buss-caught

Updated: August 18, 2026

Upon every barrel of herrings exported, there is, besides, a bounty of 2s:8d. and more than two-thirds of the buss-caught herrings are exported.

Adam Smith - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

Put all these things together, and you will find that, during these eleven years, every barrel of buss-caught herrings, cured with Scotch salt, when exported, has cost government 17s:11¾d.; and, when entered for home consumption, 14s:3¾d.; and that every barrel cured with foreign salt, when exported, has cost government £1:7:5¾d.; and, when entered for home consumption, £1:3:9¾d.

Adam Smith - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations