120 BULLETIN 908, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
marinase, highly spiced, and are also accustomed to olive oil in the 
oilsardines. Tomato sauce is a favorite and another is ‘‘escabeche,”’ 
which is made by adding vinegar, pepper, salt, and spices to hot oil 
in which the fish have been cooked. 
Table 44 shows the import values of sardines in the different South 
American countries for 1910, and, in some instances, for 1912, and 
lists the principal exporting countries. 
TaBLE 44.— Value of sardines imported into South American countries. 
o- Value. From— 
AB OOMIUITA ROS eis See Le pret Ls Siege cee eee Sle $1, 104,898 | France and Spain. 
1S {a) bg ee ea ee dey Pe he ane a cee ee a ery eee Se 16. 80-14 | Spain, Portugal, and Italy. 
Brazil sues RUE see Wie UPN he Wise ean es Nina 21,267,575 | Norway. 
CU es NP a aie ram a ae a A 296,485 | Spain. 
CUA OF aires eit hn Se oe se ee ee 48,553 | Germany and Spain. 
Pan aia ace ote ete ss st eee ihe Pai 2 ces eee ke ol eer 30,450 | Germany and Great Britain. 
Paraguay Sas Ce Se hss Se Seo SS Sa erie Seen ae aioe Rees France, Spain, and Italy. 
TORU ae ee Rg Rt EE Se REN ea rena MT 102,871 | Portugal, Spain, and Germany. 
WIKIS UA Vees Sak SESS aS Sa cn ee ee eer 49,546 | Spain and France. 
WAGINGVADE FE Gens Seine ae bce ARN OE oS eNe Ee ae oe 202, 982 | Spain and Germany. 
1 Value per case. 2 Preserved fish and fish extracts. 
According to the United States Department of Commerce(32), 
Spain and Germany lead in supplying sardines imported into Vene- 
zuela, the United States furnishing only $4,427 worth of a total of 
$252,982. The Spanish sardine is of good quality and reasonable in 
price. The situation with regard to the possibility of securing a 
good portion of this trade is well summed up by the following state- 
ment(32), calling attention to the inferior quality of the domestic 
product and the necessity of producing an article appealing to the 
taste of the people: 
No great increase in exports from the United States to South America of sardines 
and other fish may be looked for unless the quality of the product can be improved 
and the tastes of the South Americans considered for fish put down in sauces. The 
consumption in this line is very large and worthy of study by fish canners. 
This publication(32) gives the rates of duty, the details of trans- 
portation, shipping, etc., and other.valuable information pertaining - 
to sending goods to these countries. 
There appears to be no reason, other than a scarcity in the supply 
of fish and an overwhelming demand from the domestic market, why 
the American packers of sardines should not obtain their share of the 
South American trade. This is another irrefutable argument for the 
improvement of quality. 
