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THE FISHERIES OF THE ADRIATIC, 



Quantify and Value of tlic Imports and Exports of Fish in the 

 Austrian-Hungarian Empire during the Year 1878. 



In the above returns the fish caught by the Italian fishermen and taken 

 by them direct to Italy is^ not included amongst the exports : this may be 

 taken, as has been shown elsewhere, at at least 600,000 francs, or 250,000 

 florins, or i\ million kilogrammes at an average price of 20 soldi per kilogr. 

 The excess of imports over exports is 7,894 tons; value, 1,827,404 fl. ; as 

 against a yield of the sea-fisheries of 10,000 tons; value, 2,100,000 fl. The 



