of the Fishery Board for Scotland. ix 



During the year a demand for ungutted herrings for France arose, 

 and more than 2000 barrels were so cured at Lerwick for this trade. 



Owing to the closing of the market for branded herrings, there was 

 no demand for the official brand during the year. 



Cured Herrings Exported. 



The total export of cured herrings for 1915 was 119,265 barrels. 

 The principal market has hitherto been the Continent of Europe, 

 and the greater part of the export has gone to the two countries 

 of Germany and Russia. The following is the rate of export to each 

 since 1901 : — 



Year. 



To Germany.* 



To Russia 





Barrels. 



Barrels. 



1901 . 



998,240 



233,129 



1902 • 



. 1,049,502 



292,987 



1903 . 



794,711 



303,202 



1904 . 



. 1,095,683 



384,443 



1905 



. 1,057,315 



430.554 



1906 . 



. 1,025,886 



424,200 



1907 . 



. 1,186,100 



627,100 



1908 . 



. 1,001,645 



616,497 



1909 . 



786,682 



574,307 



1910 . 



982,361 



732,345 



1911 . 



794,219 



655,814 



1912 . 



719,013 



750,187 



1913 . 



672,701 



619,680 



1914 . 



353,323 



493,039 



1915 . 





51,143 



* From 40 to 50 per cent, of the total quantity of herrings exported to Germany was, 

 in normal circumstances, sent over the frontier to Russia and other Eastern countries- 



The quantity exported during the year included practically the 

 whole of the balance of the 1914 cure which was on hand at the 

 beginning of 1915. The exports to Russia, with the exception of 

 some 2000 barrels sent via Scandinavia, required of necessity to go by 

 way of Archangel, and the Board are glad to be able to report that 

 the transport difficulties from that port were successfully overcome, 

 both as regards the herrings exported during 1915 and those which 

 had been forwarded in the previous year and had been in stores over 

 winter. 



The exports to America amounted to 45,385 barrels, while 9892 

 barrels, including ungutted herrings, were sent to France. 



