10 CONTENTS 



CHAPTER IX 



PAGE 



THE OUTLETS . . . . . . . 325 



I. A glance at the railway transport of France. II. Rail- 

 way tariffs in France and abroad ; the poor organisation of 

 the French railways ; the principal grievances of the fisher- 

 men and forwarders. III. The consumption of fish in 

 France ; imports and exports ; foreign competition in the 

 sardine trade. IV. A few words concerning the market of 

 Basle Refrigerating cars Billingsgate. V. The commer- 

 cial vicissitudes of fish Fresh fish : importations in Ger- 

 many, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria Preserved fish: 

 importations of herring in Germany, Russia, and the United 

 States ; of cod in Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Brazil. 



CONCLUSION . . . . . . .345 



PRINCIPAL FISHING GROUNDS ..... 349 



PRINCIPAL FISHING PORTS . . . . .350 



BIBLIOGRAPHY ....... 351 



SUBJECT INDEX . . . . . . .359 



