

 the world, compared with 1914, were as follows: 



Total 65,098 106,140 



Codfish: — The feature of the codfish trade has been 

 the unprecedented demand for fish for export due to the 

 conditions caused by the war. Good prices prevailed 

 through the year. 



The vessels engaged in the Bank fishery brought home 

 good catches. The Cape North fleet although bothered 

 some at first by ice in obtaining bait returned with good 

 trips. The fleet made good catches of fish on the fishing 

 grounds in the Gulf of St. Lawrence off Perce, Quebec, 

 where codfish were abundant. 



The first fare of trawl Bank codfish arrived at Glouces- 

 ter, June 15, schr. Athelete, having 280,000 lbs., and sold 

 at $3.50 per cwt. for large and $3.25 for small. 



Schooner Athelete, Capt. Thos. Benham, is also high 

 line of the codfish fleet, having stocked $19,500. 



The catch of the leading countries of the world, com- 

 pared with 1914, has been as follows: 



