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Anstt-uthei*, Orkney, Aberdeen, Peterhead, and Buckie. The East Coast 
yielded 290,251 cwts., and realised an average of 7s. 9|d. per cwt.; Orkney 
and Shetland 106,874 cwts., average price 4s. 7d. per cwt. ; and the West 
Coast 51,817 cwts., average price 6s. lOfd. per cwt. 
Of the total quantity landed, beam-trawl vessels accounted fol' 29,716 
cwts., valued at £17,769, being an increase on the preceding year of 
6,039 cwts., and £3,428 in value. The average price was lis. lljd. 
per cwt., while in 1889 it was 12s. Id. Most of their takes were landed 
in the districts of Leith, Aberdeen, and Montrose, where they usually 
commanded high prices. 
Ling. — The total quantity of liiig landed last year was 169,646 cwts., 
valued at £50,521, being in excess of that of 1889 to the extent of 
35,165 cwts. and £4,028. The average price obtained was 5s. ll^d. 
per cwt., against 6s. lOfd. per cwt. in the former year. The districts 
which showed the largest returns w^ere Stornoway, Shetland, Wick, 
Orkney, Aberdeen, Fraserburgh, and Peterhead. The East Coast yielded 
41,174 cwts., average price 8s. 5|d. per cwt.; Orkney and Shetland 
48,964 cwts., average price 4s. 7fd. per cw^t. ; and the West Coast 79,508 
Shetland last year by the Swedish luggars which fished off that coast. 
Of the above take of ling, beam-trawl vessels landed 1,304 c\vts., valued 
at £796, average price 12s. 2id. per cwt., against 12s. lOd. in 1889. 
ToRSK (Tusk). — Torsk are not very abundant, and only Ibund in a few 
localities. The total quantity landed last year was 8,580 cwts., valued 
at £1,334, being a decrease from the preceding year of 2,903 cwts. and 
£391 in value. The average price was only 3s. l^d. per cwt,, against 
3s. in 1889. More than one half of the total take of torsk was landed 
at Shetland, the remainder being landed chiefly at Stornoway, Orkney, 
Aberdeen, Fraserburgh, Peterhead, and Wick. This fish, which at one 
time was in great demand, has of late years greatly fallen in value. 
Saithe (Coal Fish). — Every district yielded saithe in mol-e or less 
quantities. The total take of last year amounted to 121,962 cwts., 
valued at £14,886, being an increase on 1889 of 37,490 cwts. and 
£2,899. These fish are not much esteemed, and sell at low rates. The 
average price obtained last year was 2s. 5|d. per cwt., against 2s. lOd. 
in 1889. They were most abundant in Shetland, Stornoway, Wick, 
Orkney, Loch Broom, Aberdeen, Peterhead, and Fraserburgh. 
Of the total quantity, beam-trawl vessels landed 1,969 cwts.. Valued 
at £915, the average price being 9s. 3jd. per cwt. ; in 1889 it was 7s. 5d. 
Haddock. — The total quantity of haddocks landed last J^ear amounted 
to 753,654 cwts., valued at £370,252, being a decrease in quantity to 
the extent of 38,476 cwts., but an increase in value of £39,035. The 
average price was 9s. 9|d. per cwt., while it was 8s. 4d. in 1889, showing 
an increase of Is. 5|d. per cwt. in 1890 on the preceding year. 
The haddocks landed last year were generally of good size and of 
excellent quality. Exceptionally large takes were occasionally got on 
the Berwick and Aberdeen coasts. Every district contributed more or 
less to the aggregate catch. The East Coast yielded last year 683,531 
cwts., or 90*69 per cent, of the entire take, average price 10s. 2|d. per 
cwt. ; Orkney and Shetland 32,626 cwts., average price 4s. 9d. per cwt. ; 
and the West Coast 37,497 cwts., average price 7s. l|d. per cWt. The 
districts which produced the largest quantities were Aberdeen, 130,034 
cwts. ; Leith, 94,006 cwts. ; Montrose, 82,189 cwts. ; Banff", 79,171 cwts. ; 
Buckie, 60,528 cwts. ; Peterhead, 50,399 cwts. ; and Fraserburgh, 46,249 
cwts. A large portion of the gross take was smoked and cured as Findon 
haddocks. 
Of the total quantity of haddocks landed last year, beam-trawl vessels 
