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The following tables give a recapitulation for two years of the sea 
fisheries of France proper and of the French colony of Algeria : 
Table I. — Quantity and value of the sea fisheries of France in 1884 and 1885. 
Kind. 
1884. 
1885. 
Value in 1885 compared 
with 1884. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Increase. 
Decrease. 
Cod pounds. . 
Herring do 
Mackerel do 
Sardines number.. 
Anchovies pounds . . 
Other fish do 
Oysters number.. 
Mussels bushels.. 
Other shell-fish do .. 
Lobsters, &c number.. 
Shrimps pounds. . 
Marine fertilizers . . cu. feet . . 
Total 
80, 510, 764 
101, 352, 473 
21,162, 427 
411, 819, 005 
11, 460, 503 
115, 456, 692 
119, 277, 795 
1, 361, 966 
1, 040, 529 
1, 927, 229 
3, 466, 623 
88,174, 261 
$2, 643, 332 
1, 720, 844 
712, 487 
1, 702, 949 
201, 354 
7, 043, 843 
336, 772 
356, 549 
246. 184 
528. 184 
365, 080 
1, 118, 919 
87, 708, 582 
99, 062, 136 
19, 077, 420 
494, 077, 820 
87, 548, 994 
120, 744, 383 
126, 579, 817 
1, 510, 162 
1, 236, 416 
1, 795, 413 
3, 919, 406 
84, 378, 047 
$3, 165, 357 
1, 667, 987 
732, 139 
2, 205, 463 
211, 185 
6, 918, 663 
323, 242 
460, 646 
258, 674 
488, 846 
405, 414 
1, 060, 545 
$522, 025 
19, 652 
502, 514 
9, 831 
104, 097 
12, 490 
40, 334 
$52, 857 
125,180 
13, 530 
39, 338 
58, 374 
16, 976, 497 
17, 898, 161 
921, 664 
Table II . — Quantity and value of the sea fisheries of Algeria in 1884 and 1885. 
Kind. 
1884. 
1885. 
Value in 1885 compared 
with 1884. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Increase. 
Decrease. 
Mackerel pounds . . 
Sardines number.. 
Anchovies pounds. . 
Other fish do 
Lobsters, &c number.. 
Allaches -.. . do 
Other shell-fish bushels . . 
Shrimps pounds.. 
Bonitos ....do 
Tunnies do 
Coral do 
Mussels .bushels. . 
Oysters number.. 
Total 
847, 148 
110, 138, 331 
688, 031 
7, 027, 057. 
34, 510 
30, 639, 640 
207 
95, 968 
232, 136 
112, 179 
11, 823 
125 
238, 020 
$67, 754 
134, 508 
34, 455 
357, 128 
12, 890 
43, 874 
383 
8, 276 
14, 924 
7, 303 
42, 437 
505 
739 
324, 848 
99, 196, 220 
1, 225, 240 
7, 307, 515 
28, 305 
58, 932, 034 
925 
105,607 
144, 245 
293, 875 
25, 102 
85 
201,900 
$15, 735 
108, 860 
70, 229 
387, 272 
11, 143 
52, 981 
2. 817 
9,616 
7, 959 
25, 394 
98, 949 
107 
504 
$35, 774 
30, 144 
9, 107 
2, 434 
1, 340 
18, 091 
56, 512 
$52, 019 
25, 648 
1, 747 
6, 965 
398 
235 
725, 176 
791, 566 
6*6, 390 
Paris, France, January 25, 1887. 
15.— RAINBOW TROUT IN SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI. 
By Dr. 18. J. MAYNARD. 
Very great success has been gained in stocking Spring Eiver, and 
this indicates what can be done in all the waters of Southwestern Mis- 
souri, from and including the Osage Eiver on the north and the Gas- 
conade Eiver on the east. 
October 9, 1885, I went to the head of Spring Eiver with Dr. E. P. 
Hansard, of Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri, to classify a trout 
