of the Fishery Board jor Scotland. xxxix 



Year. 



East Coast. 



Orkney and 

 onetiana.. 



west 

 L/Oast. 



Total. 



Average 

 Price per 

 Barrel. 



1898 



£905,447 



£236,043 



£240,656 



£1,382,146 



s. 

 15 



d. 



4 



1899 



835,956 



507,512 



370,450 



1,713,918 



29 



2 



1900 



823,100 



542,099 



299,469 



1,664,674 



26 



7 



1901 



739,905 



686,965 



277,920 



1,704,790 



21 



3 



1902 



1,235.617 



577,531 



300,886 



2,114,034 



23 



5 



1903 



1,005,328 



510,023 



272,073 



1,787,424 



22 



1 



1904 



891,841 



689,439 



234,819 



1,816,099 



17 





1905 



939,684 



041,855 



247,875 



2,229,414 



21 





1906 



1,329,086 



1,985,670 



230,586 



2,545,342 



25 



5| 





I,04:l,i7.)^: 





I ,Ui7 i 



9 A9Q A77 



20 





1908 



1,045,411 



736,952 



283,714 



2,066,077 



18 





1909 



1,358,802 



728,917 



281,336 



2,369,055 



25 



0.1 



1910 



1,482,356 



864,023 



264,923 



2,611,302 



22 



5 



1911 



1,320,988 



827,960 



242,034 



2,390,982 



23 



4i 



1912 



1,471,336 



981,933 



327,862 



2,781,131 



31 



9 



1913 



1,789,499 



643.717 



481,495 



2,914,711 



36 





Appendix D, No. 11. , is interesting as showing the development of 

 the industry during the last 103 years. The process of improvement 

 has been gradual, but none the less forward, the figures having risen 

 from 89,934 barrels * in 1811 to 1,886,596 barrels * in 1913. 



The number of barrels of cured herrings branded during the 

 year was 246,604, as compared with 174,888 in 1912. 



In last year's report reference was made to certain modifications 

 which had been made in the branding regulations with, a view to 

 bringing them into line with the changed conditions which now 

 obtain in the herring fishing industry as compared with a few years 

 ago. The principal changes were the extension of the " mattie " 

 brand to herrings taken on or after 1st June, in place of 1st or 10th 

 July as formerly, and the institution of a " filling " brand for 

 " maturing " or " filling " herrings not less than 10 J inches in length. 



The number of barrels presented for the last-named brand was 

 8741, of which 7723 fulfilled the conditions laid down. The demand 

 for this brand was less than the Board had been led to anticipate, 

 but it is, of course, much too early to form any opinion as to the position 

 it may ultimately occupy. As yet it is insufficiently known among 

 continental consumers, and until they have become familiarised with 

 it it is impossible to judge whether or not it is likely to estabUsh 

 itself in popular favour. On the other hand, there was a brisk demand 

 for the early mattie brand, and having regard to the shortage in the 

 catch, the number which received this stamp (51,427) was very 

 satisfactory. 



As has been stated elsewhere, the quality of the summer herrings 

 of 1913 was exceptionally good, and the effect of this is seen in the 

 increased number of barrels of the larger selections which were 

 branded. Thus the number which received the " La Full " brand 

 was 42,578, as compared with 13,085 in 1912, while of the total 

 number of barrels branded, 102.549, or 42 per cent., consisted of 

 " Full '• fish. 



The total quantity of herrings exported was 1,410,937 barrels, or 



* " Sea-j^ticks."' See footnote on page 127. 



