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From Sweden lobsters are almost exclusively exported 

 from the port of Stromstad, on the western coast. The 

 following shows the shipments for some few years : — 



In 1871 56,509 were exported, of which 49,500 were 

 sent to England. 



Lobster fishing has been followed at Marshfield and V 

 Plymouth, Massachusetts, for thirty years and more. 

 From 50,000 to 100,000 lobsters are. taken annually, and 

 sold to the smacks for the Boston market, and to pedlars 

 for inland sale. 



On the North American coasts a large trade is done in 

 putting up lobsters in tins. For some years past the , 

 packing houses of Portland, Maine, have shipped lobsters "^ 

 in tins to England in ever-increasing, quantities. The 

 taste thus acquired has created a demand for the 

 article in a fresh and more palatable state. To supply 

 this demand the Portland firm of Marston and Sons, 

 extensive dealers, have conceived the idea of shipping 

 live lobsters by means of the British steamers which 

 ply between Liverpool and that port. Lately a trial 

 was made of a first consignment of this novel mer- 

 chandise across the Atlantic from Portland. A tank 

 was built on the main deck of the steamer " Sardinian," 

 twenty feet long, eight feet wide, and three feet high, 

 with a cover working on hinges. Through this tank a 

 stream of salt water, pumped from the ocean by a 

 donkey engine, and supplied by six faucets, constantly 

 flowed. 200 live lobsters were placed in it, but only 

 25 arrived at Liverpool alive. This was merely an ex- 

 periment, and future trials are expected to be more 

 successful. Lobsters can be purchased at Portland for 

 fourpence each. 



Lobsters prepared in tin cases are exported from Nova / 

 Scotia to the United States and West Indies. There is 



