134 FISHERIES OF THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC 



FEOM 1825 TO 1840. 



In 1825 Quebec exported 1,546 casks and 1,414 cwt. of 

 codfish; 416 tierces and 401 barrels of salmon; 435 casks 

 pickled fish; 523 barrels and 165 boxes herrings, and 145 

 casks of oil. In the same year there were shipped from New 

 Carlisle 28,915 cwt. codfish ; 5,475 gallons oil. From Gaspe in 

 the same year 39,053 cwt. codfish and 269 barrels of the same. 



In 1828 Quebec exported 1,791 casks of codfish, 434 

 tierces, 191 barrels salmon, and 612 barrels, 40 half barrels 

 pickled fish, 1,233 barrels herrings. From Gaspe in the same 

 year 27,600 cwt. codfish, and from New Carlisle 21,706 cod- 

 fish and 269 barrels of salmon were shipped. 



In 1830 Gaspe exported 33,731 cwt., 120 barrels, 48 fir- 

 kins of codfish, and from New Carlisle 16,377 cwt. of codfish, 

 351 barrels of salmon, and 471 barrels of herrings were 

 exported. 



In 1831 Gaspe exported 171 barrels, 48 kegs, 35,216 cwt. 

 codfish; and New Carlisle in the same year, 20,084 cwt. cod- 

 fish, 47 kegs cod sounds. 



In 1833 there were exported from Gaspe 26,751 cwt. and 

 152 casks, 79 packages of codfish, and 14,018 gallons of fish 

 oil. From New Carlisle in the same year, 20,852 cwt., 55 

 barrels, 44 half barrels, and 62 kegs of codfish, 610 barrels 

 of herrings. 



In 1835 exports from Gaspe were : codfish, 35,144 cwt., 

 and pickled codfish, 105 barrels. From New Carlisle in the 

 same year, codfish, 22,279 cwt., 60 barrels of salmon, and 10 

 barrels of herrings, 62 barrels pickled codfish. 



In 1837 at Gaspe, exports of codfish were 52,544 cwts., 

 694 barrels, 52 bundles, and 10 boxes. New Carlisle exported 

 in the same year 42,797 cwts. and 45 barrels of codfish, 66 

 barrels of salmon. 



The fisheries of those times on the North Shore still re- 

 tained considerable proportions. Admiral Bayfield relates in 



