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87 per cent, of the total cure (Appendix E, No. II.). The great 

 bulk of these was shipped to Continental ports and consumed in 

 Germany, Austria, and Russia, and 104,045 barrels were sent to 

 America. 



In the matter of direct exports Germany resumed the lead which 

 she had relinquished to Russia, although there is reason to suppose 

 that the consumption of herrings in Russia is still greater than that 

 of any other country, notwithstanding the fact that the duty imposed 

 in Germany is 3s. per barrel, and that in Russia is 13s. Fresh herrings 

 are permitted to enter free of duty, while Scottish cured herrings com- 

 pete with those of their chief rivals — -Norway and Holland — on equal 

 terms in the neutral markets. 



The following Table shows the export to Germany and Russia 

 direct for the last ten years, viz. : — 



Year. 



1904 



1905 



1906 



1907 



1908 



1909 



1910 



1911 



1912 



1913 



Germany. 

 1,095,683 

 1,057,315 

 1,025,886 

 1,186,100 

 1,001,645 

 786,682 

 982,360 

 794,219 

 719,012 

 672,701 



Russia. 

 304,443 

 430,554 

 424,200 

 627,100 

 616,497 

 574,307 

 732,345 

 655,814 

 750,187 

 619,680 



The principal receiving ports in Russia were St. Petersburg 

 (275,549 barrels), Libau (220,872), and Riga (104,484), while those in 

 Germany were Stettin (263,133), Hamburg (195,572), Konigsberg 

 (140,001), and Dantzig (73,995). 



The Report of the General Inspector of Sea Fisheries on his visit 

 to the various importing centres on the Continent (published in 

 Jan. 1914) was as usual full of interest to the trade. The principal 

 features touched on were the high prices prevailing, the increased 

 German import of fresh herrings for tinning purposes, improved pro- 

 vision for protecting herrings from sun heat, and the increased cold 

 storage accommodation now available. New markets are continually 

 being opened up by the construction of railways, especially in Russia, 

 and there appears to be no limit to the demand for well cured herrings. 



II. Cod, Ling, Haddocks, etc. 



The curing of fish other than herrings received a slight check last 

 year largely through scarcity of fish. Cod declined nearly 38,000 cwts. 

 and haddocks almost 99,000 cwts., both substantial declines. Saithe, 

 however, compensated in part by showing an improvement of 45,000 

 cwts. 



The total decrease from 1912 was 86,490 cwts., and the total 

 quantity dried, smoked, pickled, and tinned was 661,234 cwts. (App 

 D, No. I.). 



The following figures show the totals of the principal kinds cured 

 since 1903, viz. : — 



