HERRING FISHERY. 



the whole way water carriage both from Hamburgh and Stettin ; 

 herrings imported at Bremen are fent up the Wefer, and formerly 

 immenfe quantities ufed to be fent up the Rhine by the Dutch, 

 to Cologne, Mayntz, Frankfort on the Mein, Manheim, Sec. 

 whence they were fyrther fent on the Mein and the Necker into 

 the interior of Franconia and Suabia. Herrings deftined for 

 Bohemia and Auftria are fent by fea to Stettin, and are thence 

 conveyed in the Oder Barges, as high ug^.as poflible into 

 Silefia, whence they are further carried by land. 



In regard to the value fet on different kinds of herrings, a de- 

 cided preference is given in Germany to Dutch herrings ; info- 

 much that though Swedifli herrings were latterly fold at a third 

 and even fourth of what Dutch herrings were fold for, none but 

 the pooreft people would purchafe Swedifh herrings, as long as 

 they could get Dutch, or at lead herrings cured in the Dutch 

 manner. The people of Emden and Altona have learnt from 

 the Dutch their method, though they have not hitherto in every 

 point the Dutch excellence ; and I have been told by perfons 

 in the trade, that herrings cured by the people of Altona do not 

 keep fo well as the Dutch herrings. 



Of the prices of Dutch herrings, as fold per barrel in the 

 Dutch ports. I have procured a lift for ten fucceflive years, 

 from i 788 to 1797, which was the laft ytar that Dutch herrings 

 could be procured. 



Thefe prices were as follows : 



Rix Dollars, 

 i oh 



17 



- 16 



'9 



- 25 



When the courfe of exchange is at par, fix rix dollars are 

 equivalent to one pound fterling and five or fix pence ; fo that 



