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An idea of the good quality landed may be got from the fact that 79 

 per cent, of the herring.s branded were full and lafull fish. 



Of the total catch of 90,846 crans landed in the district, 85 per cent, 

 was landed at Stronsay, while the remaining 15 per cent, w^as divided 

 between Sanday, Kirkwall, Holm, Burray, and Stromness. 



With the exception of a small quantity kippered at Kirkwall, and 1174 

 crans exported to Altona in boxes with ice and salt by a firm of " Klon- 

 dykers," all the herrings landed were cured gutted. The total number of 

 barrels cured was 112,450, and of these 87,862 were exported direct, 24,211 

 w^ere sent coastwise, and 377 were lying on hand in the district at 31st 

 December. Of the direct shipments 40 per cent, was sent to Eussia 

 and 60 per cent, to Germany. 



The greater proportion of those sent coastwise was destined for 

 Germany and America. 



The following table shows the number of boats at work during each 

 week of the herring fishing, the quantity landed, and the average price 

 for each week, compared with the corresponding particulars in 1912 : — 



1913. 



1912. 



Week 



Boats 

 Fishing 



Total 

 Crans 



Average 

 Price per 



Boats 

 Fishing 



Total 

 Crans 

 Landed. 



Average 

 Price 



ending. 



during 

 Week. 



Landed. 



Cran for 

 Week. 



during 

 Week. 



per 

 Cran. 







Av. No. 





s. d. 



Av. No. 





s. d. 



May 



17 



3 



68 



20 3 



55 



932 



10 1 



" 



28 



65 



1,540 



18 8 



70 



3,433 



11 5 



June 





70 



784 



29 0 



150 



8,358 



12 8 



'\ 



90 



1,615 



30 6 



185 



8,886 



19 8 



j> 



14 



90 



1,259 



34 9 



145 



4,935 



29 6 



33 



21 



120 



6,456 

 12,368 



39 2 



230 



16,585 



27 6 





28 



250 



39 8 



350 



10,387 



29 2 



July 



5 



220 



5,480 



41 3 



290 



15,929 



33 1 



33 



12 



180 



3,220 



43 5 



270 



15,917 



32 7 



33 



19 



190 



7,739 



47 9 



270 



17,947 



33 9 





26 



240 



15,441 



45 7 



290 



16,522 



30 1 



Aug. 



2 



160 



1,983 



43 5 



255 



13,978 



30 3 



53 



9 



110 



5,969 



43 10 



206 



12,438 



29 4 





16 



100 



7,283 



42 1 



160 



4,547 



33 4 





23 



140 



10,951 



37 10 



100 



2,914 



30 11 



33 



30 



150 



7,085 



37 11 



25 



844 



30 8 



Sept. 



6 



70 



1,605 



35 0 









Table showing the quantity and value of herrings landed in the Orkney 

 district during the past five years : — 



Year. 



Total Crans Landed. 



Total Value 



1909 



45,462 



£59,259 



1910 



93,089 



92,543 



1911 



. 114,753 



136,760 



1912 



. 154,605 



221,652 



1913 



90,846 



185,564 



The landings by Enghsh trawlers, which consisted chiefly of cod from 

 Icelandic waters, were all used for curing purposes and exhibit a decrease 

 of 4337 cwts. in quantity and £1010 in value from the figures of 1912. 



