'
_
QAPTURES BY LINERS AND TRAWLERS,
‘
523 men, their places having "been taken by tWO steam liners
and 25 men.”
The statistics show that the supply of shes for
'
the market has notably increased in this department, -notwith—
standing the steady decline in the numbers of those working
'
sailing boats, the men whom we for generations have associated
perilous industry, and who are noted for their hardi-,
_
”
-
hood and-daring. This change
been largely brought about
_
by the introduction of steam, both in line-shing and in
'
_
No steam-trawling vessels were added during the year, a _ “:_
feature of interest in connection with si1bstantial increase in
the captures._ The tonnage,however, had an increment of 53
€
_
and the value had risen by £13,Æ30.
Only 5 additional men
were
engaged in this department. There were, however, 3
deducted from the list of other than Scottish vessels (38) shing
‘
_
Off the east coast of Scotland.
-
..
'
In 1896, the liners proèured 1,4.«459,259 cwts.
round shes
Ï
=£508,928, an increase of 106,2438 cwts., and no less than ;-"‘_
'
£26,108 on the previous year.
Thus year by year the steadÿ
_
-
increase in this important industry continues. Last year the
__
Î' Ï{
'
haddœk had the credit of raising the total in a noteworthÿ «
‘
manner..
This year the cod is in that position, by an increase
of 90,416 cwts. and £19,751 over 1895, and the green
(saithe) by about half the amount in weight. The quantity of.
haddocks still more than maintained its position,— for there was}
__
_
an increase of 7,137 cwts. and £10,9416, a satisfactory result for
1
two years in succession.
Thé increase in the green cod (saithe)
'
_,
was 456,398 cwts.,but only 132,953, a fact due to the moderate' …
price alwaysattached to this sh.
'
(longer
had increased
"
,
4,463 “cwts., but the value was £2_321h610W that*of 1895the other hand, ling. had lecededby87,9730wtsand £7=74“2
'
an absence of the p1ewousenergy
'
actuaimœeasewas101210WÈSand—534224Wheœd
i as, in
case ofthehne1sshwedadecedaugmentaüon0f
_
QAPTURES BY LINERS AND TRAWLERS,
‘
523 men, their places having "been taken by tWO steam liners
and 25 men.”
The statistics show that the supply of shes for
'
the market has notably increased in this department, -notwith—
standing the steady decline in the numbers of those working
'
sailing boats, the men whom we for generations have associated
perilous industry, and who are noted for their hardi-,
_
”
-
hood and-daring. This change
been largely brought about
_
by the introduction of steam, both in line-shing and in
'
_
No steam-trawling vessels were added during the year, a _ “:_
feature of interest in connection with si1bstantial increase in
the captures._ The tonnage,however, had an increment of 53
€
_
and the value had risen by £13,Æ30.
Only 5 additional men
were
engaged in this department. There were, however, 3
deducted from the list of other than Scottish vessels (38) shing
‘
_
Off the east coast of Scotland.
-
..
'
In 1896, the liners proèured 1,4.«459,259 cwts.
round shes
Ï
=£508,928, an increase of 106,2438 cwts., and no less than ;-"‘_
'
£26,108 on the previous year.
Thus year by year the steadÿ
_
-
increase in this important industry continues. Last year the
__
Î' Ï{
'
haddœk had the credit of raising the total in a noteworthÿ «
‘
manner..
This year the cod is in that position, by an increase
of 90,416 cwts. and £19,751 over 1895, and the green
(saithe) by about half the amount in weight. The quantity of.
haddocks still more than maintained its position,— for there was}
__
_
an increase of 7,137 cwts. and £10,9416, a satisfactory result for
1
two years in succession.
Thé increase in the green cod (saithe)
'
_,
was 456,398 cwts.,but only 132,953, a fact due to the moderate' …
price alwaysattached to this sh.
'
(longer
had increased
"
,
4,463 “cwts., but the value was £2_321h610W that*of 1895the other hand, ling. had lecededby87,9730wtsand £7=74“2
'
an absence of the p1ewousenergy
'
actuaimœeasewas101210WÈSand—534224Wheœd
i as, in
case ofthehne1sshwedadecedaugmentaüon0f