VOLUME OF THE BUSINESS. 



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entire exports. The cod fisheries alone greatly exceed 

 those of any other country in the world. The annual 

 nvrrage export of this valuable fish is about 1,350,000 

 quintals of 112 pounds weight. The Dominion of 

 Canada exports an average of 450,000 quintals and 



HARVEST TIME ON THE BANKS. 



Norway 751,000 quintals. The whole Norwegian 

 catch averages 50,000,000 codfish, while the aggregate 

 annual catch of cod in North American waters, includ- 

 ing the fisheries on the banks by French, American, 

 < ';madian and Newfoundland fishermen is estimated at 

 3,700,000 quintals. The number of codfish captured 



