vile SY See 
PREPARATIONS OF HERRING. 
No. 219. Salt Herring. 
This is made in Hokkaido. The yearly produce is somewhat 
increasing. Price per barrel about one yen. 
No. 220. Smoked Herring. 
This is made in Hokkaido and the northern provinces of the Main 
Island. The sample here exhibited has been prepared by the 
German method. The current price is 20 sen for ten fish. 
No, 221, Dried Herring Sliver. 
No. 222. Split Herring. 
No. 223. Back-split Herring. 
These three are used for food in r 
mountains. They are all sun-dried. 
largely used, 
No, 224. Dried Herring Roe. 
No. 225. Herring Scrap. 
This is the substance that rem 
etired districts among the 
The dried sliver is most 
ains after boiled herrings have 
been pressed for oil. It is the best fish fertilizer and is consequently 
highly valued, and produced in large quantities. In 1889, 4,002,145 
yen’s worth was produced. Price per one hundred pounds yen 
2.50. 
No. 226. Herring Bone. 
No. 227, Dried Herring Milt. 
No. 227 bis. Herring Refuse. 
These two are used as fertilizers and are the dried refuse of 
slivered herrings. ‘They are both produced in abundance. 
No. 228. Crude Herring Oil. 
No. 229. Refined Herring Oil. 
No. 230, Crude Herring Wax. 
No. 231. Refined Herring Wax. 
17,500,000 Ibs. of the oil are produced yearly. Both the oil and 
the wax have a large demand in Japan, and are also exported in 
large quantities. 
No. 232. Etrumeus micropus, Bleek. (/2p. Urume-Iwashi)- 
Alcoholic specimen. 
