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landed 130,840 cwts., valued at £76,655, showing an increase on 1889 
of 7,591 cwts. and £19,510. The average price was lis. 8|d. per cwt., 
while it was 9s. 3d. in 1889. 
Whiting. — The total qiiahtity landed last year was 75,522 cwts., 
valued at .£30,840, showing an increase, as compared with 1889, of 5,827^ 
cwts. and £7,054 in value. The average price was 8s. 2d. per cwt., 
against 6s. 9d. in 1889. The East Coast contributed 68,548 cwts., 
Orkney and Shetland only 60 cw^ts., and the West Coast 6,914 cw^ts. 
With the exception of Shetland, whitings w^ere taken in more or less 
quantities in every district. The districts of Aberdeen, Leith, Banff, 
Montrose, and Stonehaven yielded the largest quantities. 
Of the gross take, beam-trawl vessels landed 7,605 cwts., valued at 
£3,345 — average price 8s. 9Jd. per cwt., while it was 7s. 5|d. in 1889. 
TuRBOT. — Last year's take of turbot amounted to 5,554^ cwts., valued 
at £18,459, being a decrease from 1889 of 784 cwts. and £2,013 in 
value. The average price per cwt. was £3, 6s. 5Jd., against £3, 4s. 7d. 
in the previous year. The East Coast yielded 4,639 cwts., which sold at 
an average price of £3, 15s. lid. per cwt.; Orkney and Shetland, 60 
cwts., at 13s. 2d. per cwt. ; and the West Coast, 865 J cwts., at 18s. lOJd. 
per cwt. There is always a good demand for turbot, and they usually 
command high prices. They are not very abundant on any part of the 
Scottish Coast, although every district contributed to the total catch, 
with the exception of Shetland, Inveraray, and Eothesay. The districts 
which yielded the largest quantities were Aberdeen, Leith, Stomoway, 
Montrose, Anstruther, and Ballantrae. 
Of the gross quantity landed, 4,019 cwts., valued at £16,252, or 72*35 
per cent, in weight, and 88*04 per cent, in value, were taken by beam- 
trawl vessels, and sold at an average of £4, Os. lOJd. per cwt., while it 
was £3, lis. 3d. in 1889. Aberdeen contributed the greatest quantity, 
or 68 per cent, of all the turbot taken by trawlers, and Leith yielded 
23 per cent. 
Halibut. — The total quantity of halibut landed last year was 20,231 J 
cwts., valued at £18,645, showing a decrease from 1889 of 862 J cwts. 
in quantity, but an increase in value of £149. The average price was 
18s. 5d. per cwt., against 17s. 6d. in 1889. The East Coast yielded 
10,406 cwts. — average price 25s. 8^d. per cwt. ; Orkney and Shetland, 
6,696 J cwts., at 10s. Ud. per cwt. ; and the West Coast, 3,129J cwts., at 
10s. 3d. per cwt. The districts of Aberdeen, Shetland, Stornoway, 
Orkney, Fraserburgh, and Wick show the best results. More than one 
half of the gross catch was landed in the first two districts. Aberdeen 
stands highest, owing to the large quantities landed by English vessels, 
which had been specially engaged in fishing for halibut wdth lines upon 
the Shetland Coast. A large proportion of the catches were landed alive 
from wells, and realised good prices. 
Of the gross quantity of halibut landed last year, only 44 J cwts., 
valued at £96, were taken by beam-trawl vessels, — average price 43s. 
IJd. per cwt., against 37s. 6d. in 1889. It would seem that halibut are 
not so easily taken by trawlers as turbot, although both are ground 
lish. Of the total take of the former, trawlers only landed "21 per cent., 
and of the latter 72*35 per cent. 
Sole (Lemon Sole). — Of soles, the total quantity landed last year, 
w^as 16,651 J cwts., valued at £27,386, being an increase on the preceding 
year of 2,260 cwts. and £5,461 in value. The average price was 
32s. lid. per cwt., against 30s. 5d. in 1889. Aberdeen shows the best 
return, 11,922 cwts., or 71*59 per cent, of the whole take. The re- 
mainder were landed chiefly at Leith, Montrose, and Ballantrae districts. 
This fish is always much prized, and commands a ready sale and good prices. 
