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Beam-trawl vessels landed 16,341 cwts., valued at £26,937, or 98 per 
cent, of all the soles taken last year. The average price was 32s. lljd. 
per cwt., against 30s. 4d. in 1889. 
Flounder, Plaice, and Brill. — The total quantity of these fish 
landed last year was 81,309 cwts., valued at £68,187 — an increase 
on the preceding year of 7,038^ cwts. and £15,115 in value. The 
average price obtained was 16s. 9;Jd. per cwt., against 14s. 3d. in 1889. 
The districts of Aberdeen, Leith, Montrose, Ballantrae, Anstruther, 
Stomoway, and Campbeltown yielded the best returns. A few were 
landed at all the other districts, except Shetland. 
Of the total quantity, beam-trawl vessels landed 54,244|- cwts., 
valued at £54,059, or 66*71 per cent of the gross take. The average 
price was 19s. lid. per cwt., against 16s. 8d. in 1889. 
Conger Eel. — The total quantity landed last year was 14,076 cwts., 
valued at £7,027, showing a decrease from the preceding year of 2,154 
cwts. and £1,525 in value. The average price was 9s. llfd. per cwt., 
against 10s. 6d. in 1889. With the exception of Eyemouth, every 
district contributed more or less to the total quantity. The East 
Coast returns amounted to 2,559J cwts., Orkney and Shetland to 270 
cwts., and the West Coast to 11,246| cwts. Eels were looked upon as 
of little or no value until recent years, but they are now in good 
demand, and realise about the same price as the best round fish. 
Beam-trawl vessels only landed 159 cwts., valued at £103 of the 
total take. The average price was 12s. ll;|d. per cwt., against 10s. 6d. 
in 1889. 
Skate. — The total quantity of skate landed last year was 53,764 
cwts., valued at £11,677, being an increase over the previous year of 
3,677 cwts, and £802 in value. The average price was 4s. 4d. per cwt. — 
the same as in 1889. Skate were got in fair quantities in every district. 
Stornoway, Wick, Aberdeen, Buckie, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, and Leith 
show the largest returns. 
Of the gross quantity, beam-trawl vessels landed 4,085 cwts., valued 
at £663. The average price being 3s. 2|d. per cwt., against 4s. in 1889. 
Other Kinds of White Fish. — A great variety of fish are included 
under this head, the most important of which are hake, bream, gurnard, 
cat-fish, and sillock. The total quantity landed last year amounted to 
99,218 cwts., valued at £19,478, being an increase on the preceding 
year of 11,854J cwts. and £3,089 in value. A large proportion of 
these fish changed hands at a very low figure, the average price being 
3s. lid. per cwt., against 3s. 9d. in 1889. Every district contributed 
more or less to the gross quantity, those which gave the largest returns, 
however, being Aberdeen, Leith, Montrose, Wick, Shetland, Fraserburgh, 
and Buckie. 
Beam-trawl vessels landed 41,485 cwts., valued at £6,030 of the total 
quantity. The average price was 2s. lOfd. per cwt., against 2s. lid. 
in 1889. 
II. Different Kinds of Shell Fish. 
Of shell fish landed in Scotland during 1890, the total value amounted 
to £68,613, against £63,201 in 1889 — an increase to the extent of 
£5,412. Every variety shows an increase on the previous year, with 
the exception of mussels. 
Some particulars follow of the total quantity and value of each of the 
different kinds of shell fish landed. 
Oyster. — The oyster fishery, which has deteriorated so greatly 
during late years, showed a slight improvement last year. Tlie total 
quantity landed was 3,502 hundreds, valued at £1,526 or an increase 
