Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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Years. 
Ban-els 
Cured. 
Barrels 
Branded. 
Barrels 
Exported. 
Brand Fees 
Received. 
1888, 
1,118,8724 
383,980^ 
774,193 
6,399 13 6 
1889, 
1,397,507 
455,285^ 
970,175| 
£7,588 1 10 
Increase in 1889, 
278,634| 
71,305 
195,982| 
£1,188 8 4 
A comparison of the results of 1889, with the average of the Comparison of 
preceding ten years, shows a large increase in the quantity of is^wHh tife 
herrings cured and exported, but a decrease in the quantity average of the 
branded, and in the amount of brand fees received, viz. : — preceding ten 
years. 
Years. 
Barrels 
Cured. 
Barrels 
Branded. 
Barrels 
Exported. 
Brand Fees 
Received. 
Average of ten years, ) 
1879-1888, . j 
Year 1889, 
1,298,348^ 
1,397,507 
519,512 
455,285^ 
891,071 
970,175| 
£8,658 10 8 
7,588 1 10 
Increase in 1889, 
Decrease in 1889, 
99,158£ 
64,'226£ 
79,104| 
£l,07o" 8 10 
SUMMARY OF HERRING FISHING. 
Cured Fish. 
I. East Coast. 
The returns of the herrings cured on the East Coast of Scotland Twelve dis- 
for 1889 show a collective increase in twelve districts, as compared * ricts show , an 
with the quantity cured in 1888, of 383,462 barrels, and a collective five a decrease 
decrease in live districts of ^2,218^ barrels, resulting in a net in- Net increase 
crease of 311,243f barrels in 1889, over 1888. The districts which jggg 889 over 
mainly contributed to the increase were, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, 
Wick, Aberdeen, Buckie, Montrose, and Eyemouth. Those which 
exhibit the largest decreases were Shetland, Stonehaven, and Helms- 
dale. 
The returns of herrings cured on the whole of the East Coast of East Coast 
Scotland in the fifty years preceding last year, on the average of fi jjj^5 fift 
each period of ten years, show a continuous large increase, with years. mg y 
the exception of the period 1859-68. 
The particulars are as follow :-— 
Periods of Ten Years Yearly Average of Yearly average 
Barrels Cured. of barrels 
1839 to 1848 inclusive, 460,4961 cured in 
1849 ,,1858 „ 52i; 2 06| y^ 0 ** 611 
1859 „ 1868 „ 497,000| 3 ' 
1869-,, 1878 „ 691,618| 
1879 „ 1888 „ 1,063,796} 
Barrels cured in 1889, 1,183,857. 
