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Show FISH ROE IN GREAT DEMAND Good Prices Offered in Franco for Important Im-portant Product of Atlantic Coast Fisheries. Thero is now offered to tho fishermen fisher-men of tho Now England const n rendy nnd profitable market In Franco for fish roe, or spawn, nn Important byproduct by-product of tho cod, hako and pollack fisheries. "Tho sardlno fishery, a valuablo Industry In-dustry of France," says Consul General Gen-eral Moson, "Is confined principally to tho 150 mllo stretch of tho Atlantic const from Lorlcnt to tho mouth of tho Glronde, tho principal mnrt of tho sardine sar-dine fisherman being at Lcs Sables d'Olonno. Tho sardlno spawns In deep wnter and conies about fivo months of tho year to shallow waters along tho coast In search of food. Tho different mlnuto marino growths which form tho natural food of tho sardlno havo become deploted, and In order to attract nnd retain tho Immense, Im-mense, shoals of that fish on tho French const tho fishermen hnvo been obliged for yenrs to feed or bait tho sardines with somo material as similar as possible to their natural food. For this purpose the main recourso of tho fisherman hns been to tho roo or egg3 ot codfish and mnckcrel, derived from the fisheries of Norwny, pickled in salt brine, packed In wooden barrels and Imported to Franco under tho nnmo of roo or codflBh nnd mackerel, dutiable dutia-ble nt 1C cents per long ton. "Thero nro engaged In tho French snrdlno fishery nbout 2,000 bonts, each of which uses under ordinary conditions condi-tions nbout 25 bnrrcls of roo during tho fishing season of each year. Of this vast quantity about 30,000 barrels bar-rels per nnr havo been derived from tho Scnndn lan fisheries, somo from tho French cod fisheries -a the coast of Newfoundland and a small quantity quan-tity from tho United States. Tho price, delivered In France, has ranged from $12 to $20 per barrel, but this year for somo renson tho supply from Norwny has been abnormally small, and tho prlco has advanced to nearly $30 per barrel." |