. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. December 1953 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 29 United States Foreign Trade, a Department of Commerce publication (see table). This is a decrease of 11 percent in quantity and 9 percent in value as compared with July im- ports of 81 million pounds (valued at $19 million). However, August 1953 imports were up 17 percent in quantity and 22 percent in value over a year earlier. United States exports of processed fish and shellfish (excluding fresh and frozen) in August 1953 amounted to almost 3 million pounds (valued at $ million), lower by 28
. Commercial fisheries review. Fisheries; Fish trade. December 1953 COMMERCIAL FISHERIES REVIEW 29 United States Foreign Trade, a Department of Commerce publication (see table). This is a decrease of 11 percent in quantity and 9 percent in value as compared with July im- ports of 81 million pounds (valued at $19 million). However, August 1953 imports were up 17 percent in quantity and 22 percent in value over a year earlier. United States exports of processed fish and shellfish (excluding fresh and frozen) in August 1953 amounted to almost 3 million pounds (valued at $ million), lower by 28 percent in both quantity and value from July exports of 4 million pounds (valued at $ million). Compared with August 1952, exports were down 23 percent in quantity and 11 percent in value. >K I Wholesale Prices, October 1953 WHOLESALE PRICES. OCTOBER 1953: A sharp rise in fresh fish prices, particu- larly haddock, caused October prices for edible fishery products to rise above September levels. The increase was attributed to light land- ings all along the Atlantic coast. The over-all ed- ible fish and shellfish (fresh, frozen, and canned) wholesale index for October 1953 was per- cent of the 1947-49 average (see table) per- \ cent higher than in September and percent a- bove October 1952, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor reports. Because production was light and demand good, October prices for all varieties in the drawn, dressed, or whole finfish subgroup were percent higher than a month earlier and percent above October 1952. The largest price increase was for large drawn offshore had- dock at Boston ( percent), with smaller in- creases for halibut and salmon at New York City. All fresh-water varieties, except lake trout at Chicago, were down from September levels; September prices were high due to the Hebraic ^^h^A' NEW YORK'S FULTON FISH MARKET. Fresh haddock fillet prices at Boston rose percent fro
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