Fishery Board for Scotland. 
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No. IV. Appendix A, shows the total number of barrels of Particulars of 
white herrings which were branded in Scotland last year, {JranJed. 
and of the brandings in each district. This Appendix also shows 
thd respective number of barrels which were branded, ' Large Full,' 
' Full,' ' Matie Full,' ' Spent,' and ' Mixed,' and the amount of brand 
fees collected. 
It will be seen from that Table that, as compared with 1889, Comparison ot 
there was a decrease io 1890 of 79,0051 barrels in the total Jj^^f"'^'' ''^^^^ 
quantity of herrings branded, but an increase in 'Large Full' and 
'Full 'of 24,589^ barrels, a decrease in 'Matie Full' of 104,553^ 
barrels, in 'Spent' of 11,997 barrels, and an increase in 'Mixed' of 
12,955J barrels. 
HERRINGS EXPORTED. 
The total quantity of cured herrings exported from Scjtlaad in ^^J.g5^j^^Jj.j^jj„<. 
1890 amounted to 985,670J barrels, against 970,l75f barrels in exported" "^^^ 
1889, being an increase of 15,494J barrels, or 1-59 per cent. 
It will be seen from the subjoined Table that 9^330^ barrels, or Piac««to 
1 per cent, more than in the previous year, were exported to exported. 
Germany and other places on the Continent, and that the demand 
from Ireland was less by 3,013| barrels, or 9*22 per cent. Places 
out of Europe took 14,777 barrels, being 9,178 barrels more than 
in 1889, the greatest proportion of which went to America, in 
barrels, half-barrels, quarter-barrels, and smaller casks. A 
number of the whole barrels and half-barrels were branded 
crown ' Full.' All the smaller sizes, however, consisted of 
repacked herrings, and amounted to about two-thirds of the total 
export to America. The chief ports from which these herrings 
were shipped were Greenock, Leitb, and Aberdeen. Stettin, the 
principal herring market of Germany, took the largest portion 
of the quantity exported to that country, amounting to 359,247-^ 
barrels, or 40,076 J barrels more than in the preceding year. 
The following table shows the number of barrels of cured herrings Exports in 
exported from Scotland in the years 1889 and 1890 Jompa?eV^^^ 
Years. 
To Ireland. 
To the 
Continent. 
To Places 
out of 
Europe. 
Total Number 
of Barrels 
Exported. 
1889, .... 
1890, .... 
32,653 
29,639i 
931,923| 
941,264 
5,599 
14,777 
970,l75f 
985,670^ 
Increase in 1890, , 
9,330i 
9,178 
15,494| 
Decrease in 1890, . 
3,013^ 
No. V. Appendix A, shows the total number of barrels of white Particulars of 
herrings exported from Scotland last year; and the districts ^t'o^ii exported 
which they were exported ; distinguishing the export to Ireland, 
to the Continent, and to places out of Europe ; and distinguishing 
also herrings crown branded from herrings unbranded, and giving 
