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APPENDIX J: DENMARK 



In the Danish statistics, the fish are entered in pounds or singly. As the values for 

 these divisions are also kept separate, it might be thought an easy matter to convert all 

 the data into pounds, and this has been done in Table XII. 



The difficulty about this is, that the system of selling singly may take place at ports 

 where the average price per pound might be much lower or much higher than at the 

 ports where the fish is sold by pound. The difference is probably very small on the whole, 

 and of recent years the tendency is to use the better system, of stating the quantities all 

 in pounds. 



These considerations do not affect the figures given for the average price, unless we 

 wish to calculate the average weight of the fish and then, some caution has to be exercised. 



The cod and haddock do not require any lengthy consideration. The average price Average price 

 has gone up greatly between 1896 and 1902, but, as already shown, the total quantities cod and haddock 

 landed have greatly decreased. The decrease, in fact, is not counterbalanced by the increase 

 in average price, since the total value is now considerably less. If we compare now the 

 price per S and the price singly, we see that the average weight of cod lies between SVa 

 and 13 fh, and of haddock between IVs and 2 S. The part of the coast where the fish 

 are entered singly, is the district north of Horns Eeef, and if we separate out the figures 

 for that district from the others, — it is unnecessary to state them here — we find that 

 the average prices and weigths fall within the averages here stated. 



We do not have the same difficulty in the case of the plaice, and as this species is Average price 

 of great importance, the average price of each specimen has been calculated for the three p,aice 

 districts, so far as the statistics permitted it. First of all, it has to be noticed that, although 

 the average price per S has fluctuated a good deal, there has been little if any rise in 

 price on the whole. Again, the difference in price, given for the plaice in the three districts, is at 

 first sight very remarkable. For the Skager Kak, the prices are always higher than for the other 

 districts, where they are on the whole much the same. The difference is entirely due to a 

 difference in size, which can be shown more clearly from other data given in the reports. 



For the years 1898, 1899 and 1900, the average weight of plaice taken in the Skager 

 Kak is given as being 16-4 — 19-6 ft per score or practically 1 (Engl.) lb. each. In the 

 same years, the average weight north of Horns Reef varied between 10 to 16 îfc per score, 

 but nearer the latter figure as a rule. South of the Horns ßeef, the average weight did 



' In Skager Kak where the plaice are of large size. ■' North of Horns Reef. " South of Horns Reef. 



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