Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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Fish Sold for use in a Fresh State. 
The following statement shows the total quantity and value of Pish sold for 
£ 1 11SP 111 (1 II*GSll 
white fish landed in Scotland and sold for use in a fresh state, or state 
disposed of in the localties where captured, for the last eight years, Details thereof 
during which time these statistics have been collected. It also for last eight 
shows the value of shell-fish landed for the same period. years ' 
Years. 
■Total 
Quantities of 
White Fish 
used Fresh. 
Total 
Values of 
White Fish 
used Fresh. 
Total 
Values of 
Shell Fish. 
Gross 
Total 
Values. 
1884 .... 
1885, .... 
1886, .... 
1887, .... 
1888, 
1889, .... 
1890, .... 
1891, .... 
Cwts. 
1,494,042 
1,725,459 
1 714,453 
1,877,998 
1,901,439 
1,977,357 
2,289,803| 
2,207,753 
£ 
716,295 
737,824 
685,973 
694,091 
717,057 
744,351 
900,416 
925,821 
£ 
80,939 
89,193 
73,287 
67,315 
71,728 
63,201 
68,613 
76,165 
£ 
797,234 
827,017 
759,260 
761,406 
788,785 
807,552 
969,029 
1,001,986 
Totals, . 
15,188,304| 
6,121,828 
590,441 
6,712,269 
From the above statement it will be seen that the supply of Supply of 
fresh fish to the home markets has, on the whole, been steadily j^eltii^m- 
increasing year by year, the only two exceptions being 1886 and 1891, creasing, 
when there was a decrease on the preceding years of 11,006 cwts. 
and 82,050J cwts. respectively. When, however, the take for 
1891 is compared with the average for the preceding seven years, comparison of 
it shows an increase of 19*05 per cent, in the quantity and of 1891 with 
24*72 per cent, in the value. There is also an increase on the seven years, 
value of shell-fish landed of 3*67 per cent. ; thus giving an 
increase on the value of both of 22*82 per cent. 
Notwithstanding the very large supply of fresh fish forwarded 
to the home markets, and the competition with foreign fish there, 
the demand was generally good and the prices obtained by fisher- Prices higher 
men last year were higher than in 1890 — the average being in 189 * tban in 
8s. 4Jd. per cwt., against 7s. lOJd. in 1890, and 7s. 6Jd. in 1889 ; prececUng year 
while the average rate per cwt. for the preceding seven years 
was 8s. 
Appendix C, No. III. is a statement by districts of the total 
quantity and value of white and shell fish taken in Scotland, and 
sold for use in a fresh state, or consumed in the localities where 
taken, in the year 1891. 
OYSTER AND MUSSEL FISHERY ORDERS. 
By the Sea Fisheries (Scotland) Amendment Act of 1885 all Powers and 
the powers and duties of the Board of Trade, in so far as they 0 °/ Trad( 
could be exercised in Scotland, in respect of oyster and mussel transferred to 
fisheries, were transferred to this Board, who drew up a set of Fisher y Board 
