212 CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE HERRING-FISHERY. 



(each barrel measuring 31^ gallons, and containin'g 

 from 700 to 900 herrings) were exported, used for home 

 consumption, and sent coastwise, in the year from 1st April 

 1777 to 1st April 1778 :— 



From Greenock. 

 Exported prmcipally to the West Indies, 

 Sold for home consumption, .... 

 Sent coastwise, 



From Greenock, total quantity, .... 



Prom Port-Glasgow, exported, .... 



and here a considerable quantity was also 



sold for home consumption. 



At Campbelton, in the same year, were 



exported, 8377 



Sent coastwise, . . . . . 2204 



Sold for home consumption, . . . 245 



From Stornoway, exported, . . .2197 

 Sent coastwise, 3964 



23,058 barrels. 



4,458 „ 



919 „ 



28,435 „ 



5,752 „ 



From Isle Martin, red herrings, 500 and 800 j)er 

 barrel, cured as at Yarmouth and Dunbar, 



Total quantity, . 



10,886 „ 



6,161 „ 



12,000 „ 

 63,234 barrels. 



This large quantity of superior herrings, cured in only 

 a few of the ports on the west coast, proves the beneficial 

 effect of the bounty system in calling a latent benefit 

 into actual and permanent existence. 



The herrings were this year, 1777, abundant off Eye- 

 mouth and Dunbar, and were principally prepared smoked 

 or red. Messrs Fall had this year at Dunbar nine red 

 herring or smoking-houses, in which 1,200,000 could be 

 smoked at a time ; and William Knox had three smoking- 

 houses to prepare 300,000 ; Walter Simpson had two 

 smoking-houses to prepare 200,000; Geo. Wilson & Co., of 

 Liverpool, had two smoking-houses to prepare 200,000; but 

 the largest of all w^as at Eyemouth, belonging to Richard 



