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The falling off in quantity was accompanied, as might be expected, 

 by a slight rise in prices, the average price per cwt. working out at 

 £3 8s. 7d., as against £o 7s. lOd. in the preceding year. 



Of brill, 258 cwts., valued at £560, were landed, as against 155 

 cwts. and £378 in 1911. 



(c) SKATES, SQUIDS, AND UNCLASSIFIED FISH. 



The total quantity of skate marketed in 1912 was 144,010 cwts., of 

 which 55 per cent, was landed by steam liners, and 36 per cent, by 

 trawlers, the remainder (with the exception of 349 cwts. which were 

 captured by set nets) being taken by sailing liners. This fish was 

 evidently in better demand than in 1911, as, notwithstanding that the 

 catch was 4000 cwts. less, the sum realised for them (£37,085) was 

 greater by £2550. Fully 70 per cent, of the entire catch was landed 

 at Aberdeen. 



Of squids, 157 cwts., which realised £57, were landed, as against 

 234 cwts. and £73 in 1911. These molluscs at some seasons form an 

 effective bait. 



Unclassified fish, which comprise pollack, bream, mullet, etc., were 

 landed to the amount of 10,693 cwts., which realised £2135, these 

 figures showing practically no variations from those of the preceding 

 year. About half of the unclassified fish landed is brought in by 

 foreign trawlers. 



Summary showing Catch and Value during past 10 Yeare?. — The 

 following table shows the catch and value of fish (exclusive of 

 shell-fish) taken by the different methods of fishing since 1903 

 inclusive : — 



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